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    A portable, battery-powered, low-pressure mercury-vapour discharge lamp for water sterilisation. The IIT Ropar Sanitation Trunk uses similar technology to sanitise everyday objects. (Photo | Wikipedia - Coronium)Technology
    IIT Ropar uses UV-technology to develop device to sanitise grocery,...

    You can also sanitise milk packets, packages delivered from online stores, wrist watches, wallets, mobile phones and...

    10 April 2020 7:11 PM IST

    In this picture taken on March 30, 2020, YogaUP founder Chaukei Ngai greets her students as they appear on her laptop screen via the Zoom online video conferencing platform, at the start of a live streamed yoga class at her studio in Discovery Bay, on the outlying Lantau Island in Hong Kong.Technology
    'Zoombombed', Singapore halts use of Zoom videoconferencing for...

    Hackers 'zoombomb' video calls mainly because users tend to hold public meetings out of convenience, instead of password...

    10 April 2020 6:34 PM IST

    Petrol and diesel sales have slumped over 66 per cent in April. (Photo- PTI)Business
    Petrol pump operators seek financial support as sales drop

    Petrol and diesel sales have slumped over 66 per cent in April as the nationwide lockdown halted economic activity and...

    10 April 2020 6:25 PM IST

    About 12.7 per cent of the IT workforce comprises employees who thrive on their social interactions and as a result, work from home is a challenge for them, the study by SCIKEY MindMatchTechnology
    Remote working not suitable for 99.8pc of IT workforce, says study of...

    They were resistant to learning and exploring (95%), had poor communication skills (65%) and lacked planning and...

    10 April 2020 6:05 PM IST

    Hydroxychloroquine has suddenly emerged into the strategy to tackle the current Covid-19 pandemic. It is yet unproven in scientific studies but Dr Donald Trump is sure its the cure. (AP)Opinion
    AA Edit: The Nobel Prize for medicine men

    Whoever gets the Prize for peace, no strongman will get it for medicine or economics

    10 April 2020 6:03 PM IST

    Pat Cummins. DC File PhotoSports
    Our focus was to win back fans not protect IPL contracts: Cummins

    At the same time, Cummins did not rule out that some players might have harboured thoughts about Clarke's assumption

    10 April 2020 6:00 PM IST

    Yes bank. (Image- ANI)India
    Do not release Wadhawan brothers from covid19 quarantine without...

    The brothers are named as accused in the CBI FIR pertaining to swindling of money by Yes Bank former CEO Rana Kapoor and...

    10 April 2020 5:35 PM IST

    A boy grimaces as a nasal swab is taken to check for Covid-19 infection in Ahmedabad on April 10, 2020. (AP)Opinion
    AA Edit: The lockdown is fine, but step up the testing

    The examples of Bhilwara and Kerala indicate that aggressive testing is the key to defeating the coronavirus

    10 April 2020 5:12 PM IST

    BSNL CMD Pravin Kumar Purwar during an MoU signing . (Photo- PTI)Business
    Telecom infra firms ask BSNL to immediately clear Rs 1,500 cr dues

    The non-payment, the firms said, so far has already resulted in mobile service outage at various places in the country.

    10 April 2020 5:05 PM IST

    Barcelona Football ClubSports
    Barcelona club plunges into crisis as six directors quit

    They expressed doubts about the board's ability to handle the implications of the pandemic, which has led to a 70%...

    10 April 2020 5:05 PM IST

    Microsofts videoconferencing app in high demand amid Zoom security concernsTechnology
    Microsoft's videoconferencing app in high demand amid Zoom security...

    Microsoft said a new record of 2.7 billion "meeting minutes" in a single day had been reached on Teams

    10 April 2020 4:50 PM IST

    EPFO settles 1.37 lakh withdrawal claims amid covid19. (ANI- Photo)Business
    EPFO settles 1.37 lakh covid19 withdrawal claims

    The provision for a special withdrawal from EPF scheme to fight Covid-19 pandemic is part of the PMGKY scheme announced...

    10 April 2020 4:42 PM IST

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