British mercenaries probed over SL war crimes: Report
London, Nov 30 (IANS) The Metropolitan Police have launched a probe into British mercenaries over their alleged involvement in the decades-long Sri Lankan civil war, a media report said on Monday. According to the BBC report, Keenie Meenie Services (KMS), a private security company which has been implicated in a number of human rights abuses, […]
Read MoreGuterres condemns killing of Nigerian rice farmers
United Nations, Nov 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the deadly attack against rice farmers carried out by suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno state. Through a statement attributable to his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, the UN chief on Sunday condemned “in the strongest terms the horrific attack on rice farm workers in Koshobe […]
Read MoreRajinikanth to announce decision on active political plunge soon
Chennai, Nov 30 (IANS) Actor Rajinikanth on Monday told the District Secretaries of ‘Rajini Makkal Mandram’ that he would announce the decision on his active political plunge soon through the media. Speaking to reporters here, a couple of District Secretaries said the actor had told them that he would decide on floating a political party […]
Read MoreSri Lanka to pardon 606 prisoners amid pandemic
Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) At least 606 inmates convicted on minor charges will be pardoned to ease congestion in Sri Lanka’s prisons amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, state media reported on Monday. Prisoners over the age of 65, convicts who have completed half of their sentences for minor offences, and convicts who have completed over […]
Read MoreSecurity forces keep wary eye as UP farmers rally at Ghazipur
Ghaziabad (UP), Nov 30 (IANS) Security forces continued to mount a strict vigil at the Ghazipur entry point on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border as scores of farmers from western Uttar Pradesh rallied on Monday at the spot. Around 250 farmers hailing from Meerut, Greater Noida, and Ghaziabad etc are camping at the Ghazipur border at […]
Read MoreTeleporting racing game ‘Warp Drive’ arrives on Apple Arcade
San Francisco, Nov 30 (IANS) Apple has introduced a new game ‘Warp Drive’ from UK-based independent developer Supergonk in its growing catalogue of titles on its Cloud gaming service Arcade. ‘Warp Drive’ differentiates itself from other racers by allowing players to teleport around the track to find shortcuts and hidden routes. Further, the game features […]
Read MoreStudy explains why Covid-19 can cause silent hypoxia
New York, Nov 30 (IANS) Scientists have finally begun to crack one of the most life-threatening mysteries behind the relationship between silent hypoxia and Covid-19 virus by using computer models. Silent hypoxia is a condition when oxygen levels in the body are abnormally low, which can irreparably damage vital organs if gone undetected for too […]
Read MoreEdtech startup Kyt raises Rs 18cr to scale extracurricular learning
Bengaluru, Nov 30 (IANS) Edtech platform Kyt on Monday said it has received $2.5 million (approximately Rs 18.4 crore) in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital Indias Surge to expand its online-first, global academy for extracurricular learning. Titan Capital, along with other angel investors including Kunal Shah, Amrish Rau, Jitender Gupta, Allen Penn and […]
Read More‘Toxicity of narcissistic personality traits heighten Covid blues’ (IANS Interview)
By Vishnu MakhijaniNew Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Coping with a toxic relationship — that is, with a person with narcissistic personality traits who makes their partner feel emotionally stifled, lost, hopeless, stuck and damaged — has not been the easiest in the best of times. It becomes even worse in Covid times as quarantined quarters […]
Read MoreDeath toll reaches 8 in attempted SL prison break
Colombo, Nov 30 (IANS) The death toll in an attempted prison break from a maximum-security prison in Mahara, on the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, has increased to eight, while 45 others were injured, police said on Monday. Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana told Xinhua news agency that all those who have died were […]
Read MoreLaunch of Soyuz rocket rescheduled due to bad weather
Moscow, Nov 30 (IANS) The launch of a Russian Soyuz-ST-A rocket with Falcon Eye 2 satellite for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ben postponed until December 1 due to bad weather, Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin announced on Monday. “Rescheduled for tomorrow due to weather conditions in Kourou,” TASS News Agency quoted Rogozin […]
Read MoreBhopal’s GMC gets ready for Covid vaccine trials
Bhopal, Nov 30 (IANS) The Gandhi Medical College (GMC) here is all set to conduct trials of coronavirus vaccine. The testing of vaccine is already underway at the People’s College of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in Bhopal. The selected patients are being given vaccine doses of the new vaccine. According to the Indian Council […]
Read MoreEconomy to grow only 0.3% in 2 years as India enters first technical recession
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Indian economy is forecast to show an average growth of only 0.3 per cent in two years as India enters its first technical recession, GDP could post further decline in 3QFY21. As per a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services, “Real GDP declined 7.5 per cent YoY in 2QFY21 […]
Read MoreShamsher Singh aims to become a dependable player for Indian hockey team
Bengaluru, Nov 30 (IANS) Having made his senior India debut at the Olympic Test Event in Tokyo last year, young hockey midfielder Shamsher Singh had many things to look forward in 2020. His sole mission was to prove his worth to the team to find a place in the squad for key events this year […]
Read MoreFarmers listen to ‘kirtan’ to commemorate Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary (Ld)
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Amid their stand-off with the Centre over their protest venue in Delhi, farmers rallying at the Singhu entry point on the Delhi-Haryana border on Monday were busy commemorating the birth anniversary of first Sikh master, Guru Nanak Dev, by listening to ‘kirtan’ and recalling his teachings in a sombre atmosphere. […]
Read MoreUK Foreign Secy concerned about situation in Iran n-scientist’s murder
London, Nov 30 (IANS) UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have expressed concerns over the situation in Iran, as well as the Middle Eastern region, in the wake of the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Tehran’s top nuclear scientist. “We do want to see de-escalation of tensions,” Xinhua news agency quoted Raab as saying on Sky News […]
Read MoreYotta Infra lays foundation stone of Rs 7,000cr data centre park in UP
Noida, Nov 30 (IANS) Hiranandani Group subsidiary Yotta Infrastructure on Monday laid the foundation stone of their 20-acre hyperscale data centre park in Greater Noida. The data centre park will be set up at an estimated cost of Rs 6,000-Rs 7,000 crore (approximately $950 million), the company said. The Hiranandani Group has demonstrated their vision […]
Read MoreAmericans urged to get tested following Thanksgiving
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) US top health officials have called on Americans who had travelled during the recent Thanksgiving holiday to get tested for the novel coronavirus in an effort to contain its spread in the already worst-hit country. “That may be, when you go back to where you’ve came from, if it’s possible to […]
Read MoreFrench court orders govt to ease Covid-19 curbs on religious services
Paris, Nov 30 (IANS) France’s highest administrative court has ordered the government to rethink a 30-person attendance limit for religious services to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. The measure took effect this weekend, which faced opposition from places of worship and the faithful such as Catholic associations, describing the government rules as “unnecessary, […]
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