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30Nov

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Nokia 5.4: Nokia 5.4 smartphone with quad-camera expected to launch soon – Times of India

NEW DELHI: HMD Global, the company which holds the license to manufacture Nokia branded smartphones, launched the mid-range Nokia 5.3 smartphone earlier this year. Now it seems that the company is all set to launch its successor Nokia 5.4 soon. As per a report by Nokiapoweruser, the smartphone maker is expected to soon launch the Nokia 5.4. The smartphone is said to come with a punch hole display and will measure 6.4-inch. It is also said that the smartphone will be powered by a better chipset as compared to its predecessor. The report also adds that Nokia 5.4 will come in two options -- 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage and 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The handset is said to come in Blue and Purple colour options. Nokia 5.4 is said to sport a quad-rear camera setup and it is exp...

30Nov

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Funeral begins for assassinated Iran nuclear scientist – Times of India

TEHRAN: The funeral began in Tehran on Monday of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, one of Iran's top nuclear scientists who was assassinated in an attack the Islamic republic has blamed on Israel. State television showed several high-ranking Iranian officials, including Defence Minister Amir Hatami and Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami, at the funeral of Fakhrizadeh, whose coffin was covered in the Iranian flag. The scientist died on Friday after being seriously wounded when assailants targeted his car and engaged in a gunfight with his bodyguards outside Tehran, according to Iran's defence ministry. The funeral got underway with a religious singer praising Fakhrizadeh and alluding to the martyrdom Imam Hossein, revered 7th century holy figure from whom Shiite Muslims draw inspiration. A larg...

30Nov

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World Test Championship hasn’t achieved what it intended to do: Greg Barclay | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council's newly-elected chairman Greg Barclay on Monday conceded that the ambitious World Test Championship hasn't quite achieved what it intended to and the disruption caused by COVID-19 has only highlighted its "shortcomings". The World Test Championship schedule has been thrown haywire by the pandemic and the ICC has come up with a percentage allocation of points as all the scheduled series before the 2021 final at the Lord's cannot be completed in a short span of time. Has the Test Championship given the format a fillip that it was meant to? "In short, I don't think so. The COVID has probably highlighted its shortcomings of the championship," Barclay, who took charge earlier this month, said during a virtual media conference for wire services. Th...

COVID-19: Can taking the window seat on a plane lower your risk of getting infected? Find out

30Nov

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COVID-19: Can taking the window seat on a plane lower your risk of getting infected? Find out

By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | November 30, 2020 6:20:07 pm While flying out, check with your airline and follow the guidelines. Follow safety protocols as directed by the government and keep a mask and face shield on at all times. (Source: Pixabay)The ideal thing for people to do right now to remain healthy and infection-free would be to continue staying at home. But if, for some reason, they have to step out and take a flight to somewhere, the window seat on the plane can provide some kind of a safety net. According to a report in the Insider, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned that “travel increases your chance of getting an...

GHMC polls: BJP only knows ‘jumla’ and ‘hamla’, says KTR on last day of campaign

30Nov

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GHMC polls: BJP only knows ‘jumla’ and ‘hamla’, says KTR on last day of campaign

Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Sunday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party on the last day of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) election campaign saying that the BJP only knew two things: ‘jumla’ (fake promises) and ‘hamla’ (attack). Speaking at campaign rallies at Goshamahal, Sanath Nagar, and Secunderabad constituencies, Rao also asked what the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance had done for the city in the last six years. “Tell me what NDA did to Hyderabad in the last six years? Who brought the prestigious Apple, Amazon, and other major IT companies to Hyderabad? It is the BJP government which cancelled the ITIR project sanctioned by the UPA government for Hyderabad and acted against the hopes of y...

