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24 Jun

India logs 54,069 new COVID-19 cases, 1321 deaths

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, Health, IndiaCovid-19, INDIA

India’s Covid-19 cases recorded 54,069 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, 1321 deaths were reported, according to data released by the Union health ministry on Thursday. India crossed the mark of over three crore caseload of Covid on Wednesday. This is the seventh consecutive day in the last two months when the toll has been below the 2,000-mark. The Covid-19 caseload in the country now stands at 3,00,82,778. Active cases are now below 8 lakh mark at 6,27,057. The death toll stands at 3,91,981. It is also the 17th consecutive day when India…

24 Jun

Delta Plus Variant: Over 40 cases of the new Delta Plus strain

editor0 CommentsHealth, IndiaDelta Plus

Amid worries of a possible third Covid wave, along with the emergence of a Delta Plus variant in parts of the country, one of India's top doctors and genome sequencer has brushed aside concerns of this new mutant fuelling an upsurge in infections. Dr Anurag Agarwal, Director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), also advised caution against lowering the guard on the second wave itself. "At this point, there is no evidence to suggest that Delta Plus...has anything to do with a possible third wave," Dr Agarwal "My institute has sequenced more than 3,500 samples from Maharashtra…

24 Jun

India Need To”bring in right people who have right mindset to perform” -Virat Kohli

editor0 CommentsIndia, Sportsvirat kohli

India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday indicated that he may bring in "right people with right mindset to perform" in the Test side just like their white ball set-up where they have multiple players ready to shoulder responsibility at the highest level. After his side lost the WTC Final, the Indian captain didn't name anyone but expressed his displeasure at some of the players not showing enough intent to score runs which put pressure on the batting outfit. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 8 runs off 54 balls in the first innings and consumed 35 balls for his first run. He then managed just 15…

24 Jun

World Music Day: Sony’s new speaker with Extra Bass

editor0 CommentsBusinessSONY

To celebrate the World Music Day, Sony India launched SRS-XB13, the popular Extra Bass compact wireless series of speaker which offers deep and punchy bass sound. The wireless speaker is equipped with the new Sound Diffusion Processor for enhanced beats and a wider sound spread along with many more features like battery life indicator, built-in mic and Google Fast Pair that makes it more interactive than its predecessor. The new SRS-XB13 speaker will be available across Sony retail stores (Sony Center and Sony Exclusive), www.ShopatSC.com portal, major electronic stores and on Amazon and Flipkart portal in India from 21 June…

24 Jun

Sony India announces special price offers

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Sony India has announced an attractive 4-day sale for audiophiles to celebrate World Music Day with special discounts on select audio products, ranging from headphones and truly wireless ear-buds to portable Bluetooth speakers and home theatre systems. For music lovers looking to buy premium sounding audio or students and working professionals looking for convenient audio devices to meet their work from home requirements, Sony is offering a wide range of audio products at discounted prices. The offer starts from 18 June and is valid till 21 June and can be availed across several online and offline channels. The special discount…

24 Jun

Nissan India exports Nissan Magnite

editor0 CommentsBusinessnissan india, nissan magnite

Nissan India announced the exports of the all-new Nissan Magnite in Indonesia, South Africa and Nepal. Since the launch of the all-new Nissan Magnite in December 2020, Nissan India has produced 15,010 sub-compact SUVs (till end of May 2021) including 13,790 for India and 1,220 for exports. Built on the philosophy of “Make in India, Make for the World”, the new vehicle has replicated its India success in the Nepalese market by achieving 760+bookings within first 30 days of its launch in February 2021 in a market that has monthly passenger vehicle sales of 1,580 units. With the introduction of…

24 Jun

Mahindra launches RoadMaster Motor Grader

editor0 CommentsBusinessmahindra

With the launch of the new BSIV compliant Motor Grader - Mahindra RoadMaster & Backhoe Loader - Mahindra EarthMaster, Mahindra Construction Equipment (MCE) of Mahindra & Mahindra Limited introduced BSIV compliant construction equipment. “Keeping with our brand purpose to guarantee prosperity for our customers for the Construction Equipment business, we are happy to introduce our BSIV range of Mahindra EarthMaster Backhoe Loaders. These tough and reliable products have been designed and developed in India after an in-depth understanding of the needs of the consumers which is the hallmark of Mahindra’s product development process”, said Jalaj Gupta, Business Head, Mahindra Truck…

24 Jun

EURO 2020: We did what we had to do, says Portugal coach Santos after draw with France

editor0 CommentsIndia, InternationalINDIA, international

Portugal coach Fernando Santos has described the dilemma he faced during his side's 2-2 draw Euro 2020 Group F with France on Wednesday but insisted his players went out looking for the win even though they risked being knocked out. The holders were facing a shock exit when Karim Benzema put France 2-1 up as outsiders Hungary were beating Germany. Even when Cristiano Ronaldo equalised with his second penalty, Portugal were one goal away from going out until Leon Goretzka's leveller in Munich, which meant the other game also ended 2-2. Portugal came third in the group to set up…

24 Jun

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off In “Painful Farewell”

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Hong Kong's most vocal pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, printed its last edition on Thursday after a stormy year in which its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national security law, and its assets were frozen.The closure of the popular tabloid, which mixes pro-democracy views with celebrity gossip and investigations of those in power, marks the end of an era for media freedom in the Chinese-ruled city, critics say. "Thank you to all readers, subscribers, ad clients and Hong Kongers for 26 years of immense love and support. Here we say goodbye, take care of yourselves," the…

24 Jun

Aparna Enterprises launches slim sliding door system

editor0 CommentsBusinessaparna enterprises

Leading building materials player, Aparna Enterprises Limited announced their plans to invest Rs 100-crore towards building its aluminum window and door system brand Alteza in next 4 years. The investments will be used for strengthening its product portfolio as well as manufacturing facility, marketing and retailing. The occasion also witnessed launch of their latest range of slim aluminum sliding door system - ACA M-19 Series. The system works on very narrow sightlines and is the slimmest aluminium sliding door system that Alteza offers to its customers. This unique system is based on minimalistic design, which offers 19 mm of thin aluminium profile throughout the door opening…