Month: October 2023

How Razorpay Magic Checkout Helped Shark Tank India Brands Boost Business

October 3, 2023 admin

Razorpay Magic Checkout simplifies the final checkout process of online shopping New Delhi: When visiting an e-commerce website or an online store, a customer expects a hassle-free process to view, choose, add items to the cart and finally complete the checkout process to place the order. As the last step in the purchase journey, checkout…

Business

8 Deaths In 24 Hours

October 3, 2023 admin

The relatives of the patients have blamed the poor facility for the incident. Eight people, including two newborns, have died in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district in the last 24 hours. This is the second hospital tragedy to strike Maharashtra as 31 deaths in the last 48 hours at a government facility in Nanded district have been…

Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices rise substantially

October 3, 2023 admin

File picture of a Malaysian woman checking on rice grain in a mall outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Photo Credit: AP Malaysia’s government has reassured the country that enough rice is available and urged people not to hoard locally produced rice after recent panic-buying led to empty shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide. Agriculture…

World

Tremors felt in Delhi, parts of north India after four quakes hit Nepal

October 3, 2023 admin

The epicentre for the strongest earthquake was 206 km southeast of the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand and 284 north of Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. Photo: USGS Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for…

World

Nobel Prize in Physics 2023: Three scientists win for research on electrons in flashes of light

October 3, 2023 admin

The Nobel Prizes for 2023 in Physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier | Photo Credit: Nobelprize.org The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electro dynamics in…

Science

Strong Tremors In Delhi After 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

October 3, 2023 admin

The earthquake was felt in Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR). New Delhi: Massive tremors were felt in Delhi today after two earthquakes in Nepal – one of magnitude 4.6 and the other of 6.2 – at a depth of 5 km. The first earthquake hit Nepal at 2:25 pm before…

Nation

Sunil Singh And Arjun Singh: The Heartwarming Story Of Canoe Bronze Medal Winners In Asian Games

October 3, 2023 admin

Salam Sunil Singh, son of a fisherman, and Arjun Singh, born to a factory worker, grew up 2000km apart from each other. But there is a binding thread – an unending passion for water sports unhindered by their difficult formative years. The 24-year-old Sunil from Moirang, Manipur, and the 16-year-old Arjun, who grew up in…

Sports

‘Today, mathematics is not only necessary in daily life but pervasive’

October 3, 2023 admin

Apoorva Khare is an associate professor of mathematics at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. He is one of the winners of the recently announced 2022 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes (now remodelled as the Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award). He spoke to Mohan R., a mathematician at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, for The Hindu. The…

Science

Ukraine says it downed 29 Russia-launched drones, one cruise missile

October 3, 2023 admin

File picture of a Russian drone in Ukraine airspace | Photo Credit: Reuters Ukraine destroyed 29 of 31 drones launched by Russia and one cruise missile, its air force said on Tuesday, most of them targeting the regions of Mykolaiv and Dnipropetrovsk. The waves of overnight attacks lasted more than three hours, the southern command…

World

Salaries Likely To Shrink In 2024 As Companies Trim Their Budget

October 3, 2023 admin

Workers in technology have been particularly hard hit. Companies are trimming their budgets for merit raises next year, a sign of belt-tightening that could surprise some employees who had enjoyed two straight years of increases. US employers surveyed by Aon Plc, which compiles compensation data on more than 5,500 employers, said merit raises will…

World