The Kids Aren’t Alright

Students wearing protective masks arrive for classes on the first day of school in Miami-Dade County at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami, Fla., August 23, 2021. (Marco Bello/Reuters) A report from the surgeon general spells out how the mental health of children has suffered during Covid. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he U.S. surgeon…Continue Reading

Live | 4 rescued from helicopter, admitted to hospital with severe burn injuries

A military helicopter with the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on board, among many others, crashed on Wednesday near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, the Indian Air Force said. The status of Gen. Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, who was also onboard, was not known. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause…Continue Reading

Steven Spielberg on ‘West Side Story’: It’s a direct conversation with the young people all over the world today

The movie depicts the love story between Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort’s Maria and Tony, whose ill-fated romance fans the bitter rivalry between local New York street gangs the Sharks and the Jets Filmmaker Steven Spielberg says he had to be fearless to be able to make “West Side Story”, a reimagining of the beloved…Continue Reading

Withdraw Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, TN CM urges PM

The amendments will allow private distribution companies to selectively access high-value customers, and give them access to distribution networks without any investments or any responsibility to maintain them, CM Stalin pointed out The amendments will allow private distribution companies to selectively access high-value customers, and give them access to distribution networks without any investments or…Continue Reading

Adam McKay, Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘Bad Blood’ movie lands at Apple

McKay will write, direct and produce the film, which will feature Lawrence as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes McKay will write, direct and produce the film, which will feature Lawrence as Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes Filmmaker Adam McKay’s upcoming movie “Bad Blood”, starring Jennifer Lawrence, has been picked up by Apple Original Films.McKay will write, direct…Continue Reading

Meghalaya can be template for counter-insurgency without AFSPA, says former CM

The State police dealt with extremist groups, negating the Army’s need, says Mukul M. Sangma. GUWAHATI: Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma said the State can be a template for handling insurgency and terrorism without imposing the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the country. He said this at a candlelight vigil in…Continue Reading

UP, Delhi, Karnataka leading states in EV sales: Govt

Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka have emerged as top three states in terms of registration of electric vehicles in India, the government said on Wednesday. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said that 870,141 electric vehicles have been registered in India. Uttar Pradesh (255,700) has the…Continue Reading

Defensive sectors lift European shares after two-day rally

European stocks inched higher on Wednesday after marking their strongest two-day gain in more than a year, with defensive stocks rising as investors weighed the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the Omicron coronavirus variant. After jumping 3.8 per cent over the past two days, the region-wide STOXX 600 index nudged 0.1 per cent higher in…Continue Reading

Japanese shares extend rally as Omicron fears fade

SynopsisThe Nikkei share average jumped 1.4 per cent to end at 28,860.62, its highest close since Nov. 25, though it met a resistance around 28,910, where it has its 50-day and 200-day moving averages.APTOKYO: Japanese shares jumped on Wednesday, as investors grew hopeful that the Omicron coronavirus variant would be less disruptive for the global…Continue Reading

India Mobile Congress 2021: Industry bats for collaboration, reduced litigation and a shift towards 4G

Telecom Industry leaders KM Birla, Sunil Mittal and Mukesh Ambani batted for the banking sector support, reduced litigation and migration of 2G customers to 4G. They spoke at the virtual India Mobile Congress event on Wednesday, December 8. IMC is a telecom, media and technology forum jointly organised by the Department of Telecom and Cellular…Continue Reading