Scientists in Cyprus have detected a new variant of coronavirus dubbed as ‘Deltacron’- combining both the Delta and Omicron variants, coupled with 10 mutations from Omicron. The variant has already affected 25 people in Cyprus. According to Dr Leondios Kostrikis, the head of the laboratory of biotechnology and molecular virology at the University of Cyprus, As per reports, […]
India has announced a USD 900 million loan to Sri Lanka to build up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports, amidst a shortage of almost all essential commodities in the island nation. It must be noted that Sri Lanka is currently facing a shortage of almost all essential commodities due to a shortage of dollars to pay
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India has improved its position by seven places to rank at 83rd place among 111 countries in the latest Henley Passport Index, released for Q1 of 2022. India ranked at 90th spot among 116 countries in Q4 of 2021 in October. The Indian passport has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide in Q1 2022, as compared to 58 destinations in the
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In Tennis, French tennis player Gael Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in men’s single event of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim 11th ATP title of his career. In women’s category, World number one Australian star Ashleigh Barty beat Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan to win her second Adelaide International title. The 2022 Adelaide International’s,
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Antigua and Barbuda has officially joined the International Solar Alliance (ISA) as a member country on 5 January 2022. With this, the Caribbean nation has become the 102nd country to join the India-led global energy initiative, ISA. The framework agreement was formally signed by Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne in the presence
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Captain Harpreet Chandi, an Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole. Harpreet Chandi, a 32-year-old captain of Indian-origin serving with the British army, has become the first woman of colour to reach the South Pole after a
Alphabet Inc-owned Google has acquired an Israel-based cybersecurity startup ‘Siemplify’ reportedly for $500 million. This acquisition will expand U.S. tech giant’s security offerings in the country amid rising cyber attacks. The startup will be integrated into Google Cloud Platform, especially its Chronicle operation. As a part of Google Cloud’s security team, Siemplify will help companies better
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Russia undertook test-firing of around 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two more from a submarine recently. The Zircon missile would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) and can travel at a speed of Mach 8–Mach 9, that is 8
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The Prime Minister of Sudan Abdalla Hamdok has announced his resignation on January 02, 2022. Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he was resigning, six weeks after returning to his post in a deal with military coup leaders he argued could save a transition toward democracy. The decision follows a military coup that caused political
The stock market value of Apple Inc. hit $3 trillion (£2.2tn) briefly on January 03, 2022, becoming the world’s first company to do so. Apple became the first company to have a market value of $3 trillion. Briefly reaching the milestone in the latest demonstration of the tech industry’s pandemic surge. The iPhone maker set
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