Coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are bracing for Cyclone Nivar, which has intensified into a ‘severe cyclonic storm’ and is expected to intensify further. The cyclone is expected to hit the coast, likely near Puducherry, by midnight or early tomorrow, said the Met department. It could hit the coast between Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu (which […]
This year has seen so many seismic events that Oxford University Dictionaries has expanded its word of the year to encompass several “Words of an Unprecedented Year”. From covidiot, superspreader and moonshot, the words have been chosen to reflect the “ethos, mood, or preoccupations” of 2020. There were words to reflect the coronavirus pandemic, others […]
In a proud moment for India, Netflix web series ‘Delhi Crime’ has won the ‘Best Drama Series’ award at the 48th International Emmys. The International Emmy Awards Twitter handle announced the news, “The International Emmy for Drama Series goes to ‘Delhi Crime’ produced by @GoldenKaravan/@skglobalent/ @NetflixIndia, #India! #iemmys #iemmyWIN.” The Netflix series ‘Delhi Crime’ is […]
In a first, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the first monetary authority in the world to have more than 1 million followers on its official Twitter handle. It is followed by as many as 10,00,513 people around the world. The achievement is impressive as the 85-year-old Reserve Bank of India was also […]
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar’s ‘The CHAMPS Foundation’, has come to the aid of ailing hockey Olympian Mohinder Pal Singh. 58-year-old Singh has been suffering from a kidney ailment and is on dialysis waiting for a donor for transplant. He was recently also provided financial assistance by the sports ministry. “I had been reading in […]
Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla said the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine should be available for healthcare workers and elderly people by around February 2021 and by April for the general public. It will be priced at a maximum of ₹1,000 for two necessary doses for the public, depending on the final trial […]
Former US President Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” has sold nearly 8,90,000 copies in the US and Canada in its first 24 hours of sale, according to the book’s publisher. Around 8, 87,000 units were sold in the US and Canada, which includes pre-order sales and first-day sales, cited Penguin Random House. The publisher […]
Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s private company SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station. This is National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) first full-fledged mission involving sending crew into orbit through a privately-owned spacecraft. NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker and Victor Glover, and Soichi Noguchi from Japan were sent into orbit aboard a […]
Election Commission of India (ECI) has given his consent to appoint actor Sonu Sood as state icon of Punjab to make aware people about ethical voting. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Punjab, S Karuna Raju said that his office had sent a proposal to ECI in this regard and the ECI approved the same. This appointment […]
Chandigarh is a hotspot not just for the Punjabi film industry, but for Bollywood too. After a 7-month long lockdown, the entertainment industry is slowly getting back on track. With restrictions eased, famous actors are heading to City Beautiful for their upcoming projects. Here is a list of movies that are being filmed here: 1. […]