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Beijing’s new Covid-19 cases now 79, local officials sacked, govt to expand testing
The number of new confirmed Covid-19 cases have shot up to 79 in Beijing with health authorities adding 36 more to Sunday’s tally, the country’s health authorities announced early on Monday. Read more
China, Pak possess more nuclear weapons than India: Defence think-tank SIPRI
China and Pakistan possess more nuclear weapons than India, according to a new yearbook released by a leading conflict and armaments think-tank on Monday. Read more
RIP Sushant Singh Rajput: Sara Ali Khan remembers her first co-star with heartbreaking post, shares pic
Sara Ali Khan is devastated by the news of the death of her first co-star, Sushant Singh Rajput. The 34-year-old actor died by suicide; he was found hanging in his Bandra apartment on Sunday. Read more
After Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s GitHub to replace slave/master references with neutral terms
{{/usCountry}}After Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s GitHub to replace slave/master references with neutral terms
{{/usCountry}}Just a few days ago we saw Google engineers removing user-facing instances of ‘blacklist’ and ‘whitelist’ in Chrome and replacing them with ‘blocklist’ and ‘allowlist’. Read more
‘Actors’ lives always full of uncertainties’: Divyanka Tripathi
India has been numbed by the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor reportedly committed suicide at his Mumbai residence. Read more
Quick, skillful, tall: Shaun Pollock explains why India have one of the best pace attacks in the world
With Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar at their disposal, India currently have one of the best fast bowling attacks right now. Read more
Solar and Lunar Eclipses 2020: Don’t miss the next celestial event
Solar and Lunar eclipses are caused when the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and the Earth is in a straight line. The alignment of three or more celestial bodies in a gravitational system is known as a syzygy. Read more