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Wonderla Bangalore gets COV-safe certification

Strengthening its commitment to maintaining safety and hygiene, Wonderla Bangalore has secured COV-Safe ...

Nearly 48,000 mobile games purged from Apple’s App Store in ...

Nearly 48,000 mobile games were removed from Apple’s App Store in China during December 2020, according to ...

Snapdeal, four Indian shopping complexes figure in US ...

They have figured in the latest 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy issued by the ...

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Covid-dented Kerala Budget projects ₹ 1,307-cr deficit for ...

Additional expenditures at ₹ 1,164 cr; revenue mop-up at ₹ 200 cr

The power of a vote in Maharashtra’s village polls

Barred entry earlier, villagers dubbed as Covid carriers now get the red carpet treatment

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Wipro join hands to set up its ...

Wipro Limited, a global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, has ...

Thackerays looking to convince Tesla to invest in ...

Opposition parties targeting father, son duo alleging failure to attract the US electric auto maker to the state

Maharashtra: Covid-19 vaccination drive to begin from Jan 16 ...

The preparations have been completed at 285 centres in Maharashtra, as per the instructions of the Central Governmentfor providing COVID vaccines, which will start from Saturday.

Nadda lashes out at Opposition for anti-farm law stand

Says Modi is working ‘for the people, and for the farmers’

Covid-19 First dose: Some doctors look forward to vaccine, others ...

First dose: Some doctors look forward to vaccine, others ...

Doctors and other frontline workers to get the shot on Saturday

Rich people more likely to social distance amid Covid-19 ...

“It was also much easier for people with more money to take extra safety measures”

Covid-19: Face masks could lead to more infection without ...

Key risk factor driving transmission was the number of daily contacts participants had with other adults and ...

Manoj Badale’s EMIPL becomes majority owner of Rajasthan ...

Raises funds from individual investors to finance additional stake buy

Japan minister says “anything can happen” with Tokyo Games

Minister’s statements contradict the official government position and that of the local organizing committee

Andy Murray tests COVID positive, Australian Open ...

Britain's former world number one Andy Murray tested positive for the novel coronavirus recently and his ...

Lahiri set to begin 2021 with Sony Open in Hawaii

Anirban Lahiri starts the New Year on the PGA Tour by teeing off at the Sony Open this week. The 33-year-old Indian, who joined the PGA Tour in 2015 is still looking for his ...

Preparations for Tokyo Olympics progress despite surging ...

Japan has repeatedly insisted it will hold the Games despite opinion polls showing a majority want them postponed again or cancelled

LaLiga invites bids for broadcast rights in Indian ...

Tender includes rights to broadcast in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan

Capitol Riots: More than 100 individuals arrested, says FBI

FBI Director says they are monitoring “an extensive amount of concerning online chatter” ahead of ...

US jobless claims rise on Covid

Number at nearly 1 million in the week ending January 9

Biden unveiling $1.9T plan to stem virus and steady economy

Called the “American Rescue Plan,” the legislative proposal would meet Biden’s goal of administering 100 ...

Indian-American Garima Verma named digital director in ...

Biden also announced additional members to the Office of the First Lady

US imposes new sanction on Beijing over South China Sea

Imposed new sanctions on unspecified Chinese officials and their families

‘I believe this was the right decision for Twitter,’ says ...

Jack Dorsey felt the ban was ‘a failure of ours ultimately to promote healthy conversation’, time to ‘reflect on our operations and the environment around us’

Good content eludes theatres even as OTT players up the ante ...

OTT platforms kick off new year with strong line-up of movies, originals and web series

Pankaj Tripathi clocks 3 million followers on Instagram

Seasoned actor Pankaj Tripathi has expressed gratitude for fans’ love and support as he touched the three million followers mark on Instagram.In his quirky desi style, the "Ludo" ...

Amazon Prime Video launches its first mobile-only plan in ...

India is the first country in which the OTT platform is offering a mobile-only plan.

Study reveals Covid-19 symptoms that provide longer immunity ...

Support previous studies that showed senior, male, and/or severely ill patients, have concentrations of antibodies, which is a key indicator of immunity

Drone delivery trials to take wing by R-Day

If successful, will open a new flight path for emergency supply of medicines, vaccines

Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli welcome baby girl

Actor-producer Anushka Sharma and cricketer husband Virat Kohli on Monday announced the arrival of their first child, a baby girl. Kohli, who shared the news on Twitter, said both ...

Amazon India forays into ed-tech space

Launches ‘Amazon Academy’, a JEE preparation platform.

BMC allows various education boards to conduct exams in ...

Cambridge, SSC, HSC (Maharashtra board), CBSE, IB, CISCE, IGCSE boards allowed to conduct exams

CSIR-IICT, University of Mysore sign MoU for collaborative ...

The CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, and the University of Mysore have entered ...

Embassy REIT raises ₹2,600 crore debentures at 6.40% ...

Debt-raise part of financing strategy for acquisition of Embassy TechVillage

Realty sales volume to decline 35-40% this fiscal: ICRA

FY22 outlook remains negative but normalisation process to kick in

Budget Wishlist Naredco seeks greater tax rationalisation, focus on ...

