GEORGETOWN: Terry Gajraj launches new Phagwah songs
March 27, 2021
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GEORGETOWN: Terry Gajraj launches new Phagwah songs

GEORGETOWN: Guyanese chutney super star, Terry Gajraj, recently released a number of new singles in time for Phagwah and has travelled back home to Guyana to make appearances at a few small events this year.…

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PARIS: Google to invest over $7 billion in US offices, data centres this year
March 27, 2021
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PARIS: Google to invest over $7 billion in US offices, data centres this year

PARIS: Alphabet Inc’s Google said it plans to invest over $7 billion in offices and data centres in the United States this year. Google’s spending includes $1 billion in its home state of California. The…

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LONDON: ‘India’s current batting line-up isn’t in their best interest’: Ajay Jadeja
March 27, 2021
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LONDON: ‘India’s current batting line-up isn’t in their best interest’: Ajay Jadeja

LONDON: Citing the example of Hardik Pandya, the cricketer-turned-commentator said that the all-rounder’s batting skills are not being fully utilised by the team. Following India’s 8-wicket defeat in the third T20I against England on Tuesday,…

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CALIFORNIA: How astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent their weekend
March 27, 2021
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Science

CALIFORNIA: How astronauts aboard the International Space Station spent their weekend

CALIFORNIA: Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins during a spacewalk on Saturday also replaced an antenna for helmet cameras, rerouted ethernet cables while rearranging the space station plumbing A pair of NASA astronauts floated out on…

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TORONTO: Priyanka shares her filmography with journo who questioned her qualification
March 27, 2021
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Entertainment

TORONTO: Priyanka shares her filmography with journo who questioned her qualification

TORONTO: Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas together announced the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards. However, a journalist from Australia has questioned their qualification for it. Priyanka Chopra has clapped back at an Australian journalist…

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LONDON: Apple, Google may have to pay to Wikipedia in the future, here’s why
March 26, 2021
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Business

LONDON: Apple, Google may have to pay to Wikipedia in the future, here’s why

LONDON: Information repository Wikipedia, that has been offering tons of knowledge on a plethora of topics for free, is set to launch a paid option soon, as per a report by Wired. Wikimedia Foundation, that…

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COLOMBO: Former Google executive Aparna Chennapragada appointed Robinhood’s chief product officer
March 26, 2021
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Technology

COLOMBO: Former Google executive Aparna Chennapragada appointed Robinhood’s chief product officer

COLOMBO: The blog said Chennapragada will oversee product, design and research at Robinhood, which has been at the heart of the historic trading frenzy that gripped Wall Street this year. Chennapragada, who spent 12 years…

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TORONTO: Facebook working on Instagram for kids under age 13
March 25, 2021
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Technology

TORONTO: Facebook working on Instagram for kids under age 13

TORONTO: Facebook said it is working on Instagram for kids under age 13 where parents will have controls just like Messenger Kids. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said that a version of the popular photo-sharing…

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MUMBAI: India Legends celebrate 9th anniversary of Sachin’s 100 international centuries
March 25, 2021
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MUMBAI: India Legends celebrate 9th anniversary of Sachin’s 100 international centuries

MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar had become the first cricketer and till date the only one to register a 100 international centuries on March 16, 2012 against Bangladesh in an Asia Cup match. India Legends players Yuvraj…

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LONDON: UK minister visits ICRISAT, discusses climate action
March 24, 2021
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LONDON: UK minister visits ICRISAT, discusses climate action

LONDON: Premier Hyderabad-based agri research centre, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), on Thursday said Lord Tariq Ahmad, minister of state for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the UK government,…

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