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IGIB scientists develop Feluda, the low-cost Covid-19 test

Senior ReporterSeptember 20, 2020September 20, 2020

Scientists at the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research's (CSIR) Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology have come up with a low-cost coronavirus test that will not require any expensive...

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Google removes Paytm app from Play Store because it violates guidelines

Senior ReporterSeptember 18, 2020

Payment app Paytm has been removed from Google Play Store. The app, owned by One97 Communications Ltd, is not visible on being searched on Google Play Store whereas all the...

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UV Light found effective to kill Coronavirus

Senior ReporterSeptember 18, 2020September 20, 2020

At a time when all eyes are on the race to develop an effective vaccine against Covid-19, a study in the US has shown that a form of ultraviolet (UV)...

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Apple to launch online store in India on September 23

Senior ReporterSeptember 18, 2020

Apple, has announced that it will be launching its first online store in India on September 23. The information was revealed by the Cupertino-based tech giant, through various channels, with...

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Wadhwani Institute to design Covid-19 detection tool using Artificial Intelligence

Senior ReporterSeptember 17, 2020

Mumbai-based Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence has secured a US patent for its AI-based tool ‘Cough against Covid’. The tool can effectively screen for Covid-19, based on cough sounds. In...

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Testing device using Saliva can check Covid-19 in five minutes

Senior ReporterSeptember 17, 2020September 17, 2020

A Covid-19 antigen test device that will provide results in just about five minutes using saliva has been developed by the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) and Ricovr...

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In due course Covid-19 will likely become seasonal, say scientists

Senior ReporterSeptember 15, 2020

The novel coronavirus may follow suit and become a seasonal virus in countries with temperate climates, but until that time, Covid-19 will continue to spread across the seasons, a new...

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‘Coronavirus was created in China Govt controlled Wuhan lab’, claims virologist, offers evidence

Senior ReporterSeptember 14, 2020September 14, 2020

Chinese virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan has claimed that the novel coronavirus was made in a government controlled laboratory in Wuhan and asserted that she has scientific proof to back the...

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Amazon Assistant Alexa to get Amitabh Bachchan’s voice

Senior ReporterSeptember 14, 2020September 15, 2020

Starting 2021, Amazon India has confirmed that the legendary Bollywood actor will become the first Indian celebrity whose voice will feature on the Alexa voice assistant. The trademark sound of...

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TikTok picks Oracle over Microsoft as preferred buyer to avoid Trump ban

Senior ReporterSeptember 14, 2020

The owner of TikTok has chosen Oracle over Microsoft as its preferred buyer to buy the popular video-sharing app, according to a source familiar with the deal. Microsoft announced Sunday...