Google Doodle Shows Hans Christian Gram Discovering Gram Stain On His 166th Birth Anniversary

Google celebrates the 166th Birth Anniversary of Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist, noted for developing Gram stain. The stain technique developed by Gram is used to differentiate bacterial species even after more than a century.

Hans Christian Gram

Born on September 13, 1853, discovered stain technique while working with German microbiologist Karl Friedlander in Berlin in 1884. He noted that staining bacteria makes it easy to classify bacterial species. He classified bacteria in Gram-positive and Gram-negative.

Gram’s career

A noted scholar, Gram earned his MD from the University of Copenhagen in 1878 and. He started teaching pharmacology and in 1891 and was appointed professor at the University of Copenhagen. But he resigned from the chair in pharmacology in 1900 to become a professor of medicine.

Google’s Doodle on Gram

Created by Danish guest artist Mikkel Sommer, the Doodle spells each letter of Google to represent Gram carrying out his experiment.

The letter “G” is Gram staining bacteria; letters “OO” are made round glasses on the face of Gram; letter “G” becomes a microscope classifying the bacteria and letters “LE” represent bacteria classified by Gram.

The Doodle looks like Gram carrying out experiment on bacteria. It shows the Gram stain technique developed by the scientist.

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Adam Gilchrist Bats For Rohit Sharma

Former Aussie cricketer Adam Gilchrist threw his weight behind Indian batsman Rohit Sharma terming him as a reliable player for Test matches. He came out in open defense of selection committee chairman MSK Prasad who’s facing questions regarding Rohit’s selection as an opener batsman for Test matches.

Why Rohit Sharma’s selection in Test team is questioned?

Rohit Sharma plays in the middle order in One-Day cricket but he’s never scored well in longer format. He got an opportunity to play two Test matches in Australia but missed both the tests – first test due to injury and second miss due to birth of his child. Also, he’s dropped from the team after a poor show of 78 runs in four innings in South Africa in 2018.

Why does Adam Gilchrist favor Rohit Sharma?

Adam Gilchrist is himself a star cricketer. He was a former wicketkeeper cum batsman for Australian team. Adam Gilchrist made a frank opinion that is just the opposite of public image of Rohit Sharma. Gilchrist said that he had played with Rohit Sharma in IPL and that Rohit is capable of performing in a long format. He further said that Rohit Sharma could become an opener in Test match, if Rohit wanted to do so.

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Ronaldo Scores 4 To Let Portugal Into Euro 2020 Qualifier

Portugal beat Lithuania by 5-1 in their Euro 2020 qualifier. The Portuguese captain Cristiano Ronaldo gave the best performance of his life against the European Champions. He scored four goals at the time when the game turned frustrating.

Ronaldo’s superb performance

The 34-year old captain was playing his 161st international match of his football career when he gave a fantastic performance by delivering his eighth hat-trick for his team. It was the 54th remarkable match of his career that escaped Portugal from defeat.

What Portuguese coach said about Ronaldo?

Portugal coach Fernando Santos said that Ronaldo was the best player in the world and that it was proved beyond doubt. The coach seemed very happy and impressed from the performance of the captain.

Highlights of the match

• Portugal with 8 points became second in Group B
• It is 5 points behind Ukraine
• Lithuania is down with 1 point after the defeat
• Lithuania goalkeeper Ernestas Setkus gave an excellent performance

Turning point in the game

Lithuania team gave striking performance in the beginning and the match seemed to be going against Portugal. At one time, the Portuguese team became frustrated until their captain Ronaldo charged and changed the game with his superb performance.

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Jack Ma Returns Back To Home After 20-Years In Alibaba

Today’s latest trending news is from Hong Kong where Jack Ma, the co-founder of Ali Baba, has finally decided to give up the reins of Ali Baba Group Holding Ltd. after a spectacular stint at world’s largest growing ecommerce business.

Jack Ma steps down on his 55th birthday

It is only after amassing a wealth of $41.8 billion that the former English teacher Jack Ma resigned from the post of Executive Chairman of China’s largest company. His journey from working from his apartment in 1999 to becoming a jet-setting e-commerce mogul in 2019mirror’s China’s economic growth to become world’s no. 2.

