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In a jolt to India's Olympic preparations, the World Anti- Doping  Agency (WADA) has extended the suspension of the country's National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) by another six months citing non-conformation to international standards. The  WADA  first suspended NDTL in August last year for a period of six months. A fresh round of inspection by the world body, much to the embarrassment of country's sporting establishment, showed that non-conformities still existed. "The World Anti- Doping  Agency has suspended the accreditation of the National Dope Testing Laboratory in New Delhi, India, for a second period of up to six months,"  WADA  said in a statement. The suspension prohibits the NDTL from carrying out any anti- doping  activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples. Read Complete Article

Asus  ROG Phone 3 is set to launch on July 22 through an online event, which would broadcast live on Asus’ social media channels and YouTube. The gaming-centric smartphone will debut the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ system-on-chip, which brings up to 10 per cent improvement in computing and graphics performance over the predecessor. Therefore, the ROG Phone 3 is expected to bring more than just seasonal upgrades with regard to specifications, features and performance. Asus  ROG Phone 3 specifications (expected) Besides Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC, the ROG Phone 3 is expected to come with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage – according to phone’s listing on Chinese regulatory body TENAA. The listing also hints that it will be a LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 storage. Moreover, the listing states a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen of fullHD+ resolution.   Though the screen’s refresh rate information is not available, it is believed that the phone would either continue with ...

Japanese imaging giant  Nikon  on Tuesday launched a new full-frame mirrorless camera  Nikon  Z 5 in India at a starting price of Rs 1,13,995. According to the company, the  Nikon  Z 5 is compact and lightweight, allowing users to move freely as the camera only weighs approximately 675 grams, and will be available from August 27.    "From the superb depiction of details to great low-light shooting capability, to fast-focusing reaction and compact portability, we are certain that consumers will appreciate the camera's superior capabilities to capture their images and videos," Sajjan Kumar, Managing Director, Nikon India, said in a statement. The camera features improved user-friendliness, which eases the handling and operation via a touch screen and its customisable "i-Menu" that provides shortcuts to frequently used settings in one interface. The camera has 20 different types of Creative Picture Control, which works like favour...

The  Maharashtra government  is planning to offer Rs 5/litre by way of subsidy transfer directly to milk farmers’ account as economic support, to prevent them from getting trapped in debt. The move follows widespread protests by farmers, whose realisations dropped sharply during sectoral lockdowns. Amid protests from the Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, a political outfit led by Member of Parliament Raju Shetti, the state government a held a virtual meeting with farmer institutions and associations, concerned political parties and other organisations on Tuesday. The state minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Vishwajit Patangrao Kadam, assured the gathering that the proposal of Rs 5/litre of subsidy to  milk farmers  would be taken up in the next cabinet meeting and some positive decisions would be taken.   Following the assurance, the one-day protest was called off. The Sanghatana was bursting the tyres of tankers carrying milk an...

OnePlus  Nord is set to launch on July 21 at 7:30 pm through a virtual event, which would broadcast live on  OnePlus  online portal, social media channels and YouTube. The launch can also be experience in augmented reality through company’s dedicated AR app name Nord AR, which is available for Android and iOS platforms. Along with the  OnePlus  Nord, the Chinese smartphone maker will launch its first true wireless stereo earphones, the OnePlus Buds. Watch OnePlus Nord launch livestream Livestream on OnePlus website OnePlus has published a microsite for OnePlus Nord virtual event livestream on its global OnePlus domain. To watch the livestream, visit  here   OnePlus Nord AR app To experience the OnePlus Nord launch in AR, download the OnePlus Nord AR app from Google PlayStore or Apple App Store for Android and iOS platforms, respectively. Once the app is downloaded and installed, open it and grant all the permissions required by the ...

MBOSE Result 2020:  The Meghalaya Board of Secondary  Education  (MBOSE) has declared the MBOSE SSLC Result 2020 or MBSE Class 10 Result. All the Meghalaya Board students who had appeared for the exam can check their MBOSE SSLC result or MBOSE class 10 result on the official website at mbose.in. The students can alternatively check the results through other official websites like megresults.nic.in, meghalayaonline.in, meghalaya.shiksha. Candidates can check the results on third-party websites like www.indiaresults.com or www.examresults.net. This year, over 50,000 students appeared for Meghalaya SSLC Board Exam or Meghalaya Class 10 Board Exams 2020. MBOSE SSLC Result 2020: How to check Step 1 : Visit the official websites mbose.in, megresults.nic.in, meghalayaonline.in Step 2:  Click on the ‘download MBOSE SSLC Result 2020’ link Read Complete Article

Samsung  is hosting its annual ‘Unpacked’ event on August 5 where the South Korean electronics maker is expected to announce the successor of its bendable screen smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, along with the Note20-series. The company recently posted couple of video teasers on its Twitter handle, one of which comes with a message “One Fold, Infinite Possibilities”, hinting at the upcoming foldable smartphone launch. The other video teaser shows Note-series centric SPen oozing a bronze-coloured droplet, which hints at the upcoming Note20-series  smartphones. Industry insiders said the teasers confirm that the South Korean tech giant will unveil its latest foldable smartphone at the online event, alongside other new mobile devices, such as the Galaxy Note 20 phablet and the Galaxy Buds Live wireless earbuds, reports Yonhap news agency.  According to industry sources,  Samsung  is reportedly considering lowering the price of the Galaxy Fold 2. Read...