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Online higher education firm upGrad goes bullish on small town India

upGrad said it is witnessing a great response from learners in the tier 2 and 3 cities and small towns in India

Angela Merkel calls for ramping up global Covid-19 vaccine production

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called for ramping up Covid-19 vaccine production across the world while addressing the Global Solutions Summit 2021

Palestine Foreign ministry condemns Israel's settlement expansion plan

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel's settlement expansion, saying that authorities in the Jewish state recently approved the construction of 560 new settlement units

Israel extends travel ban to 7 nations including India until June 13

The Israeli government has extended an ongoing travel ban to seven countries, including India, until June 13, according to a joint statement

22,101 inmates in jails across Thailand infected with coronavirus

A total of 22,101 lodged in jails across Thailand have been infected with Covid-19, a government official confirmed

Apple delays podcasts subscriptions programme launch till next month

Apple has hit the delay button on its Podcast Subscription programme, and will now launch it next month after further tweaks

South Korea aims to develop exascale supercomputer system by 2030

South Korea will beef up its high-performance computing infrastructure to establish an exascale supercomputing system by 2030, the country's science ministry has said

WhatsApp won't limit functions if you don't accept new policy terms

In a U-turn, WhatsApp has said that it will not limit functionalities for users who do not accept the new privacy policy that went into effect on May 15

Twitter pauses blue badge verification, 'rolling' in applications

Inundated with applications, Twitter on Saturday paused its blue badge verification programme within a week of its launch, saying it is now rolling in verifications requests that has reached it

Australians yet to find a wicketkeeper for T20 World Cup: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting also added that his personal preference for the role is not among 23 players picked for white-ball series in the West Indies

European Union recommends Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for 12-15 year olds

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15

Malaysian govt announces total lockdown as daily coronavirus cases rise

Malaysia will be placed under a total lockdown as daily Covid-19 cases have increased to more than 8,000, the government announced

37 mn Americans to travel during Memorial Day weekend as tourism picks up

More than 37 million Americans are expected to travel during the Memorial Day holiday weekend as US tourism has substantially picked up after more than a year of the Covid-19 pandemic

Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 caseload tops 168.5 mn, says WHO

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 168.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.50 million, according to official figures published by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Over 11K fell prey to Covid in Delhi since lockdown was imposed on Apr 19

The Delhi Disaster Management Authority announced to gradually lift the lockdown after more than a month of complete lockdown imposed in the city to combat the deadly second wave

Turkey registers 7,773 new coronavirus cases; tally rises to 5,228,322

Turkey on Friday confirmed 7,773 new Covid-19 cases, including 656 symptomatic patients, raising the total number in the country to 5,228,322, according to its health ministry

Coronavirus: Tightened lockdown in Tamil Nadu extended till June 7

Neighbourhood grocery and provision stores are allowed to make door deliveries between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikath miss out on Olympics 2021 qualification

Badminton's global governing body said that no more qualifying tournaments would be played due to the Covid-19 pandemic

I challenge myself to reduce mistakes: Hockey defender Jarmanpreet

Indian hockey team defender Jarmanpreet Singh said that he keeps challenging himself to reduce the margin of error, and that mental fitness is as important as physical fitness in the current scenario

World No.2 tennis star Naomi Osaka earns record $55 mn in 12 months

Tennis world No.2 Naomi Osaka of Japan ended the 2020-21 financial year as the highest-earning female athlete in the world