Alibaba

Jack Ma along with the co-founders of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. built a B2B marketplace worth $460 billion that competes with world’s best including EBay Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. Alibaba owns the largest cloud computing business and operates a logistics network delivering millions of parcels every day. Jack Ma will handover the business to finance maven Daniel Zhang.

Jack Ma history

Once an English teacher, Jack Ma never thought of creating an empire that he owns today. Today, he is the second richest man in Asia and a member of the ruling Communist Party of China. But he had a troubled past marred with rejections – KFC rejected his job application recalled Jack Ma in a 2015 interview.

Alibaba’s future

The largest B2B company is doing well and its future is secure in the hands of Daniel Zhang. Also, the experts are of the view that Zhang is unlikely to take any policy decision without consulting Jack Ma.

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Apple To Launch iPhone 11, Pro And Pro Max Live Today At 10:30PM IST

In latest trending news Apple Inc. is rolling its much-awaited iPhone 11 today in a live streaming event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. The global audience can watch launch of iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max on 10:30pm IST. Streaming would be available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch running iOS 10.

Live streaming of the launch

Like previous launches, Apple Inc. would provide live streaming of the event on its official website. Audience can watch the much-anticipated launch of the year on Apple devices and Mac computer using Safari browser. Windows users need using Edge browser to view the live streaming of iPhone 11 range. For the first time, Apple will stream its event live on YouTube and Twitter. But Apple users can take advantage of the Apple Events app.

Specifications

The iPhone 11 trio are expected to have iOS13 and Apple’s A13 chip. The two models could have an OLED panel and one model could have an LCD panel. The new chip is paired with 4GB of RAM – an upgrade to the existing iPhone XR.

The Pro modes of iPhone 11 could have a triple rear camera setup and multi-angle Face ID sensor. But the iPhone 11 could have only a dual camera setup on the rear.

Also, Apple can replace the outgoing 3D Touch technology with Haptic Touch that is already available with iPhone XR.

Apple Watch launch

Together with the iPhone 11 range, Apple Inc. can launch the Apple Watch Series 5 and also reveal the iOS 13 and iPadOS for all the next generation iPhone and iPod models.

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Former Indian Skipper Sourav Ganguli Declares India VS New Zealand ICC 2019 First Semi-Final Declared A Tactical Blunder By Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli Could Have Led India To Sunday 14 Final

The Men in Blue lost to the Black Caps in the first semi-final of ICC 2019 in Manchester on 10 July 2019. Indian team was knocked out in a modest 240 run chase by the New Zealand pace battery.

Sky remain overcast throughout the match and rain forced it into the reserve day. It was clear from the start that it wasn’t a batting wicket but Kiwis managed to get 239 after losing 8 wickets in 50 overs.

Indian team was aware about the bowling wicket but took no lessons from the warmup fixture with Kiwis that India lost. The New Zealand pace battery spearheaded by Trent Boult and Matt Henry rattled the top 3 batsmen of India including the skipper Virat Kohli the first three overs.

After the loss of skipper, the team lost control over the game but the captain didn’t try to strengthen the team position by changing the batting order. MS Dhoni was sent on number seven when the team could take advantage of his experience by sending him on fourth or fifth position.

Together MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja rekindled the hope of Indian team and fans but the loss of Jadeja on a slow bowl by Trent Boult shattered the hopes. MS Dhoni reclaimed the ground with his 50 but lost in the rush to retain the strike.

Indian lost the match to New Zealand by 18 runs as none from the team could face the pace attack of Kiwis. The Men in Blue were bundled to the pavilion in 49.3 overs.

Virat Kohli comments on the match

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Christie’s Proceeds With Sale Of Tutankhamun Statue Ignoring Egyptian Outcry

British auction house Christie’s auctioned a rate bust of Tutankhamun amid allegations from the former EgyptianMinister of State for Antiquities Affairs Dr.ZahiHawass.

The artefact

It was a rare quartzite bust of boy king as the god Amen that came for auction and was sold at a staggering price of STG4.7 million ($A8.4 million). However, the starting bid was of STG3m ($A5.4m).

Allegation

Egyptian experts including the former minister who is himself a renowned archaeologist and Egyptologist. It was alleged that the rare bust of Tutankhamun was stolen from Egypt. But Christie’s clarified remain firm on the auction.

