The Upper House of the Parliament, Rajya Sabha, on Tuesday passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020, which was tabled by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, after an hour-long discussion. The Bill was already cleared by the Lok Sabha in March this year. It seeks to amend the Aircraft Act, 1934 which regulates manufacture, possession, […]
In a significant victory, India got elected as Member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the principal global body focused on gender equality and women empowerment, beating China in a hotly-contested election. The CSW is a functional commission of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The 54-member ECOSOC, holding the […]
Indo- American production feature film ‘Harami’, written and directed by Shyam Madiraju and featuring Emraan Hashmi has officially been selected for the main competition section (New Horizons) of the Busan International Film Festival, 2020. One of the 10 films from nine countries, ‘Harami’ is the only Indian film to be selected for this year’s main […]
Advocate Prashant Bhushan deposited the ₹1 fine imposed on him by the apex court on Monday, but said this doesn’t mean that he is accepting the court’s judgement. The Supreme Court (SC) had said he can face jail for three months and a ban from practising for three years if he doesn’t pay the fine […]
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 […]