Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who was being treated for Covid-19, passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, on Wednesday night. He is survived by his mother, wife, and two daughters. The 65-year-old BJP leader, tested positive on September 11. A lawyer by training, he was first elected […]
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IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians to face Kolkata Knight Riders today
Mumbai Indians (MI) will try to rectify their mistakes made in the last game and try their luck against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) today. The fifth match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on September 23 at 7.30pm. KKR and MI have gone head-to-head with each […]
Ayushmann Khurrana only Indian actor on Time’s 100 most influential list
Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been included in list of 100 most influential people of world by Time Magazine. The list also includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The actor took to Instagram and said that he is honoured to be a part of this group. He wrote, “TIME’s list of the 100 Most Influential People […]
Do you know the int’l dispute around planet Neptune that was discovered today?
Neptune, which is now considered by many astronomers to be the outermost major planet in our solar system, was discovered today, i.e. September 23 in 1846. The discovery of this planet has always been a controversial subject. Not only was Neptune the second major planet detected in recorded history, but the planet had been mathematically […]
Parliament passes IIIT Bill, 5 institutes get national importance status
Rajya Sabha (RS) passed a Bill on Tuesday to declare the five newly established Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutions of national importance. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on March 20, 2020, and was introduced in the RS by Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. “The Bill will declare 5 IIITs […]
WhatsApp working on a ‘Expiring Media’ feature to delete photos, videos once viewed
WhatsApp is seen working on a new feature called ‘Expiring Media’ that would make media files such as images, videos, and GIFs sent to the recipient’s phone disappear once the recipient leaves the chat. Word is that the company is working on another similar feature. But unlike the expiring messages feature that focuses on text […]
NASA announces mission to land first woman on moon in 2024
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is planning a mission to land the first woman and the next man on the Moon by 2024. The US space agency on Monday detailed the next steps under its Artemis programme for the Moon including the latest Phase 1 plans to land the first woman and the […]
SRH vs RCB highlights, RCB honour Chd-based Covid warrior
After winning the match against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli credited spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for changing the course of the game. SRH stumbled to a 10-run loss against RCB on Monday. The David Warner-led side was not able to chase down the target of 164 runs. In the match, Chahal […]
Google Pay adds tap-to-pay feature for Axis, SBI card users
Google Pay on Monday announced the rollout of ‘Tap-to-pay’ feature for its users on Android and iOS. The new feature will allow users to safely transact with their cards and use tap-to-pay feature on NFC-enabled POS terminals and online merchants. It is currently available to all users of Axis and SBI Card while the company […]
Eight opposition MPs suspended from Rajya Sabha after chaos over agriculture bills
On Monday, eight members of the Rajya Sabha were suspended for a week after chaos in the House during the passage of the two farm bills. Derek O Brien, Sanjay Singh, Raju Satav, KK Ragesh, Ripun Bora, Dola Sen, Syed Nazir Hussain and Elamaran Karim have been suspended for one week for unruly behaviour with […]