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Pact to monitor zoonotic diseases globally

NAIROBI: More than half a billion people are estimated to have been infected during the Covid-19 pandemic, which also claimed millions of lives and significantly affecting the global economy.

When Nora Fatehi was narrated ‘Crakk’ on Zoom call while en route to Ooty

MUMBAI: Actress Nora Fatehi, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming theatrical movie ‘Crakk’, has shared how she came on board for the film. Nora shared that she became a part of the film at the last moment.

Zooom airline returns to Indian skies, launches services to Ayodhya

NEW DELHI: Reviving its operations, the domestic carrier Zooom airline started its operations with flight services from Delhi to Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Zoomcar appoints Adarsh Menon as President to lead its business

BENGALURU: Car sharing platform Zoomcar on Thursday announced the appointment of Adarsh Menon as its President to lead its business.

SGPC welcomes decision by high priests of Takht Hazoor Sahib on Sikh marriages, Akal Takht Jathedar silent on the issue

AMRITSAR: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has welcomed the decisions taken regarding the marriages of the Sikh community at Takht Hazur Sahib but no such edict has been issued by Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion.

Fans From Around The World including Indonesia, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Paris, Tamil Nadu Join Raashii Khanna on Her Birthday Zoom Call

Actress Raashii Khanna, known for her quiet dedication to her craft, recently celebrated her birthday in a unique and touching manner. In a heartfelt gesture, she organized a live Zoom call with her devoted fan clubs. This rare interaction met with a lot of love from her fans, some even went on to say how they connected with her spiritually.

New India Assurance stock zooms 17%

NEW DELHI: PSU insurance companies stocks are zooming on Friday with New India Assurance up a massive 17 per cent.

BSE 500 companies revenues flat but profits zoom

NEW DELHI: The 2QFY24 results of BSE-500 Index companies showed further weakness in revenues (0.7 per cent yoy decline ex-BFSI), even as earnings growth remained robust (47 per cent yoy), Kotak Institutional Equities said in a report.

J&K taekwondo player Danish Manzoor signs contract with Bulgarian combat sports tech company

NEW DELHI: Indian Taekwondo team athlete Danish Manzoor of Jammu & Kashmir, signed a contract with a Bulgarian-based Combat Sports tech Company Fight Scout.

Israel detects bird flu outbreak at northern petting zoo

JERUSALEM: The highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as bird flu, was detected in northern Israel, the state's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said in a statement.

Rescued exotic animals now in Lucknow zoo

LUCKNOW: About 140 exotic animals rescued recently from a house in Gomti Nagar in Lucknow, have been put in the Lucknow Zoo after their registration with CITES.

DGCA gives nod to Zooom airlines to commence operations

NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given its nod to Zooom airlines to commence commercial passenger operations in India.

Vishal Garg who fired 900 people on Zoom sees miserable public market debut

SAN FRANCISCO: Embattled online mortgage lender Better.com, a company run by Indian-origin CEO Vishal Garg saw his stock plummeting miserable after making its public market debut.

Mohammad Ishfaq Holds Zoom Meeting With Students And Parents Trapped In Ukraine

GURDASPUR: Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur Mr. Mohammad Ishfaq held a meeting with the students and their parents from Gurdaspur district stranded in Ukraine and got information from the students. So far information of 43 students of Gurdaspur district has been received on the helpline number 97800-13977.

Zoom update prevents microphone from staying active after calls on Mac

SAN FRANCISO:Video conferencing app Zoom has released a new update to its macOS app following user reports about the microphone not being disabled after ending a conference.

Phoenix zoo vaccinates 75 animals against Covid

NEW YORK:Veterinarians at the Phoenix Zoo gave 75 animals their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, media reports said.The animals include big cats such as Sumatran tigers, jaguars and African lions; primates like Bornean orangutans and tiny emperor tamarins; and Egyptian fruit bats, armadillos and two-toed sloths, The Newsweek reported.

Zoom likely to pay $25 to users as part of class-action settlement

SAN FRANCISCO:Video conferencing platform Zoom has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit over alleged privacy and security issues, media reports say.

Lucknow zoo may be named after Atal

LUCKNOW: Continuing its name changing spree, the Yogi Adityanath government is now mulling a proposal to name the Lucknow Zoo after former Prime Minister, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Gurdaspur DC will be in touch with the residents of the district every Saturday from 12 noon to 1 pm through the Zoom app.

GURDASPUR: Mr. Mohammad Ishfaq Deputy Commissioner will contact the residents of the district online every Saturday from 12 noon to 1 pm through Zoom app and any resident of the district can take part in it and report their problem to the Deputy Commissioner.

