DECEMBER 10, 2020
MS Dhoni is one of the greatest captains that the Indian cricket team or the IPL has ever had. MS Dhoni is the only captain in the history of cricket to have won all three ICC trophies (World T20, World Cup and Champions Trophy) in his tenure.
In the Indian Premier League, MS Dhoni has helped Chennai Super...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Representational photo The employment fell in India for the second consecutive month in November 2020. In October, the count of the employed had fallen by 0.1 per cent (60 lakhs), while in November, the fall was larger at 0.9 per cent (35 lakhs), according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. - INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images
The...
DECEMBER 10, 2020
India’s desi-GPS is now in the same league as the US, Russia and China — can scan 1,500 kilometres beyond its own border. - ISRO
India’s own indigenous navigation system has hit a new milestone. The Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC) is now in league with the US, China, and Russia as a recognised component of the...
DECEMBER 9, 2020
When he spoke to the House judiciary subcommittee in July, the Facebook chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said his company had not squashed competition. - Pool photo by Graeme Jennings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The and 48 states accused Facebook on Wednesday of becoming a social media monopoly by illegally squashing competition by buying up its rivals, setting up fierce...
DECEMBER 9, 2020
It's important to wipe your Android before it leaves your possession permanently. Makiko Tanigawa/Getty Images
You should wipe your Android phone if you plan on getting rid of it.
If someone else will use the phone after it's wiped, be sure to remove your Google account before you wipe it so the next owner...
DECEMBER 8, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he departs after holding a news conference to introduce his nominees and appointees to economic policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
The U.S. surpassed 15 million coronavirus cases Tuesday – with almost exactly 1 in 22 Americans having tested positive –...
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Dr. James Phillips, the emergency room physician who publicly criticized President Trump's decision to drive with Secret Service agents to greet supporters while he was hospitalized with COVID-19 in October, has been removed from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's schedule starting in January, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Phillips is chief of disaster medicine at...
DECEMBER 8, 2020
A nurse at the Royal Free Hospital in London simulating the administration of Pfizer’s vaccine during a training session last week. - Pool photo by Yui Mok
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech provides strong protection against Covid-19 within about 10 days of the first dose, according to documents published on Tuesday...
DECEMBER 8, 2020
CARDIFF, Wales — The U.K. became the first Western country to start distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to its population, rolling out a mass inoculation program that could provide a template for other countries, including the U.S., of the practicalities and potential pitfalls of vaccinating at speed and scale.
Less than a week after Britain granted emergency-use authorization for...
DECEMBER 7, 2020
BENGALURU: The Thierry Delaporte-led Wipro is spreading some early New Year cheer. The Bengaluru-based firm is rolling out hikes for eligible employees in the junior band (B3 and below) effective January 1. Employees up to the B3 band comprise 80% of its 1.8 lakh employees. All eligible employees at the mid-level (C1 band and above) will receive...
