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Ranked Choice Voting Explained
When New York City voters go to the polls on June 22 to select their party’s nominees in City elections, they will fill out a new kind of ballot that allows them to pick up […]
World
Nine railway workers killed in train crash in China
Beijing (TIP): A passenger train crashed into railway maintenance workers in northwest China’s Gansu province on June 4, killing at least nine people. The accident occurred around 5:19 am near Jinchang city. Nine railway workers […]
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Eye Foundation of America Friend : Fundraiser on 5th June, 2021
Eye Foundation of America will hold a friend/ fundraiser on June 5, 2021. It will be a virtual event, being co-hosted by Eye Foundation of America, AAPI, GAPIO and Rotary. The virtual event will start […]
Business & Economics
IDBI Bank secures $239-m debt ruling in UK High Court
London (TIP): IDBI Bank has secured a $239-million judgment in the High Court of London against a Cypriot subsidiary of India-based Essar Shipping Group. IDBI had entered into loans totalling $148 million with two Singapore […]
Business & Economics
Elon Musk compares chip shortage to toilet paper crisis on an epic scale
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again raised concerns over the ongoing chip shortage crisis that has hit the carmakers around the world as an added challenge besides the Covid-19 pandemic. Musk, who recently blamed […]
Business & Economics
‘SoftBank could invest over $4 billion in India’
Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group Corp. could put more than $4 billion to work in India in 2021 across myriad technology bets, including software as a service (SaaS), B2B marketplaces, e-commerce, health-tech and ed-tech. The investments […]
Business & Economics
Banks can sell Mallya’s properties, shares worth Rs 5,646 cr to recover dues
New Delhi (TIP): Armed with court order, a consortium of lenders led by SBI can now sell certain real estate properties and securities belonging to fugitive Vijay Mallya to recover loans turned bad with failure […]
Business & Economics
US jobless claims drop to 385,000, another pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fifth straight week to a new pandemic low, the latest evidence that the U.S. job market is regaining its health as the economy […]
Sports News
Top-ranked Ash Barty retires from French Open with hip injury
Bothered by a painful hip, top-ranked Ash Barty retired Thursday from her second-round match at the French Open, leaving the clay-court Grand Slam tournament without any of the top three women in the rankings. The […]
Sports News
Indian cricket teams land in England
The Indian men’s cricket team arrived here on June 4, for the upcoming World Test Championship final against New Zealand and the subsequent Test series against hosts England. The men’s team was accompanied by the […]
Spirituality
Hinduism symbols and their meaning
Hinduism is full of symbolism—arguably no other religion employs the art of symbolism as effectively as the Hindus. Most of these symbols are representative of the philosophies, teachings, omen, and even the gods and goddesses. […]
Science & Technology
NASA’s Venus missions to probe divergent fate of Earth’s hothouse sister planet
NASA has announced plans to launch a pair of missions to Venus between 2028 and 2030 – its first in decades – to study the atmosphere and geologic features of Earth’s so-called sister planet and […]
Science & Technology
Australia’s Nine signs Facebook, Google deals under new licensing regime
Australian broadcaster and publisher Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd said it signed multi-year content-supply deals with Google and Facebook Inc, harnessing tough new licencing laws to bolster profit. The step means that all of Australia’s […]
Science & Technology
Microsoft launches first-ever APAC cybersecurity council
With the aim of building a strong communications channel for addressing cyber threats and sharing best practices across the participating countries, Microsoft has launched the first Asia Pacific Public Sector Cybersecurity Executive Council. Consisting of […]
Science & Technology
Apple will switch some iPad models to OLED in 2022
While the large iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) switched to a mini-LED display, the smaller models may go for OLED, the media reported. According to Korean publication ETNews reports, Apple will make the jump with iPads […]
Science & Technology
Mars Curiosity Rover snaps shining clouds on Red Planet
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has captured shining clouds on the Red Planet, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected. The atmosphere on Mars is usually thin, dry and cloudy days are rare. And clouds […]
Health
Drug that blocks multiple coronavirus variants in mice identified
Scientists have identified a new drug which is highly effective in preventing severe Covid in mice infected with SARS-CoV-2, and could also treat other respiratory coronaviruses. The findings, published in the journal Science Immunology, suggest […]
Health
Study finds paradoxical relationship between emotions
A paradoxical relationship between the intensity of emotional expressions and how they are perceived, has been explored by a team of international researchers comprised of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics, New […]
food
Cashew chicken
Ingredients 1 pound chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces, 3 tbsp. arrowroot powder (or cornstarch), 1.5 tbsp. avocado olive oil, ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce, 1/2 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth, 4 garlic […]
India
Indian jet in Dominica for Mehul Choksi flies out, destination unknown
New Delhi (TIP): The private jet India sent to Dominica with documents linked to the deportation of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi last week has flown out of the island at 8:10pm (local time) on Thursday, […]
India
Zydus Cadila first Indian company gets permission for clinical trials of Covid-19 antibodies cocktail
New Delhi (TIP): The only Indian company Zydus Cadila which claims to have developed neutralising monoclonal antibodies (mAbs)-based cocktail for the treatment of Covid-19 has been permitted to conduct clinical trials by the Subject Expert […]
India
‘Every journalist entitled to protection’: SC quashes sedition case against Vinod Dua
New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court Thursday, June 3, quashed the sedition case registered against senior journalist Vinod Dua in Himachal Pradesh. The verdict was pronounced by a bench led by Justice U.U. Lalit on […]
India
Digital tax row: US suspends additional tariffs on India
NEW DELHI( TIP): The US has backtracked from imposing penalties on six countries, including India, for introducing the digital services tax (DST) which it felt targeted its social media giants. The US has decided to […]
Incredible India
Dalhousie, Khajjiar: A nature lover’s heaven
If you wish to mesmerize yourself with the beauty that nature hides within itself, a Dalhousie travel is something you should plan for. It is an amazing location with raw natural beauty and unprecedented greenery […]
Bollywood
Manoj Bajpayee opts out of Indian remake of Hrithik Roshan starrer ‘The Night Manager’
Actor Manoj Bajpayee has opted out to play the villain in the Hrithik Roshan-led Indian remake of the British limited series, The Night Manager. He was about to play Richard Roper, played by Hugh Laurie […]