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B'desh refutes 'misleading' Chinese media claims on Padma Bridge

B'desh embarrasses China; refutes "misleading" Chinese media claims on Padma Bridge [details]

Bangladesh has refuted "misleading" Chinese media claims that the Padma Bridge is "a major cooperation project" between Dhaka and Beijing.

Jun 19, 2022

Global regulator for banks red-flags crypto-assets such as Bitcoin

Digital assets: End of the crypto craze? Indian investors wary as mega sell-off continues

As foreign portfolio investors continue to pull out money from the Indian equity market, the sell-off in the crypto market and the digital asset space has also accelerated in the wake of global economic meltdown.

Jun 18, 2022

Musk wants Twitter to emulate WeChat, allowing "outrageous" comments

In his first direct call with Twitter employees, Elon Musk briefed them about his plans once he takes over the platform, including making it more like TikTok and WeChat and allowing "outrageous comments".

Jun 17, 2022

An engraved tombstone of person who died from the Black Death plague from the Kara-Djigach cemetery in modern-day Kyrgyzstan.(Credit: P.-G. Borbone, M. A. Spyrou et al./Nature)

Origins of mid-14th century pandemic "Black Death" identified

Researchers believe to have identified the origins of Black Death, a bubonic plague that killed tens of millions in Europe, Asia and north Africa during the mid-14th century.

Jun 16, 2022

Artist's illustration of Chang'e 5 moon sample-return spacecraft

China's lunar lander Chang'e-5 finds source of water on Moon

China's lunar lander Chang'e-5, which had earlier confirmed the presence of water on the Moon, has now determined its source on the lunar surface.

Jun 15, 2022

WHO considers renaming monkeypox virus to tackle stigma, racism

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering changing the name of the monkeypox virus to tackle the stigma and racism associated with it.

Jun 15, 2022

Global PC shipments to fall 8.2% in 2022 due to these economic factors

The global macro-economic factors are set to hamper global shipments of traditional PCs this year, leading to a 8.2 per cent fall (on-year) to 321.2 million PC units.

Jun 13, 2022

WTO's 12th ministerial four-day meeting opens in Geneva to tackle key issues

The World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) opened at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Jun 13, 2022

Japan reopens borders to some foreign tourists after 2 years

Japan reopens borders to foreign tourists after 2 years [exempted from covid test and quarantine for these countries]

For the first time in two years, Japan on Friday reopened its borders to some foreign tourists as it continues to take steps to increase inbound tourism to support the economy as concerns over the Covid-19 pandemic ease.

Jun 10, 2022

Para shooting world cup: Narwal-Francis pair win India's third gold

Indian shooters continued the gold rush as the pair of Manish Narwal and Rubina Francis triumphed in 10m P6 - Air Pistol Mixed Team to bring home the third yellow metal at the ongoing Chateauroux 2022 Para Shooting World Cup in France.

Jun 9, 2022

Ladakh creates history; 1.5 lakh saplings planted in Chushul village [details]

With the mass plantation drive, Ladakh sets a nationwide example in campaigning for the cause of environmental protection, and preservation.

Jun 7, 2022

By 2030, thanks to 6G, smartphones could be obsolete, we might have smart glasses instead, says Nokia CEO

Pekka Lundmark made the statement on irrelevance of smartphones during an event at the World Economic Forum. He said that users will not be able to access 6G technology using current smartphones

Jun 6, 2022

Musk retracts statement over job cuts, says headcount will increase

Two days after reportedly emailing employees of a 10 per cent job cut at Tesla, CEO Elon Musk on Sunday retracted his statements saying total headcounts will increase.

Jun 5, 2022

Elon Musk plans 10% staff cut at Tesla, freezes hiring

Elon Musk is reportedly planning to axe 10 per cent of Tesla staff, along with freezing hiring amid stalled Twitter deal, global macroeconomic conditions like chip shortage, rising inflation and high interest rates.

Jun 4, 2022

Biden wishes Musk "lots of luck" on SpaceX trip to Moon as Tesla decides to cut 10% workforce

US President Joe Biden has wished Elon Musk "lots of luck" for his trip to the Moon, as the Tesla CEO expressed "super bad feeling" about the economy and decided to cut its workforce by 10 per cent.