Naredco seeks greater tax rationalisation, focus on ...

Suggests enhancing the cap of affordable housing from ₹45 lakh to ₹70 lakh

Covid-19 vaccines across the globe get the go ahead

Vaccines are on the move across the globe, as AstraZeneca, Moderna and Gamaleya Institute get the green-light for their Covid-19 vaccines in ...

Karnataka: 6.30 lakh healthcare workers register for vaccination

Karnataka will conduct vaccination dry-run in 263 places across the State.Health Minister Sudhakar, after interacting with Union Health Minister Harsh ...

Flipkart signs MoU to set up Centre of Excellence in logistics skill

Flipkart, e-commerce marketplace company, has signed an memorandum of understanding with the Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC), an organisation ...

TN reports additional 805 Covid cases

Tamil Nadu reported an additional 805 Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours to take the total number of infections in the State to 8,23,986. After ...

Maharashtra to hold Covid-19 vaccine dry run on January 8

Following the guidelines of the Central Government, Maharashtra government will carry out a dry run for corona vaccination campaign in 30 districts ...

Telangana 3rd State to complete Urban Local Bodies reforms

Gets additional borrowing permission of ₹2,508 crore

PM inaugurates Madar-Rewari section on Western dedicated freight corridor

1.5-km long, double stack container train flagged off on the corridor

CCEA approves industrial development scheme for J&K

The scheme has a total outlay of ₹28,400 crore

Covid-19: Researchers secure £230,000 grant to develop world’s first smart vaccine device

The team will use microneedles to create a ‘smart-patch’

1 in 1,00,000 may have severe allergic reactions to Pfizer’s Covid vaccine

US health officials stress that benefits of immunisation outweigh risks

Aadhaar system hailed for ‘ensuring social cover before a crisis’

Beneficiaries targeted with finesse: UN-ESCAP

Retailers appeal to PM to order recall of proposed changes to tobacco products law

According to the body, the proposed amendments would affect the livelihood of small retailers selling tobacco products

Covid survivors have immune cells that last 8 months or more: study

Researchers found that spike-specific memory B cells actually increased in the blood six months after infection

Cities need to create a market for recycled water

Before investing in large scale high-end recycling stations, pilot projects of recycling sewage must be undertaken. Also, drastic changes in tariff and bye-laws — making recycled water mandatory for secondary use — must be made

Covid-19: Study reveals loss of smell in 86% of mild cases

Average duration of olfactory dysfunction was 21.6 days; nearly a quarter of patients didn’t regain sense of smell 60 days after losing it

Hiring in Dec 2020 up 14% over Nov: Naukri report

Insurance sector hires grew by 45 per cent

CII-Mangaluru seeks rail line on proposed Shiradi tunnel

The move would be a win-win for commuters and for goods movement

Realty stocks gain on Maharashtra levy largesse

Move may result in price correction of 3-4 per cent across industry, says JMFL

Cancellation of UK PM visit our victory, govt’s ‘defeat’: Farmer unions

‘Farmers’ movement is now becoming people’s movement’

Covid recoveries cross 1 crore in India

However, daily cases slowly surpassing the reported recoveries in many States

Smokers 50 per cent more likely to report over 10 Covid-19 symptoms: Study

Researchers recommend a smoking cessation strategy to fight the virus

Acute heart failure patients at greater risk if infected with Covid: Study

Research supports prioritising such patients for vaccination

China gas pipeline in northern Guangdong begins operations

China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network (PipeChina) will manage and operate the new line

Two top White House officials resign after Capitol violence, more on the way: sources

Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff to Melania Trump, Rickie Niceta, White House social secretary, and Sarah Matthews, deputy White House press secretary, resigned

Japan’s PM set to declare virus emergency for Tokyo region

Japan’s emergency not the kind of lockdown seen in some parts of Europe; government seeking far less stringent measures than previous emergency last year

Using tools of economics to optimise Covid vaccine coverage

IIHMR University and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health collaborate for research

For Sobha, Bengaluru contributes 69% of total sales volume

Company achieves price realisation of ₹7,830 per square feet in Q3FY21

US Capitol put on lockdown as pro-Trump demonstrators storm the Capitol

Protesters chanting pro-Trump slogans overturned barricades and clashed with police.

Tamil Nadu reports 811 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths

Tamil Nadu reported an additional 811 Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours to take the total number of infections in the State to 8,23,181. After ...

Maharashtra on 'maximum alert' for avian flu

Maharashtra has found two parrots and a few cranes dead in a swamp near Vijay Garden colony, Ghodbandar, Thane. Bird deaths could be due to multiple ...

Will fitness centres have to remodel indoor spaces or move outdoors?

Listen to what experts say on future of personal fitness in the 6th Conversation of Tamil Nadu Smiling webinar series

Revoke order on full occupancy in cinemas: Centre tells TN

The Centre has urged the Tamil Nadu government to revoke its order of permitting 100 per cent occupancy in cinemas/theatres/multiplexes even as major ...