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Pacific Coast Highway in California closed due to rockslides

California's Highway 1, also known as the Pacific Coast Highway, was closed after multiple rockslides occurred along the classic road trip route.

Dec 6, 2022

India deepens trade ties with Australia; exporters gear up, excited for "dawn of new era" [In-depth]

India and Australia signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) on 2nd April 2022 and committed to producing conducive results by the end of the year. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal described the implementation of the free trade pact as "the dawn of a whole new era."

Dec 5, 2022

"Decency exists": Ex-Twitter MD forgets to pay for cab; driver refuses to take money [details]

Former Twitter-Asia Managing Director (MD), Parminder Singh, has revealed that a "soft-spoken" cab driver refused to take payment after Singh "walked off" without paying him at the airport.

Dec 5, 2022

Before Malaika, 5 actress shied away from doing 'Chhaiyya Chaiyya' song [read now]

Over the years, 'Chhaiyya Chhaiyya' has become an iconic song given the heavyweights involved in it -- the three aces Mani Ratnam, Gulzar and cinematographer Santosh Sivan, besides Shah Rukh Khan, Farah Khan and of course Malaika Arora.

Dec 4, 2022

Make in India: Apple fasts forwards plans to shift manufacturing to India amid China unrest [details]

Apple is fast forwarding its manufacturing plans in India and Vietnam in the wake of China unrest over zero-Covid policy which has severely disrupted its supply chain, leading to an acute shortage of new iPhone 14 Pro models.

Dec 4, 2022

Women told to lose weight, men advised to take statins to avoid cardiovascular disease

Women are generally told to lose weight, exercise and improve their diet to prevent heart disease while men are advised to take statins, new research revealed on Saturday.

Dec 3, 2022

Microsoft, LinkedIn empower 7.3 mn learners in India, announce new skills [details]

Microsoft and its subsidiary LinkedIn on Wednesday announced it has empowered 7.3 million learners in India to acquire digital skills for in-demand jobs.

Nov 30, 2022

NASA's new moon rocket Artemis I lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. (Photo:IANS/NASA) Release Date & Time: 2022-11-16 13:00

Space: NASA's Artemis I Moon surpasses Apollo 13's record set in 1970

NASA's uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13's aborted mission to land on the Moon.

Nov 29, 2022

India now has over 396 mn gamers; second largest in world [details]

India now makes up 50.2 per cent of all gamers in the top 10 Asian countries' list.

Nov 27, 2022

NASA Orion spacecraft makes closest flyby of Moon at 130 kms distance.

Artemis I Moon mission update: NASA's Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit

The US space agency on Saturday successfully performed a burn to insert Orion spacecraft under the Artemis I Moon mission into lunar orbit and Orion will fly about 40,000 miles (64,400 kms) above the moon.

Nov 26, 2022

People affected by the earthquake rest outdoors in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, on Nov. 22, 2022

Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 268; 151 still missing

The death toll from the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java province earlier this week has increased to 268, while 151 people still remain unaccounted for, authorities said on Wednesday.

Nov 23, 2022

Who is Chandru Iyer; UK's new Deputy High Commissioner appointed [details]

Chandru Iyer has been appointed as the UK's new Deputy High Commissioner for Karnataka and Kerala, based in Bengaluru, as well as the Deputy Trade Commissioner, Investment, for South Asia.

Nov 22, 2022

Earthquake jolts Indonesia's densely-populated Java city; 162 killed, hundreds injured, trapped

At least 162 people were killed and hundreds more injured as a 5.6 intensity earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, reports said.

Nov 21, 2022

Ayushmann Khurrana joins Sachin Tendulkar in football match for UNICEF: Watch

Ayushmann Khurrana and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar locked horns in a game of football for UNICEF to celebrate World Children's Day. The game ended in a tie. Watch the video.

Nov 18, 2022

"Death traps" of J&K's Chenab region claim eight more lives; third accident in eight days [details]

Deaths on roads going unabated in the Doda, Ramban, and Kishtwar districts of Jammu province

Nov 16, 2022

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