Austria’s Dominic Thiem, 27, defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev in a thrilling comeback in the five-set final 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(6) to lift his maiden 2020 US Open title on Monday. This was the first US Open final to be decided by a fifth-set tie-break. With this win, Thiem claimed his maiden Grand Slam trophy […]
Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant has added actor Amitabh Bachchan as its first celebrity voice experience in India which will be available next year. Users can simply say “Alexa, say hello to Amitabh Bachchan” on their Echo device, Fire TV, Amazon shopping app (Android) and other Alexa-enabled devices. “Technology has always given me an opportunity to […]
As the high-speed ferry traffic has paused due to Covid in Hong Kong, threatened species of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins has made a comeback and their numbers have increased. Marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St Andrews said, “The mammals, also known as Chinese white dolphins and pink dolphins, were moving back into parts […]
The Indian Railways will be running 80 more special trains from Saturday, booking of which started from September 10.Ministry of railways tweeted, “Indian Railways to run additional 40 pairs of more special trains w.e.f. 12th September 2020. These will be fully reserved train. Ticket can be booked from 10th September, 2020.”These trains will be in […]
Facebook announced a new section on the site called ‘Facebook Campus’ which is dedicated specifically to students. According to the announcement, Facebook Campus will utilise new profiles, separate from the one users already have on the main platform. To create a Campus profile, students need to provide their college email address and graduation year. Facebook […]
Actor Kangana Ranaut on Friday sought Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi’s intervention and her asked to take note of the ‘treatment’ being meted out to her by the Maharashtra Government, in which her party is a coalition member. “Dear respected honourable Congress president Sonia Gandhi ji being a woman aren’t you anguished by the treatment […]
India and China agreed to de-escalate border tensions and take steps to restore ‘peace and tranquility’ at a two-hour meeting of Indian and Chinese foreign ministers in Moscow on Thursday. The two nations reached a five-point consensus and were in consonance that the current border situation is not in their interests and that troops from […]
The five Rafale aircrafts which arrived on July 27 at Ambala Air Force Station have been inducted to the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’ on Thursday. Speaking during the ceremony, air chief marshal RKS Bhadauria, said, “The Rafale aircrafts along with the skill of the Rafale aircrafts will form a lethal combination […]
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to soon declare the results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains 2020 on its official website. The tentative date for declaration of result is September 11. Candidates who appeared for the JEE Mains examination can check their results online at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Steps for checking 1. Visit the […]