Vizag zoo reopens, public allowed from Tuesday

VISAKHAPATNAM:Following permission from the Andhra Pradesh government, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vizag Zoo, reopened on Monday, duly following Coronavirus protocol.

Zoom acquires Cloud call centre firm Five9 for $14.7 bn

SAN FRANCISCO: Popular video communication app Zoom has acquired Five9, a leading provider of the intelligent cloud contact centre, for $14.7 billion in an all-stock deal, which is its first major acquisition.

Chhatbir Zoo to reopn from Tuesday with limited number of daily visitors

CHANDIGARH: The Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation Punjab has announces reopening of Chhatbir Zoo and four small zoos at Ludhiana , Bathinda , Patiala and Neelon from July 20, 2021 with strict adherence of COVID appropriate behaviour.

Vet Varsity starts 15 days awareness campaign to mark World Zoonoses Day

LUDHIANA: The Centre for One Health, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University took the initiative to celebrate the World Zoonoses Day in a series of fortnight events. This initiative was started with an International e-Symposium on “One Health Approach to tackle Zoonoses” on July 6 under the ICAR- Institutional Development Plan-National Agricultural Higher Education Project (IDP-NAHEP). Dr. J.S. Bedi, Director of the Centre welcomed delegates, scientists, students and participants and mentioned that more than 200 participants registered for this scientific event.

Zoom acquires German startup for ML-based translation capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO: To bring real-time machine-learning-based translation to the platform, video conferencing app Zoom has signed a definitive agreement to acquire German startup Kites -- Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions.

Zoom ropes in Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC

NEW DELHI: Video conferencing app Zoom on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Ricky Kapur as the Head of APAC, effective from June 21.Reporting directly to Zoom's Head of International Abe Smith, Kapur will define and lead the company's go-to-market strategy for key APAC markets -- Australia and New Zealand, India, ASEAN, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan -- exclusive of Japan.

Lioness tests Covid positive in SL zoo

COLOMBO: Days after a lion tested positive for Covid-19 in Colombo's Dehiwala Zoo, a lioness at the same facility has also been infected with the virus, the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association of Sri Lanka said.

1100 visitors turn up on first day of Re-opening of Chhatbir Zoo

CHANDIGARH / SAS NAGAR: As per the decision of Punjab Government Chhatbir Zoo re-opened on 10/12/2020 with Strict COVID-19 Protocol for the safety of Zoo Visitors, Employees and Animals. Staggered entry was ensured by the Zoo Administration in the entry plaza of Zoo. In the first slot around 100 visitors entered.

Chhatbir Zoo re-opens to visitors on December 10 with new guidelines

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Government has approved the proposal of Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation and given go ahead for the reopening of Chhatbir Zoo on December 10, 2020 with Strict COVID-19 Protocol for the safety of Zoo Visitors, Employees and Animals, informed M.Sudhagar, Field Director MC Zoological Park, Chhatbir.

Punjab zoo animals beat the heat with ice, desert coolers

By Vishal Gulati
CHHATBIR (Mohali): With the day temperature soaring past 40 degrees Celsius, ice blocks, desert coolers, and special sprinklers keep cool the animals at the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park here, one of the largest in northern India.

Zoom acquires German startup for ML-based translation capabilities

SAN FRANCISCO: To bring real-time machine-learning-based translation to the platform, video conferencing app Zoom has signed a definitive agreement to acquire German startup Kites -- Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions.

Zoom ropes in Ricky Kapur as Head of APAC

NEW DELHI: Video conferencing app Zoom on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Ricky Kapur as the Head of APAC, effective from June 21.Reporting directly to Zoom's Head of International Abe Smith, Kapur will define and lead the company's go-to-market strategy for key APAC markets -- Australia and New Zealand, India, ASEAN, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan -- exclusive of Japan.

Lioness tests Covid positive in SL zoo

COLOMBO: Days after a lion tested positive for Covid-19 in Colombo's Dehiwala Zoo, a lioness at the same facility has also been infected with the virus, the State Veterinary Surgeons' Association of Sri Lanka said.

Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington reopens

WASHINGTON: The Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington D.C. has reopened at 20 per cent of its full capacity.The zoo closed in March 2020 and reopened in July, then shut down again in November due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Police officer appointed brand ambassador of Lucknow zoo

LUCKNOW: Chiranjeev Nath Sinha, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Lucknow central zone, has been appointed brand ambassador of Lucknow zoo.

Zoom gains access to private iPad camera API: Report

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple has given video-conferencing platform Zoom access to a private iPad camera API, which makes the app being able to use the camera during iPad Split View multitasking.

