* Shobhana Velip, BJP candidate, wins Poinguinim constituency. * BJP candidate Dipak Naik Borkar wins Borim’s seat. * BJP candidate Gopal Surlakar wins a seat in Pale. * BJP candidate Niharika Mandrekar wins Anjuna seat. * North Goa results as of 2pm: BJP wins 11 seats, Congress 1, Independents 4 …
Read More »How to measure Mount Everest
Written by Lieutenant General Girish Kumar, Nitin Joshi | Updated: December 14, 2020 2:28:56 pm A bird flies with Mount Everest seen in the background from Namche Bajar, Solukhumbu District, Nepal. (AP / PTI photo) First, how do you measure the height of any mountain? The basic principle that was …
Read More »More than 100 COVID-19 cases at IIT-Madras and 33 more test positive for coronavirus
The IIT-Madras group is “a lesson for all of us,” said Tamil Nadu Health Secretary J Radhakarishnan. The Tamil Nadu Department of Health has begun aggressive testing for COVID-19 within the IIT-Madras campus, after more than 100 people tested positive for the coronavirus. On Sunday, 71 people, including 66 students …
Read More »Karnataka Bus Strike: Road Transport Employees Strike Enters Day 4 | Bengaluru News
BENGALURU: Most state transportation buses, including KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC, and NWKRTC, were kept off the roads on Monday, as transportation employees across the state decided to continue their indefinite strike on the fourth day. BMTC operated only 57 buses in Bangalore until 8am. While the staff and workers’ federation of …
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Read More »Child malnutrition worsens in key states 2015-19
Written by Udit Misra, Nushaiba Iqbal | New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2020 7:26:08 am Child wasting reflects acute malnutrition and refers to children who are underweight for their height. (Archive) Several states across the country have changed course and seen levels of child malnutrition worsening despite dramatic improvements …
Read More »Flipkart launches Nokia PureBook X14: an ultra-light 14-inch laptop with Intel’s Comet Lake CPU
By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 14, 2020 1:05:06 pm Nokia has introduced a new laptop that is powered by Intel’s Core i5 processor. Nokia has partnered with Flipkart to launch the PureBook X14 laptop, targeting the Indian market. The Finland-based smartphone company has been out of …
Read More »IIT Madras campus under temporary lockdown after 60+ students, staff tests positive
By: Express Web Desk | Chennai | Updated: December 14, 2020 2:28:18 pm According to officials, a total of 700 students are currently staying on campus, staying in nine hostels with less than 20 percent occupied capacity in each. The IIT Madras campus was placed under temporary lockdown after 66 …
Read More »Ola will become a two-wheeler manufacturer with a new electric scooter plant in Tamil Nadu, where it is investing ₹ 2,400 crore
The Softbank backed Wave it now competes with legacy Indian business houses such as Hero Moto, TVS Motor and Bajaj Auto, as well as startups such as Ather Energy and Okinawa Scooters. Ola says he will establish the largest electric scooter manufacturing plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. …
Read More »India faced ‘aggression’ from China and forced PLA troops back: Rajnath Singh
India has faced “unprovoked aggression” from China on the Royal Line of Control (ALC) and fought the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and forced its troops back, although Beijing’s assertion of power is creating uncertainty across the region, the defense minister said. Rajnath Singh said on Monday. In unusually forceful remarks …
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