The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test or NEET 2021 examination for admission in undergraduate medical courses will be held on August 1. “NEET (UG) – 2021 will be conducted in 11 languages, including Hindi and English through Pen and Paper mode on 01 August (Sunday),” said […]
The world’s oldest person plans carry the Olympic torch for 100 metres in Japan this May as the pandemic-delayed games finally get under way. Kane Tanaka, 118, will be pushed in her wheelchair for most of her stretch of the torch relay, but said she wished to walk the final few steps to the next […]
Does your mind also get curious about the names of the states of our nation and the story behind them? After all, India is a country with rich history and culture, where the process of giving a name to someone or something is an important tradition. So, here is the story behind them all. History, […]
Google is celebrating the 89th birthday of renowned Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao today (March 10), remembered by many as ‘India’s Satellite Man’. Professor Rao, who passed away in 2017, was an Indian space scientist and chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who propelled India’s space programme to heights. The doodle […]
The Golden Globes 2021 ceremony took place from both Los Angeles and New York, with nominees taking part from locations around the world on Monday (March 1). Like everything else, the coronavirus pandemic also affected the awards season. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the event from Rainbow Room in New York and Beverly Hilton […]
To prove that people have received the Covid-19 jab, Israel is the first country to announce implementation of passports that grants privileges to immunised residents. Israel has already managed to at least partially vaccinate half its population. The Israeli digital vaccination certificate (known as the Green Pass) gives people the ability to visit restaurants and […]
Chenab Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, is almost ready, and will likely open for railway operations soon. Referring to it as an ‘infrastructure marvel in making’, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal also shared a photo of the 476 m-long steel arches of the upcoming railway bridge over the Chenab River in […]
A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that Indians are among the most overworked workers globally while earning the lowest minimum statutory wage in the Asia-Pacific region, barring Bangladesh. India ranks fifth in the world among countries with long working hours, often stretching up to 48 hours a week, if not […]
After Shweta, Yashraj Mukhate and Bernie Sanders, Harender Chacha became the latest love of internet after a video of two groups fighting over customers for chaat in Baghpat of Uttar Pradesh went viral. In the viral video, several men fought pitched battles with sticks and rods as passersby watched in disbelief. The footage, which many […]
Amid concern over the rising Covid cases in the state, Punjab chief minister (CM) Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ordered restriction on indoor gathering to 100 and outdoor to 200 persons from March 1, along with strict enforcement of mask/social distancing etc, with testing to be ramped to 30000 a day. Chairing a high-level virtual […]