Day: October 8, 2020

PM Modi greets IAF on its foundation day

3:32 pm October 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday greeted the Indian Air Force on its foundation day, saying the courage, valour and dedication of its soldiers to protect the country inspire everyone. In a tweet on the Air Force Day, he lauded the force and said its brave soldiers do not only protect Indian skies, […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Urban air pollution may make COVID-19 more deadly: Study

12:46 pm October 8, 2020

Washington: Long-term exposure to urban air pollution, especially NO2, may make COVID-19 more deadly, according to a study conducted in the US. The study, published in The Innovation journal, analysed key urban air pollutants, including fine particle matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3), across 3,122 counties in the US from January to July. […]

India’s GDP expected to contract by 9.6 per cent this fiscal: World Bank

12:43 pm October 8, 2020

Washington: The World Bank on Thursday said that India’s GDP is expected to contract by 9.6 per cent this fiscal which is reflective of the national lockdown and the income shock experienced by households and firms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the country’s economic situation is “much worse” than ever seen before. The […]

Nobel Literature prize to be awarded after years of tumult

12:38 pm October 8, 2020

Stockholm: The Nobel Prize for Literature is set to be awarded Thursday after several years of controversy and scandal for the world’s pre-eminent literary accolade. In 2018 the award was postponed after sex abuse allegations rocked the Swedish Academy, the secretive body that chooses the winners, and sparked a mass exodus of members. After the academy revamped […]

Abigail Lawrie, Tom Felton, Val Kilmer to star in archaeologist Ann Axtell Morris biopic

12:33 pm October 8, 2020

Los Angeles: Actor Abigail Lawrie has been roped in to play Ann Axtell Morris, one of America’s first female archaeologists, in the true life historical epic “Canyon Del Muerto” . Lawrie is best known for Amazon Prime Video’s web series Tin Star and FilmNation and Lantern Entertainment’s “The Man with the Iron Heart”. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coerte Voorhees, who helmed 2014 legal drama “The First […]

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