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Social media: Ireland slaps WhatsApp with a $266 mn fine over transparency

September 2, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Social media, enjoying what they claim ‘freedom of expression’ to expand their business globally, have increasingly come under political crossfire in many countries. The latest to join the long chain is the Irish regulator which on Thursday slapped WhatsApp with a penalty of $266 million (euros 225 million) for failing […]

Bollywood

Entertainment: Actor Siddharth Shukla, 40, dies of heart attack

September 2, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Well-known film and television actor Siddharth Shukla died of a suspected heart attack in Mumbai on Thursday morning. The 40-year-old was rushed to Cooper Hospital, Mumbai, but passed away before he reached there. “He was brought dead to the hospital,” a senior official told media. A forensic doctor said, “Initial reports indicated that […]

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US Open 2021: Simona beats Kristina, reaches Round 3

September 2, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Romanian tennis player Simona Halep won her second-round match against Slovakia’s Kristina Kucova in the US Open 2021 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Wednesday, advancing into Round 3. The USTA’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Court witnessed an intense playoff between Halep and Kucova in the Women’s Singles second […]

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Tokyo Paralympics: Dhillon beats Siripong in 1st match of badminton

September 2, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: India’s Tarun Dhillon won his 1st match against Thailand’s Siripong Teamarrom in SL4 Men’s Singles Group B Badminton event during the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Thursday. Dhillon began the match on a strong note, winning the first set by 21-7 in just 10 minutes, which left the Thai player baffled. The World […]

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Covid-19: WHO monitors Mu, a new vaccine-resistant VOI

September 1, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Global health watchdog World Health Organization (WHO) is monitoring a new coronavirus variant named Mu, first identified in Colombia in January this year. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a “Variant of Interest” (VOI), the WHO said on Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin, according to media […]

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Tokyo Paralympics 2020: India wins 2 medals in high jump

September 1, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Indian athletes Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men’s high jump event under the T42 category at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics 2020 on Tuesday. The 2016 Rio Paralympic gold medalist started with a high jump of 1.83m and crossed 1.86m in his third attempt to bag […]

Business

Monsoon: Hopes revive as India may receive above-average rainfall in Sept

September 1, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Desperately waiting for the revival of monsoon rains, India is expected to receive above-average rainfall in September, the weatherman said on Wednesday, raising hopes of millions of farmers for a better yield and the government to ease economic constraints amid speculations of a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in […]

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US Open 2021: Djokovic wins his 1st round match against Rune

September 1, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: The World No.1 tennis player, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, won his first U.S. Open 2021 match against Denmark’s Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Wednesday. The match began with Djokovic in the lead with 6-1, followed by 6-7 (5), 6-2, and 6-1 against Rune. This victory leads Djokovic […]

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Social media: India’s own Koo gets over 10m users, challenges Twitter

August 31, 2021 virendra pandit 0

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: With the global microblogging site Twitter Inc.’s ‘negative engagement’ with the Government of India, indigenously-developed rival Koo gathered more than 10 million users, challenging the San Francisco-based major. The fact that Koo can also be used by non-English speaking Indians is a major factor for its rise on the country’s […]

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Tokyo Paralympics: Shooter Singhraj Adhana bags bronze medal

August 31, 2021 virendra pandit 0

New Delhi: Indian athlete Singhraj Adhana won a bronze medal in the P1 class of Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH1 category during the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. He shot a total of 216.8m and finished third at the Paralympics. Earlier, Adhana had qualified for the 8-man final medal round after making it among the […]