In focus, 28th Jul 2020, News & Stories from India

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28 Jul 2020

In focus, 28 Jul 2020

File image of Syed Ali Shah Geelani. (PTI)

Pakistan Senate recommends Nishan-e-Pakistan to Geelani; mixed reactions in J-K

Syed Geelani quit as chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference last month.

28 Jul 2020 10:51 PM

The video, which shows a group of doctors claiming masks and lockdowns were not required to halt the disease, had been watched by 14 million people on Facebook before it was removed, according to The Washington Post. (Photo | AP)

Twitter removes virus misinformation video retweeted by Trump after Facebook took it down

The footage shared “false information about cures and treatments for COVID-19”.

28 Jul 2020 9:04 PM

Initially Flipkart Quick will be available at select locations in Bengaluru and will be gradually scaled up and expanded to six large cities by the end of the year, the company said.

Flipkart Quick takes on Amazon Prime Now and JioMart with 90-minute grocery delivery

Apart from fresh vegetables and meat, the hyperlocal service also delivers mobile phones.

28 Jul 2020 8:34 PM

Four filmmakers four stories

Anubhav said it was the struggle to find a hospital bed for Sudhir’s driver who had caught the infection

28 Jul 2020 7:18 PM

Bollywood goes to China again

Hrithik Roshan waits while Ayushmann scales Great Wall

28 Jul 2020 7:08 PM

Poems for You and Me, is both admirable and questionable

Satyen Hombali's Poems for You and Me is a nice and easy read

The poems are free flowing, highlight diverse topics like life, love, friendship, loss and more

28 Jul 2020 7:00 PM

Seeking the courage to love, together

Dr Vivek H Murthy, Barack Obama’s former Surgeon General, authors a book on finding meaningful connections in life

28 Jul 2020 6:58 PM

Before masks became ubiquitous as the coronavirus spread, Hong Kong had banned the use of masks among protestors, and privacy activists in London stepped out camouflaging their faces with makeup in geometric patterns to confuse facial recognition technology. (Photo | AFP)

Pandemic masks have an unintended effect on intrusive facial recognition software

Masked protestors at Black Lives Matter protests are tripping face recognition tech used by police, as error rates are as high as 50 pc.

28 Jul 2020 6:53 PM

You should embrace who you are and feel good in your skin says Vidya Balan

She responds earnestly to every question posed in this freewheeling conversation that is peppered with infectious laughter

28 Jul 2020 6:41 PM

A health official wearing a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit collects a swab sample from a man to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a temporary testing facility in New Delhi. AP Photo

Scientists now documenting a growing list of symptoms for COVID-19, doctors say

Dr Y. Gopi Krishna, Senior Interventional Pulmonologist, Yashoda Hospitals, shares atypical symptoms of coronavirus infection

28 Jul 2020 6:41 PM

Many casual players found time on their hands during the lockdown, which made them take to gaming more seriously, and now they can’t get enough of it. (Wikimedia Commons - Sparktour)

More people have taken to gaming during the lockdown, and it's no more just the professionals

Some of them earn Rs 20,000 to Rs 50,000 a month but many others just play for the thrill or for the sake of nostalgia.

28 Jul 2020 6:16 PM

Fellow Oscar winner Resul Pookutty aired similar thoughs as Rahman a few days ago

The Gangs of Bollywood

If the ‘gang’ can keep a Rahman out of Bollywood, then god save the lesser mortals

28 Jul 2020 6:15 PM

Claude Arpi | How Xi Jinping failed to learn the basics from Tzu’s Art of War

It’s not that the new Great Helmsman hasn’t received military training

28 Jul 2020 5:54 PM

At the age of 25-years, Suresh emerged as the youngest CEO with Dedication, Knowledge & Persistency

Suresh Gunda's journey from a CA dropout to a successful trader in Hyderabad

In the process, at the age of 22, he started a small firm Ankura Financial Services

28 Jul 2020 5:21 PM

The reason Hariprasad K started the company was because he was amazed about the opportunities available in the stock market

Hariprasad K of Livelong Wealth speaks about the possibility of copy trading in India

Copy trading is the process in which individuals have the opportunity to copy or replicate the trades taken by other professional traders

28 Jul 2020 4:58 PM

Amitabh Bachchan (Courtesy: Big B insta)

Amitabh Bachchan fumes at fan who said 'I wish you die of coronavirus'

Bachchan said though he has not asked his fans to take any action against the troll, if he survives COVID-19, he will

28 Jul 2020 4:50 PM

Sensex surged over 558 points and the NSE Nifty topped the 11,300-mark on Tuesday. (AP Photo)

Sensex rallies over 550 points, Nifty tops 11,300-mark

Ultratech Cement, TCS, Kotak Mahindra, M&M, Maruti, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Auto were the prominent gainers

28 Jul 2020 4:40 PM

Facebook thinks such requests should be reviewed by EU courts, according to Lamb, and is asking the court to weigh in on broad search terms such as “applause” or “for free” that could easily be found in personal email messages or other exchanges way beyond the scope of antitrust matters. (Photo | AFP)

Facebook expresses concern about privacy—of its employees, says EU probe goes too far

The company says the wording of commission requests casts a net so wide it will haul in Facebook employees’ private messages and more.

28 Jul 2020 4:38 PM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. PTI photo

As Rajasthan CLP seeks Prez intervention, Gehlot speaks to PM Modi on state imbroglio

'Governors of many states are defying the Constitution at the behest of ruling party at the Centre without worrying about the dignity'

28 Jul 2020 4:19 PM

Housing sales plunged 79 per cent to 19,038 units across eight major cities in April-June. (DC Photo)

Housing sales in April-June drop 79% in top 8 cities

Mumbai saw 85 per cent fall in the second quarter of 2020 to 4,559 units, from 29,635 units in the corresponding period previous year

28 Jul 2020 3:43 PM

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