30Nov

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TNUSRB hall ticket 2020 released for Constable exam; download here – Times of India

NEW DELHI: TNUSRB hall ticket 2020 for Constable written exam has been released by the Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB) on its official website. The recruitment board has made the TNUSRB hall ticket 2020 on its portal for public access. Candidates are advised to visit the TNUSRB's website — tnusrbonline.org — to check and download their hall ticket. TNUSRB is holding this recruitment drive to fill up 3,784 vacancies to Police Constable (Armed Forces), 6,574 vacancies for Police Constable (Special Force), 458 vacancies to Fireman post, and 119 vacancies to Jail Warden post. The recruitment board is filling up a total vacancy of 10,908 for the above-mentioned posts. Candidates can download TNUSRB hall ticket 2020 either from the official website or from the link...

30Nov

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Had a bad dose of vertigo, wasn’t sure if I would play: Steve Smith | Cricket News – Times of India

SYDNEY: Top Australian batsman Steve Smith has revealed that he suffered a "bad dose of vertigo" ahead of the second one-dayer against India and was not sure of playing the game in which he struck a series-clinching hundred. Smith's quick-fire 62-ball-100 propelled Australia to a mammoth 389 for four in the second ODI, which they defended easily to secure a decisive 2-0 lead in the ODI series on Sunday. However, the former skipper said he "didn't look great there for a while". "I didn't know I was playing today. I had a really bad dose of vertigo this morning and I was struggling until ... I came down early to have a hit and a bit of a run around," Smith told cricket.com.au after receiving his second successive Man of the match award. Smith said it was team doctor Leigh Golding, who rel...

‘Hope GDP Will Be Return In Positive Territory By Next Quarter’, Says HM Amit Shah At A Virtual Inauguration

30Nov

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‘Hope GDP Will Be Return In Positive Territory By Next Quarter’, Says HM Amit Shah At A Virtual Inauguration

Union Minister Amit Shah while addressing a virtual inauguration ceremony of two road-over bridges on Monday in Ahmedabad, said that he hopes the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will be back to the positive territory in the next quarter of the coming year.ALSO READ|Dilli Chalo Protest| Amit Shah Meets Agriculture Minister As Farmers Refuse To Budge, Traffic Remains Disrupted At BordersThe Home Minister also praised the efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the economic revival, by announcing the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” package for the recovery after the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic."As prime minister, Narendrabhai used the time of COVID-19 pandemic to visualize policy-making, keeping in mind its long-term impact on the economy," Shah said.He further state...

New Zealand pocket series against Windies after rain washes out final T20I

30Nov

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New Zealand pocket series against Windies after rain washes out final T20I

By: PTI | Mount Maunganui | Updated: November 30, 2020 5:58:23 pm Mitchell Santner and Martin Guptill waiting in the dressing room. (Twitter/@BLACKCAPS)New Zealand on Monday claimed the T20 series against the West Indies 2-0 after the third and final match of the rubber was washed out here. Persistent rain played spoilsport to left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner’s debut as New Zealand’s T20I captain and the final match of the series was called off after just 2.2 overs. All done at @BayOvalOfficial. Still raining and not enough time to get a game in. Captains shake hands with a damp end to the KFC T20 Series and the team taking it 2-0 #NZvWI pic.twitter.com/RQpvV8q...

How AstraZeneca can recover from its Covid vaccine stumble

30Nov

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How AstraZeneca can recover from its Covid vaccine stumble

The AstraZeneca Plc DaVinci building stands at the Melbourn Science Park in Cambridge, U.K | Photo: Jason Alden | Bloomberg Text Size: A- A+ With the Covid-19 pandemic now resurgent across the globe, it’s a comfort to know that there are several promising vaccine candidates in speedy development. Their success is crucial in fighting the virus and charting a path back to normal. It’s important, though, that we are able to see rigorous, clean and transparent trial data, to help gain trust in any vaccine and know that proper protocols are in place. Unfortunately, one of the leading vaccine candidates – from AstraZeneca Plc, working with the University of Oxford — is having a problem in this area. Astra and Oxf...

