Month: June 2024

Nvidia Beats Apple, Microsoft To Become World’s Most Valuable Company On Stock Market

June 18, 2024 admin

Washington: Nvidia edged ahead of other tech companies Tuesday to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company in the latest sign of the might of artificial intelligence. The chip company, which has enjoyed a monumental ascent over the last 18 months amid enthusiasm over generative AI, jumped 3.4 percent near 1725 GMT, giving it…

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Army Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Skin Bank To Treat Severe Burn Injuries

June 18, 2024 admin

The facility will adhere to the highest standards of quality control and safety. New Delhi: The Indian Army has launched a first-of-its-kind skin bank facility that aims to revolutionise the treatment of severe burn injuries and other skin-related conditions for service personnel and their families. The defence ministry in a statement on Tuesday said the…

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“Clear Payment Within 10 days Or…”: Sacked India Football Coach Igor Stimac Warns AIFF

June 18, 2024 admin

Terming his sacking “unilateral”, former India football coach Igor Stimac on Tuesday threatened to file a lawsuit against the national federation in the FIFA Tribunal if it fails to clear his dues within the next 10 days. Stimac lashed out at All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey and accused him of…

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T20 World Cup: Rodney Tucker, Paul Reiffel To Officiate India vs Afghanistan Super 8 Clash

June 18, 2024 admin

Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel will be the on-field umpires with David Boon as match referee for India’s opening Super 8 stage match against Afghanistan at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here on Thursday. South Africa’s Allahudien Paleker will join the Aussie on-field officials as the TV umpire while England’s Alex…

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41% Of Indian Workers Have 2 Or More Sources Of Income: Report

June 18, 2024 admin

Education sector has the highest satisfaction rate in India: Survey (File) New Delhi: About 41 percent of Indian workers now have two or more sources of income, the highest among 18 surveyed countries, as there has been a substantial rise in salary satisfaction among the Indian professionals, a report showed on Tuesday. The salary satisfaction…

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1.5 Lakh Posts Under Safety Category Remain Vacant: Railways In RTI Reply

June 18, 2024 admin

Personnel in these posts are crucial to ensure safe train operations. New Delhi: Out of around 10 lakh sanctioned posts under the safety category in the Indian Railways, more than 1.5 lakh are vacant, the Railway Ministry has said in response to an application under the Right to Information Act in March. Officials, however, have…

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Boeing Starliner’s Return To Earth Pushed To June 26: NASA Official

June 18, 2024 admin

Washington: Boeing Starliner’s return to Earth from the International Space Station with its first crew of astronauts has been pushed back to June 26, a NASA official said Tuesday. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were launched aboard Starliner June 5 and arrived at the ISS the next day, following a 24-hour flight in…

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T20 World Cup 2024: What went wrong for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand?

June 18, 2024 admin

Former T20 World Cup champions Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and regular contender New Zealand failed to advance to the Super 8, rather shockingly, in the ongoing edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan, along with India, was expected to progress from Group-A, but a shock Super Over loss to USA to USA and a…

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Emotional Boult calls T20 World Cup exit his ‘last day’ for New Zealand

June 18, 2024 admin

New Zealand Trent Boult. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Left-arm paceman Trent Boult said he had played his “last day” of international cricket after New Zealand’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign ended with a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in Trinidad on June 17. His 13-year stint in international cricket appeared to have ended…

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4 Killed, 120 Injured As 4.9 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Iran: Report

June 18, 2024 admin

The earthquake damaged mostly dilapidated buildings (Representational) Tehran, Iran: At least four people were killed and 120 injured Tuesday in a 4.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Iran’s northeastern city of Kashmar, state media reported. The quake struck at 1:24 pm (0954 GMT), Kashmar’s governor, Hajatollah Shariatmadari, who gave the casualty count, said on state television….

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