NDTV Whatsapp for Android has now brought the anticipated Picture-in-Picture (PiP) feature for all users. The feature, which arrived in beta back in October, is rolling to Android users through the WhatsApp stable version 2.18.380. It essentially lets you watch Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube videos in a small window and continue to scroll through WhatsApp…
Eurek Alert African-American men participating in a blood pressure reduction program implemented in barbershops continued to have significant improvements in their blood pressure in a twelve-month follow-up study, according to research published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. In the study led by Cedars-Sinai’s Smidt Heart Institute, 52 Los Angeles County barbershops were assigned…
Times of India Actor Salman Khan topped Forbes India’s list for the highest paid celebrity for the third consecutive year. The 52 year old actor was behind successful films like Tiger Zinda Hai and Race 3, and these films helped him retain the crown of India’s highest paid celebrity. Salman earned a whopping 253.25 crore…
NDTV Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s eldest, Yair, tweeted on Sunday that Facebook blocked his page for 24 hours over apparent anti-Muslim posts and called the leading social network a “dictatorship”. In a message posted Thursday on his Facebook page after deadly Palestinian attacks, Yair Netanyahu had called for “all Muslims (to) leave” Israel. “Do you…
NDTV France will introduce its own tax on large internet and technology companies from January 1, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said today amid difficulties in finalising a new EU-wide levy. France has been pushing hard for a new so-called “GAFA tax” — named after Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon — to ensure the global…
Eurek Alert Scientists from the United States and Brazil warn that the current global progress toward United Nations (UN) sustainability goals is not fast enough to avert the biodiversity crisis. A scientific team led by the California Academy of Sciences evaluated progress toward current biodiversity targets put forth by the UN Convention for Biological Diversity…
DOT Desk Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan, in association with University of Dhaka, organised a cultural programme titled, Hajaro Konthe Deshgaan to mark Bangladesh’s 47th Victory Day at central playground, DU, where a thousand voices harmonised to the national anthem, reports The Daily Star. The programme commenced at the exact hour when the Pakistani army had surrendered…
DOT Desk Plastic waste constitutes more than 60% of the litter found in the beaches of Bangladesh, according to a survey Bangladesh, as a part of the South Asian Seas (SAS) region, currently faces the worst case scenario of sea pollution due to plastic – one of the worst pollutants that are harming the seas…
BSS An air of dismay grips the conscious-loving people at the happenings of acid attacks on women and children. The consequences of brutal crime of acid attacks are often life changing, leaving the victims permanently disfigured and requiring his or her specialist treatment. The occurrence of acid attacks and images of victims on the news…
DOT Desk A clash—between supporters of Awami League and BNP—has left 24 leaders and activists injured during an election campaign procession in Rangamati. The incident occurred at the district’s Vedvedi area on Sunday night. Both Awami League and BNP called separate press conferences for the same day. At the press briefing, Awami League lawmaker Firoza…