Video | Many Haryana “Khaps” Decide To Join Farmers’ Protest March

30Nov

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Video | Many Haryana “Khaps” Decide To Join Farmers’ Protest March

Haryana's many "khaps" on Sunday decided to join agitating farmers' "Delhi Chalo" call and march to the national capital to support their protest against the three central farm laws. The decision was taken in a meeting of the chiefs of 30 "khaps" (caste councils) in Rohtak, independent MLA from Haryana's Dadri constituency Sombir Sangwan, who also heads the "Sangwan Khap", told PTI over the phone. Source link

Moderna to seek US, EU emergency authorization Monday after Covid-19 vaccine 94.1% effective

30Nov

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Moderna to seek US, EU emergency authorization Monday after Covid-19 vaccine 94.1% effective

Moderna Inc said it will apply for US and European emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine on Monday based on full results from a late-stage study showing its vaccine was 94.1% effective with no serious safety concerns.It also reported a 100% success rate in preventing severe cases. The filing sets Moderna’s product up to be the second vaccine likely to receive US emergency use authorization this year.“We believe that we have a vaccine that is very highly efficacious. We now have the data to prove it,” Moderna Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tal Zaks said in a telephone interview. “We expect to be playing a major part in turning around this pandemic.”Zaks said he was emotional after seeing the 94.1% result over the weekend: “It was the first time I allowed myself to cry....

Aditya Narayan All Set To Get Married, Here Are PICS From Pre-Wedding Festivities

30Nov

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Aditya Narayan All Set To Get Married, Here Are PICS From Pre-Wedding Festivities

'Indian Idol 12' host Aditya Narayan his all set to tie the knot with his longtime girlfriend Shweta Agarwal on Wednesday (December 1) in Mumbai. The two lovebirds will get hitched in an intimate ceremony in the presence of their loved ones. Aditya took to social media to share a picture from the tilak ceremony. Aditya and Shweta donned traditional outfits for the pre-wedding festivities. While Aditya looked dapper in a dark blue kurta, his ladylove wore a embroidered orange ethnic dress for the occasion. The couple complimented each other in their traditional avatar.Aditya posted a photo in which he can be seen flashing his smile while posing with Shweta. The caption for the post read,"#ShwetakishaAdi." Fans have flooded the comments section with their congratulator...

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives: Ekta Kapoor congratulates bestie Neelam Kothari for giving ‘biggest hit on Netflix’

30Nov

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Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives: Ekta Kapoor congratulates bestie Neelam Kothari for giving ‘biggest hit on Netflix’

Film and television producer Ekta Kapoor has congratulated her friend, former actor Neelam Kothari, for having appeared in the new Netflix reality show, Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives. Neelam, who contemplates making a return to acting during the course of the show, is featured alongside Maheep Kapoor, Seema Khan and Bhavana Pandey. Ekta on Monday posted a new video on social media, in which she congratulated Neelam for the show’s success. “Congratulations, babe, for your re-entry back. We’re so proud,” she said, as Neelam blushed. “Let me introduce you to the OG teen icon, Neelam, who has given the biggest hit on Netflix.” In the show, Neelam meets with Ekta to discuss her possible return to films, but expresses her hesitation about auditioning for roles. She says the ...

Delhi government reduces RT-PCR test price to Rs 800

30Nov

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Delhi government reduces RT-PCR test price to Rs 800

By: PTI | New Delhi | November 30, 2020 5:27:47 pm Covid-19 test being carried out in New Delhi The Arvind Kejriwal government on Monday ordered all private laboratories to reduce the price of RT-PCR tests in the national capital to Rs 800 from Rs 2,400. According to an order issued by the health department, private laboratories have been asked to charge Rs 800 for testing “samples collected by government teams and collected from collection sites by private sector labs as requisitioned by districts and hospitals”. However, the testing of samples collected through home visit will cost Rs 1,200. All labs and hospitals have also been asked to display the ...

