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Has Mt Everest’s height decreased? This is what Nepal has to say
Kathmandu: Nepal and China will jointly announce the revised height of Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak. The announcement will probably happen during the upcoming visit of the Chinese defence minister to the Himalayan nation. A section of the Nepalese...
AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine safe, Indian trials progressing smoothly: Serum Institute
Nepal, China to announce revised height of Mt.Everest soon
Kathmandu: Nepal and China will jointly announce the revised height of Mt Everest, the world's highest peak, probably during the upcoming visit of the Chinese defence minister to the Himalayan nation, according to media reports Thursday. The Nepal government aimed...
Pathak spent Rs 3 crore on chartered flights
Bhubaneswar: The state Vigilance department, Thursday, continued its raids on Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Abhay Kant Pathak in connection with a disproportionate assets case. The anti-corruption officials have so far estimated that Pathak’s ill-gotten properties would be 20 times...
4 special courts set up for trial of pending cases against politicians: Odisha government
Economic recovery stronger than expected says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
Mumbai: After the 23.9 per cent GDP contraction in the April-June quarter following the COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery momentum has been stronger than expected, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said Thursday. He however, cautioned that we need to be watchful of the demand momentum sustaining after the...
Read more12 years on Pakistan yet to arrest 19 ‘most wanted’ LeT terrorist involved in Mumbai terror attacks
Lahore: Twelve years after the 26/11 attack, Pakistan has placed 19 members of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in a list of the ‘Most Wanted Terrorists’ for their role in the heinous assault. However, Pakistan has not initiated any serious efforts to nab them. It has also done nothing to punish seven others who are facing trial here. The security agencies here are clueless about the whereabouts of these 19 most wanted...
Read moreIndia can beat China in low-cost manufacturing if policies allow: Maruti Suzuki Chairman
New Delhi: India has the capability to become a lower-cost producer than China if the industry and the government work together, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman RC Bhargava said Thursday. Bhargava presented his ideas on making Indian manufacturing globally competitive at an online dialogue with the country's management leaders organised by All India Management Association (AIMA). Bhargava argued that the only objective of government policies has to be to increase the competitiveness...
Read moreOdisha reports 644 new COVID-19 cases, total exceeds 3.16 lakh
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Thursday registered 644 new coronavirus cases, taking the total tally in the state to 3,16,645. Out of the 644 new cases, 369 were reported from quarantine centres while 275 are local contacts. District wise breakdown: https://twitter.com/IPR_Odisha/status/1331834567703969793 The total number of active cases in the state now stands at 6,786. PNN
Read moreCBI searches multiple locations in Bihar, TN, Kerala; recovers Rs 1 cr
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday carried out searches in Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in connection with two separate cases of disproportionate asset and graft registered against a Railways Chief Engineer, Assistant Director of India Tourism and others, and recovered cash to the tune of Rs 1.07 crore, officials said. A CBI official here said that the first case was registered against Ravish Kumar, CEDE, ECR in...
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‘Street harassment’: Aditi Rao Hydari in L’Oreal Paris’s super cool initiative
New Delhi: According to a study about gender equality conducted in eight countries (India, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK and US), sexual harassment in public spaces was identified as the No. 1 issue women and girls are facing across the world. As much as 78 per cent of women globally have experienced sexual harassment in public...
Vaccine rally
Mankind has been eagerly waiting for a sure-shot cure from Covid-19. The disease has claimed over 14 lakh lives and affected more than 60 million people around the world. Many countries are working on vaccines and, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are 170 vaccine candidates at various stages of development now and out of...
5 lifestyle changes to ease your mind and mood
New Delhi: You were possibly trained at a young age about ways by to improve your physical health, however, mental health and self-care might have taken a backseat. If you have been diagnosed with a mental health ailment like anxiety or depression, the treatment typically comprises of emotional therapies and medication. The lifestyle changes which tend to...
India sees highest drop in work, social, household travels due to COVID outbreak: Survey
New Delhi: Amid the global wave of COVID-19 in the past nine months, India saw the highest drop in work, social and household travels among nine countries, including China and the US, reflecting the disruptive changes brought about by the pandemic in the patterns of mobility across the world, according to survey consultancy firm EY. The changing...
Has Mt Everest’s height decreased? This is what Nepal has to say
Kathmandu: Nepal and China will jointly announce the revised height of Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak. The announcement will probably happen during the upcoming visit of the Chinese defence minister to the Himalayan nation. A section of the Nepalese media reported Thursday regarding the revised height of Mt Everest. The Nepal government aims to measure the...
Carcasses of culled minks resurface from graves after burial in Denmark
Copenhagen: Some of the thousands of mink culled to minimise the risk of them re-transmitting the new coronavirus to humans have risen from their shallow graves in western Denmark after gases built up inside the bodies, Danish authorities said Thursday. “The gases cause the animals to expand and in the worst cases, the mink get pushed out...
This is how Virat Kohli is preparing for the Australia series: See video
Sydney: Virat Kohli is batting brilliantly in the nets ahead of the ODI series beginning Friday at Sydney according to BCCI. The Indian skipper’s form at the nets will certainly be good news for the fans as well as the team. BCCI posted Thursday a video of Virat Kohli batting at the nets. At times Kohli is...
IAS officer Shubha Sarma’s book revisits nostalgia of 90s
Bhubaneswar: State Textiles department commissioner-cum-secretary Shubha Sarma has penned her second novel titled ‘The Awasthis of Aamnagri’, satirical humour after the success of her maiden novel in 2013. The book was released here Thursday in the presence of eminent writers like Pratibha Ray, Debashish Panigrahi and others. Sarma’s first book titled ‘The Fly on the Wall &...
India at heart and centre of business: HMD Global
New Delhi: HMD Global, which sells Nokia brand of mobile phones, Thursday said India is "at the heart and centre" of its business and the company is exploring if this market can be leveraged for exports as well. HMD Global - which launched its latest Nokia 2.4 in India for Rs 10,399 - is working with various...
Say no to soap this winter; use this homemade pack for softer skin
Winters are often accompanied by dry skin. Use of soap in winter makes the skin dry and lifeless. If you are struggling with excessive dry skin problem, then use these homemade face packs instead of soaps. This pack can be applied on the face as well as other parts of the body which will help in keeping...
