Washington (TIP): More than a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of American remain jobless, but even as the economy reopens some employers are finding hiring an unexpected challenge. From fears of being infected with the coronavirus to trouble finding childcare to the lure of generous unemployment benefits, some jobless Americans are holding off on … Millions of Americans are jobless, yet firms struggle to hire
Arguing for Bitcoin as a key driver of renewable energy’s future on Earth Day, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have come forward to support the fast-growing cryptocurrency, saying that Bitcoin incentivises renewable energy. Dorsey’s digital payment services company Square and global asset management firm ARK Invest have jointly released a white … Dorsey, Musk bat for Bitcoin as future of renewable energy
S&P Global Ratings on Thursday, April 22, said the Indian economy is projected to grow at 11% in the current fiscal, but flagged the “substantial” impact of broader lockdowns on the economy. In its report on Asia-Pacific Financial Institutions, S&P said the control of Covid remains a key risk for the economy. New infections have … S&P flags impact of lockdowns on Indian economy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday, April 22, relaxed the dividend payout norms of commercial banks and allowed them to pay up to 50 per cent of what they paid before Covid from the profits for the fiscal ended March 31, 2021. For FY20, the RBI had asked banks not to make any … RBI allows commercial banks to pay up to 50% of pre-Covid dividends
Twitter started testing support for 4K images for its Android and iOS apps last month. It has now announced it is rolling out support for Twitter users to post 4K images on Android and iOS. Prior to this update, Twitter allowed a maximum resolution of 2048 x 2048 for images uploaded from its mobile app. … Twitter adds support for 4K images on Android, iOS
Musicians desperate to work together in harmony while kept apart by COVID-19 lockdowns have been collaborating with tech companies to shave milliseconds from delays on their online connections, driving innovations that will transcend music. To recreate the experience of performing together live when artists and audiences are apart, a collective effort has been under way … Music and tech team up to cut the milliseconds
NASA’s Perseverance rover keeps making history. The six-wheeled robot has converted some carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into oxygen, the first time this has happened on another planet, the space agency said Wednesday, April 21. “This is a critical first step at converting carbon dioxide to oxygen on Mars,” said Jim Reuter, associate administrator … In a first, NASA’s Perseverance rover makes oxygen on Mars
Instagram is working on a bunch of new stickers for Stories and chat themes. There’s a new link sticker that will let users add links directly to Stories, and a ‘Super Mention’ sticker. Instagram is also working on new Star Wars themes for chats in Direct Message (DM). The new stickers and chat themes were … Instagram working on new stickers, Star Wars chat themes
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday, April 21, it is making changes to its advertising tools to comply with an upcoming privacy update by Apple Inc, limiting the effectiveness of data collection features used by advertisers. The world’s biggest social media company has been at loggerheads with Apple’s ‘App Tracking Transparency’ feature, expected to kick in … Facebook tweaks ad tools ahead of Apple’s privacy changes
Taking multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics or vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of testing positive for the novel coronavirus which causes Covid, at least among women, according to a large observational study. The research, published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health, found that taking vitamin C, zinc, or garlic supplements was not associated … Multivitamins, omega-3, probiotics may cut risk of Covid : Study
A new experimental COVID-19 vaccine has shown promising results in early animal testing, according to researchers who say the preventive may provide protection against existing and future strains of the novel coronavirus, and cost about USD 1 per dose. The vaccine developed by researchers, including those from the University of Virginia (UVA) in the US, … ‘New COVID-19 vaccine may provide protection against existing, future strains’
Ingredients – 1 cup Chola – Salt to taste – 1 packet Tea leaves – 1/2 tsp Zeera – 2 piece Kadi Patta – 1 Onion (1/2 thinly slized and 1/2 to make paste) – 1/8 piece of Ginger, 3 cloves of Garlic (add more or less to your taste, mince them) – … Chhola Bhatura
Angelina Jolie has opened up about her life post her divorce from actor Brad Pitt. The actor, who filed for divorce in 2016, revealed that the changes in her personal life have impacted her career. The Mr. & Mrs. Smith actor has been taking care of her six children – 19-year-old Maddox, 17-year-old Pax, 16-year-old … Angelina says change in family situation after Brad Pitt split impacted career
American reality TV star and businesswoman Khloe Kardashian recently addressed a critic who had unkind words for her. This comes a few days after the star made headlines for a leaked bikini photo debacle. According to Fox News, the 36-year-old star shared a carousel of colourful photos on Instagram featuring herself wearing a skin-tight blue … Khloe Kardashian claps back at Instagram user accusing her of ‘insecurity’
Akshay Kumar is set to team up again with his Mission Mangal director Jagan Shakti for an action-drama inspired by true events. Kumar and Shakti first worked together on the 2019 drama Mission Mangal, inspired by the story of scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who contributed to the Mars Orbiter Mission, India’s … Akshay to star in Mission Mangal director Jagan Shakti’s next project
With the re-release of her much-anticipated album `Fearless`, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, on Saturday topped the UK`s Official Albums Chart, beating a long-held record by the English rock band `The Beatles`. According to TMZ, the album hit number 1 in the UK, and with that Taylor has racked up 3, number-1 albums- `Fearless`, `Folklore`, and … Taylor Swift breaks The Beatles’ 54 years chart record
The past few days in the film industry have been quite dramatic. Kartik Aaryan was ousted from Dharma Productions’ film Dostana 2 which stars Janhvi Kapoor and is a launchpad for Television actor Lakshya in movies. The project kicked off in 2019 but due to the pandemic, the production came to a halt in 2020. … Dharma Productions considering Rajkummar Rao for Dostana 2?