Zoom rolls out 'Immersive View' feature to make meetings fun

SAN FRANCISCO: With an aim to make online meetings fun, video conferencing platform Zoom has started rolling out "Immersive View" that allows hosts to arrange video participants and webinar panelists into a single virtual background.

New Covid cases zoom to 26,962 in Karnataka

BENGALURU: A record 26,962 new Covid cases were registered in a day across Karnataka, with 16,662 of them in Bengaluru, while 190 patients succumbed to the infection in the state during the day, said the state health bulletin on Friday.

In 13 months, Maha Covid deaths zoom from 1 to 60k

MUMBAI: ExactLy 13 months after Maharshtra recorded its first Covid-19 death on April 17, the state toll on Sunday crossed the 60K mark to touch 60,473 - just short of Poland's 62,032 fatalities, health officials said here on Monday

FB set to take on Clubhouse, Zoom with social audio products

NEW DELHI: Facebook is all set to announce a bouquet of social audio products to take on invite-only audio meet app Clubhouse and video conferencing platform Zoom.

Cyber-attack on UK varsity affects Teams, Zoom learning

LONDON: As most of the students are dependent on online learning and video-conferencing apps due to the pandemic, the University of Hertfordshire in the UK has suffered a cyber-attack that has eventually disrupted its online learning.

Zoom fatigue greater for women, finds Stanford study

NEW YORK: Even as video calls have taken over people's work and personal lives amid the pandemic, a new Stanford University research has found that the feeling of exhaustion that comes from a day of back-to-back online meetings, also known as "Zoom fatigue", is greater for women than men.

Researchers discover critical Zoom vulnerability, win $200,000

SAN FRANCISCO: Security researchers have discovered a zero-day vulnerability in video conferencing platform Zoom which can be used by cybercriminals to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks.

Kremlin urges Russia's IT to develop Zoom rival

MOSCOW: Zoom's decision to stop access to its service for Russian state agencies should lead to the development of domestic alternatives to this popular video communication app, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.

Facebook's Portal TV now supports Zoom

SAN FRANCISCO: With an aim to make work-from-home lifestyle more convenient amid the pandemic, Facebook has added Zoom and GoToMeeting support to its Portal TV product.

For 3rd straight day, Maha Covid cases, deaths zoom

MUMBAI: For the third straight consecutive day, Covid-19 played havoc with both Maharashtra and Mumbai reporting record highs of infections and deaths, health officials said here on Saturday.

Delhi Zoo reopens after year, ticketing chaos, crowding reported

NEW DELHI: Delhi Zoo reopened for the public on Thursday after remaining closed for almost a year due to the Covid lockdown. Excitement was palpable among the visitors but faced issues in getting online tickets while social distancing norms went for a toss at the entry gate.

This app lets you escape boring Zoom meets with fake audio

NEW DELHI: If you get bored of long Zoom meetings on certain days, here comes an app that will create natural sounds like a crying baby, a barking dog, choppy audio, construction noises, echo sounds and more, so that you can escape the meetings with a reasonable excuse.

Delhi Police write to Zoom seeking info about 'toolkit' meeting

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police have written to Zoom seeking information about the attendees who joined a virtual meeting on January 11.

Zoom meet led to 'Toolkit', Disha sent it to Greta via Telegram: Delhi cops

NEW DELHI: Elaborating on the 'Toolkit' investigation, the Delhi Police on Monday said that on January 11, Nikita and Shantanu attended a virtual Zoom meeting organised by the Poetic Justice Foundation in which the modalities of the 'Global Day of Action' were worked out and based on the course of action decided in the meeting, Nikita Jacob, Shantanu, and Disha Ravi and others collaborated together to draft the 'Toolkit' document.

Delhi zoo, govt making all efforts to keep bird flu at bay

NEW DELHI: The National Zoological Park in Delhi is fully vigilant to prevent any further spread of bird flu cases in the zoo located on Mathura Road near the Purana Qila.

Now control Zoom meeting rooms from your smartphone

NEW DELHI: Zoom users can now control their meeting room experienced from their mobile devices, eliminating the need for users to touch the shared in-room controller.

Bird flu spreads in 15 of 33 Raj districts, Jaipur zoo shut

JAIPUR: Bird flu has spread its tentacles to 15 of the 33 districts in Rajasthan, with over 3,000 birds found dead in the state till date, officials said on Tuesday. Jaipur zoo has been closed following the death of four birds.

