Browsing Category
MISCELLANY
History of pandemics
As we all know, a pandemic is an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across the world and created havoc. For instance, you might have heard this term when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the WHO. Although the…
PUBG to return as Battlegrounds Mobile India
New Delhi: Amid rumours around PUBG's comeback in India, South Korean video game developer Krafton on Thursday confirmed the return of its much-anticipated game for the Indian users.
The company of its social media accounts and its…
Decoded: How antibodies neutralise COVID infection
New York: US researchers have found how antibodies produced in people who effectively fight off SARS-CoV-2 work to neutralise the part of the virus responsible for causing Covid infection.
The team from the University of Texas at Austin…
DoT permits telcos to go ahead with 5G trials in India
New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has permitted telecom service providers (TSPs), including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Vodafone Idea and MTNL, to conduct 5G trials.
These TSPs have tied up with original…
Ayush-64: FAQs and Answers
New Delhi: Described by experts as a ray of hope in the time of the pandemic, the polyherbal drug AYUSH- 64 which was originally developed in 1980 for treatment of malaria, has now been repurposed for Covid 19. The Central Council for…
Now speak and type on Koo in regional languages in India
New Delhi: Homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo on Tuesday announced to launch a unique feature that will help users speak and type messages without using the keyboard in regional languages, apart from English.
Called ‘Talk to Type,'…
Twitter Spaces available for users with at least 600 followers
New Delhi: Taking on invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse, Twitter has announced to make its live audio conversation app Spaces available to users with 600 followers or more on both iOS and Android platforms.
The company said it is also…
Sony to bring online chat app Discord to PlayStation
San Francisco: Sony has announced a new partnership with Discord and will integrate the popular online chat app PlayStations own built-in social tools.
The gaming-focused communication service will integrate with the social experience…
‘Broken heart syndrome’ is real deal. Here’s all you need to know about it
Bhubaneswar: Everyone has survived a ‘broken heart’ at least once in their lifetimes. While some people emerge stronger out of it, some others carry on with broken spirits. But, is heart break a mere emotional breakdown or is it a real…
Social distancing not enough to cut Covid risk indoors: Study
Toronto: Are you maintaining a distance of two-metres with your colleagues at work, co-passengers in public transport? You may still be at risk of contracting the Covid infection, says a study.
Researchers from the Massachusetts…
