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NEW DELHI — Indian National Congress, which is India’s principal opposition party, protested on Aug. 9 against Twitter India over the “temporary suspension” of their leader Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account. The Indian National Congress on Aug. 7 said that party leader Gandhi’s Twitter account was temporarily suspended, but he stayed connected through other social media platforms. […]

Microsoft’s New Xbox Night Mode Lets Users Dim Controller’s LED Brightness

WASHINGTON — Tech giant Microsoft will soon bring a new night mode for Xbox consoles, letting users dim a controller’s LED brightness. The American software company has already started testing this night mode with Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring on Aug. 6. The mode “allows Xbox owners to dim their screens, controller LED brightness and even the Xbox […]

Microsoft Planning To Integrate Spotify Into New Windows 11 Feature

WASHINGTON — Tech giant Microsoft is working towards integrating audio streamer Spotify into a new Windows 11 focus feature. Panos Panay, Microsoft’s head of Windows and devices, introduced the Focus Sessions Windows 11 feature on Twitter this week, and it seems to be a new way to focus on tasks and work, as per a […]

Officers Appointment As Per New IT Rules: Twitter Informs Indian Court

NEW DELHI — Twitter on Aug. 6. informed an Indian court that it had made permanent appointments for the posts of the chief compliance officer, resident grievance officer, and nodal contact person in compliance with specific provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. In its fresh affidavit, Twitter said it […]

Rover And Out: NASA’s Mars Rolling Lab Fails To Collect Rock Samples

WASHINGTON — NASA‘s Mars rover Perseverance has failed in its first attempt to grab rock samples on Mars for future return to Earth. The car-sized Perseverance landed inside the Red Planet’s Jezero Crater this past February to search for signs of ancient microbial life. The American space agency, in a statement, said that data sent to Earth […]

New Possibilities Are Emerging For Expanding Country’s Exports: Indian Prime Minister

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has requested the stakeholders of the trade and commerce sector in the country to put their efforts and utilize the new opportunities generated by the changes in the global supply chain in the post-Covid global world. Interacting with the Heads of Indian Missions abroad and the stakeholders […]

Mexican Scientists Use Nanotechnology To Prevent Spread Of COVID-19

MEXICO CITY — Scientists from Jalisco, Mexico, launched a project at the beginning of the pandemic aiming to develop an antiviral shield that could prevent the spread of COVID-19. They had a simple goal in mind: to protect a group of employees and their families while commuting between a factory and their homes. But achieving the […]

Twitter Restores Blue Verification Badge On Indian Cricketer M.S. Dhoni’s Account

NEW DELHI — After removing the blue tick from Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s account for a brief period on Aug. 6, Twitter restored the verified badge on the former Indian cricket skipper’s Twitter handle. The former Indian skipper had last tweeted on Jan. 8, 2021. The social media platform said that the account had been inactive […]

Reserve Bank Of India Retains 2021-22 GDP Growth Target At 9.5%

MUMBAI, India — India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, on Aug. 6, retained the real Gross Domestic Product projection at 9.5 percent for 2021-2022. This means India’s domestic economy has begun to show signs of stabilization due to the receding effects of the second Covid-19 wave that hit the country in the first quarter. The […]

Canon Busters: Black Classical Composers Finally Being Recognized

In the world of classical music, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, among others, have long been recognized as the “crème de la crème” — brilliant, prolific composers considered icons within a canon dominated by white men. Now, after decades languishing in relative obscurity, four African American classical composers are gaining the respect they deserve — and […]

Undisputed Super-Welterweight Title Up For Grabs In Saturday Night Fight

Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano aim to knock each other out on Saturday in a clash that could produce the first four-belt unification champion in the history of the 154-pound division. “It’s dangerous to walk into my shots,” said “Iron Man” Charlo. “Most opponents I’ve faced who’ve done that, I’ve put them out.” As for […]

Save The Date: Nevada Boxing Hall Of Fame Induction Postponed To 2022

COVID-19 continues to have an impact on big get-togethers. Just ask Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame President Michelle Corrales-Lewis, who recently made the tough decision to postpone this year’s Hall of Fame induction weekend and gala. Due to COVID, the 2020 class will now be inducted with the 2021 class in 2022. Combining the classes […]

