Advocate Prashant Bhushan deposited the ₹1 fine imposed on him by the apex court on Monday, but said this doesn’t mean that he is accepting the court’s judgement. The Supreme Court (SC) had said he can face jail for three months and a ban from practising for three years if he doesn’t pay the fine […]
Austria’s Dominic Thiem, 27, defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev in a thrilling comeback in the five-set final 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(6) to lift his maiden 2020 US Open title on Monday. This was the first US Open final to be decided by a fifth-set tie-break. With this win, Thiem claimed his maiden Grand Slam trophy […]
Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant has added actor Amitabh Bachchan as its first celebrity voice experience in India which will be available next year. Users can simply say “Alexa, say hello to Amitabh Bachchan” on their Echo device, Fire TV, Amazon shopping app (Android) and other Alexa-enabled devices. “Technology has always given me an opportunity to […]
As the high-speed ferry traffic has paused due to Covid in Hong Kong, threatened species of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins has made a comeback and their numbers have increased. Marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St Andrews said, “The mammals, also known as Chinese white dolphins and pink dolphins, were moving back into parts […]
Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed former MP of Chandigarh Pawan Kumar Bansal as the Incharge of Administration in AICC. He got the important position in the wake of a shakeup done by Congress President which also led to some existing General Secretaries getting removed. He has been appointed as AICC Incharge (Administration) as well […]
The Indian Railways will be running 80 more special trains from Saturday, booking of which started from September 10.Ministry of railways tweeted, “Indian Railways to run additional 40 pairs of more special trains w.e.f. 12th September 2020. These will be fully reserved train. Ticket can be booked from 10th September, 2020.”These trains will be in […]
12 Sept 2020 | Chandigarh Chitkara University hosted prominent Indian stand-up comic Zakir Khan as a part of its Funky Friday initiative. Keeping student’s holistic emotionalwellbeing during these months at the fore, Chitkara University hosts celebrities and entertainers under its ‘Funky Friday’ Initiative, every Friday. Chitkara University, a pioneer in offering industry-led courses, e-learning based […]
Chandigarh recorded 305 Covid cases and 3 three deaths on Friday, crossing the 7,000 mark with 7,292 case. The city has 2,606 active cases and 269 have been discharged. In Mohali, one person lost the battle to Covid-19 and 204 new cases were reported on Friday, taking the tally to 6060 and total deaths to […]
Facebook announced a new section on the site called ‘Facebook Campus’ which is dedicated specifically to students. According to the announcement, Facebook Campus will utilise new profiles, separate from the one users already have on the main platform. To create a Campus profile, students need to provide their college email address and graduation year. Facebook […]