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Myanmar political party chief arrested for prison escape

11:39 pm September 30, 2020

Yangon: The leader of a party fielding the second highest number of candidates for Myanmar’s November elections has been arrested after local media reported allegations of a shady past, including a prison escape and financial finagling. Despite the arrest of Kyaw Myint, another executive of his United Democratic Party said it will continue campaigning. Despite […]

UP CM’s nod for film city on 1,000 acre along Yamuna Expressway

10:09 pm September 22, 2020

Lucknow/Noida: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan to set up a film city in Uttar Pradesh and rolled out an open offer to the film fraternity to come to the state. He also announced that 1,000 acre of land has been identified in Gautam Budh Nagar by Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) where the “Dedicated Infotainment Zone” will […]

Wipro plans to set up Digital Innovation Hub in Germany

7:35 pm September 8, 2020

New Delhi: Wipro on Tuesday said it plans to set up a Digital Innovation Hub at Düsseldorf in Germany that will serve as the IT services major’s flagship centre in Europe. The proposed Digital Innovation Hub will offer digital transformation expertise to companies in Germany, enabling organisations to cross skill and upskill besides supporting talent development in local communities, a […]

Brain dead man breathes new life into COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection

7:21 pm August 29, 2020

Chennai: A brain dead man has breathed new life into a COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection and given hope to a young Mumbai woman as his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective recipients. The wife of the 34-year-old man from the city agreed to donate his heart, liver and skin also for […]

Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases reach 292,765

1:08 pm August 23, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases on Sunday reached 292,765 after 591 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. Four patients died during the period, taking the number of fatalities in the country to 6,235, according to the Ministry of National Health Services. A total of 275,836 people have recovered from […]