Music Sensation Joonie Is His Own No. 1 Fan

Calvin Gary, better known as Joonie, calls his latest project his “third masterpiece.” Titled “Yellow Dust,” it reaches a broad fan base because of the diverse sound and attention to detail. (His other two albums are “Acoustic Love” and “Contrast.”) An avid fan of his own music and sound, Joonie understands the importance of him […]

Drake, Other Celebrities Back Financial Firm’s Efforts To Offset Their Carbon Footprints

Grammy-winning rapper Drake is the latest among a group of celebrities — including actors Robert Downey Jr., Leonardo DiCaprio and Orlando Bloom — teaming up with California-based Aspiration to find ways to reduce the large carbon footprint that comes with being an international superstar. The environmentally friendly financial services company will audit Drake’s schedule, events […]

For A City Battered By Hurricanes, Close-Knit Community Is The Only Way To Survive

PENSACOLA, Fla. — From here far west in the Florida panhandle to Miami, some 700 miles away, hurricane cleanups are a regular part of life. With an average of a dozen hurricanes passing through each year, almost as normal is the sight of houses with roofs ripped off and blue tarpaulins flapping about. But that doesn’t […]

Big Plans: Kasual Kas Launches Full-Fledged Management Company

A talented music manager, Kasual Kas has always had an amazing ear for music. For years he used those talents to propel others, but now, as CEO of Big Wins Only, Kas stands to reap the benefits of his hard work and create the type of atmosphere for his artists that is conducive to sustained […]

Readiness To Punish Others For Selfish Behavior Explained By Functional Brain Connections

MOSCOW — Following a neuroimaging experiment, the Higher School of Economics researchers found that the stronger the functional brain connects, the less inclined someone is to punish others for unfair behavior. Their paper “Wired to punish? Electroencephalographic study of the resting-state neuronal oscillations underlying third-party punishment” was published in the journal “Neuroscience.” Productive and predictive interaction with other […]

Startup Aims To Predict And Prevent Allergies In Babies

New ways to prevent newborns from developing allergies are being developed using artificial intelligence. Startup MyOR is doing this. [“Or” means “skin” in Hebrew]. The Tel-Aviv based company, founded in 2018, uses AI models and predictive data from studies worldwide to forecast which newborns are at risk of developing food allergies and atopic dermatitis (eczema). […]

Studies Reveal Light Therapy May Accelerate Healing Of Burns

NEW YORK — Light therapy helps heal burn injuries faster by triggering growth protein, a new study by the University at Buffalo has revealed. The study was published in an online peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports. Burn injuries are estimated to affect over 6 million people every year worldwide. These injuries cause significant morbidity (infections and scarring) and mortality associated with burn injuries, […]

Indian Parliament To Discuss Skyrocketing India-UK Airfares

NEW DELHI — The Indian parliamentary standing committee for transport, tourism, and culture (including the civil aviation ministry) is expected to take up the increasing fare cost between India and the United Kingdom. Rapid Covid-19 testing cost at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in capital Delhi is also on the agenda of the discussion. The committee will summon a […]

Wait For Second Dose Of Covid Vaccine Ends For Nepal’s Elderly

KATHMANDU, Nepal — The wait for the vaccine for the elderly in Nepal is over. They can now get the second dose of the Covid vaccine after waiting for more than four months. About 8.4 percent of Nepal’s population have been inoculated with the first dose of the vaccine. In contrast, 15.145 percent have received a […]

Foreign Nationals Can Now Take Covid-19 Vaccination In India

NEW DELHI — The Indian government on Aug. 9 announced that foreign nationals residing in India could receive their Covid-19 vaccine in the country. The Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare allowed foreign nationals residing in India to register on the CoWIN (Covid Vaccine Intelligence Network), the country’s vaccine registration portal, to receive their jab. Foreign nationals can […]

A Leader’s Effectiveness May Depend On Emotions Expressed

WASHINGTON — A new study has found that the perception of influential leaders may depend on the type of emotions they choose to express, and people use implicit theories of leadership emotions when evaluating a leader’s effectiveness. The findings of the study were published in the “Journal of Organizational Behavior.” Women leaders must often battle […]

An Israeli Vaccine May Be The Solution To New Variants

Several COVID-19 vaccines under development in Israel hold out promise for their ability to protect against variants of the virus that are challenging existing vaccines. Research groups across the world were racing in May 2020 to formulate vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Realizing it was not going to win that race, Israel purchased millions of […]

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