An attack at the US Capitol complex in Washington DC has left one police officer dead and another in hospital with injuries after a car crashed into a security barrier on Friday. Capitol Police shot dead the driver after he jumped out of the car and lunged at them with a knife. Authorities said the […]
The steam engine of the first passenger train that plied between Mumbai and Thane in 1853 will be installed at Thane railway station premises, said an official. Thane MLA Sanjay Kelkar said it was apt to install the engine at Thane, where history was created several years ago. Similarly, all historical monuments in the city […]
As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues, another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity as it has increased from 99.5 years to 135.6 years. The effects will be felt in the long-term, according to the World Economic Forum, which in its annual Global Gender Gap Report found that the goalposts […]
Personal details of 3.5 million MobiKwik users seem to have been leaked, according to independent cyber-security researchers. The Gurugram-based fintech company continued to deny its role in the leak, calling the researchers that made the breach public “media-crazed” alleging them of presenting “concocted files” as evidence. While the details and the nature of the alleged […]
The festival of colours is here! Even though the pandemic has put a damper on Holi celebrations, one can still make the most of it by celebrating the festival with loved ones (by following all the necessary precautions, obviously)! The first thing on the list is Holi colours. While there are many shops providing the […]
Farmers are observing ‘Bharat Bandh’ today (Friday) to mark the completion of four months of their agitation against the central farm laws. The Bharat Bandh, called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), will be observed till 6 pm. All roads and trains will be blocked and all services are expected to remain suspended, except for […]
A large container ship ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on March 23, choking traffic in both directions along the crucial international trade artery and created what is being referred to as the world’s largest shipping jam. Several attempts to refloat the 2.20 lakh tonne and 400 metre-long ship, named ‘Ever Given’ have reportedly failed. […]
US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) says it expects to fly the first helicopter ‘Ingenuity’ on Mars in early April. NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for Ingenuity to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet. Ingenuity remains attached to the belly of […]
India named Bangladesh’s father of the nation, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Oman’s longtime ruler Sultan Qaboos for the Gandhi Peace Prize, an official statement by the government said. The prestigious prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman in recognition of his vision to strengthen […]
Australia’s south east was lashed by another round of intense rainfall on Monday with thousands of people ordered to evacuate and more than 200 schools closed. Australian authorities are planning to evacuate from flood-affected suburbs in Sydney’s west, which is set for its worst flooding in 60 years with drenching rain expected to continue for […]