Lucknow Zoo shuts bird enclosure after bird flu scare

LUCKNOW: The Lucknow Zoo, known as the Nawab Wajid Ali Shah Zoological Garden, has shut down all bird enclosures following confirmation of bird flu in samples collected from the Kanpur zoo.

Kanpur zoo shut after bird flu is confirmed

KANPUR: The Kanpur zoo has been shut down for 15 days after samples of fowls found dead in the zoo, tested positive for bird flu.
Four birds were found dead in the zoo premises on January 6 and the samples were sent to Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal under high security. The reports on Saturday confirmed the presence of H-5 strain bird flu in the dead jungle fowls.

Zoom planning its own email service, calendar app: Report

NEW DELHI: After cementing its position in the video calling market amid the pandemic, Zoom is now planning to develop an email service and release it next year, along with working on a calendar application, to take on giants like Google and Microsoft, the media reported.

Ex-Zoom employee accused of disrupting meetings at behest of China

SAN FRANCISCO: The US Department of Justice has charged a now-former Zoom employee based in China with disrupting video meetings linked to Tiananmen Square anniversary events.

Zoom lifts 40-minute limit for free users on upcoming holidays

NEW DELHI: Video meet app Zoom has removed the 40-minute limit on free accounts for several upcoming holidays.
The company has made meeting unlimited for Hanukkah, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and Kwanzaa.

1100 visitors turn up on first day of Re-opening of Chhatbir Zoo

CHANDIGARH / SAS NAGAR: As per the decision of Punjab Government Chhatbir Zoo re-opened on 10/12/2020 with Strict COVID-19 Protocol for the safety of Zoo Visitors, Employees and Animals. Staggered entry was ensured by the Zoo Administration in the entry plaza of Zoo. In the first slot around 100 visitors entered.

Chhatbir Zoo re-opens to visitors on December 10 with new guidelines

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Government has approved the proposal of Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation and given go ahead for the reopening of Chhatbir Zoo on December 10, 2020 with Strict COVID-19 Protocol for the safety of Zoo Visitors, Employees and Animals, informed M.Sudhagar, Field Director MC Zoological Park, Chhatbir.

Zoom quadruples its revenue again, adds 63K new subscribers

NEW DELHI: Riding on the pandemic-driven remote work, video conferencing app Zoom has once again quadrupled its quarterly revenue, registering $777.2 million in its third fiscal quarter that ended on October 31 -- up 367 per cent (year-over-yea

Zoom lifts 40-minute limit on free meetings for Thanksgiving

SAN FRANCISCO: Video meeting app Zoom has said that it is lifting the 40-minute limit on free accounts globally for Thanksgiving in order to help bring families together virtually this holiday season amid the pandemic.

Zoom to notify users of meetings at risk of being disrupted

NEW DELHI:Video conferencing platform Zoom has launched a new feature called ‘At Risk Meeting Notifier that will help organisers identify which online meetings may be at the risk of being disrupted or ‘zoombombing.

Sensex zooms 500 points on global cues

MUMBAI: The Indian equity markets opened with massive gains on Thursday in line with global markets as the US elections vote count continued to pour in with Democrat candidate Joe Biden leading the presidential race.

Zoom rolls out end-to-end encryption for both free, paid users

SAN FRANCISCO:Video meeting app Zoom has made its new end-to-end encryption (E2EE) feature available to users globally, free and paid, for meetings with up to 200 participants.

Zoom launches new online events platform 'OnZoom'

SAN FRANCISCO: Video meeting app Zoom has launched an online event platform and marketplace called OnZoom for paid users of the platform to create, host, and monetise events like fitness classes, concerts, stand-up or music lessons on the Zoom Meetings platform.

Hindu activists oppose serving beef to animals in Guwahati Zoo

GUWAHATI:Raising their opposition to cow slaughter, a large number of right-wing activists on Monday agitated against serving beef as part of diet to tigers and other carnivores in the Guwahati Zoo.

Zoom supports rupee as localised pricing for India market

NEW DELHI: In a move to expand its footprint and reach a bigger audience, US-based video meet platform Zoom on Friday announced that it will now support rupee as the localised pricing for the India market.

Hyderabad Zoo re-opens after nearly seven months

HYDERABAD:he Nehru Zoological Park, one of the key tourist attractions in Hyderabad, was Tuesday re-opened after nearly seven months.

AIIMS study finds zoonotic malarial parasite in AFI patients

NEW DELHI: AIIMS researchers have sounded a note of caution after finding the presence of malarial parasite 'Plasmodium knowlesi' in the north Indian population, while doing a study on patients with Acute Febrile Illnesses (AFI) and pathogens causing them.

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