Saurabh Kumar tells us he is looking forward to building more fun and exciting things ahead. “Some things are cooking. We will have to wait for it to take shape…,” the Grofers cofounder says. | Continue reading
Prathamesh Jaju is associated with Jyotirvidya Parisanstha (JVP), one of the oldest astronomy clubs in the country, where he learned about basic astrophotography over the last three to four years. Jaju, a Class 10 student, said he was finally able to take the time to do the proje … | Continue reading
The son of American-born parents who speaks perfect English, he is ultra-liberal on the economy and takes a hard line against Israel's arch-foe, Iran. He shares this ideology with Netanyahu, having served in several of the Likud leader's governments. But in recent years tensions … | Continue reading
Pee Safe, which has seen demand for its hygiene products skyrocket amid the pandemic, is looking to raise a further $10 million (about Rs 75 crore) in a Series B funding round later this year. | Continue reading
The study also shows that levels of these antibodies that are able to recognise and fight the virus are lower with increasing age, and that levels decline over time, providing additional evidence in support of plans to deliver a booster dose to vulnerable people. | Continue reading
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the Indian government, seeking to block the new IT rules that come into effect today. | Continue reading
The value of more than 7,000 tokens tracked by CoinGecko has shrunk more than $600 billion in the past week to $1.9 trillion. | Continue reading
The new committee's ambit could be to explore the use of blockchain for technological enhancement and suggest ways to regulate cryptos as digital assets instead of a currency | Continue reading
The fundraising could double to up to $2 billion — depending on investor appetite — and is largely for expansion, catalysing valuation ahead of the Flipkart IPO, as well as competing better with deep-pocketed rivals Amazon and Reliance Retail. | Continue reading
A growing number of companies have begun to accept virtual currencies as a form of payment, taking an asset class that had been shunned by major financial institutions a few years ago, a step closer to becoming mainstream. | Continue reading
The low-cost beds are chemically coated to make them waterproof and can hold a 300-kilogramme (660-pound) load, said Vikram Dhawan, who along with his brother came up with the design while they were stuck at home during the country's months-long lockdown. | Continue reading
"The last nine attacks on French soil were committed by individuals who were unknown to the security services, who were not on a watchlist and were not suspected of being radicalised," Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told France Inter radio. | Continue reading
At present, India has only 75,000 to 90,000 ICU beds and almost all are already occupied - when the second wave of the pandemic hasn't even reached its peak yet, noted surgeon Dr Devi Prasad Shetty said. India is reporting about 3.5 lakh cases a day, and some experts say the numb … | Continue reading
All flights from the UAE to India - one of the world's busiest air corridors - will be suspended from Sunday. | Continue reading
We outline six common myths that were broken by the pandemic. As we look at the transformations that happened, there is a prescription for building future momentum. | Continue reading
Minus Zeros test autonomous three-wheeler travelled 2.2 km in medium traffic on Jalandhar roads at an average speed of 20 kmph. | Continue reading
Vignesh Sundaresan aka ‘Metakovan is a Singapore-based blockchain entrepreneur, coder and angel investor. He has announced a $500,000 fellowship for ‘crypto storytellers' funded by his crypto investment firm, Metapurse. | Continue reading
Safety, competitive prices and ease of returns ranked as the top reasons for shoppers to trust in ecommerce services more than before, the survey which got 130,000 responses from over 42,000 unique consumers located in 358 districts of India showed. | Continue reading
As battles raged in the Himalayas, taking at least two dozen lives, Chinese malware was flowing into the control systems that manage electric supply across India, along with a high-voltage transmission substation and a coal-fired power plant, a new report has just revealed. | Continue reading
Berkshire wrote off $9.8 billion of Precisions value last August, as the coronavirus pandemic sapped demand for air travel and the Portland, Oregon-based units products. | Continue reading
Among other challenges for research in India, Vinay pointed out the huge disparity budget for IISc compared with the global institutions. | Continue reading
Tesla, the world's most valued carmaker has opened a fully-owned Indian subsidiary in Bengaluru, as a first step to set up an R&D unit and a manufacturing plant for its electric vehicles in the country. | Continue reading
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) will give the final approval to both the vaccine candidates. | Continue reading
