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Despite lockdown, pollution levels soared during second Covid wave: Study

According to study in 'Chemosphere' published by SAFAR, experts say that biomass emissions of carbon rich tiny particles and rapid flow of distant dust were found to be primary reasons for pollution

Sitaram Yechury gets re-elected as CPI-M general secretary for third time

Yechury was re-elected as the general secretary along with a 17-member politburo and an 85-member central committee during the 23rd party Congress

Pakistan: Imran Khan to launch protest movement against 'illegal' govt

Imran Khan will launch a protest movement from Peshawar in a few days

Musk polls to 'convert Twitter SF HQ to homeless shelter'

In a series of polls on the micro-blogging site, the Tesla CEO asked Twitteratis whether Twitter's San Francisco headquarters should be converted to a homeless shelter since "no one shows up anyway"

Rishi Sunak moves belongings out of Downing Street, says report

Removal vans were seen lining up to take furniture and personal items from the flat shared by Sunak and wife Akshata Murthy and move them to their newly-refurbished, luxury West London pad: Report

Facebook worried as TikTok set to eclipse Twitter, Snapchat ad share

TikTok is predicted to catch up with Google-owned YouTube by clocking $23.6 billion in ad revenue by 2024

Homes in darkness, industries hit as Andhra faces severe power crunch

From domestic to agriculture and industry, every sector is suffering due to a huge gap between demand and supply.

Global smartphone applications chip market grows 23% to $30.8 bn

Amid the acute demand-supply gap, the global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 23 per cent to $30.8 billion in 2021, a new report has said.

Sonia takes charge to stem internal rift and unite the Congress

Sonia Gandhi, who was on the back seat, has taken the driver's seat and has been active in and out of Parliament so that she can stem the internal rift before it spreads in the party.

Is Twitter dying as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift not tweeting: Musk

On Friday, Twitter said it plans to hold a meeting for employees concerned about Musk's influence on the company's board.

PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, other schemes giving new strength to farmers: Modi

Underlining the strength of farmers, he said that when farmers become stronger, the nation prospers.

Ukraine imposes full trade embargo against Russia amid ongoing war

On February 23, just a day before the invasion, Ukraine had extended a ban on trade on a number of goods with Russia for a year.

Sri Lankan economic crisis may benefit Indian garment units in 'small way'

Production in Sri Lanka of hosiery items for exports has been affected due to several hours of power cut, diesel shortage and people suffering from high prices of essential commodities

BJP rolls out its 'Mission 150+' plan for Karnataka Assembly polls

Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the southern state to take stock of the preparations

Apple likely working on 'Dual USB-C Power Adapter', says report

On Friday, a support document briefly posted then removed from Apple's website described the unreleased Apple 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter: Report

Global Covid caseload rises to 498.1 million, fatalities at 6.17 million

India accounts for the second highest caseload

Saudi Arabia to receive 1 million pilgrims in upcoming Hajj season

Foreign pilgrims must submit a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before their departure to Saudi Arabia

Google Fi cuts starting price of unlimited phone plans from $30 to $20

Google Fi service provides telephone calls, SMS and mobile broadband using cellular networks

Fundamental drivers for IT sector growth remain intact: HDFC Securities

The IT index is up more than 40 per cent over the past year, supported by earnings upgrade

Email service ProtonMail acquires email alias start-up SimpleLogin

SimpleLogin has more than 1,00,000 users who have created more than 2 million email aliases