MUMBAI: The sequel factor: Can sequels to hit Bollywood films change the industry’s course in 2021?
March 24, 2021
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MUMBAI: The sequel factor: Can sequels to hit Bollywood films change the industry’s course in 2021?

MUMBAI: A host of sequels and instalments such as Badhaai Do, Satyameva Jayate 2, Bhool Bhulaiya 2 are in the making. Actors, filmmakers and experts believe that sequels can help lure audiences back into theatres.…

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TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Delta put chip orders in early, impact of shortage limited
March 24, 2021
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Business

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Delta put chip orders in early, impact of shortage limited

TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Delta Electronics Inc , a supplier of power components to companies such as Apple Inc, said it had put its orders in early and so was not seeing much impact from global tightness…

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MELBOURNE: Twitter will soon let you watch YouTube videos right from a tweet
March 23, 2021
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Technology

MELBOURNE: Twitter will soon let you watch YouTube videos right from a tweet

MELBOURNE: Twitter will soon enable you to watch YouTube videos from your timeline. The microblogging platform is testing a new feature which will enable users to watch YouTube video right from their timeline. Presently, when…

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SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia to take on Afterpay, PayPal in ‘buy now, pay later’ race
March 23, 2021
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Business

SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia to take on Afterpay, PayPal in ‘buy now, pay later’ race

SYDNEY: Commonwealth Bank of Australia became the nation’s first major lender to offer its own “buy now, pay later” service on Wednesday, taking on US giant PayPal Inc and local heavyweight Afterpay Ltd with the…

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TOKYO: Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia
March 22, 2021
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Science

TOKYO: Spacewalkers take extra safety precautions for toxic ammonia

TOKYO: Spacewalking astronauts had to take extra safety precautions Saturday after possibly getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station’s external cooling system. Victor Glover and Mike Hopkins had no trouble removing…

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WASHINGTON: US House passes key bills providing citizenship to dreamers, farmworker immigrants
March 22, 2021
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Politcs

WASHINGTON: US House passes key bills providing citizenship to dreamers, farmworker immigrants

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has passed two key bills that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, some migrant farmworkers and children whose parents immigrated legally to the country,…

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AUCKLAND: Making sense of sleep nutrients on World Sleep Day
March 22, 2021
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Health

AUCKLAND: Making sense of sleep nutrients on World Sleep Day

AUCKLAND: Sleep is where it all happens — everything from repair, recovery to immunity building, blood pressure, heart function, detoxification, hormonal balance, brain detoxification, healing, muscle growth and so much more. Sleep is as important…

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SINGAPORE CITY: Need for cloud architecture design skills is growing the fastest
March 22, 2021
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Technology

SINGAPORE CITY: Need for cloud architecture design skills is growing the fastest

SINGAPORE CITY: Our webinar last week was around a study that AWS and AlphaBeta, an economic strategy firm based in Singapore and Australia, did. The study sought to understand the future digital skill needs in…

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MUMBAI: Amazon Prime Video enters film production in India, to co-produce Ram Setu
March 22, 2021
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Entertainment

MUMBAI: Amazon Prime Video enters film production in India, to co-produce Ram Setu

MUMBAI: Narrating a story rooted in India’s cultural and historical heritage, this action adventure drama promises to be a visual marvel In a landmark move for its India operations, Amazon Prime Video has announced its…

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GEORGETOWN: India offers fully-funded scholarships to Guyanese
March 22, 2021
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Education

GEORGETOWN: India offers fully-funded scholarships to Guyanese

GEORGETOWN:  Under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) Scholarship Scheme 2021-2022, the Government of India is offering fully-funded scholarships to Guyanese. Nine scholarships are available under this programme for Guyanese nationals, with tuition, stipend,…

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