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The Hindu Group won two golds and two silvers at WAN IFRA’s South Asian Digital Media Awards, culminating in being named ‘Champion Publisher of the Year’, owing to the highest tally on the points table. The awards are presented in recognition of outstanding work done by news publishers, in digital media. The winners were honoured virtually at the Digital Media India 2021 Conference held on Wednesday. L.V. Navaneeth, CEO, The Hindu Group of Publications with the WAN IFRA award. | Photo Credit: Ragu R The Hindu #KeepTheHabit campaign won a gold and silver in ‘Best Native Advertising/Branded Content Campaign’ and ‘Best in Audience Engagement’, respectively. Sportstar ’s website ( sportstar.thehindu.com ) won a gold in ‘Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Website or Mobile Services’ and The Hindu ’s website ( thehindu.com ) won a silver in ‘Best Paid Content Strategy’ (including pay wall, membership or crowd funding models). Among other winners were BBC ... » Learn More about WAN-IFRA names The Hindu Group ‘Champion Publisher of the Year 2020’

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- At the Xiaohaituo Mountain, in the Yanqing district in northwest Beijing, seven snow tracks are taking shape along the peaks and valleys of the hillside. On a track with a drop of more than 800 meters, athletes from the Chinese Paralympic alpine skiing team are training for Super-G, and the high-speed gliding sends the powdery snow flying. On the precipice beside the track, Italian Capelli Dario watches every athlete descend from the starting point at high speed. When he catches a para-skier passing by with non-standard movement, he leans forward and yells "down, down, down!" About a week ago the test run for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games was completed. "I'm very satisfied with their performance because they were really good. There weren't steep slopes like this in China. I'm happy to see that they perform well on them," Dario said. The 50-year-old is now the head coach of the Chinese Paralympic alpine skiing team. In ... » Learn More about Countdown to Beijing 2022 | Italian coach witnesses China’s winter sports growth

Bollywood’s most popular and versatile singer Shreya Ghoshal is expecting her first baby with her husband Shiladitya Mukhopadhyaya. She took to her social media handle to post a picture of herself showing off her baby bump as she shared the thrilling news with her fans. Check out her post here: Baby #Shreyaditya is on its [email protected] and me are thrilled to share this news with you all. Need all your lov… https://t.co/JsPaqDwhR3 — Shreya Ghoshal (@shreyaghoshal) 1614831035000 In the picture, Shreya looks stunning in her multi-coloured printed attire as she poses with her baby bump. She wrote, ‘Baby #Shreyaditya is on its way! @shiladitya and me are thrilled to share this news with you all. Need all your love and blessings as we prepare ourselves for this new chapter in our lives.’ Read Also Exclusive interview: Shreya Ghoshal collaborates with brother Soumyadeep once more Her wedding to Shiladitya was a low-key affair, about which her ... » Learn More about Singer Shreya Ghoshal shares news of her pregnancy with fans: Baby #Shreyaditya is on its way!

#Tamil Nadu The radicalisation menace in Tamil Nadu was brushed aside for too long, until the NIA exposed it in 2014 #Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu should show the way to India in keeping out BJP: Rahul Gandhi #Tamil Nadu SC to hear plea against TN law granting 69% quota in jobs, admissions #Tamil Nadu To conduct Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Rs 100 plus cr needed: Deputy Chief Minister #Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu govt announces new gold loan waiver scheme #Tamil Nadu Your success made the great MGR very happy, says PM Modi at Dr MGR Medical University For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,156,923 | World - 115,754,544 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 10 min ago PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Swedish counterpart on Friday 16 min ago PM Modi to receive CERAWeek Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award ... » Learn More about In IT raids in TN Rs 170 crore unaccounted income detected

#Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa’s 73rd birth anniversary: AIADMK's Sasikala plan big to mark the day #Jayalalithaa Ahead of Tamil Nadu elections, CM Palaniswami to inaugurate temple dedicated to J Jayalalithaa, MGR today #Jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa's 'Veda Nilayam' house, converted into memorial, prohibits public entry #Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palanisamy unveils former CM Jayalalithaa's residence as memorial #Jayalalithaa Explained: When Jayalalithaa refused to send IPS officers to Centre #Jayalalithaa Tributes pour in on Jayalalithaa’s 4th death anniversary For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now India - 11,156,923 | World - 115,754,544 View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts Just In 10 min ago PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Swedish counterpart on Friday 17 min ago PM Modi to receive CERAWeek Global Energy and ... » Learn More about Sasikala’s exit will help to fulfil Jayalalithaa’s dreams: CT Ravi

Kurnool Medical College’s VRDL is the first laboratory in South India to collaborate in employing a new protocol – ‘COVIDSeq Next-Generation Sequencing’ – for diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of SARS nCoV-2 (COVID-19) samples. This is the next-generation confirmatory test for COVID-19 done at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, and will be useful for other viruses in the future. The sequencing approach has also provided insights into the evolution and genetic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 samples, in addition to detecting a new variant N440K that was responsible for causing re-infections. Findings In a research article published in the German Scientific Journal, ‘Plos One’, on February 17, the authors said that seven institutions in India that were permitted by the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology to use the protocol (approved for clinical trials by the US Food & Drug Administration) could discover two lineages of SARS nCOV-2 (B.1.112 ... » Learn More about KMC lab finds new COVID-19 variant with origin in Kurnool

BMW on Thursday launched MINI Countryman in India. It is available in two petrol variants: MINI Countryman Cooper S, and MINI Countryman Cooper S JCW Inspired priced at INR 39.5 lakh and INR 43.4 lakh, respectively. Both prices are ex-showroom. They will be available in six colours including Sage Green (new), White Silver (new), Midnight Black, Chilli Red, Island Blue and British Racing Green. The new MINI Countryman is powered by the latest MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology. It comes equipped with a 2-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine and mobilises a peak output of 192 hp/141 kW at 5,000 – 6,000 rpm and produces a maximum torque of 280 Nm at 1,350 – 4,600 rpm. It sprints to 100 km/hr in 7.5 seconds and the top speed is 225 km/hr. Further, it gets 7-Speed Double Clutch Steptronic Transmission in Cooper S and the 7-Speed Double Clutch Steptronic Sport Transmission in Cooper S JCW. The car sports newly designed front and rear bumper, radiator grille, LED headlights and LED Rear ... » Learn More about BMW launches MINI Countryman in India at starting price of INR 39.5 lakh

Next Prince William and Kate Middleton celebrated their first wedding anniversary yesterday. We take a look at how the Duchess of Cambridge's fashion sense has evolved over the past year, ever since she stepped into royal shoes! I t's been 12 months since the they tied the knot on April 29, 2011, but the hoopla surrounding them continues to build. Although the royal couple decided to celebrate their first anniversary in a rather low-key manner which didn't involve any public appearances, hardly a week goes by without capturing them on camera; particularly Kate, who has won hearts the world over ever since she married her Prince Charming. And more than her gracious demeanour and lovely smile, it's the erstwhile Miss Middleton's fashion statements that attract all the attention -- whatever she wears today is tomorrow's rage! Nominated to several best-dressed list s over the years (even before she was married), she's particularly endeared herself to ... » Learn More about IMAGES: Queen of Style: Kate’s first year