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Google adds new feature in ‘Discover’ to enable users to report misleading articles

Technological Major Google introduced a unique feed named ‘Discover’ which provides curated articles to Google Pixel and Google app users based on their interests. In its latest update...

March 19, 2020

Karan Bajwa appointed as Managing Director of Google Cloud in India

Karan Bajwa has been recently appointed as the Managing Director of Google Cloud in India. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as the Head of IBM’s India...

March 19, 2020

CSIR-IHBT scientists developed chemical-free hand sanitizer

The scientists at Himachal Pradesh based Council of Scientific & Industrial Research -Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) have developed a chemical-free hand sanitiser in India. Due to...

March 19, 2020

UP plans to compensate daily-wage laborers’ income loss due to COVID-19

The most populous state of the country, Uttar Pradesh is planning to provide cash transfers to daily-wage labourers to protect them from income loss in economic slowdown due...

March 19, 2020

Noel Quinn appointed as CEO of HSBC

Europe’s largest bank and multinational investment bank HSBC recently announced that it appointed Noel Quinn as Chief Executive officer. Noel Quinn joined the HSBC bank in 1987 and took...

March 19, 2020

S&P Global Ratings lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 5.2% for 2020

S&P Global Ratings lowered India’s economic growth forecast to 5.2 per cent for the year 2020. The rating agency had earlier predicted the growth rate of 5.7% for...

March 19, 2020

First Indian-origin Finance Minister of UK unveiled 330-Billion Pound Rescue Package

The first Indian-origin Finance Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak unveiled a 330-Billion Pound Rescue Package, which aims to help the businesses of the country to survive...

March 19, 2020

Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia passes away

Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia has recently passed away after contracting coronavirus, at the age of 21. He is also the youngest victim of the illness in the region. Garcia...

March 19, 2020

Kerala uses robots to spread awareness about COVID-19

Kerala has launched an initiative to use robots for creating awareness on COVID-19 among the public. Two robots have been built by a start-up in Kerala called Asimov...

March 19, 2020

Adnan al-Zurfi appointed as Iraq’s new prime minister-designate

The President of Iraq Barham Salih has appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the country’s new prime minister-designate. This announcement has been provided amidst the months-long political crisis prevalent in...

March 19, 2020

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