US President Donald Trump has been nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The nomination was submitted by Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the Norwegian Parliament, who cited his “key role in… creating new dynamics in other protracted conflicts, such as the […]
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French defence minister to visit for Rafale’s induction
French defence minister Florence Parly will make an official visit to India on Thursday to attend the induction ceremony of the first batch of Rafale combat jets at Indian Air Force’s airbase in Ambala. This will be Parly’s third official visit to India since 2017, and one of her first trips abroad since the outbreak […]
Centre releases SoP for partial reopening of schools for students of classes 9 to 12
In the unlocking of activities, Government of India is planning partial resumption of schools for students from classes 9 to 12 on a voluntary basis, which would be allowed from September 21, 2020. This standard operating procedure (SOP) outlines various precautionary measures to be adopted and all states/union territories are expected to comply with the […]
Ronaldo becomes second men’s player to reach 100 int’l goals
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday became the second men’s player to reach 100 international goals as he guided his side to victory against Sweden. Ronaldo reached the milestone just before half-time of Tuesday’s Nations League match. The 35-year-old had 99 goals under his belt when he took the field during the team’s Nations League […]
Rhea Chakraborty arrested in drug case linked with SSR death case
Actor Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday in a drug case linked with Sushant Singh Rajput death case. She is the ninth person arrested in the ongoing case by the NCB. Earlier in the day, she had reached NCB office in Mumbai for the third consecutive day for interrogation. […]
California fires burn 2 million acres
Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, said the state fire department, as an uncontrolled blaze forced many residents to flee their homes. “In the past 33 years we have not seen a single year go over two million acres until this year,” said California Department of Forestry and Fire […]
Tension at India-China border escalates
On Monday night, bullets were fired across the Line of Actual Control (LAC), for which India and China blame each other. The Chinese government owned Global Times claimed that, “Indian troops crossed the LAC at the west section of the China-India border, into the Shenpao mountain region near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake,” […]
US Open 2020: Novak Djokovic’s temper results in his disqualification
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified from the US Open on Sunday after he accidentally hit a line judge with a tennis ball in frustration during his round 4 match at Flushing Meadows. The world number one went 5-6 down in the first set to Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta when he hit a […]
Learning should never stop: Mentors’ take
This Teacher’s Day, we asked some questions from the teachers of tricity to know more about them and their thoughts. Every teacher teaches us something that we hold onto and cherish for life. They act as our guides, mentors, friends, and even parent at times. They always wish the best for us and are there […]
IPL: Chennai Super Kings to commence training; no new Covid case reported
In a sigh of relief, Chennai Super Kings will now start training from Friday as no new Covid-19 case has been detected in the contingent. A fresh Covid-19 test was conducted on Thursday to detect the virus. A source said, “All the players and support staff who were tested yesterday are negative. We will start […]