The Justice Department on Tuesday alleged that Ikon Systems routinely discriminated against the US workers by posting job advertisements specifying a preference for applicants with temporary work visas, and that the company failed to consider at least one US citizen applicant who … | Continue reading
According to a report by ET, after being forced to shift to work from home (WFH) model during Covid-19 pandemic, a big debate has opened up in companies regarding cost efficiency and productivity in the long run after employees and management found it delivered mixed results. Mix … | Continue reading
As a result of Indias growing broadband infrastructure, an ecosystem to usher Indias large MSME sector into the digital economy has also developed. | Continue reading
While the S386 Bill had earlier been cleared by the House of Representatives (Fairness for High-Skilled Workers Act HR 1044), the version passed by the Senate has is different from the earlier one. | Continue reading
In the past decade, investors who bought an index fund that mirrors the S&P 500 Index and reinvested dividends have enjoyed a 13% average annual return, according to Bloomberg data. | Continue reading
The approval from the National Payments Corporation of India comes on the same day as it sets a 30% cap on transaction volume for third-party apps using the UPI network | Continue reading
Tesla held exploratory discussions with Karnataka government officials on September 10, who are seeking a possible investment by the worlds most valuable carmaker in a research facility in Bengaluru. | Continue reading
In the spring, the Smithfield plant in Sioux Falls became the number one virus hotspot in America, with a cluster of 644 confirmed cases among employees and people they were in contact with. | Continue reading
A report in the Australian Financial Review first reported this, citing an internal staff meeting by Accenture CEO Julie Sweet in mid-August. | Continue reading
India's short video consumption is rising in billions for similar apps since June end. Video views have shot up to the billions for MX Player's TakaTak, Roposo and Trell. | Continue reading
The scientists rapidly screened thousands of existing compounds for potential use. | Continue reading
The study, published in the journal Science Advances, assessed the molecule main protease, Mpro, of the novel coronavirus which is a key enzyme that plays a central role in its life cycle. | Continue reading
Bangalore is the latest city to have its name changed. Bombay became Mumbai in 1995 after a 40-year struggle; Madras changed to Chennai in 1996. | Continue reading
The company hasnt cut prices as it also sells iPhone 11 handsets made in China in India but industry executives said that could be an option later on. Local production saves Apple 22% import duty. | Continue reading
The company hasnt cut prices as it also sells iPhone 11 handsets made in China in India but industry executives said that could be an option later on. Local production saves Apple 22% import duty. | Continue reading
Quick Heal said it had detected and blocked over 1 billion known and unknown threats targeting Indian consumers in 2019, which accounted to over 2.9 million detections daily. The report is based on insights analyzed by Quick Heal Security Labs based on the threat data collected d … | Continue reading
India will bar Chinese companies from providing any telecom equipment to telcos. | Continue reading
BR Shetty landed in Abu Dhabi with $8 in 1973 and turned his sweat into a personal fortune worth billions. | Continue reading
"We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination, such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been more severely affected compared to countries with universal and long-standing BCG policies," noted the researchers led by Gonzalo Otazu, assist … | Continue reading
"We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination, such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been more severely affected compared to countries with universal and long-standing BCG policies," noted the researchers led by Gonzalo Otazu, assist … | Continue reading
In states like Kerala, contact tracing of COVID-19 patients involves “virus detectives”, ground-level human workers who go door to door tracing the movements of positive patients, besides using CCTV footages for clues. | Continue reading
Post the Black Death, a realization that life is short, played a big role in shaping interest rates in Europe. | Continue reading
There will be a complete bar on people from stepping outsides their homes, Modi said. | Continue reading
The Supreme court ruled that the curbs on cryptocurrency trading was illegal. | Continue reading
The Weather Assistant app provides real-time detailed forecasts and sends actionable alerts to users. For example, users will receive alerts such as “it will stop raining in Delhis Connaught Place in 17 minutes” or “it will start raining in 25 minutes in Mumbais Gateway of India” … | Continue reading