Sonakshi Sinha’s fans and followers are stunned by her physical transformation. The actor on Thursday, April 22, shared pictures of her ‘workout from home’ routine. She captioned her post, “When #WFH for you means Workout from home. #gharperaho (stay at home).” In the pictures, she was seen posing in sportswear, working out in her apartment. … Sonakshi’s fans stunned at physical transformation, call her ‘duplicate Sona’
New Delhi (TIP): The Serum Institute of India (SII) has announced that it will price its Covishield vaccine at Rs 600 per dose for private hospitals and Rs 400 per dose for state governments. In a statement, SII has said, “For the next two months, we will address the limited capacity by scaling up the … Serum Institute fixes Covishield price at Rs 600/dose for private hospitals, Rs 400 for state govts
New Delhi (TIP): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday, April 22, said the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic will not affect the institutional reforms, including the disinvestment plans outlined in the Budget, although the focus right now was to take steps towards meeting the “immediate requirement of saving lives”. Speaking at the first of … Second wave will not affect big reform push, says Sitharaman
New Delhi (TIP): At least nine jurisdictions — the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, France, Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Oman — have imposed fresh restrictions on travel to and from India on account of the surge in Covid-19 cases. Experts watching the sector closely said India currently poses … UAE, Singapore shut out fliers from India
India had administered over 135 million coronavirus vaccine doses by Thursday, April 22, evening even as the country registered a new single-day record, forcing the Supreme Court to call it a “national emergency”. In all, 135,346,729 vaccine doses have been given in the country till now, Thursday. This includes 9,241,384 healthcare workers who have had … India has administered over 135 million vaccine doses
Virar (TIP): Thirteen coronavirus patients who were in the ICU have died in a fire at a hospital in Maharashtra’s Virar, about 70 km from state capital Mumbai. The fire broke out at around 3 am on April 23 in the ICU on the second floor of the four-storeyed Vijay Vallabh Hospital, an official said. … 13 Covid patients in ICU killed in Maharashtra hospital fire
Farmers on April 21 marched in large numbers from three Punjab borders towards Delhi’s Tikri border despite Covid curbs being in place. Claiming that the farmers were fighting both against Covid-19 and the government, farmer leaders said they understood their responsibility during the pandemic, but had no choice but to protest. They appealed to all … Ready for jabs, but unwilling to abandon stir: Farmer leaders
It has been over 200 days that farmers have been blocking the Singhu border and other areas just outside Delhi to protest the three contentious farm laws. But even as they continue the fight to get the government back to the negotiation table, a more pressing challenge confronts them now in the form of a … Hectic activity at Singhu as farmers renew protest call amid Covid crisis
Kolkata (TIP): Waiting for her turn to vote in the violence-hit Titagarh town of West Bengal, Gauri Kumari like everyone else outside a polling booth was wearing masks. Though the town has seen regular gang wars, bomb blasts and political murders ahead of the Assembly elections, her mind is shrouded by the surging Covid-19 pandemic. … As they queue up to vote, Covid woes on their lips
Kolkata (TIP): Isolated incidents of violence, including police firing, were reported in the sixth phase of polling in 43 assembly constituencies of West Bengal, which recorded 79.09 per cent voter turnout on Thursday, April 22, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Aariz Aftab said. Seven persons, including two policemen, were injured in two incidents of violence in … Police firing, stray violence in 6th phase polling; 79% turnout
The European Commission, led by president Ursula von der Leyen, is working on legal proceedings against AstraZeneca after the drugmaker cut Covid vaccine deliveries to the European Union, sources familiar with the matter said. The move would mark a further step in an EU plan to sever ties with the Anglo-Swedish company after it repeatedly … EU set for legal war against AstraZeneca over shortfall
Washington (TIP): More than 200 million shots of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). US President Joe Biden also announced on Wednesday, April 21, that the country has hit 200 million Covid-19 shots, a target he had set out to meet … Over 200 mn Covid shots administered in US
Washington (TIP): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 144.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.06 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, April 23, morning, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood … Global Covid-19 caseload tops 144.3mn