After a day-long drama over his release, former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee was released from hospital on Saturday night and was taken to the Presidency jail before finally sending him to house arrest. Sovan was released on personal risk bond on Saturday night. Baisakhi Bandopadhyay said, “Sovan will be taken to the Presidency jail and … Read more
The AfterShokz Trekz Air headset, see our review, is my ultimate headset for running since it allows my ears to remain unobstructed for safety purposes while providing great sounding music playback for many hours. That headset is extremely comfortable and has served me well for a few years. Given the move to remote work due … Read more
India’s two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who was on the run for over a fortnight for alleged links with the murder of former international wrestler Sagar Dhankar, was arrested by Delhi Police on Saturday, according to a source. “Kumar has been arrested near Jalandhar. His associate Ajay Kumar, accused in the case, has also been … Read more
The 62 co-sponsors of a proposal seeking patent waivers on Covid-19-related medical products including India, South Africa, Indonesia and Pakistan, have suggested a three-year waiver period with a provision to annually review the duration. As per the revised proposal on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement waiver submitted Friday in the World Trade Organization, … Read more
Amid the second wave of the pandemic, as farm exporters and policymakers are building various scenarios, the role of Southwest monsoon, which is likely to hit the Kerala coast on May 31, can’t be underestimated. Synopsis The factors that will likely contribute to this scenario include a normal monsoon that has been forecast, steady global … Read more
For more than 400 colleges and universities, it is being billed as the ticket to a normal year on campus: Require all students to be vaccinated for the coronavirus before they can matriculate next fall. From just one university in March, to a dozen by the first week of April, the trickle has become a … Read more
Phone technology moves fast and today’s top phone manufacturers are pushing out innovations quicker than ever before. Features such as Super AMOLED displays and super fast 5G connectivity are commonplace, with more futuristic tech like foldable displays available for those who want cutting-edge phones (and who have the deep pockets to pay for them). Samsung’s … Read more
Islam and Judaism have a long shared and complex history. The Qu’ran and the Tanakh speak of our common patriarch, Abraham/Ibrahim, whose sons Ishmael and Isaac forged separate paths to the establishment of each faith. This neat, if simplistic, analogy of two siblings parting ways is at the heart of our collective past. All over … Read more
The Duke of Cambridge says his connection with the country “will forever run deep” in a speech. Source link
In the predawn hours of April 1, David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery, arrived at a rented town house in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village — decorated with photos of rock stars and one of actor Steve McQueen in sunglasses holding a gun — to prepare for a meeting that would soon reverberate across the U.S. media industry. … Read more