Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Bloomberg New Economy Forum around 6:30 pm on Tuesday, his office said. The forum will witness discussions centered on refuelling the economy and charting a course for the longer term because the global economy grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said. The Bloomberg New Economy Forum, it added, was established in 2018 by Michael Bloomberg. It seeks to create a community of leaders to interact in real conversations resulting in actionable solutions about the critical challenges facing a world economy within the throes of a historic transition. The inaugural…
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Islamist terrorism is fast spreading like an uncontrolled disease. Recently, BBC had made a documentary based on the research done on Islamic schools that sexually abuses minor children and treats them inhumanly keeping them in chains. Today, another such horrific news has shook the world with its violence by executing more than 50 innocent people en masse in Democratic Republic of Congo. The incident has sent shock waves all over the world. Several people were dead in the eastern region by the massacre. “Twenty-nine bodies were found in the Virunga Park after being executed en masse”, said Jean-Bosco Sebishimbo, Interior…
Covid-19 vaccine developed and manufactured by India will run through its phase-3 trials in India. Bharat Biotech’s BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level 3) bio containment facility. The Phase-3 trials, which involve 26,000 volunteers across India, are being conducted in partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The eligibility for the trial is that the volunteer should be adults of 18 years of age. Trial volunteers will receive two intramuscular injections about 28 days apart. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive Covaxin or placebo. The trial is double-blinded, such that the investigators, the participants, and the company will not be…
India’s Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas has become the ambassador for positive change. The actress who made the country proud after winning the Miss World pageant a few years ago has made the country proud yet again with this new feather in the cap. Announced this new development through her tweet, she said, “I am honoured to be the British Fashion Council’s Ambassador for Positive Change while I’m living and working in London over the next year. We’ll have some really exciting initiatives to share soon, and I look forward to bringing you on this journey with me.” “Fashion has…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday raised the issue of terrorism at the BRICS Summit. Addressing the summit virtually, PM Modi said that it is important that the countries supporting terrorism are held accountable “Terrorism is the biggest problem facing the world today. We have to ensure that the countries that support and assist the terrorists are held accountable, and this problem is tackled in an organised manner,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his speech. PM Modi congratulated Russia for the finalisation of the BRICS counter-terrorism strategy under its leadership and promised that India will take forward the matter…
To say that Milind Soman and Ankita Konwar are couple goals is probably an understatement. The two go on scenic trips, practice healthy lifestyle choices and even promote various causes. The actor and supermodel often talks about practising an environmental-friendly lifestyle, and his recent post also stresses on the same. Recently, Milind along with his wife Ankita and mother Usha Soman went on a small trek to a Shiva temple. The actor said that to make the journey fun, he decided to pick up as much garbage as he could. He decided to throw it in the dustbins at the…
Many tourist sites around the world were closed due to novel coronavirus pandemic, including Machu Picchu that was shut in March. However, Peru’s best-known tourist site was opened up recently after several months, but for just a single visitor. Yes, you read that right. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was opened up recently for a Japanese man, stranded in the country during the novel coronavirus pandemic. The man, Jesse Katayama, identified by local media as a 26-year-old from Nara, was stuck in Peru since March. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGQvpQcpk8p/?utm_source=ig_embed “The first person on Earth who went to Machu Picchu since the lockdown is…
Zoom, to add three new security-based tools to its app and desktop versions that will keep trollers and miscreants at bay. These tools will stop Zoombombing on the platform, in what could be termed the fastest action taken by the video conferencing app on the recent order issued by the US FTC. The government body had ordered Zoom to improve security standards on the platform earlier this month. In a blog post, Zoom has explained how these two new features will work. Both features will be housed under the Security tab that is available for video meetings. The first one…
In the year 2020, Nikon updated its Z-series of mirrorless camera line-up. The Japanese company launched three Z-series cameras namely the Nikon Z5, the Nikon Z6 II, and the Nikon Z7 II. Out of these three, Nikon Z6 II received a software update. The Nikon Z6 II firmware update version 1.01 fixes an issue of overexposure in photos. As Nikon Rumors reported, the new software update for Z6 II contains a single fix. The camera users were seen griping about overexposure in images taken in continuous release modes. When a user clicks a photo using an AF-area mode with human…
A major terror attack was averted in Delhi with the arrest of two Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. The interrogation with the terrorists revealed that they belonged to Jammu and Kashmir and have been identified as Sanaullah Mir and Mohammed Ashraf Khatana. Delhi Police Special Cell made the arrests preventing a major terror attack in Delhi. Both the militants were in their twenties. According to Delhi Police officials, a trap was laid near Millennium Park in Sarai Kale Khan around 10.15 pm on Monday night. “2 suspected militants who are residents of J&K have been apprehended along with 2 semi-automatic pistols and 10…