Most of us were reading less — until 2020.By the numbers: The average American read 20 minutes a day in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ American Time Use Survey. That’s up 21% from 2019, and the most since the early 2000s.Print books had their best sales year of the decade in 2020. Sales climbed even higher last…Continue Reading
The Oklahoma House voted 78-19 Tuesday to ban all abortions unless it’s necessary for saving a pregnant person’s life.Why it matters: The bill, which would incentivize private citizens to sue anyone suspected of helping a person get an abortion, would surpass Texas’ six-week abortion ban to become the most restrictive in the nation.The bill now…Continue Reading
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told President Biden the White House needs to create a “Marshall Plan” to develop more domestic gas and other energy resources, Axios has learned.Why it matters: The Biden administration has been struggling to convince oil and gas companies to increase production more quickly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent prices…Continue Reading
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) on Tuesday vetoed a bill banning transgender children from playing school sports, noting in a letter explaining his veto that “rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few.”Driving the news: Cox is the second Republican governor this week, after Indiana’s Eric Holcomb, to veto legislation that…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:47 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 23: The problem of radicalisation in Kerala is nothing new. It has been often spoken about but successive governments have buried the issue and pretended as though everything is hunky dory. In…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:37 [IST] Lviv, Mar 23: Russian military forces have destroyed a new laboratory at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that among other things works to improve management of radioactive waste, the Ukrainian state agency responsible for the…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:32 [IST] Beijing, Mar 23: The China Eastern Airlines Corp, which crashed on Monday was travelling close to the speed of sound moments before it rammed into a hillside, a review of the flight track data by…Continue Reading
For Patna Updates Allow Notification | Published: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:23 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 23: The BSEB 12th result 2022 was released earlier this month. The same is available on the official website. The BSEB Inter 2022 scrutiny process will begin ttoday and candidates can apply for the same if they are…Continue Reading
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS | Published: Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 8:14 [IST] New Delhi, Mar 23: The prices of petrol and diesel have been hiked for a second day in a row. The prices of petrol and diesel in Delhi are Rs 97.01 and Rs 88.27 a…Continue Reading
Tech companies are venturing into smaller cities in search of talents. And they are finding many in cities like Coimbatore, Bhubaneswar, Lucknow and Jaipur. What are the reasons for this trend? Topics IT companies | Nasscom | IT employees Bhaswar Kumar | New Delhi Last Updated at March 23, 2022 08:30 IST In February, it was reported that Accenture…Continue Reading
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