All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, on Wednesday recorded the first bird flu death in the country for this year after an 11-year-old boy undergoing treatment for H5N1 Avian influenza died at its paediatric department. The entire staff at AIIMS, New Delhi, has been placed in isolation as a preventative measure. Sources […]
30-year-old Sanjal Gavande from Maharashtra is part of the team of engineers that built Blue Origin’s suborbital space rocket New Shephard, which will carry Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and three others to space on July 20. A systems engineer at the spaceflight services company, she was born in Kalyan and dreamed of building a […]
One of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England has tested positive for Covid during the 20-day break. The player is home quarantined at his relatives’ place at present and is likely to join the tour party in Durham later. The Indian squad sans the player will return to bio-bubble in Durham […]
A woman medico, who was India’s first COVID-19 patient, has tested positive again for the virus, health authorities said in Karala’s Thrissur on Tuesday. The 20-year-old had undergone an RT-PCR test as she was going to Delhi. She is presently under home quarantine. However, she is asymptomatic, the official added. Her family said she is […]
Former Indian cricketer Yashpal Sharma, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad, passed away due to cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning. According to sources, Yashpal collapsed at home after returning from his morning walk. He was 66 and is survived by his wife Renu Sharma, two daughters Puja, Preeti and son Chirag Sharma. The […]
A day after the reboot of the Union Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term, a number of newly appointed ministers took charge of their assignments on Thursday. After the July 7 expansion, the Union ministry will now operate at 95% capacity, with just four positions vacant. Modi in his second innings, at a […]
In a first, celebrated boxer M C Mary Kom and men’s hockey team skipper Manpreet Singh will be flag bearers at opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics. One of India’s biggest hopes, wrestler Bajrang Punia will be flag bearer at the closing ceremony on August 8. India will have two flag bearers – one male and […]
A 15-year-old mango tree in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh is in the headlines for having 121 varieties of the fruit growing on it. An experiment initiated by the horticulturists five years ago has given the mango tree the ability to grow different varieties of the fruit. The tree has become an attraction in the […]
The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC) has opened the railways’ first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium at the KSR Bengaluru station from Thursday. The aim is to provide a memorable experience to passengers and make their waiting time at the station pleasurable. From rare species of fishes to exotic marine plants, the facility promises […]
Maana Patel has become the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics through universality quota, confirmed Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Friday. “Backstroke swimmer Maana Patel has become the 1st female and 3rd Indian swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020. I congratulate Maana, who qualified through Universality Quota. Well done!!,” […]