Amid Opposition pressure against doing away with Question Hour in the coming monsoon session of Parliament, the government has announced to answer questions in the written format (un-starred). The session is scheduled between September 14 and October 1 without any break, with the Lok Sabha (LS) and Rajya Sabha (RS) holding a four-hour meeting each […]
Army chief General MM Naravane reached Leh on Thursday as part of a two-day visit to review the security situation in the Ladakh region. Gen Naravane will carry out a comprehensive review given China’s fresh attempts to change status quo along the southern bank of Pangong lake, official sources said. He will be briefed by […]
Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked by an unknown group that asked its followers in a series of tweets to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency. The account with the handle narendramodi_in has been restored and the malicious tweets have been deleted. “We’re […]
Jumanji actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on early Thursday morning revealed that he along with his family had tested positive for coronavirus three weeks ago, but they have all “gotten through Covid-19” now. The actor took to Instagram and posted an 11-minute IGTV video of himself where he is seen sharing his health update. ‘The […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have signed a multi-year deal with Netflix. The couple, who moved to California earlier this year, under their streamer’s deal, will make documentaries, feature films, scripted television shows, and children’s series. “Through our work with diverse communities and their environments, to shining a light on people and causes around the […]
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi is expected to address the UN General Assembly on September 26, according to a provisional list of speakers issued by the world body for the high-level meeting. For the first time in the UN’s 75-year history, the annual General Assembly session this year will be held virtually due to the […]
Indian astronomers have discovered one of the farthest star galaxies in the universe, which is estimated to be located 9.3 billion light years away from Earth, announced the Department of Space, Indian Government. This is a landmark achievement for the country’s first Multi-Wavelength Space Observatory ‘AstroSat’. Sharing this information, Union Minister of State, Dr Jitendra […]
Simranjit Kaur, the first Punjabi woman boxer to qualify for the Olympics, received a cheque of ₹5 lakh by the Punjab Government on Tuesday. The cheque was handed over by Punjab Cabinet Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, to the boxer’s mother Rajpal Kaur in Ludhiana. In January, Simranjit had shared […]
Pranab Mukherjee, former president of India and veteran Congressman, passed away on Monday after prolonged illness. In a tweet, his son Abhijit announced, “With a Heavy Heart, this is to inform you that my father Shri #PranabMukherjee has just passed away inspite of the best efforts of Doctors of RR Hospital & prayers, duas & […]
Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets, has been fined ₹1 by the Supreme Court. If he doesn’t pay the fine by September 15, he can go to jail for three months or be banned from practicing for three years. “Freedom of speech cannot be curtailed,” said the apex court while handing […]