By announcing that all U.S. troops would be pulled out of Afghanistan by September 11, President Joe Biden has effectively upheld the spirit of the Trump-Taliban deal, rather than defying it. In the agreement between the Trump administration and the insurgents in February 2020, U.S. troops were scheduled to pull back by May 1, in … Exiting Afghanistan: On U.S. troop pullout
By Mabel Pais HONOREES: JOHN C. DEBNEY, ROBERT MORRISON & ARTS ED NJ ANNUAL GALA APRIL 22, 2021 @ 7 PM EDT, FREE REPLAY AVAILABLE ON WHARTONARTS.TV The Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts (WIPA) holds its 13th Annual Gala: “Messengers of Hope,” virtually on Thursday April 22, 2021 at 7 p.m. EDT. WIPA celebrates … WIPA CELEBRATES GALA: “MESSENGERS OF HOPE”
By Mabel Pais Celebrating Stories of People with Disabilities Highlighting Themes of Inclusion, Accessibility, Authentic Casting and Responsible Representation at JCC Manhattan Virtual Cinema April 29 – May 5 The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan’s (MMJCCM) ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York has its 13th annual run virtually from April 29th through May 5th. Itzhak Perlman is … ReelAbilities Film Fest: New York
30-40 percent already got afflicted in India: Nephrology Expert Can Covid-19be kind enough to my Kidneys!! Any patient having diabetes or Kidney illness can be apprehensiveof virus attack specially during ongoing second wave of pandemic in India at least where it has spiked multi-fold in just one month of April. Not long ago a new … Dialysis patients are at high risk to contract Corona-19 virus
Tucked away in the thickets of green on the southern tip of Northeast India, Mizoram, the “Land of Blue Mountains”, is a nature lover’s paradise. Sandwiched between Bangladesh and Myanmar, this fifth smallest state in India is big on adventure with rugged terrains and gurgling rivers. It also boasts a rich historical and cultural heritage. … Mizoram: The land of Blue Mountains
Ram Navami is one the most celebrated Hindu festival that is observed on the ninth day of the Shukla Paksha in the month of Chaitra (Hindu calendar). As per the Gregorian calendar, the day usually falls between the months of March and April. Ram Navami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Rama, the … Ram Navami: Celebrating the birth of Lord Rama
Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday after US inflation ticked up and Japanese machinery orders fell. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney rose. Tokyo was off less than 0.5%. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index closed 0.3% higher in choppy trading. Tech and consumer stocks gained on optimism the vaccine rollout will … Asian stock markets advance after new Wall Street high
Bitcoin advanced Wednesday, breaching the $64,000 level for the first time after eclipsing its most recent record in March a day earlier as the mood in cryptocurrencies turned bullish ahead of Coinbase Global Inc.’s listing this week. The token climbed as much as 1.6 percent to as high as $64,207 in Asia trading. Cryptocurrency-exposed stocks … Bitcoin touches $64,000 high as traders eye coinbase listing
With all major tax heads yielding revenues significantly higher than the respective revised estimates (RE) shown in the Budget, the Centre has appropriated an additional Rs 78,000 crore as net (post-devolution) tax revenue in FY21. This means if other inflows and outflows stick to budgeted numbers, the fiscal deficit for the year could be 46 … At Rs 20.16 lakh cr, FY21 tax collection tops revised estimate
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised about $1.16 billion in equity financing over the last two months, the private rocket company said in an amended regulatory filing on Wednesday, April 14. The filing comes after SpaceX, whose investors include Alphabet Inc and Fidelity Investments, in February disclosed that it raised about $850 million, which had … Elon Musk’s SpaceX raises $1.16 billion in equity financing
Oil prices were lower on Thursday , April 15, though holding near one-month highs after futures jumped in the previous as the International Energy Agency (IEA) and others upgraded forecasts for oil demand as major economies recover from the pandemic. Brent crude was down by 21 cents, or 0.3%, at $66.37 a barrel by 0129 … Oil holds near 1-month high as demand forecasts raised
After Facebook Dating, the social networking platform is now testing a video speed-dating app called Sparked that will first allow 4-minute dates to help users find if they are compatible to each other. Once you “both have a great time,” dates will then be scheduled for a 10-minute duration. After that point, Sparked can let … Facebook testing video speed dating app ‘Sparked’
Clouds of ultralight bosons — such as axions — can form around a rapidly spinning black hole, if the black hole radius is comparable to the bosons’ wavelength. The cloud rapidly extracts angular momentum from the black hole, and reduces it to a characteristic value that depends on the boson’s mass as well as on … Physicists use rapidly spinning black holes to look for dark matter
Google on Wednesday launched some new skills for Google Assistant, the AI-powered assistant found across devices. It’s also encouraging Google Assistant users to set up “routines,” which perform multiple actions with a single command. The most notable new Google Assistant skill is the ability to find your iPhone, even when the device is on silent … Google Assistant will now find your iPhone, help order takeout
A research by scientists at the University of Sydney claim to have developed a technology that would lengthen the lifespan of electronic devices. This marks a significant step in the field of materials science, for the first time providing a full picture of the occurrence of fatigue in ferroelectric materials. Ferroelectric materials are used in … Scientists discover new method to lengthen lifespan of electronic devices
