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Scientists have created a groundbreaking cancer treatment that illuminates and destroys microscopic cancer cells, paving the way for surgeons to more efficiently target and eradicate the illness in patients. According to experts, a new type of photoimmunotherapy could become the fifth major cancer treatment. Engineers, physicists, neurosurgeons, biologists, and immunologists from the United Kingdom, Poland, […]
The all-rounder behemoth Reliance Industry is considering buying Revlon Inc. in the United States, days after the cosmetics company filed for bankruptcy. Expanding its area into fashion and self-care, the oil giant is now pushing its market to the cosmetics industry. Revlon filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on June 14 […]
Elon Musk yesterday for the first time addressed Twitter employees and is said to have indicated job cuts. Musk conversed with the employees virtually and answered questions that were submitted earlier. Although Musk did not explicitly say that layoffs were on the cards, he talked about how Twitter was suffering and needs to be stabilized […]
Cosmetics maker Revlon has filed for bankruptcy in the US, as it says supply chain disruptions have driven up the cost of raw materials for its products. The 90-year-old firm says it has also been struggling with supplier payments, inflation and labour shortages. In a court filing, the company said that supply chain disruptions had […]
Funds parked by Indian individuals and firms in Swiss banks, including through India-based branches and other financial institutions, jumped to a 14-year high of 3.83 billion Swiss francs (over 30,500 crores) in 2021, thanks to a sharp increase in holdings via securities and similar instruments, according to annual data released by Switzerland’s central bank on […]
Biggest chunk of an economy’s wealth goes into imports. After Sri Lanka experienced a terrible Economic Crisis, Pakistan is on the verge of following suit. Recently, it has been seen that Pakistan’s economic condition is deteriorating each day and now the nation has only enough funds to last two months. According to Ahsan Iqbal, Federal […]
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law Juneteenth National Independence Day. It will become the 12th legal public holiday, and the first new one signed into law since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan. The day marks the end of slavery in the US. What is Juneteenth? […]
30 scientists wrote a letter to WHO, asking for a name change as MonkeyPox could stir racist and stigmatized associations. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on the 14th, that the organization will be working upon this change with partners and experts around the world. The name MonkeyPox also goes against the guidelines that geographical or animal based names […]
The Talking Point: Gravitational microlensing Something to do with Physics? Yes. Astrophysics. Why is it in the news? Gravitational microlensing recently discovered a black hole wandering aimlessly in space. It is so fast that it can travel from Earth to Moon in three hours. Is it coming our way? No. But these findings open a […]
Chai Pani, which serves affordable Indian street food in North Carolina, has been awarded as the best restaurant in America. The name of the restaurant translates as tea and water. On Monday, the Asheville-based Indian restaurant was named America’s most outstanding restaurant at the James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago, topping other nominees like Brennan’s in […]
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has entered Day 110. But growing louder than the deafening sorties are murmurs about Russian president Vladimir Putin’s “ill-health.” Media across the West has been awash with reports about the 69-year-old President just being given “three years to live by doctors.” In the latest report, it is now alleged that his bodyguards […]
Come June 15 and Microsoft will retire Internet Explorer after 27 years. The web browser was first launched in 1995 as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year. While informing about the shut-down, Microsoft Edge Program Manager Sean Lyndersay said that the IE 11 desktop will go out of support on […]
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on multilingualism proposed by India that, for the first time, recognises the Hindi language. The resolution, which was passed on Friday, June 10, encourages the UN to continue disseminating relevant information and messages in both official and non-official languages, including Hindi. Ambassador TS Tirumurti, India’s […]
By Ketan Joshi Around ten robbers looted the Indian Jewelry showroom Virani Jewelers in New Jersey, USA, on June 10. The robbery happened within a matter of minutes. However, nobody received any injury during the incident. CCTV footage reveals that before the showroom employee could lock the door, the robbers struck it down and started […]
American rapper Snoop Dogg has given his full-time blunt roller a wage hike due to the rise in inflation in the United States. Who is a blunt roller? Well, blunt is commonly used as a slang noun to mean a marijuana cigarette. A blunt roller, in that sense, would be someone who rolls in the ground marijuana […]
The trailer for the much-awaited DC Comics antihero film Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson, was released on June 9.Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, the movie also stars Pierce Brosnan as Doctor Fate, Noah Centineo as Atom Smasher, Aldis Hodge as Hawkman, and Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone. Witnessing the last success of Batman in theatres, DC is […]
The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is when Apple reveals all of the new features coming to its various software platforms. It’s also when developers find out what new technology will be available to incorporate into their apps, at least in theory. However, one of the most significant updates this year isn’t just for app developers. […]
Due to shortages of key ingredients, KFC in Australia has had to make menu changes again. Apparently, lettuce is in short supply at the moment. As a result of recent floods that destroyed lettuce crops around the country, the company went online this week and informed customers that some of its products would contain cabbage. […]
According to media reports on Wednesday, the cash-strapped Pakistan government has decided to ban wedding events in Islamabad after 10 p.m. and close markets across the country at 8.30 p.m. in an effort to preserve electricity. Pakistan, which is experiencing a severe power crisis, has taken a number of initiatives to minimise electricity use and […]
A new drug called Dostarlimab was consumed by 18 patients for 6 months at the end of which their Cancer vanished miraculously. All of the patients were given the same drug and as a result, the tumor was completely annihilated and was undetectable by physical exam, endoscopy, positron emission tomography or PET or MRI scans. […]
