November 2020 – Bengaluru Bytes

National wrestling championships pushed to January a week ago

28Nov

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

National wrestling championships pushed to January a week ago

The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has deferred the following month's national title to January 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar revealed to PTI that the prevailing conditions have constrained them to push the Nationals by at any rate a month. “The situation is far from ideal. It is not possible to conduct Nationals. We will try to host the championships towards the end of January next year,” said Tomar. It implies the following year will see two public titles. “We have done that in the past too when circumstances dictated such a step,” Tomar said. The current year's titles were scheduled to be held in Gonda, UP from December 18-20 yet Tomar said if there are more intrigued states, they should think about changing the venue. Th...

Russia says India to provide 100 million doses of Sputnik antibody

27Nov

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

World

Russia says India to provide 100 million doses of Sputnik antibody

One of the engineers of Russia's Sputnik V Covid immunization reported on Friday that India-based drugmaker Hetero will deliver in excess of 100 million dosages of the punch. “Hetero, one of India’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies, have agreed to produce in India over 100 million doses per year of the world’s first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection – Sputnik V,” the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement, adding that production was expected to start in early 2021. Recently, Russia said break results from the Sputnik V clinical preliminaries indicated the antibody was 95 percent compelling, like other global immunization producers that have likewise distributed test outcomes demonstrating adequacy paces of 90% and higher. Russia...

Sergino Dest ‘fits perfectly’ at Barcelona, says Jordi Alba

26Nov

By Parth SinhaNo Comments

Sports

Sergino Dest ‘fits perfectly’ at Barcelona, says Jordi Alba

Jordi Alba talked about how he considers Sergino Dest is an ideal qualified for Barcelona after the 20-year-old scored his first goal for the club in Tuesday's Champions League prevail upon Dynamo Kiev. Dest opened the scoring toward the beginning of the second half with a well-taken goal that sent Barca on their way to an agreeable triumph in Ukraine. Undoubtedly the goal was the feature of a solid presentation by Dest on his re-visitation of the team, and Alba thinks the new signing from Ajax has a major future in front of him at the Camp Nou. Dest was back in the beginning XI after Sergi Roberto was precluded for two months. The 20-year-old would now be able to anticipate bounty more game time and has the ideal opportunity to make certain about the right-back opening with Robe...

Sana Khan changes her name after getting married to Mufti Anas

23Nov

By Vedika KulkarniNo Comments

Entertainment

Sana Khan changes her name after getting married to Mufti Anas

Sana Khan, who got married to Surat-based Anas Sayed, has now changed her name after turning Mrs. Sayed. She has shared her new name on Instagram as Saiyed Sana Khan. More pictures from her wedding are likewise out at this point. In the pictures, Sana was found in a red lehenga. She was found in a colossal gold and pearl necklace, matching earrings and maangtika. Her bridal makeup was additionally on-point. Sana had shared the first picture from her wedding. She resembled a vision in a white outfit and covered herself with an abaya. The previous actress and 'Bigg Boss 6' ex-contestant took to her Instagram page and shared the official wedding photograph to Anas. In the photograph, the previous entertainer who quit showbiz in October this year glanced excellent in a red lehenga ch...

PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting to audit India’s Coronavirus immunization methodology

21Nov

By Vedika KulkarniNo Comments

World

PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting to audit India’s Coronavirus immunization methodology

PM Narendra Modi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top officials including those from the centre's think-tank NITI Aayog on India's methodology for building up a COVID-19 immunization and making it accessible to the masses. "Held a meeting to review India's vaccination strategy and the way forward. Important issues related to progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement were discussed," PM Modi tweeted. "Reviewed various issues like prioritisation of population groups, reaching out to HCWs, cold-chain Infrastructure augmentation, adding vaccinators and tech platform for vaccine roll-out," he tweeted. Held a meeting to audit India's immunization procedure and the path forward. Significant issues identified with progress of immunization improvement, reg...

