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IT ministry to ban more apps over links with China
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has decided to ban several mobile applications, mostly of Chinese origin, officials familiar with the matter said. Read more
‘Chinese consulate in Houston was hub of spying’: Mike Pompeo
Top officials in the United States have escalated their public condemnations of China in the last several weeks, with speeches by FBI Director Chris Wray, Attorney General William Barr and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Read more
Xbox X to launch with the largest lineup for any console, says Satya Nadella
Microsoft posted its fourth-quarter earnings for this fiscal on Wednesday and it looks like the company’s various divisions actually benefited from the global pandemic as they beat Wall Street’s expectations both on sales and profit for the past three months. Read more
Watch: Covid-19 patients in Assam perform ‘Bihu’ at a quarantine centre
{{/usCountry}}Watch: Covid-19 patients in Assam perform ‘Bihu’ at a quarantine centre
{{/usCountry}}Covid-19 patients were spotted dancing & singing in Assam’s Dibrugarh. The patients were seen performing ‘Bihu’ at a quarantine centre. A patient was seen playing the flute while others danced to its tune. They also sang a popular Assamese song ‘Phul Phulise’. Watch the full video for more. Read more
Parents’ Day 2020: When is it and why do we celebrate this day
National Parents’ Day, which is celebrated on the fourth week of July annually, will be observed on July 26, 2020. It falls on the fourth Sunday of July, two months after Mother’s Day in May, and a month after Father’s Day in June. Although it’s observed across the US, it is not a public holiday. Read more
Anurag Kashyap posts old video of Kangana Ranaut supporting him after Bombay Velvet failure, says ‘she always stood by me’
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has shared an old video of actor Kangana Ranaut defending him after the box office failure of his film, Bombay Velvet. He said that he was ‘not her enemy’ and that she always supported him. Read more
Are West Indies missing a trick with Jason Holder the all-rounder?
A half a minute video clip of Ben Stokes running in full tilt and then diving on the long-off boundary to save a run off his own bowling went viral on social media platforms. Read more