“The earth has music for those who listen” – William Shakespeare April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day all around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. The year 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations, for which the theme is ‘Restore Our Earth’. This year, Google Doodle highlights how everyone can […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance on issues related to drug supply, vaccine policy in relation to Covid-19 pandemic and said it wanted a “national plan” on issues, including supply of oxygen and essential drugs for treatment of patients infected with the virus. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said […]
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed that Vanita Gupta will serve as the Associate Attorney General of the United States, making her the first person of colour to occupy the third highest position at the Department of Justice. The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Gupta. Her appointment comes after Senator Lisa Murkowski joined the Democrats to […]
With India’s Covid-19 crisis deepening day-by-day, reports now say that a triple mutation strain has been traced in parts of India. After the double mutation, the triple mutation B.1.167 (meaning three different Covid strains combining to form a new variant) has been detected in parts of the country including, Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal. “This […]
The Haryana government on Wednesday announced summer vacations in all schools across the state starting from April 22 till May 31, 2021. The decision came as the coronavirus cases in the state witnessed a massive surge in the last few days, announced Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar. “Teachers are constantly coming to school, along […]
Former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, 45, was found guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury on Tuesday, nearly a year after he used his knee to pin the neck of an African American man, George Floyd, to the ground, killing him. Chauvin faces a potential 40-year jail sentence. George Floyd’s death had sparked the […]
In a war room meeting presided by the UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, the Chandigarh administration has decided to change the night curfew timings to 8pm to 5am from 10pm to 5am. The major decision on the seven-day complete lockdown will be decided in the next meeting of administration, which is going to be held […]
To upgrade the existing technical education system, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh has given the nod for 19 new ITIs (Industrial Training Institutes) including one in Beas, with classes to be commenced in the forthcoming session. Chairing a high-level department review meeting, the CM also agreed to the upgradation of Sri Guru Gobind […]
National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Ingenuity Mars helicopter, designed by IIT Madras alumnus J (Bob) Balaram, made history on Monday by becoming the first powered and controlled flight on another planet. The US space agency hailed the achievement as ‘our Wright brothers moment’. Bob Balaram, Ingenuity’s chief engineer, said the helicopter was in fine […]
The nominations for the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards for this year’s ceremony, which will take place across two nights on May 16 and May 17 were unveiled on Monday. Leading this year’s roster of nominees is Marvel’s Disney Plus series ‘WandaVision’, which earned five nods — including best show, best performance in a […]