In a worrying development, the deadly Delta variant of COVID-19, has mutated into a version that could possibly be resistant to monoclonal antibodies cocktail used in COVID-19 treatment, The Times of India has reported. The Delta variant (B.1.617.2) of SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in India in October 2020 and has been classified by the World …
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Like nearly every other big industry show or public gathering over the past 15 months, the 2021 E3 video game trade show is happening virtually. The 2020 version of the event, which is usually held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, didn’t even make it that far. It was unceremoniously canceled shortly after COVID-19 shutdowns started. This year, E3 is …
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Continuing with the trend, the number of new COVID-19 infections remained below the one lakh mark on Thursday. In the past 24 hours, India recorded over 91,000 new COVID-19 cases, with Tamil Nadu registering the highest rise in India. Tamil Nadu added more than 16,000 new infections to its tally on Thursday. No Need To Vaccinate People Who Had COVID-19 …
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Maharashtra capital Mumbai is slowly getting out of the grip of COVID-19 that has ravaged the city for well over a year now. But as the second wave of COVID-19 is subsiding in Mumbai, which is coinciding with the onset of the annual monsoon season. AFP The heavy rains also bring its own set of seasonal infections and this year …
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Most of the families are struggling to make ends meet due to COVID-19 induced lockdown. But many have emerged as heroes in trying to sustain themselves and their families, in these tough times. Her story Such is the story of this college girl in Odisha’s Cuttack city who has set an example by taking up the work of food delivery …
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COVID is not just a respiratory disease, but affects the brain as well, according to neurologists as per a report in India Today. A small study in Georgia State University found that there was a reduction in gray matter volume in the frontal lobe of the brain in severe cases. These were the patients that were undergoing oxygen therapy and …
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In a major financial crackdown by Delhi Police, an elaborate money-laundering scam run by China-based entities is busted, as per TNN. Two CAs, a Tibetan woman along with 8 others have been arrested. Around five lakh Indians have been cheated plus their sensitive data stolen through malicious “quick earning” apps running in the garb of an online multi-level marketing campaign. …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The average US smartphone owner receives 46 push notifications each day, telling them about the latest news, a friend’s response to their latest post or an alert that an item they ordered online was just delivered. Whatever it is, it’s a lot, which …
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Among the various subjects, the two leaders discussed was the issue of Maratha and OBC reservation in the state. Thackeray requested Prime Minister Modi to take steps to lift the 50% ceiling on reservation to ensure Marathas and OBCs continue to get benefits. BCCL “Supreme …
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Indian-origin psychiatrist’s lecture on ‘The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind’ at an Ivy League institution has ruffled feathers and sparked outrage online, specifically over a digression in which she describes in graphic, expletive-laden detail her fantasies of shooting white people dead. What has happened? According to a New York Times report, a Manhattan-based psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Dr Aruna Khilanani …
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