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Southwest monsoon advances further, covers entire northeast
The southwest monsoon on Sunday further advanced into central Arabian Sea, thus covering further parts of the country, including the entire northeastern region. The monsoon, which hit Kerala two days ago, has advanced into most parts of…
Can distaste for bitter flavours determine severe Covid risk?
US Researchers have found a connection between a person's ability to perceive certain bitter stimulants and the symptoms and severity of their Covid-19 infection. The study, led by Baton Rouge General Medical Center, in Louisiana, found…
Mexican Covid mutation increases at alarming rate: Researchers
Italian researchers have identified a new coronavirus mutation, whose scientific name is T478K, that has been spreading mostly in Mexico over the past few weeks and has also been found in Europe. The team, from the Department of Pharmacy…
14 killed in Sri Lanka floods, landslides
Heavy rains followed by landslides and flooding in Sri Lanka killed at least 14 people and has affected over 250,000 more in the past two days with warnings that adverse weather conditions will continue, officials said on Sunday. South-west…
Indian scientist too flagged Wuhan lab leak way back
Amid the clamour for an in-depth investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi were reportedly the first to have flagged the lab-leak theory. A team of…
If Pizza can be delivered at home, why not ration, says Kejriwal
If Pizza, Burger, Smart phones, clothes etc can be delivered at home, why not ration, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, alleging that the Centre is "blocking" Delhi government's "ration at home" scheme again. Addressing a…
Can a vaccine insurance pool inoculate makers and sufferers?
Can a vaccine insurance pool provide compensation to people who suffer from adverse effects of the Covid-19 jabs with manufacturers demanding immunity from liability claims? Experts are divided on this aspect. Even though product liability…
Be atmanirbhar for vax, as govt fighting for blue tick: Rahul Gandhi
Taking a dig at the Government-Twitter faceoff, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the government is fighting for blue tick while people have no choice but to become self dependent for vaccines. Rahul Gandhi in a tweet in Hindi on…
Facebook makes its best tool available for better translation
In a bid to help build better translation systems, Facebook has open-sourced FLORES-101, a first-of-its-kind, many-to-many evaluation data set covering 101 languages from all over the world. For the first time, researchers will be able to…
88 killed by bandits in Nigeria
At least 88 people were killed and several others injured following attacks by bandits in Nigeria's northwestern state of Kebbi, police confirmed. The bandits launched attacks on eight