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Tokyo 2020 allows temporary removal of masks on the podium

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has allowed athletes to have a physically distanced image on the podium without their masks on for 30 seconds, and a group photo with masks on the gold-medal step.

Over 3 million people get at least 1 Covid vaccine shot in Hong Kong

More than 3 million people in Hong Kong have received at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine, accounting for 44.2 per cent of the eligible population, according to official data.

India records 39,361 new Covid-19 cases, 416 deaths: Health Ministry

India on Monday recorded 39,361 cases of Covid-19 and 416 deaths, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare data showed.

Olympics: Rankireddy-Shetty lose to Indonesian pair in men's doubles

India's Satwinsairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down after putting up a fight against world No.1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo of Indonesia in their second Group A match

Will neutralise drones, UAVs near installations, says Indian Navy

The Indian Navy in Goa has warned against flying drones or unmanned UAVs near naval installations, stating that such devices would be "neutralised"

5.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan, no tsunami warning issued

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck off Shimokita district in Japan's Aomori prefecture on Monday, authorities said.

Chinese mainland reports 40 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases

The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 40 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, including 39 in Jiangsu and one in Liaoning, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.

E-com giant Amazon may soon allow digital currency as payment mode

Amazon may allow users to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin soon as the e-commerce giant is hiring a digital currency and blockchain product lead for its payments team.

Delhi University sets new record, prepares UG results within 30 days

This is the first time since its inception that the university has taken less than 30 days to prepare the results of undergraduate courses.

PM set target to provide drinking water to all household: Amit Shah

Shah said that there is an ambitious programme to provide drinking water to 280,000 families in the state of Meghalaya

Flood-scarred Maharashtra's toll zooms to 149; 229,000 evacuated

The death toll in flood-ravaged Maharashtra shot up from 112 to 149 on Sunday while another 64 are still missing, the State Disaster Management Authority said.

Elon Musk wants to bring Tesla to India, blames high import duties on EVs

Last year, a report said that India has taken a slew of measures to promote the use of electric cars in the country

OPPO captures second spot in global smartphone market in May: Report

Global smartphone brand OPPO and its subsidiaries, including OnePlus and realme, captured the second spot in the global smartphone market during May, says a report.

With 66 new Covid cases, Delhi set to open completely from Monday

All auditoriums and assembly halls have been permitted to open from Monday at 50 per cent seating capacity

Over 665 million households own smart TVs globally, says report

Samsung was the leading Smart TV manufacturer in terms of annual sales units for the ninth straight year in 2020

Olympics hockey: Australia inflict crushing 7-1 defeat on India

India, who had scraped through to a narrow 3-2 win against New Zealand on Saturday, were totally off colour

WhatsApp for iOS adds multi-device compatibility for beta users

With the new feature, users can use WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Desktop and Portal without an Internet connection on the main phone.

CAIT says draft e-commerce rules to end crony capitalism in the sector

The traders' body has also suggested to come up with a monitoring mechanism to ensure compliance of these regulations by the online majors.

K'taka evacuates 31,360 people from flood hit Belagavi, Uttar Kannada

Karnataka revenue minister, said that due to heavy rains for the last two weeks across north Karnataka region, thousands of people were displaced, at least 31,360 people evacuated.

Fuel prices unchanged at record levels for 8th straight day

Prices of petrol and diesel were unchanged for the 8th consecutive day across the four metros on Sunday.