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Hong Kong: US President Donald Trump has signed two bills that supports human rights and pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, drawing angry objections from Beijing’s Foreign Ministry. The Human Rights and Democracy Act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong has enough autonomy to justify its special status with the US, BBC reported. […]

London: Researchers have found that early use of breast milk could play a vital role in preventing heart disease in prematurely born infants. One of the long-term health complications that young adults born prematurely may have is unique heart characteristics. These can include smaller heart chambers, relatively higher blood pressure, and a disproportionate increase in […]

San Francisco: Twitter is testing new features aimed at making it easier for users to follow the flow of conversations through such methods as threaded replies and other visual cues. The features were first tested on Twttr, the prototype app Twitter launched earlier this year, TechCrunch reported on Thursday. With the new features, thin grey […]

New Delhi: Virat Kohli is not only one of the most successful captains India have had, but also a run-machine. In fact, there seems to be no way that he can fail. But he did fail when it came to the semi-final test against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup and Kohli has revealed […]

Kendrapara: Distressed with administration allegedly turning a blind eye over construction of an all-weather bridge in the area, the locals of Kalamada Sasan, Daitaripur and Padanipal villages decided to take the matter into their own hands and have begun construction of a temporary bridge on their own. As per reports, these three villages are surrounded […]

The Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC), Eastern Railway had sought applications for the positions of Group C Level 4/5, Group C level 2 Technician under the 7th Central Pay Commission pay scale by December 1, 2019. However, the railway division has reportedly extended the deadline for submission of applications. “Online Applications are invited from the eligible […]

Berhampur: After targeting women and elderly persons, miscreants posing as police officials allegedly looted gold ornaments and cash from a man near Venkateswar temple under Badabazaar Police limits in Berhampur today. The matter came to light after the victim, identified as H Apalla Raju of Pakalabari Sahi, lodged a complaint in this regard. According to […]

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): A total of 7,000 engineers, graduates and diploma-holders have applied for 549 posts of sanitary workers in the city Corporation. The Corporation had invited applications for the posts of 549 grade-1 sanitary posts and 7,000 applicants appeared for the three-day interview and verification of certificates which began on Wednesday, official sources said. […]

Mumbai: Actor Kartik Aaryan, who is gearing up for the release of “Pati, Patni Aur Woh”, says he is proud of his origins and his struggle phase in the film industry. “I feel lucky to be a part of this industry. I think I have a long way to go but there has been a […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the huge rush at the offices of the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) across Odisha, the State government on Thursday relaxed the enforcement of new traffic rules by another three months. Informing about the development, Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera in Odisha Assembly announced that Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed for […]

Bangkok: Deepika Kumari struck gold while Ankita Bhakat bagged a silver after securing India an Olympic quota place at the Continental Qualification Tournament held on the sidelines of the 21st Asian Championships here on Thursday. Three individual places were up for grabs from the qualifications and Indian archers, who are competing without a flag due […]

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress on Thursday afternoon announced a “secular, all-inclusive Common Minimum Programme” which will serve as the guiding principle for the Maha Vikas Aghadi government which will take office on Thursday, top party leaders said. The CMP focuses on farmers, unemployment, girls and women, besides industry, health, social justice and other […]

Within the sophisticated interiors of ITC Sonar, Diyalu Nial seemed lost. Making efforts to escape the eyes of 20-odd journalists who were present there to talk to him, he was jostling for a space to shut himself. An oversize jacket, loosely fit denim and a pair of slippers couldn’t hide his angst. He left the […]

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has released the marks of Phase II exam for assistant section officer (ASO). Candidates, who had appeared for the EPFO Assistant main (Phase II) exam, can check their marks here. EPFO had earlier released a recruitment notification to fill as many as 240 vacancies of Assistants (Assistant Section Officer). […]

New Delhi: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told Parliament on Thursday that a WhatsApp CEO-led delegation had not mentioned about any vulnerability of their system during their meetings with the ministry, and that the government was yet to receive the names of people targeted by unnamed entities using Pegasus spyware. Replying to a question in […]