Delhi government caps price of RT-PCR test by private labs at Rs 800

30Nov

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Delhi government caps price of RT-PCR test by private labs at Rs 800

Hours after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said authorities will bring down the price of Covid-19 test by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), the Delhi government on Monday fixed the price of the test by private labs at Rs 800. The home collection of samples will cost Rs1,200. At present, people have to spend Rs 2,400 for the RT-PCR test at private labs.CM Kejriwal had announced the move in a bid to help those who want their tests done in private labs, which are carried out free of cost at the government hospitals. “I have directed that the rates of RT PCR tests be reduced in Delhi. Whereas tests are being conducted free of cost in govt establishments, however this will help those who get their tests done in pvt labs,” Kejriwal had tweeted earlier on ...

India wants Bhutan to settle China border issue so it can define trijunction area near Doklam

30Nov

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India wants Bhutan to settle China border issue so it can define trijunction area near Doklam

India is concerned that Beijing is raking up the border issue with Thimpu to harass New Delhi (Representational image} | ANI Text Size: A- A+ New Delhi: India is pushing Bhutan to settle its border issue with China to enable New Delhi to define the trijunction area of Doklam, ThePrint has learnt. There are, however, fears that Beijing is doing a South China Sea in Bhutan — gradually taking over land. According to official sources, India is concerned that Beijing is raking up the border issue with Thimpu to harass New Delhi due to the ongoing border dispute at the Ladakh sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Sources, however, said Bhutan will now have to take a “strong stance” against China before...

Haas expects Romain Grosjean to stay in hospital until Tuesday

30Nov

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Haas expects Romain Grosjean to stay in hospital until Tuesday

By: Reuters | November 30, 2020 5:13:15 pm Haas' Romain Grosjean is placed into an ambulance after crashing out of the Bahrain GP. (Reuters)French driver Romain Grosjean is expected to stay in hospital until Tuesday after his fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash, his Haas team said. The 34-year-old suffered burns to the back of his hands in Sunday’s shocking accident at Sakhir, with his car splitting in two and bursting into a ball of flame after penetrating a steel barrier. Haas said in a statement that team principal Guenther Steiner had visited Grosjean at the Bahrain Defence Force hospital on Monday. It added that treatment was going well and “it is anti...

JEE toppers opt for Computer Science over Artificial Intelligence, here’s why

30Nov

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JEE toppers opt for Computer Science over Artificial Intelligence, here’s why

Written by Shyna Kalra | New Delhi | November 30, 2020 5:08:09 pm Dated content, faculty shortage, and limited capacity to match the current and incoming student population are some of the critical constraints the Indian higher education faces," said Raghav Gupta, Managing Director, India and APAC, Coursera. (Image Designed by Gargi Singh)Though there is a lot of buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI), the traditional computer science engineering (CSE) course seems to be the first choice of JEE toppers. There are a few Indian institutes that offer an on-campus traditional course, including at an undergraduate level, in AI, but not many opt for this. T...

Na Koi Hindu, Na Koi Musalman: Guru Nanak Dev Ji belongs to all

30Nov

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Na Koi Hindu, Na Koi Musalman: Guru Nanak Dev Ji belongs to all

Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, brought down the arrogant walls of caste, creed and religion with love, compassion and humility. In his eyes, all were equal. Sarbat da bhala, (welfare of all) is one of the core principles of Sikhism that can lead us to a humane world.The saint’s life-long companion was Bhai Mardana Ji, the first Sikh who was born in a Muslim family. The two shared a deep bond. “Bhai Mardana Ji accompanied the Guru on his long spiritual journeys across India and abroad covering Sri Lanka, Dhaka and even China. He played the role of a true custodian of Guru Nanak’s ideas, principles and faith,” says artist Arpana Caur.As a reformist, Guru Nanak Dev Ji challenged age-old rituals. “He was a true revolutionary who started the langar where people from...