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Tobacco Still Leading Cause of Cancer, say Experts

3:46 pm October 18, 2020

By Aditya Vikram Singh: Tobacco smoking is the practice of burning tobacco and inhaling the smoke (consisting of particle and gaseous phases). A more broad definition may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and then releasing it, as is done by some with tobacco pipes and cigars. The practice was believed to have […]

German population slightly lower as virus hits immigration

8:30 pm October 13, 2020

Berlin: Germany‘s population has contracted slightly for the first time in nearly a decade because immigration shrank as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed on Tuesday. Some 83.1 million people lived in Germany at the end of June, with the population declining by 40,000, or 0.05%, in the year’s first half, according […]

Cary Joji Fukunga to direct ‘Masters of the Air’ for Apple

6:54 pm October 9, 2020

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga has set Apple series “Masters of the Air” as his follow-up project to upcoming James Bond movie “No Time To Die” . The project hails from Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg who will be producing it through their banners Amblin TV and Playtone, respectively. The miniseries, based on author Donald L Miller’s book “Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

AI cancels all Frankfurt flights till Oct 14 as Germany withdraws permission to operate them

10:08 pm October 1, 2020

New Delhi: Air India has cancelled all 12 flights between Frankfurt and India till October 14 after Germany withdrew permission to operate them, said senior government officials on Thursday. Two days ago, Lufthansa said it will have to cancel all “planned flights” between India and Germany from September 30 to October 20 because of an “unexpected rejection” of its flight schedule by the Indian authorities. The government officials said […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Bold feminist poster campaign strikes a chord in Paris and beyond

7:13 pm September 29, 2020

Paris: A feminist poster campaign in Paris that draws on street art techniques to denounce rape, sexual harassment and murder is striking a chord with city residents and inspiring copycats as far afield as China, its creator said. Over the last year, activists have been pasting walls with white A4 paper sheets painted with black […]