Yearly Archives: 2024
NEW DELHI: Extreme weather events, including droughts and heavy rains driven by climate change, could increase the risk of nitrates from fertilisers in soil percolating down, thereby contaminating groundwater rapidly, according to a recent study. Previous studies have shown that about 40 per cent of nitrogen fertilisers used for vegetables is not absorbed by the […]
Google is working on a new feature that could protect a user’s privacy while using apps that ask for their email address, according to a report. Strings of code spotted in one of the company’s applications reveal that a feature called Shielded Email is currently in development, and it could allow users to share email […]
Google is working on a new feature that could protect a user’s privacy while using apps that ask for their email address, according to a report. Strings of code spotted in one of the company’s applications reveal that a feature called Shielded Email is currently in development, and it could allow users to share email […]
Election commission inspects Union minister Amit Shah’s bag (Screenshot from video shared by the home minister) NEW DELHI: After Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, the Election Commission of India on Friday checked the helicopter of Union home minister Amit Shah after he arrived at Maharashtra‘s Hingoli for the campaign for the upcoming assembly election. […]
An undated image shows the record-breaking drawing by Fola David-Tolaram, named “The Unity of Diversity”, displayed at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos, Nigeria. — Guinness World Records Fola David-Tolaram, a Nigerian doctor and artist, has broken the record for the world’s largest drawing with his own massive drawing, titled “The Unity of Diversity”. According to […]
Getty Images Davina McCall said she would be in hospital for about nine days after the operation Davina McCall is having surgery to remove a brain tumour, she has revealed. The TV presenter posted a video on Instagram to say she had been diagnosed with a rare type of benign tumour called a colloid cyst. […]
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (centre) in action with Paraguay’s Gustavo Gomez (left) and Diego Gomez during their South American Qualifiers match at Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asuncion, Paraguay on November 14, 2024. — Reuters A stunning bicycle kick from Antonio Sanabria and a second-half header from Omar Alderete gave Paraguay a well earned 2-1 home win […]
Aerial view of the Chancay “megaport” in the small town of Chancay, 78 kilometers north of the Peruvian capital Lima, on October 29, 2024. — AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a week-long diplomatic blitz of South America on Thursday by inaugurating a massive deep-water port in Peru, a $1.3 billion investment by Beijing as […]
OnePlus 13 is expected to launch in international markets soon alongside the OnePlus 13R. Most recently, the RAM and storage details and the colour options of the global variants of the OnePlus 13 series have been tipped online. The OnePlus 13R is said to come in two colour options. Meanwhile, the OnePlus 13 is already […]
Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerNov 15, 2024, 03:00 AM ET The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is scheduled to begin just over a year from now, in December 2025, but that hasn’t stopped Puma launching the first batch of brand-new home and away kits that five of the continent’s top national teams will be wearing […]