Sidney Poitier, the US-Bahamian star, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died aged 94. The trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat won the Academy Award for the best actor for Lilies of the Field in 1963. Former US President Barack Obama said Poitier “epitomised dignity and grace” and…
Nikola, an American electric-car start up company and pioneer in zero-emission trucks, offering pure electric and also hydrogen electric power across multiple who has delivered its first two vehicles to a customer operating at the ports of Loa Angeles and Long Beach, has dropped its US $2 billion suit against Tesla. The lawsuit filed in…
This is where politics takes an upper hand in sports. The Serb, Novak Djokovic (34), a nine-time Australian Open Champion, and World number one Tennis player, after he landed at 23:30 on Wednesday local time at Melbourne, was taken to detention hotel in Melbourne awaiting deportation. Novak Djokovic sparked a furious reaction in Australia…
A new pan-EU ban on thousands of chemicals used in colouring inks could hurt tattoo industry. The restriction which came in force on Tuesday, apply to substances that may cause cancer or other health issues and mainly affect coloured ink. Th EU estimates that up to 12 per cent of Europeans have a tattoo, and…
Elizabeth Holmes has been convicted of defrauding investors after a month-long landmark trial in California. Prosecutors said Holmes knowingly lied about technology she said could detect diseases with a few drops of blood. Although the Theranos founder denied the charges which carry a maximum prison term of 20 years each, Jurors found Holmes guilty…
Apple, US technology giant, has become the first company to hit a stock market valuation of $3tn ( £2.2tn). Cupertino, California-based Apple whose had been one of the big winners of the pandemic, as coronavirus lockdown prompted a spending spree on gadgets. Their share prices has risen by around 5, 800 per cent since co-founder…
Karimeen from the backwaters of Kerala flavoured by the sweetness of the freshwater and saltiness of the seawater, smeared in garam masala, shallow fried in coconut oil with 2 table spoons of ginger past, 1 table spoon of red chilli powder and black pepper powder, 1 table spoon of lemon juice and half a table…
During lockdown Facebook changed direction to virtual reality, saying their communication had been poor, and the internet experienced a few wobbles. WhatsApp’s plans to change its privacy policies to make it easier for people to message businesses faced a backlash as millions downloaded apps from its competitors, worried that the plan would make large amounts…
Uttkarsh Chaurasia, team leader, Rishabh Dhenkawat, Aditi Katoch, Mohammad Nomann, Navdeep Singh Rathore, Sitaram Rathi and Rishabh Verma, the six-member team from the National Institute of Technology won the Smart India Hackaton (SIH-2020) by creating solutions to provide a “second eye” to blind people using artificial intelligence. The Smart India Hackathon organised every year by…
Santander Bank mistakenly deposited £130 million into 75. 000 accounts on 25 December, surprising several on Christmas morning from an unexpected benefactor. Santander’s staff are now rushing to claw back the money, although the job is being difficult because much of it was deposited in accounts at rival banks. The error apparently occurred when payments…