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The clip of a woman carrying a lion in her arms on the streets of Kuwait is all over the internet. According to agency inputs and media reports, a big lion escaped from a private residence. Local authorities in the Sabahiya area received several reports of the big cat on the loose and soon the […]
As the world is still learning about COVID-19, the new scientific evidences and approaches to deal with the pandemic are being discussed in the learned circles around the world. In the latest discussion revolving around the efficacity of rapid antigen test. Anecdotal evidence gathered reveals that people who tested negative after taking the Nosal swab […]
Amid the rise in COVID cases in India, the government has said that all international passengers coming to the country will have to undergo week long home quarantine. This will be followed by an RTPCR test on the eighth day. Travelers shall also be required to upload results of RT-PCR test for COVID-19 done on […]
BMW is all set to introduce Flow Electric SUV that can change hues at the touch of a button. From white to grey or black, one can change the colour of their car with an app just in moments. The trick is achieved through specially formed wrapping made by e-ink technology just to fit the […]
A Team of researchers from the Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new Covid-19 vaccine which delivers lab-grown spike proteins to the body instead of using mRNA to direct our cells to produce those spike proteins internally, a traditional protein-based technology that has been safely used for decades to produce […]
Remember the iconic, status enhancing Blackberry Smart Phones ? Well they are dead for ever now. The Blackberry devices running the original operation systems and services were stopped on 4th of January, marking an end to the era of these classy phones. Ontario based Blackberry Ltd., formerly known as Research in Motion launched these phones […]
Former American businesswoman, Elizabeth Holmes, in 2014, set up Theranos, a health technology company that soared in valuation after the company claimed to have revolutionized blood testing by developing testing methods that could use surprisingly small volumes of blood, such as from a finger prick. By 2015, Forbes had named Holmes the youngest and wealthiest […]
British actress Emma Watson has voiced her opinion in favour of Pro Palestinian Activism on social media for which she has received satirical comments from current and former Israeli officials besides pro Palestine social media users. The actress played Hermoine Granger in the Harry Potter movie series had reposted a May post from the Bad […]
China laid claim to Ladakh’s Galwan Valley once again on January 1 by unfurling its national flag. A slew of Chinese government-led media houses have shared videos of the event, led by PLA soldiers who raised slogans of ‘Never yield an inch of land’. The Opposition in India slammed the BJP-led central government in the […]
Corona reaches Antarctica. The Princess Elisabeth Polar Station, a Belgian research facility in Antarctica is facing a coronavirus outbreak, with at least 16 out of 25 workers testing positive. According to reports, the facility is the world’s first zero-emission polar research station. It has been following extremely strict precautionary rules to avoid the virus. The […]
Amidst the fears and increasing risk of a new Covid-19 variant – Omicron in almost all the countries of the world now, Israel has reportedly confirmed a case of Florona. Florona is believed to be a combined infection of two viruses – Covid-19 and influenza in the human body at the same period of time. […]
BTS star J-Hope found a generous way to bid farewell to 2021 by donating 100 million to the ‘ Green Umbrella Children’s Foundation’. The K-pop star donated the money that he won for the children from disadvantaged groups in Korea. As per a report, he was worried that children who were going through the economic […]
Marisa Fotieo was on an Icelandair flight from Chicago to Reykjavik, Iceland, on December 19, with her brother and father. She tested negative on two PCR tests and five rapid tests before the flight. However, about an hour-and-a-half into the flight, Fotieo experienced a sore throat. “The wheels started turning in my brain. I took […]
Social Media is both a boon and a bane. Once in a while, rumours do grip handles even as mongering may add and subtract from the original content. A classic example being, the Danish study which concluded that vaccines do not adversely impact immune system. What, however, did do the rounds about the report was […]
Omicron is on a massive sweep across the planet. Even as medics and virologists grapple with insufficient data on Omi’s symptoms and long-term effects, one thing emerges clear. It is definitely more transmissible but in fully-vaccinated cases, the severity of the virus is mitigated. However, hospital cases have been on an upswing even as ICU […]
A recipe by which aviation history was marked earlier this month. A 737 Max 8 flight by United Airlines from Chicago to Washington marked a new step in the evolution of Aviation sector by completing a 600 mile trip by fueling one of the two engines with used cooking oil and waste fat from beef, […]
At least in this specific context, the European Union is a million miles behind Indian states like Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya— where the custom of eating insects is long and ancient. The EU approved insects for human consumption last week, a decision that is being seen as landmark. The approval confers dignity to the protein-rich […]
China has decided to impose stricter restrictions on its Citizens in order to control the widespread of Coronavirus. A restriction has been placed on the residents of the city of Xi’an in Central China that no one can leave the city without a permission from employers and local authorities. Restrictions were imposed from December 27, […]
The world of entertainment made a lot of news in 2021 not just in India but also overseas. The Indian film industry was marked by controversies, arrests and legal tussles. These were more noticeable than actual film releases. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s (SRK) son Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on […]
Sony’s ‘Zero Dawn’ to break stereotypes in the gaming world. With a whole history of sexism and gender biased games, a round of scandals at multiple game developing companies offered a reminder that the gaming industry needs to upgrade the gender biased culture and reputation for such issues being faced. An incident at a conference […]