Russell Wilson outmaneuvers Kyler Murray as Seattle Seahawks beat Cardinals to lead NFC West

20Nov

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Sports

Russell Wilson outmaneuvers Kyler Murray as Seattle Seahawks beat Cardinals to lead NFC West

Carlos Hyde scrambled for a season-high 79 yards and a score and Russell Wilson tossed two scoring passes as the Seattle Seahawks broke a three-path tie on the NFC West with a 28-21 triumph against the meeting Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. The Seahawks (7-3) moved a half-game in front of the Los Angeles Rams (6-3), who play Monday at Tampa Bay, and a game in front of the Cardinals (6-4). Hyde was back in action subsequent to missing three games because of a hamstring injury. The Seahawks' league-most noticeably awful safeguard restricted the Cardinals' top-ranked offense to 314 yards, more than 100 underneath their normal (425.5). Arizona increased only 57 yards hurrying subsequent to entering with an alliance best normal of 168.9 per game. The Cardinals arrived at Seattle...

RBI’s swift resolution of Lakshmi Vilas Bank to keep up sector stability: S&P

19Nov

By Yash MehtaNo Comments

Business

RBI’s swift resolution of Lakshmi Vilas Bank to keep up sector stability: S&P

S&P Global Ratings on Thursday said the Reserve Bank of India's swift resolution of troubled Lakshmi Vilas Bank will keep virus under control and help keep up soundness in the banking system. The Reserve Bank has proposed merging Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with DBS Bank India Ltd (DBIL). As a feature of the proposition, DBIL, the entirely possessed auxiliary of Singapore-based DBS Bank, will infuse Rs 2,500 crore into the consolidated substance to help its financial position. S&P said this arrangement is positive for India's financial area and will carry genuinely necessary help to LVB, which has been battling for a long time. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had put the private-area loan specialist under brief restorative activity (PCA, or under watch by the national ban...

17Nov

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Entertainment

Election Commission of India names Sonu Sood as the state icon of Punjab

Sonu Sood has procured the moniker of Messiah of travelers for his respectable signals towards abandoned transient workers, students, a circus troupe, patients, paramedics, frontline laborers and the poor and has arisen as a source of motivation for some the nation over. Furthermore, presently, the actor has now added another feather to his cap. Sonu has been selected as the state icon for Punjab by the Election Commission of India. This accomplishment has left the helpful passionate who was born and raised in Moga, a small town in Punjab. Talking about it, he says, "I am overwhelmed and extremely grateful for this honour. Having been born in Punjab, this appointment means so much to me, emotionally. I am happy to have made my state proud of me and I am motivated to keep working har...

Future Pixel phones will not get unlimited free storage for Google Photos backups

13Nov

By Vedika KulkarniNo Comments

Technology

Future Pixel phones will not get unlimited free storage for Google Photos backups

It came as a major shock when Google declared yesterday that it will not, at this point offer unlimited free storage for high-quality photographs in Google Photos. Starting June 1, 2021, clients will rather get only 15GB of free storage that accompanies each Google Account. The silver lining of the previous news is that current Pixel gadgets are absolved from these new policy changes. That implies if individuals have a Pixel 5 or more established, they can keep on getting unlimited free storage for high-quality photographs. It's an extraordinary advantage for Google's phones, and motivation to pick a Pixel gadget over a contender. In any case, that perk clearly won't be offered with future Pixel gadgets. As indicated by Android Central, when the following Google cell phone is delive...

Wipro’s Azim Premji gave Rs 22 Crore a day in 2020, becomes “Most Generous” Indian

11Nov

By Manas KhuranaNo Comments

Business

Wipro’s Azim Premji gave Rs 22 Crore a day in 2020, becomes “Most Generous” Indian

Wipro's Founder Chairman Azim Premji and his family have topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 with commitment of Rs 7,904 crore. The report counted Premji's gift at Rs 22 crore for each day. The Founder Chairman of HCL Technologies, Shiv Nadar, and his family positioned second, trailed by most extravagant Indian Mukesh Ambani, the Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), in the third spot. Nadar and his family contributed Rs 795 crore for admirable missions while Ambani and family's commitments remained at Rs 458 crore. Rishad Premiji, Azim Prenji's child took to twitter to share his dad's philosophy on weath after he was named the "most generous" India. "My father has always believed that he was a trustee of his wealth and never its owner," wrote Rishad Premji. "...