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Weekly Update: April 26, 2021 - April 30, 2021

Arise, awake, and do not stop until the goal is reached. -Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863 - July 04, 1902; Indian Monk) [Show that you care, Read, Subscribe, and Share!] Let's start! Here is a Fun Fact that you may not, or may, know: The rain that we experience on a particular day might have fallen earlier too. Image Credit: Getty Images This is because of the water cycle that consists of four stages, namely: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection. April 26, 2021 (Monday) :::The number of Corona Cases across India were as follows: Confirmed - 1,73,13,163 Recovered - 1,43,04,382 Deceased - 1,95,123 ::: David Satterfield , the US Ambassador in Turkey, was summoned by Sedat Onal, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkey as a protest to the decision made by the US to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as genocide. Sedat Onal condemned the statement made by the US and said that it did not have any legal ground in terms of interna

Weekly Update: April 19, 2021 - April 23, 2021

Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life. -Tony Robbins (February 29, 1960; American Author) [Show that you care, Read, Subscribe, and Share!] Let's Start! Here is a Fun Fact that you may not, or may, know: Your entire body stops growing at a certain age except your nose. A human nose never stops growing. Image Credit: Getty Images Similarly, your ears also never stop growing. April 19, 2021 (Monday) :::The number of Corona Cases across India were as follows: Confirmed - 1,50,61,919 Recovered - 1,29,53,821 Deceased - 1,78,769 :::Mercedes-Benz revealed its new 7-seater electric SUV - EQB . The SUV was revealed at the Shanghai Auto Expo. It takes just thirty minutes to charge the car from 10% to 80%, depending on the State of Charge (SoC). The company claims that it can be driven for 378 kilometers after it is fully charged. EQB can be charged at up to 11 kW with alternating current (AC) by using the onboard charger. Image Credit

Weekly Update: April 12, 2021 - April 16, 2021

Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive then good things and good people will be drawn to you. -Mary Lou Retton (January 24, 1968; American Gymnast) [Show that you care, Read, Subscribe and Share!] Let's Start! Here is a Fun Fact that you may not, or may, know: The device used by a doctor to measure blood pressure is called sphygmomanometer. It is also known as blood pressure monitor or blood pressure gauge. Image Credit: https://www.news-medical.net/ The instrument reads both systolic pressure and diastolic pressure. April 12, 2021 (Monday) :::The number of Corona Cases were as follows: Confirmed - 1,35,27,717 Recovered - 1,21,56,529 Deceased - 1,70,179 :::A Bengaluru-based co-working company, WeWork India , raised around ₹200 crores as a mix of debt and equity from its investors with a focus to provide a wide range of flexible offerings to meet the evolving needs of its members. Karan Virwani, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WeWork India, said that the company

Weekly Update: April 05, 2021 - April 09, 2021

Tough times never last, but tough people do. -Robert H. Schuller (September 16, 1926 - April 02, 2015; Motivational Speaker, and Author) [Show that you care, Read, Subscribe and Share] Let's Start! Here is a Fun Fact that you may not, or may, know: Baby sea otters cannot swim and hence, their mother carries them while they hunt. Image Credit: https://home.adelphi.edu/ A raft of otters hold each others' hands while asleep so that no one drifts apart. April 05, 2021 (Monday) :::The number of Corona Cases were as follows: Confirmed - 1,25,89,067 Received - 1,16,82,136 Deceased - 1,65,101 ::: LG Electronics Inc , a South Korea-based company, became the first major smartphone brand to withdraw from the market as it failed to find a buyer for its loss-making mobile division. The 10% share of the company in North America will reportedly be bought by Samsung Electronics and Apple Inc. A spokesperson from the company said that it would be able to focus better on other areas like elect