Just two months after India received its first batch of Rafale jet fighter from France, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is set to receive its second batch of the combat aircraft in November. Just two months after India received its first batch of Rafale fighter jets from France, the Indian Air Force (IAF) is set […]
Veteran costume designer and India’s first Oscar winner Bhanu Athaiya, 91, breathed her last on Thursday at her Mumbai home after a prolonged illness. The ace costume designer took home the Oscar for her work in the 1982 film ‘Gandhi’, which was directed by Richard Attenborough. She shared the award for Best Costume Design with […]
Twitter suffered multiple outages in many countries across the world, leaving millions of users unable to post to its platform. “Twitter has been down for many of you and we’re working to get it back up and running for everyone. We had some trouble with our internal systems and don’t have any evidence of a security […]
“All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.” Modern Indian history would be incomplete without mentioning Missile Man of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. From being the people’s President to spearheading the development of India’s various significant missiles, the late president contributed to […]
Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) has decided to suspend its weekly ratings of TV news channels for a period of three months, covering all Hindi, regional, English news and business news channels with immediate effect. BARC measures TV viewership on behalf of broadcasters, advertisers and advertising agencies. BARC will not publish the weekly individual ratings […]
Video sharing platform YouTube said that it will remove videos containing misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines that contradict consensus from local health authorities or the World Health Organisation. In a blog post, YouTube said that this would include removing claims that the vaccine will kill people or cause infertility, or that microchips will be implanted in […]
Tokyo is planning to hold an international gymnastics meet next month that will exempt non-Japanese athletes from a 14-day quarantine period, an approach that might foreshadow planning for next year’s postponed Olympics. International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced in a release, “As part of the return to international competition, the FIG will hold a unique Artistic […]
Apple launching four iPhone 12 devices, all equipped with 5G on Tuesday night (IST). The series includes the iPhone 12, a smaller iPhone Mini, larger iPhone Pro and Pro Max. The new phones will be available for consumers in India from October 30. Apple also announced HomePod Mini at ₹ 9,900. The iPhone 12 and […]
Today marks the 33rd death anniversary of legendary singer, actor, and music composer, Kishore Kumar. He was an iconic artist and a powerhouse of talent who managed to woo every generation with his movies and songs. He died on October 13, 1987, following a heart attack in Bombay (now Mumbai) at 4:45 in the evening, […]
The Supreme Court (SC) issued a directive wherein it stated that candidates who could not appear for the NEET 2020 exam conducted on September 13, can now take the exam on October 14. The apex court stated the exam is being conducted for those candidates who either had Covid 19 or their test centres fell […]