Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has decided to suspend its weekly ratings of TV news channels for a period of three months, covering all Hindi, regional, English news and business news channels with immediate effect. BARC measures TV viewership on behalf of broadcasters, advertisers and advertising agencies. BARC will not publish the weekly individual ratings […]
Video sharing platform YouTube said that it will remove videos containing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organisation. In a blog post, YouTube said that this would include removing claims that the vaccine will kill people or cause infertility, or that microchips will be implanted in […]
Tokyo is planning to hold an international gymnastics meet next month that will exempt non-Japanese athletes from a 14-day quarantine period, an approach that might foreshadow planning for next year’s postponed Olympics. International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced in a release, “As part of the return to international competition, the FIG will hold a unique Artistic […]
Apple launching four iPhone 12 devices, all equipped with 5G on Tuesday night (IST). The series includes the iPhone 12, a smaller iPhone Mini, larger iPhone Pro and Pro Max. The new phones will be available for consumers in India from October 30. Apple also announced HomePod Mini at ₹ 9,900. The iPhone 12 and […]
Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of legendary singer, actor, and music composer, Kishore Kumar. He was an iconic artist and a powerhouse of talent who managed to woo every generation with his movies and songs. He died on October 13, 1987, following a heart attack in Bombay (now Mumbai) at 4:45 in the evening, […]
The Supreme Court (SC) issued a directive wherein it stated that candidates who could not appear for the NEET 2020 exam conducted on September 13, can now take the exam on October 14. The apex court stated the exam is being conducted for those candidates who either had Covid 19 or their test centres fell […]
An exceptionally rare, “fancy vivid purple-pink internally flawless” World’s largest pink diamond from Russia will be sold at Sotheby’s auction on November 11. The 14.83-carat diamond, named “The Spirit of the Rose”, is the largest vivid purple-pink diamond to be ever offered at auction and it is estimated to be worth USD 23-38 million, according […]
The Nobel Prize 2020 in Economic Sciences was awarded to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” “This year’s Laureates, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, have studied how auctions work. They have also used their insights to design new auction formats for goods and […]
Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot is all set to collaborate again with director Patty Jenkins for a historical drama scripted by Laeta Kalogridis on legendary Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Paramount Pictures has won the rights to the project, reportedly beating out other suitors such as Apple, Universal, Warner Bros., and Netflix. Her casting in the film […]
In a first, eight beaches spread across five states and two union territories in India have been awarded the international ‘Blue Flag’ certification. The beaches are: Shivrajpur (Dwarka-Gujarat), Ghoghla (Diu), Kasarkod and Padubidri (Karnataka), Kappad (Kerala), Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh), Golden (Puri-Odisha) and Radhanagar (Andaman and Nicobar Islands). Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar broke the news […]