World

Global Citizen Live generates $1.1 billion to fight poverty Global Citizen Live, a 24-hour concert that featured performances from Stevie Wonder, Jennifer Lopez, BTS and Elton John and dozens of other stars, raised more than $1.1 billion in commitments and pledges over the weekend to fight extreme poverty. Broadcasting from sites on six continents, includingContinue reading “World”

World

CNN pulls out of Facebook in Australia, citing defamation risk News outlet CNN has said it scrapped its Facebook presence in Australia claiming that the social media behemoth refused to disable the comments section, while also citing the country’s high court ruling which made publishers responsible for defamatory comments posted by users on social media.

India

India integrated climate protection into its national development: MoS Lekhi Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for External Affairs, today said India has taken many bold steps on clean energy, energy efficiency afforestation and bio-diversity. And also added it has integrated climate protection into its national development and industrial strategies. Lekhi, while speaking at Impact FinanceContinue reading “India”

India

Public-private partnership can bring ‘defence production revolution’: Rajnath Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the government has created an atmosphere of jointness to ensure modernisation of the armed forces in the rapidly evolving global security scenario. In his address at Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) annual meeting, he added public-private partnership can bringContinue reading “India”

Sports

Virender Sehwag schools PBKS skipper KL Rahul on his batting after MI clash As Punjab continue to struggle in the bottom-half, former Indian opener-turned-commentator Virender Sehwag has schooled Rahul regarding his approach with the bat. The right-hander has 422 runs in 10 innings, at an average of 52.75 and strike-rate of over 130. Sehwag, however,Continue reading “Sports”

Tamil Nadu

Marina Beach to soon get shaded walkways Soon, walk along Marina Beach under the shade of creepers. The 2.5km-long walkway between the pedestrian footpath and the service lane is set to get a revamp.“Work has begun and two fountains have been set up. We plan to complete the project in a month,” said a seniorContinue reading “Tamil Nadu”

Tech

Facebook pumping $50 million into its metaverse project is another sign that Zuckerberg doesn’t want to miss the crypto bus Facebook announced a $50 million fund for its metaverse project today.The social network is already working on its own stablecoin called Diem along with a digital wallet dubbed Novi.Cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have aContinue reading “Tech”

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