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Nobel Prize 2020: Charpentier, Doudna win Chemistry award for gene editing

Scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of a method for genome editing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.

Oct 7, 2020

Google faces new antitrust case In India over abuse in smart TVs market: Reports

Alphabet Inc's Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which the U.S. tech giant is alleged to have abused its Android operating system's position in the smart television market, a source and two lawyers involved in the case told Reuters.

Oct 7, 2020

UAE: Indian woman survives Covid near-death experience, delivers child

An Indian woman's Covid-19 suffering and resulting near-death experience has healed after she gave birth to a boy here. Asfia Samreen delivered the baby in September, after having contracted the virus in May, Gulf News reported.

Oct 7, 2020

Karnataka Govt cuts down fine for not wearing mask; Rs 250 in urban areas, Rs 100 rural areas

Karnataka government reduced the fine amount for not wearing masks to Rs 250 from Rs 1000 in urban areas and to Rs 100 from Rs 500 in rural areas.

Oct 7, 2020

Bengaluru's Nandi Hills now open from 6 am; face masks, physical distance mandatory

All sunrise watchers of Bengaluru, Nandi Hills is all set to open to the public from 6 AM. Previously, on September 7, Nandi hills opened up for public for the first time since the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown and witnessed at least 15,000 people in the first week. The timings were from 8 am to 5 pm.

Oct 7, 2020

Major fire at petrol pump near Governor's house in Odisha's Bhubaneswar

A major fire broke out at a petrol pump near Raj Bhawan (Governor's House) in Bhubaneswar. The cause of the fire is yet to be known. Fire tenders rushed to the spot

Oct 7, 2020

EPS is new Tamil Nadu CM candidate; ten-things to know about AIADMK's Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK on Wednesday, October 7 announced that Chief Minister K. Palaniswami will be the party's chief ministerial candidate for the 2021 Assembly polls.

Oct 7, 2020

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami

Palaniswami named AIADMK CM candidate ahead of Tamil Nadu's 2021 assembly polls

Edappadi K Palaniswami was announced as the chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming election in Tamil Nadu. The announcement was made in the presence of both Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam

Oct 7, 2020

Such women are always found dead in millet fields: BJP leader's shocking remark on Hathras victim

Ranjeet Bahadur Srivastava, a BJP leader from Barabanki, has claimed that the four upper caste men accused of brutally assaulting the 19-year-old Dalit girl in Hathras are 'innocent' and it is the victim who was 'awaara' (wayward).

Oct 7, 2020

SBI gets new chief; Dinesh Khara appointed Chairman

The Centre on Tuesday appointed Dinesh Kumar Khara as the new Chairman of State Bank of India (SBI).

Oct 7, 2020

Minor girl set ablaze for resisting rape by employer; accused arrested

According to the victim's family, the girl joined as domestic help after the accused's family had approached her mother a few months ago. The girl's family was facing serious financial crisis due to the lockdown.

Oct 7, 2020

Pakistan books Prime Minister of PoK in sedition case; let that sink in

This is the first time ever a Kashmiri leader has been booked in a treason case in Pakistan.

Oct 7, 2020

Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vohra, 91, is COVID positive; hospitalised

The Congress leader was a Rajya Sabha member from Chhattisgarh till April this year.

Oct 6, 2020

Who is MA Ganapathy; new DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

Ministry of Civil Aviation's proposal for the appointment of MA Ganapathy as Director General of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security was approved on Tuesday.

Oct 6, 2020

India-China border stand-off: Troops guarding LAC to get Sig Sauer assault rifles

It is to be noted that the first batch of these American rifles has already been delivered to Indian Army stationed in Jammu and Kashmir for the counter insurgency operations.

Oct 6, 2020

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Nobel Prize 2020: Charpentier, Doudna win Chemistry award for gene editing

Google faces new antitrust case In India over abuse in smart TVs market: Reports

UAE: Indian woman survives Covid near-death experience, delivers child

Karnataka Govt cuts down fine for not wearing mask; Rs 250 in urban areas, Rs 100 rural areas

Bengaluru's Nandi Hills now open from 6 am; face masks, physical distance mandatory

Major fire at petrol pump near Governor's house in Odisha's Bhubaneswar

EPS is new Tamil Nadu CM candidate; ten-things to know about AIADMK's Palaniswami

Palaniswami named AIADMK CM candidate ahead of Tamil Nadu's 2021 assembly polls

Such women are always found dead in millet fields: BJP leader's shocking remark on Hathras victim

SBI gets new chief; Dinesh Khara appointed Chairman

Minor girl set ablaze for resisting rape by employer; accused arrested

Pakistan books Prime Minister of PoK in sedition case; let that sink in

Veteran Congress leader Motilal Vohra, 91, is COVID positive; hospitalised

Who is MA Ganapathy; new DG of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security

India-China border stand-off: Troops guarding LAC to get Sig Sauer assault rifles

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]