Author: Mike Harrison

Google Photos’ unlimited storage option is coming to an end this Tuesday, and instead would give users a 15 GB data cap like the one in G Drive, or opt for the soon-to-launch “Google One” subscription platform. The new subscription service of Google One would debut 100 GB of storage for a monthly fee instead of the previous free deal. Google Photos to End Unlimited Storage Tomorrow (Photo : Google Photos)Google Photos ends unlimited storage space for users Certainly, this has disappointed a lot of Google Photos users who have used the cloud storage option for a long time now, particularly since…

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Memorial Day Sale 2021 is here, and the holiday does not only offer a break from all the studying or work amidst these stressful times but also something to binge on and gratify one’s wants or needs. Massive and known retailers have already started the festivities since last week, bringing a lot on the table for discounts, but these Walmart items are worth checking out as well.  Memorial Day 2021  The holiday is intended to celebrate those who have died in the service of the United States Armed Forces, or military, which have risked their lives for the security of…

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During a speech honouring Memorial Day, US President Joe Biden said that the United States will not stand by and let Putin abuse human rights. Reuters | PUBLISHED ON MAY 30, 2021 09:06 PM IST US President Joe Biden on Sunday said that he will press Russian President Vladimir Putin to respect human rights when the two leaders meet in June.During a speech honoring the US holiday Memorial Day, Biden said, “I’m meeting with President Putin in a couple weeks in Geneva making it clear we will not, we will not stand by and let him abuse those rights.”The White…

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An Indian student has received the UAE’s coveted 10-year Golden Visa, which is mostly reserved for prominent global personalities, for her merit and excellent academic credentials, according to a media report.Tasneem Aslam from Kerala received the Golden Visa in the exceptional student category and is allowed to stay in the country till 2031, Khaleej Times reported.The UAE government in 2019 implemented a new system for long-term residence visas, enabling foreigners to live, work and study in the UAE without the need of a national sponsor.These golden visas are issued for five or 10 years and will be renewed automatically.“This is…

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The Indian Coast Guard said on Sunday that three of its ships – Samudra Prahari, Vaibhav and Vajra – continued with firefighting operations onboard the massive container ship MV X-Press Pearl on Sunday. The MV X-Press Pearl has been smouldering on the horizon for the last 11 days after a blaze broke out as it was heading to Colombo from Gujarat. #WATCH | ICG ships Samudra Prahari, Vaibhav & Vajra continue with firefighting onboard MV X Press Pearl. According to Indian Coast Guard, fire has considerably reduced with moderate density smoke. Aerial reccee carried out by ICG aircraft. No oil…

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More than 20 horses have died of starvation in just one month at Bangladesh’s most popular resort district, the animals’ owners said Sunday, as the country’s tourism industry reels from the pandemic’s economic fallout.The South Asian nation of 168 million people is battling a fresh wave of coronavirus infections that has stretched its healthcare system and triggered a nationwide lockdown.The horses’ owners said they were struggling to afford fodder for their animals, which are used for tourist rides at Cox’s Bazar beach — one of the world’s longest.”Once coronavirus hit, tourist numbers… sharply dropped to a trickle,” Farida Begum, spokesperson…

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Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores the pre-August 5, 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir.India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and bifurcated it into two Union territories.”If Pakistan revives its relations with India (without the latter restoring the status of Kashmir), it will be similar to turning our back on the Kashmiris,” Khan said during a live questions and answers session with the people.Khan said that if India takes back the steps it took on August 5, “then…

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Nasa has released a stunning image of the Milky Way galaxy’s “violent” and super-energised “downtown”, created after 370 observations over the past two decades. The new panorama, touted as a “cosmic masterpiece”, was compiled using a giant mosaic of data from Nasa’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. The image depicts billions of stars and countless black holes in the centre of the Milky Way.“What we see in the picture is a violent or energetic ecosystem in our galaxy’s downtown,” Astronomer Daniel Wang of the University of Massachusetts Amherst told Associated Press in an email.“There…

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After the new census showed a fall in the fertility rate of China, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is facing a significant challenge as it seeks to fill the need of hundreds of thousands of new recruits each year, being the world’s largest military.China’s once-a-decade census, released this month, showed that 12 million babies were born in the last year, the lowest since 1961, during the Great Famine, reported South China Morning Post (SCMP).The country’s move to loosen China’s one-child policy in 2016 and allow people to have a second child had failed to reverse the country’s falling birth rate.…

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The man was located in a forest on Sunday morning. Two helicopters are flying over the village and 150 soldiers have been deployed to the scene. ANI | , Paris PUBLISHED ON MAY 30, 2021 06:25 PM IST A gendarmerie operation is underway in the town of Lardin-Saint-Lazare in the southwest of France after a man who shot at the police escaped, the prefect of the Dordogne region is warning locals to stay indoors.”#Urgent A gendarmerie operation underway at Lardin Saint Lazare. Local residents are asked to stay at home,” the prefect tweeted on Sunday morning.The police were called to…

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