Now content providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are under the ambit of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, through an order. Online news portals have too been brought under it. The notification, which was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, was issued on Monday. As per the present scenario, the Press Council of India […]
Australia on Monday began the local production of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate developed by the University of Oxford, with roughly 30 million doses planned to be manufactured. Despite still undergoing clinical trials, the vaccine, which was co-developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, is considered one of the more promising vaccines globally, reports Xinhua news agency. Australian […]
Even as a number of social and religious events continue to be postponed or cancelled in Uttar Pradesh due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the annual Magh Mela will be held on time in Prayagraj in January, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad has said. Mahant Narendra Giri, who is President of the apex body of […]
Facebook has announced to send Groups that violate its content rules on a sort of probation, like forcing Group moderators to manually approve all posts for 60 days. The move is to slow the spread of misinformation on its platform, Facebook told The Washington Post on Sunday. Facebook will restrict all Groups with multiple posts […]
Victoria, the worst-hit Australian state by the coronavirus pandemic, announced further easing of restrictions on Sunday after it recorded the ninth consecutive day without any new cases or deaths. From 11.59 p.m. on Sunday, the 25-km travel limit in the capital city of Melbourne and the hard borders separating the city from lower virus transmission […]
In a major swoop, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raided the the home of well-known film producer Firoz A. Nadiadwala and seized drugs worth around Rs 3.59 lakh, an official said here on Sunday. The NCB has also arrested Nadiadwala’s wife Shabana Saeed, besides three other drug peddlers in the operation conducted at different places […]
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in the US has launched a new initiative with NASA’s Hubble observatory to survey more than 300 nearby stars. Called ULLYSES, short for UV Legacy Library of Young Stars as Essential Standards, it is Hubble’s largest observing programme ever in terms of the amount of time Hubble will dedicate […]
Although Eugeneson Lyngdoh was not a part of India’s 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign in the UAE, his team-mates and assistant coach Shanmugam Venkatesh believes the midfielder was instrumental to India’s qualification for the continental championship. ‘Eugene,’ as he is fondly called in the dressing room, had become a regular in the India starting XI […]
For a seventh consecutive day, Australia’s worst-hit of Victoria did not register even a single fresh coronavirus case or death on Friday, paving the way for further easing of restrictions and domestic border reopening. On October 28, estaurants, bars and retail businesses across Victoria reopened, while residents left their homes for no particular reasons for […]
The Adani Group has asked the Visakhapatnam Port to terminate the concession agreement and withdraw penal charges. In a letter to K. Rama Mohan Rao, Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port, Adani Vizag Port Terminal has asked the authority to mutually terminate the concession agreement and if the two are unable to reach an understanding then the company […]