Clarification

Christie’s stated that the it has no doubts about the origin of the historical artefact and that the rare bust was never a subject of investigation anywhere in the world.

The Christie’s further clarified its role of providing a transparent and legitimate market to historic objects. It recognized that sale of rare objects could spur complex discussions but it strengthened its position by saying that it upheld the highest standards for transfer of such objects.

Conclusion

Christie’s took strong cognizance to the allegation and reaffirmed that all the necessary processes related to sale of rare artefacts including their origins were completed in the sale of the rare Tutankhamun statue.

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US Open: Bianca Andreescu Writes History By Winning The Singles Grand Slam

Bianca Andreescu became the latest trending news in the US Open. The 19-year old Canadian national beat Serena Williams in singles Grand Slam title. Andreescu became the first Canadian to win the US Open.

Who’s Bianca Andreescu?

12-moths ago, this Canadian national was ranked outside the top-200 tennis players and she also failed to perform in the qualifiers for the US Open last year. Also, she’s never gone past the second round in the tournament. But today, this teenager has become the first teenager to win a Grand Slam singles after Maria Sharapova in 2006.

Bianca Andreescu’s achievements

• 1st player to win the US Open on her main-draw debut
• $6.27m of prized money
• 5th rank in the latest WTA rankings
• 8-0 career record against the Top 10
• 12 consecutive three-set victories
• 14 consecutive winnings

Bianca Andreescu praised Serena Williams

She said that the champion Serena Williams greeted her with a smile and that Williams was gracious. There was a point when Andreescu thought that Serena Williams would fight back but she impressed Williams with her game to the point where the Queen of tennis gave up and let Bianca win the title. It was a great game and history written again.

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Economic Slowdown Is Cyclic:I&B Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar

In the latest trending news, the I&B and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar presented the 100-day report card of Modi 2.0 government and answered some of the burning questions related to Kashmir, economic slowdown and steep penalties for traffic violations.

Article 370 and 35A

The minister made it clear thatabrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir was necessary to bring the erstwhile princely state into the mainstream development politics. He made a strong point by saying that not a single bullet had been fired in Kashmir for 35 days of repealing the special status. Also, Section 144 is in effect in only 14 police stations.

I&B and Environment Minister on Pakistan

The minster said that Kashmir was the center of foreign policy of Pakistan and that is why Pakistan is making hue and cry over the change of Kashmir’s status. But the world leaders are with India.

Economic slowdown

The minister said that the economy was on strong ground despite global slowdown. He further stressed that the government was taking whatever measures were necessary. The country was on the way to become a $5 trillion economy and supported the measures like merger of public sector banks and additional credit expansion would help the economy in the long run. He promised that the infra projects worth over Rs. 100 lac crores in the next rive years would strengthen the economy.

Motor Vehicles Act

According the minister, steep hike in traffic challans was necessary to keep a tab over rash driving and irresponsible behavior by motorists. The objective of heavy fine is to discourage motorists from taking the traffic rules lightly.

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Portugal Qualifies For Euro 2020 With Ronaldo’s Superb Performance

European champions Portugal beat Serbia in Euro 2020 qualifying Group Bmatch by 4-2. William Carvalho, Goncalo Guedes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bernardo Silva made goals but it was Cristiano Ronaldo that emerged as start player.

According to the latest trending news, the Portuguese team reached the second place in the group. It earned 5-points in three games but it is 8-points behind the runaway leader Ukraine who scored 13-points in three matches. Luxembourg holds the third-place and Serbia slipped to fourth-place.

Cristiano Ronaldo

He looked subdued in the first half after receiving a hostile reception at Red Star stadium. Serbian fans jeered at him every time he touched the ball but he gave a stunning performance despite the antagonistic response from the Serbian crowd. The Serbian team and its fans tasted the football of the class Ronaldo belongs to in the 80th minute of the game when he shot the ball into the net. This goal sealed the match for Serbia that gave up soon.

Coach Fernando Santos

He steered Portugal to the Euro 2016 title in France and also in the National League in the start of 2019. Fernando Santos was happy with the performance and hoped that it would boost confidence of his team.

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