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 […]
Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther star in the Marvel cinematic universe, died of cancer on Friday, said his representative. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, and family by his side. He was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family revealed in a statement. […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resign on Friday citing health reasons. Abe said he is suffering a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory bowel disease) and his condition had worsened recently. “Now that I am not able to fulfil the mandate from the people with confidence, I have decided that I should […]
Noor Inayat Khan, an Indian-origin British secret agent executed by the Nazis, will be honoured with a “blue plaque” in the United Kingdom on Friday. She worked as an undercover radio operator in Nazi-occupied France in 1943 and was captured and killed in the Dachau concentration camp in 1944 at the age of 30. The […]
Days after Hardik Pandya and Natasa Stankovic welcomed their baby boy to the world, Indian skipper Virat Kohli and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma on Thursday announced the arrival of their baby. In a tweet, Sharma shared a picture flaunting her baby bump and announced, “ “And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021.” Considering the […]
Less than four months after joining the video app, TikTok chief executive officer (CEO) Kevin Mayer resigned on Thursday amid pressure from the US government over its ties with China. In a letter to employees, Mayer said his decision to leave comes after the ‘political environment has sharply changed’. The app, which is owned by […]
England’s James Anderson on Tuesday became the first pacer in the history of Test cricket to scalp 600 wickets. Anderson achieved the feat against Pakistan on the final day of the ongoing third Test of the three-match series at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton when he got the wicket of Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali. The […]