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Twitter locks White House Press Secretary’s personal account

11:01 am October 15, 2020

Washington: Twitter locked the personal account of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany after she shared a news report regarding alleged corruption by the son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, President Donald Trump has said. Trump and his campaign alleged that this was because of a story from the New York Post which made […]

Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

10:54 am October 15, 2020

Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has vowed to provide citizenship to 11 million illegal immigrants if voted to power in the November 3 presidential elections. Biden identified this as one of his priorities in addition to beating the virus, rebuilding the economy and figuring out how to restore American leadership around the world. Responding to a question at a virtual […]

2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions

11:57 pm October 12, 2020

Stockholm: Two American economists won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work, research that underlies much of today’s economy – from the way Google sells advertising to the way telecoms companies acquire airwaves from the government. The discoveries of Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson, both of Stanford University, “have benefitted sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world,” the Nobel Committee said. […]

Sun Pharma recalls 747 bottles of generic diabetes drug in US market: USFDA

2:19 pm October 11, 2020

New Delhi: Leading drug maker Sun Pharma is recalling 747 bottles of generic diabetes drug in the US due to possibility of the affected lot containing cancer causing nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) above the acceptable intake limit, the US health regulator has said. As per the latest Enforcement Report of the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Sun Pharmaceutical […]

Superhero movies have blighted cinema, says writer Alan Moore

12:54 pm October 11, 2020

Los Angeles: Alan Moore, the man behind critically-acclaimed graphic novels “The Watchmen” and “V For Vendetta” , says it is infuriating that most people believe comics books and superhero movies are the same thing. In an interview with Deadline for his film “The Show” , Moore said he hasn’t watched a superhero movie for a long while now. “I haven’t seen a superhero movie […]