Instagram is launching a small global test on Wednesday where users can choose whether to hide like counts on their own posts or other people’s posts, a Facebook spokeswoman said. The photo-sharing site, which is owned by Facebook Inc, said this latest test came after seeing mixed responses to its experiments in which it removed … Instagram launches test where users can choose to hide likes
Hair turns grey when melanin is stopped being produced by your cells. If your hair turns grey below your late 30s, it is considered premature greying. There are multiple reasons for this early greying to occur of which some include stress and genetics. The myth is, if you pluck one grey hair out, two will … Home remedies that will cover your greys
By Tript Arora This famous Street food from Punjab is finger licking good. Nutri is basically Soya chunks in a gravy. Soya chunks are high on protein. So they fulfill the requirement of protein in vegetarians. Very quick and easy to cook. It is a full meal at any time of the day. I prefer … Nutri kulcha
Radhika Apte has donned many hats while portraying different roles for her films, now has taken up direction too. The actress released her directorial debut The Sleepwalkers’ trailer in the lockdown at Palms Spring International short film festival which won The Best Midnight Short award. Making her directorial debut with the short-film titled The Sleepwalkers, … Radhika Apte turns director; says ‘I loved the process’
Mandira Bedi, who earlier this week named and shamed a couple of trolls for attacking her daughter Tara, has said that she doesn’t give ‘two hoots’ if they target her, but her ‘claws come out’ when her children are subjected to abuse. In two Instagram stories, Mandira highlighted the sort of abuse that Tara, whom … Mandira Bedi says her ‘blood boils’ at what trolls say about daughter Tara
Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss says she experienced Hollywood’s double standards on ageing firsthand when she was offered the role of a grandmother the day after she turned 40. Moss spoke about her experience while moderating a conversation to promote actor-author friend Justine Bateman’s new book Face: One Square Foot of Skin, which looks at the … Matrix star Carrie-Anne Moss says she was offered grandmother’s role at 40
In 2019, Deepika Padukone replaced Kiran Rao as the chairperson of MAMI. Now after serving as the head honcho for nearly two years, the actor has decided to step down from the position. Deepika took to her Instagram story and released a statement regarding the same citing her slate of work as the reason behind … Deepika Padukone steps down as MAMI chairperson
Hollywood stars Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern are all set to star in the upcoming movie `The Son`, which will be writer-director Florian Zeller`s follow-up to the BAFTA-winning and Academy award-nominated `The Father`. According to Variety, the film will be adapted from Zeller`s acclaimed stage play by Zeller and Christopher Hampton, who is Oscar-nominated for … Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern set to star in Florian Zeller’s next movie The Son
Hollywood star Colin Farrell says the script of his upcoming sci-fi thriller “Voyagers” was quite a page-turner. “Voyagers” tells the story of 30 men and women sent on an interstellar mission to save the human race. Talking about his role and the potential he saw in it, Farrell said: “I saw the part that I … Colin Farrell found Voyagers script a page-turner
New Delhi (TIP): Farmers protesting at the Singhu and Tikri borders for over four months against the Centre’s three farm laws are not planning to call off their stir anytime soon amid the worsening Covid-19 situation in Delhi. According to the farmers at Singhu and Tikri borders, Covid is being “over-glorified” so that the government … Farmers at Singhu, Tikri borders refuse to move amid virus surge
New Delhi (TIP): Two tents and a car were allegedly set on fire by unidentified people at the Singhu border on Thursday, April 15, morning where farmers have been protesting against the Centre’s three farm laws over the last few months. Furniture and luggage inside the two tents were gutted. The police said no casualties … Two tents, car allegedly set ablaze by miscreants at Singhu border farmers protest site
Farmer unions in Punjab have announced a march towards Delhi on April 21, indicating that the over four-month-long protest is not going to end soon. They said that farmers, activists and women protesters will begin a massive march toward Delhi on April 21. Farmer leaders made the announcement at a Baisakhi Conference called by Bharatiya … Farm unions say agitation to continue, announce march to Delhi on April 21
The West Bengal Assembly election is passing through its most crucial phase. Four of eight phases of the Bengal Assembly election are over. Altogether, voters have decided the fate of candidates in 135 of 294 seats. The remaining 159 will go to the polls between April 17 and 29. The fifth phase, polling for which … Why 5th phase of Bengal election is crucial for Mamata
Washington (TIP): Trust in the safety of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine has plunged 15 percentage points among Americans after federal health agencies recommended a “pause” in its use following blood clot cases, according to a new poll. Adults who said they believed the single-dose shot was safe dropped from 52 per cent before the … Trust in J&J vax dips after pause over blood clot
Washington (TIP): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 138.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.98 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update on Friday, April 16, 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 138.8mn