WASHINGTON: A lotus has bloomed in the mud pond that is American politics, long dominated by men – mostly white men. Kamala Harris’ election as the first female Vice-President of the United States – sub-ethnicities and race aside – was celebrated wildly across a country that now has more women voters than men, with the […]
Day: November 8, 2020
Demonetisation helped reduce black money, increased tax compliance and transparency: Modi
NEW DELHI: On the fourth anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out with a strong justification of the move, arguing that it triggered higher compliance and detection of black money, while helping improve tax collections and slowing the growth of currency in circulation. “Demonetisation has helped reduce black money, increase tax compliance and […]
Samsung ISOCELL Vizion 33D ToF Sensor Comes With Enhanced Depth Sensing & Autofocus Capabilities
Samsung ISOCELL Vizion 33D. (Image Credit: Samsung) The Samsung ISOCELL Vizion 33D has a total power consumption of under 40mW for both the IR illuminator and the Time-of-flight sensor. News18.com Last Updated: November 06, 2020, 14:12 IST FOLLOW US ON: Samsung has announced a 3D Time-of-Flight sensor under its ISOCELL 0.7μm product lineup that the […]
Steelers vs. Cowboys – Game Summary – November 8, 2020
first Quarter PIT DAL FG 3:59 Greg Zuerlein Made 38 Yrd Field Goal 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:47 0 3 second Quarter PIT DAL TD 7:45 CeeDee Lamb Pass From Garrett Gilbert for 20 Yrds, G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-L.Ladouceur, Holder-H.Niswander. 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:41 0 10 FG 3:50 Greg Zuerlein Made 44 […]
Donald Trump Will Lose Public Interest Twitter Protections In January
Twitter has added multiple warnings and labels to tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account (File) US President Donald Trump will be subject to the same Twitter Inc rules as any other user when President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, the social media company confirmed this week. Twitter places “public interest” notices on some rule-breaking […]
Washington Nationals invite President-elect Joe Biden to throw out first pitch on Opening Day
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals are making their pitch to President-elect Joe Biden. The Nats have invited Biden to toss out the ceremonial first ball next season on Opening Day. Washington is scheduled to host the New York Mets at Nationals Park on April 1. “We’re excited to continue the long-standing tradition of sitting Presidents […]
Argument Over Dog Leads To Shooting In Nashville; 8 Wounded
NASHVILLE, Tenn.: An argument that started over a dog led to a shooting that left eight people wounded in Tennessee. Nashville police said they were looking for two male suspects. Authorities responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a news release. None of the injuries […]
Aaron Rodgers, athletes and teams remember ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek
5:32 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Alex Trebek, the longtime host of “Jeopardy!”, has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Trebek, who was 80, hosted the quintessential quiz show for 37 years and nearly 8,000 episodes, and won 35 Emmy Awards and a Peabody. The Sudbury, Ontario, native was also a sports fan. In October, […]
With 9-ft bronze statue, UK to honour 21 heroes of Saragarhi who killed 200
LONDON: A nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Havildar Ishar Singh, who led 20 Sikh soldiers valiantly fighting to their last breath while defending their signal post during the Battle of Saragarhi against more than 10,000 Afghan tribesmen in September 1897, is set to become the first monument in Britain specifically honouring the fallen heroes. The 21 […]
Huawei Appeals Ban From 5G Networks In Sweden
STOCKHOLM: Huawei has appealed Sweden’s decision to exclude the Chinese telecom equipment maker from being a supplier in the roll-out of 5G networks in the Nordic country, the Swedish telecoms regulator PTS said on Friday. “What happens now is we will send the appeal to the administrative court of Stockholm. After that, they will handle […]