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How this 17-Year-Old's startup changed the financial future of over 200 Bangladeshis during quarantine

Media houses including Buffalo News, Yahoo Finance and 20 others claim to have hailed Taha Masud's startup as the "Next Big Thing in Bangladesh" prior to its launch in late May. Fast-forward two months, it now claims to transforming the lives of hundreds of people stuck in quarantine.

Aug 7, 2020

First electric street lamp to light up Asia installed in Bengaluru turns 115

Few Bengalureans know that Asia's first street lamp was installed in Bengaluru. The street lamp turned 115 years, installed in 1905.

Aug 6, 2020

Bharti Airtel partners with Amazon to grow cloud business

Bharti Airtel Ltd and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will join forces to develop the Indian telecoms firm's cloud business, allowing it to offer a wider range of products to its enterprise clients, the two companies said on Wednesday.

Aug 5, 2020

Anshuman Jha, Zareen Khan-starrer to close LGBTQ festival

Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele, starring Anshuman Jha and Zareen Khan, has been chosen as the closing night film of 11th Kashish Mumbai International Queer Festival.

Jul 30, 2020

Landslides sweep kill nine people in remote Nepal village

Two people were killed in another house that was destroyed by a second landslide in the same village, Home Ministry official Murari Wasti said, adding three others were rescued.

Jul 29, 2020

Reliance to pay up to $3.6 billion for Future Group retail operations

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd will pay between 240 billion and 270 billion rupees ($3.2-$3.6 billion) to buy the Indian retail chains owned by Future Group, Mint newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing two sources familiar with details of the deal.

Jul 28, 2020

Residents wearing face masks line up to receive nucleic acid tests after new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were confirmed in Dalian, Liaoning province, China July 26, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS

Asia battles second wave of coronavirus with fresh lockdowns

Countries around Asia are confronting a second wave of coronavirus infections and are clamping down again to try to contain the disease, with Australia recording a record daily rise in cases and Vietnam locking down the city of Danang.

Jul 27, 2020

Gilead's Remdesivir authorised for emergency use only

High-priced Covid-19 drug Remdesivir being misused by hospitals across India

The Department of Pharmaceuticals has received several complaints regarding the "indiscriminate use" of Remdesivir by hospitals and it has raised the issue with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Jul 24, 2020

Whom to contact if hospital bed denied in Bengaluru | Full govt list here

With the rising number of cases as the reason for the step, the state government now wants to ensure that private medical institutions adhere to reservation of beds.

Jul 20, 2020

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Sensex, Nifty gain as HDFC Bank adds to earnings momentum; financials shine

Indian shares climbed on Monday as HDFC Bank added to last week's strong earnings releases from IT companies, countering the impact of the surge in domestic coronavirus cases past one million.

Jul 20, 2020

25th Maharaja of Mysore: Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar who turned monarchy into democracy

Today marks the birth anniversary of Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last official king of Mysore. The 25th Maharaja's centenary celebrations concluded today with the Vice President of India in attendance.

Jul 18, 2020

Bengaluru sees spurt in Covid deaths: 97% patients on ventilators at BMCRI have died

Over the past few months, critical care ventilator support and ICU support for Covid patients have reported high mortality rates globally. In Bengaluru, BMCRI confirmed that 89 of the 92 patients on ventilators at the Victoria Hospital died.

Jul 17, 2020

Armies of India, China discuss de-escalation on Ladakh border

Both the countries are locked in a 10-week-long stand-off at multiple points, hitherto unprecedented, along the border in Ladakh.

Jul 16, 2020

Reliance, Wipro lift Indian shares as vaccine hopes boost optimism

India's most valuable stock Reliance Industries rose about 1.1% ahead of an annual general meeting due later in the day after Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Alphabet Inc's Google was in advanced talks to invest $4 billion in the digital arm of the conglomerate.

Jul 15, 2020

In major setback to India, Iran pulls out of Chabahar rail project

The MoU between IRCON and the Iranian Rail Ministry was signed in May 2016 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tehran to ink the Chabahar deal with Iranian President Rouhani and Afghanistan President Ghani.

Jul 14, 2020

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