According to a report released in The Age, it is speculated that BCCI Secretary Jay Shah will emerge as the next chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC). This comes after current ICC chairman Greg Barclay announced that he will not be seeking a third term. Barclay has held this position since November 2020 and […]
Indians of all castes and tribes have joined hands in calling for a nationwide strike, ‘Bharat Bandh’, today on 21, August. The purpose of the walkout is to demand more jobs and seats in educational institutions for the marginalised communities and ensure that their Constitutional rights are protected. The bandh has gathered pace following a […]
A serious accident happened early Saturday morning when 22 cars of the Ahmedabad-bound Sabarmati Express (train number 19168) ran off the rails between Kanpur and Bhimsen stations in Uttar Pradesh. The event occurred at roughly 2:29 a.m., only 30 minutes after the train left Kanpur Central Station. Fortunately, there are no early reports of passenger […]
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport will open its newly renovated Terminal 1 today, August 17, marking a crucial milestone in the airport’s growth plans. The terminal’s reopening comes weeks after it was closed due to a canopy collapse in late June, which resulted in a heartbreaking death. On 14 August 2024, Delhi Airport Limited […]
In reaction to the savage rape and murder of a trainee women doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a 24-hour countrywide strike beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, August 17. Non-emergency medical services will be stopped nationwide during the walkout as physicians seek justice […]
Udaipur, Rajasthan, saw a massive security clampdown on Friday, August 17, 2024, when internet connections were banned for 24 hours due to violent communal confrontations. The rioting began after a knife assault at a local government school. Incident Details: The assault began when a fellow student reportedly stabbed a Class 10 student in the morning. […]
Vinesh Phogat’s appeal against being disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The judgement, which came out on Wednesday, is a big setback to Phogat who was expecting an overturning of her disqualification that happened just before her gold medal fight after weighing in with an […]
Flash floods in Himachal Pradesh’s Una district have caused havoc in the industrial sector, notably in the Bathu-Bathri industrial region in Haroli tehsil. According to district administration authorities, the disaster caused an estimated loss of ₹100 crore. The Haroli Industries Association claimed that 22 industrial facilities were seriously damaged, with many sustaining major damage. The […]
In a significant achievement, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Saturday. The launch marked the third and final developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), SSLV-D3. ISRO Chief S Somanath disclosed that indeed, the mission […]
In a tragic incident that has sparked outrage, a 33-year-old nurse from Uttarakhand was brutally raped and murdered while on her way home from work. The victim, a resident of Islamnagar in Gadarpur, worked at a private hospital in Nainital and lived with her 11-year-old daughter in Bilaspur Colony. The nurse went missing on July […]