US: Health dept to test sewage to help predict Covid-19 outbreaks

The Virginia Department of Health will be monitoring sewage in various parts of the state in an effort to predict future outbreaks of Covid-19. The Danville Register & Bee reported Saturday that VDH is deploying up to 25 wastewater monitoring sites across the commonwealth. That’s according to a recent report from…

Scientists develop super potato that could resist rising heat from climate change

With climate change becoming more and more aggressive and extreme events visible across the world, scientists are worried about its effect on the global food supply. To tackle the rising threat to food, agricultural researchers are working on developing ways to improve crops by making them resistant to rising…

Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan and Rakul Preet’s MayDay is now Runway 34. See new posters

Ajay Devgn shared the new title of directorial venture, MayDay, on November 29. Now titled Runway 34, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan and Rakul Preet Singh alongside Ajay. In a note about Runway 34, Ajay wrote that it’s inspired by true events and that he had to make this film. RUNWAY 34 CHARACTER POSTERS OUT NOW…

Moto G31 with 50-megapixel camera launched at Rs 12,999

Acouple of weeks ago, Motorola unveiled a slew of budget-friendly phones under its Moto G series in Europe. Today the Lenovo-owned company is bringing one of them to India: the Moto G31. The new model is the successor to the Moto G30 that came out earlier this year. The Moto G31 packs a Mediatek Helio G85 4G processor…

Paytm’s Q2 net loss widens: Here’s what brokerages said

Shares of One97 Communications, Paytm’s parent firm, faced some turbulence on the stock market on Monday after the company reported its second quarter financial results. The company reported a 64 per cent year-on-year rise in revenue, while net loss widened by 8 per cent to Rs 473 crore. Though the…

Nawab Malik cannot say anything against Sameer Wankhede for 4 months till interim plea hearing

The Bombay High Court has set aside the single-bench order of Justice Madhav Jamdar which held that Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik can speak against NCB zonal director Sameer Wankhede since he is a public officer. A single-judge bench will conduct a fresh hearing of Sameer Wankhede’s father Dnyandev’s defamation…

Jio TV and Jio tablet may launch in India next year, suggests new leak

Reliance Jio may be working on its first smart television and tablet. The telecom company, which recently launched the entry-level Android phone called Jio Phone Next, is planning to expand its product portfolio with more affordable devices. Jio is likely to target the entry-level segment in both the TV and tablet…

‘Maanaadu’ success party pictures; the team’s happy faces explicate the real success of the film

‘Maanaadu’ has hit the big screens last Thursday on November 25 after a long delay and it seems the hard work of the team has paid off as the film continues to receive positive reviews. Now ‘Maanaadu’ team has celebrated the success of the film with a mini party and they have also thanked the…

Shanthnu & Athulya’s Murungaikkai Chips to release on December 10

Actor Shanthnu Bhagyaraj and Athulya Ravi are both set to the release of their upcoming film ‘Murungakkai Chips’. Produced by Ravindar Chandrasekar of Libra Productions, the comedy drama will hit the screens on December 10. Directed by Srijar, the film has Athulya, Bhagyaraj, Urvashi, Yogi Babu playing…

No proposal to recognise Bitcoin as currency in India: Govt

The government has come out with a statement saying it has not made any proposal to recognise Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency in the world, as a legal currency in India. The Ministry of Finance’s written reply was in response to a question asked in Parliament during the first day of the Winter Session. The…