Each one of us remembers our Geography class in school. How we used to identify the countries, memorising their shapes and comparing them with other. But did you know, the map that you are used to might be wrong? If you have seen the world map and thought that Greenland is almost same size as […]
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Indian Railways to start 80 new special trains today
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 announces ‘Facebook Campus’ for students
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 […]
Kangana Ranaut questions Sonia Gandhi’s silence, asks her to intervene
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-China agree on 5-point plan after talks
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 […]
Rafale Induction: ‘A big and bold message to the whole world’
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 […]
How to check JEE Mains result
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 […]
US President Trump nominated for Noble Prize
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 […]
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 […]









