The Islamabad city administration has extended an ongoing ban on all social gatherings and carrying, displaying and exhibiting firearms for another two more months, the media reported on Saturday. The announcement was made by Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat on Friday, reports Dawn news. The Pakistani capital has also banned the usage of cassette players […]
There has been a substantial increase in social media profiles by Indians who hide their real names, photos and personally identifiable information (PII), in order to not only harness free speech but also conduct malicious and harmful activities, a new report warned on Saturday. The platform being used the most by Indian users who want […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that agricultural reforms will usher in new investments into the sector. Modi said this at the 93rd ‘Annual General Meeting’ of the industry body Ficci. The event was organised on a virtual platform. According to the Prime Minister, agriculture reforms will increase synchronisation in the sector and help […]
NASA has selected an initial team of 18 astronauts, including Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari, to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next lunar missions, including sending the first woman and next man to walk on the lunar surface in 2024. Vice President of the US Mike Pence introduced the members […]
The UK’s medical regulator has advised that anyone who has a history of significant allergic reactions to medicines, food or vaccines should not receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine currently in use in the country, according to media reports. Wednesday’s precautionary advice by the country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) came a day after two […]
As the US government went ahead with its plan to break up Facebook, the social network has hit back, saying that in addition to being “revisionist history, this is simply not how the antitrust laws are supposed to work”. Jennifer Newstead, Vice President and General Counsel at Facebook, said late on Wednesday that the company […]
A drug currently prescribed to treat a rare enzyme deficiency can help cells clear the herpes simplex viruses — a virus causing contagious sores, most often around the mouth or on the genitals, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin. The data, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that the antiviral activity of the drug […]
Actress Hina Khan says working on film Wishlist had a positive impact on her, and made her reconsider her choices in life. “This film is very special to me; I can positively say that it has made me retrospect and reconsider my choices in life,” Hina said. “One of the biggest takeaways for me while […]
Team India had a poor day with the Decision Review System (DRS) in the third and final T20 International against Australia on Tuesday with the team wasting both their reviews and also getting timed out once when they asked for a referral after watching the replay on the big screen. India had failed to take […]
The general strike — Bharat Bandh — called by farmers’ organisations on Tuesday had no effect on trading activities across the country, said the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). CAIT and the All India Transport Welfare Association (AITWA), the largest transport sector organisation on Monday, gave a nationwide call to traders and transporters to […]