Workers in India are facing increased burnout due to lack of separation between work and personal life as well as concerns of contracting Covid-19, according to Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index report released on Wednesday. Surveying over 6,000 information and first-line workers across eight countries including Australia, Japan, India and Singapore, the Microsoft study found […]
Roger Penrose of Britain, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and Andrea Ghez of the US won the Nobel Physics Prize on Tuesday for their research on black holes. The physicists were selected “for their discoveries about one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe, the black hole,” the Nobel Committee said. Andrea Ghez is just […]
As a part of Unlock-5, Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Tuesday released the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cinema halls and theatres, which are reopening from October 15. According to the new guidelines, cinema halls are allowed to operate with 50% occupancy so as to maintain adequate physical distance between people. “Seats not to […]
Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize 2020 for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus. The head of the Nobel Committee, Thomas Perlmann, announced the winners in Stockholm. The disease is chronic and a major cause of liver […]
Long before Harry Potter and Star Wars became a trend, British super-spy James Bond used to light up the silver screen. Six different actors have portrayed as the 007, willing do anything for the Queen and his country. They are (in order) Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. […]
Chirag Falor from the IIT Bombay zone topped the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2020, scoring 352 marks out of 396. The results were announced by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) at jeeadv.ac.in on Monday. Among women candidates, Kanishka Mittal (AIR 17) is the topper. Mittal obtained 315 marks out of 396 and […]
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated world’s highest Atal tunnel at Rohtang today. Earlier, Modi had tweeted, “Fulfilling Atal Ji’s dream of top quality infrastructure. Will be in Himachal Pradesh tomorrow to dedicate the #AtalTunnel in Rohtang to the nation. This is an iconic infrastructure project built at a height of 10,000 feet.” “The #AtalTunnel […]
US President and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday, a development that will likely bring his hectic election campaign to standstill. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!” tweeted Trump. In a statement, President’s physician […]
Canada has extended the travel ban for foreigners until October 31 due to coronavirus pandemic, said Public Safety Minister Bill Blair in a statement. “We are extending the existing restrictions on non-US international travel into Canada until October 31, 2020,” Blair posted on Twitter. The order does not apply to some US nationals, temporary foreign […]
All 32 accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case, including Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, have been acquitted by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow on Wednesday. They have been acquitted after almost 28 years after a mob razed the 16th century structure in Ayodhya […]