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Amid Covid-19 Surge, Delhi Closes Schools, Pushes For Strict Implementation of Rules in Public Areas
Cases are rising in the city at an alarming pace with over 7,400 fresh infections and 24 deaths reported on Thursday.
Brazil Sets New Daily COVID-19 Death Record As Hospital Supplies Run Low
Brazil on Thursday set a new record of 4,249 coronavirus deaths in a day, as overwhelmed hospitals run low on supplies and the country nears record levels of deaths seen in the United States.
Google-backed TAE Technologies Raises $280 Million From New, Existing Investors
TAE Technologies, a Californiabased firm building technology to generate power from nuclear fusion, said on Thursday it had raised $280 million from new and existing investors, including Google and New Enterprise Associates.
Russian Force On Ukraine Border Larger Than Any Time Since 2014, U.S. Says
Russia has more troops on Ukraine's eastern border than at any time since 2014, when it annexed Crimea and backed separatist territory seizures, and the United States is concerned by growing "Russian aggressions," the White House said on Thursday.
Verizon Recalls Mobile Hotspots Sold To Schools, In Stores
Verizon is recalling 2.5 million mobile hotspots after some reports of overheating and two reports of minor burns.
Vaccinating Adults Appears To Protect Children Around Them; Bar Opening Event Linked To 46 COVID-19 Cases
The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID19, the illness caused by the virus.
Mexican Senate Leader Suggests Postponing Debate On Landmark Cannabis Bill
Mexico's Senate majority leader said on Thursday lawmakers may postpone the debate on a landmark bill that would decriminalize cannabis, a potential setback to creating one of the world's largest markets for the plant.
Delhi Rejects Nearly 87K of Over 1 Lakh Applications for E-passes Amid Night Curfew
Most applications were rejected either because the applicants did not fall in exempted categories or due to wrong entries made by them.
50% of ICU and Ward Beds in 115 Private Hospitals Reserved for Covid-19 Patients in Delhi Amid Surge
Meanwhile, in a separate order issued on the same day, the Delhi government has directed that services of doctors belonging to Dental and Ayush cadre be also used for duties in Covid hospitals.
How Malaika Arora Reacted to Age-gap Trolls, Deepika Singh's Oops Moment While Dancing
How Malaika Arora reacted to critics of her age gap with Arjun Kapoor; Deepika Singh's had an embarrassing moment while dancing. Here are the top entertainment stories of the day.
Triggered By Troll's Question, Sayantani Ghosh Asks 'What is This Fascination About Breasts?'
TV actress Sayantani Ghosh was asked by a troll about her bra size during an online interactive session, infuriating the actress who posted a long note on body shaming.
Anusha Dandekar on How She Dealt with Her Breakup with Karan Kundra
Anusha Dandekar recently did #AskMe session on Instagram. During the session, a fan asked her about how she dealt with the break-up with Karan Kundra.
Is Mumbai Out of Vaccines Too? Mayor Kishori Pednekar Says Stocks Will Run Out Tomorrow
Maharashtra had announced on Thursday that 26 vaccination centres in Mumbai have been closed as they wait for more vaccine doses from the Centre.
Unprecedented 4 Indian Sailors Set for Tokyo after Vishnu, Ganapathy-Varun Pair Qualify for Olympics
In a historic first for India, four sailors from the country will compete at this year's Olympics after Vishnu Saravanan and the pair of Ganapathy Chengappa and Varun Thakkar made the cut after Nethra Kumanan.
Coal India Records All-time High Capex of Rs 13,115 Cr in FY'21
CIL's original sanctioned capex budget was Rs 10,000 crore for FY'21.
Kareena Kapoor Khan is Missing Cocktails with Girl Gang and Saif Ali Khan, Shares Throwback Pic
Kareena Kapoor Khan shared an old photo featuring Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Malaika Arora and other friends to say she misses hanging out with them.
