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Now pineapples are at the center of latest China-Taiwan dispute A farmer harvests pineapples at a plantation in Jenjarom, Malaysia December 12, 2020. Picture taken December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng (REUTERS)Premium . Updated: 26 Feb 2021, 03:58 PM IST Bloomberg China will suspend imports of Taiwanese pineapples from March 1 after finding pests in recent shipments. This move was a normal precaution to protect biosecurity and prevent the import of plant diseases, a spokesperson for Chin...

HP Governor manhandled in Assembly complex, 5 Congress MLAs suspended File Photo: Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru DattatreyaPremium 1 min read . Updated: 26 Feb 2021, 03:28 PM IST PTI Opposition members tried to stop the governor in front of the speakers chamber when he was going towards his cavalcade after addressing the Assembly Congress members said the issue of increase in cooking gas, petrol and diesel prices was not included in the address Share Via Read Full Story Himachal Pradesh Go...

Lessons from the UK about a more-contagious covid-19 variant Premium Jason Douglas , The Wall Street Journal Strain first detected in Britain last year has been found in more than 70 countries, including the U.S. Share Via Read Full Story The U.K. has become a testing ground for how a more-contagious and possibly deadlier coronavirus variant spreads through communities, displacing its less-transmissible ancestors and complicating vaccine rollouts and the lifting of lockdowns. The variant has n...

ByteDance agrees to $92 mn privacy settlement with US TikTok users FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2020 file photo, a view of the TikTok app logo, in Tokyo. The Biden administration is putting on hold a deal brokered by the Trump administration that would have had Oracle and Walmart buying a big stake in popular video app TikTok, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) (AP)Premium . Updated: 26 Feb 2021, 07:02 AM IST Reuters The l...

India’s covid-19 case trajectory hints at second wave of infection India reported 16,577 coronavirus infections and 120 deaths in last 24 hours, which has surpassed the average of below 10,000 cases and 100 deaths each day until last month (ANI)Premium Share Via Read Full Story With swelling number of fresh covid-19 cases, India appears to mimic the characteristics of countries who have already witnessed or are witnessing the second wave of coronavirus infections. The country reported 16,577...

The recall mostly affects Hyundai’s best-selling electric Kona crossover and stems from fire risks in battery cells produced in China by LG Energy

Jet’s new owner Jalan to operate airline, build airport at Uzbekistan Entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan. Share Via Read Full Story UAE-based Indian businessman Murari Lal Jalan, who is part of a two-member consortium chosen to revive Jet Airways (India) Ltd by its creditors, is in an advanced stage of talks with the Uzbekistan government to start a full-service airline and also build a new airport in the central Asian country, lawyers representing the lenders and their chosen resolution professi...

While there has been a substantial decline in the active and new coronavirus infections, there is a need to maintain surveillance, containment and caution so as to fully overcome the pandemic, the MHA said

India hosting global dam experts meet in backdrop of Uttarakhand flash floods Hydropower has long been a subject of controversy in states such as Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. (Photo: Reuters)Premium 2 min read Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: India is hosting a high-level meeting of the Paris-headquartered International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD). This symposium of experts on dams, to end tomorrow, comes in the backdrop of one of the worst human and ecological ...

Jeff Bezos lieutenant Blackburn joins silicon valley firm Blackburn’s departure from Amazon followed the disclosure that Jeff Bezos is stepping aside as chief executive officer later this year, moving to executive chairman. (REUTERS)Premium . Updated: 26 Feb 2021, 10:17 AM IST Bloomberg Blackburn will be a partner at venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, which made early investments in Shopify, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Twilio Share Via Read Full Story Jeff Blackburn, the longtime ...