NASA’s rover Perseverance, the most advanced astrobiology lab ever sent to another world, streaked through the Martian atmosphere on Thursday and landed safely inside a vast crater, the first stop on a search for traces of ancient microbial life on Mars. Rover Perseverance is the most advanced, most expensive and most sophisticated mobile laboratory sent […]
American social network company Twitter has introduced voice messages to direct messages as a new feature for users in India, Brazil, and Japan. The new feature allows users to send a voice DM (Direct Message) or a voice clip to the Twitter contact. Voice DMs extends the ability to send voice notes as direct messages […]
Guinea has declared an Ebola outbreak for the first time since 2016, when a two-year outbreak in West Africa finally ended after killing more than 11,000 people. The new outbreak, in the town of Gouécké, has already killed three – two women and a man. They were among seven people who attended a nurse’s funeral […]
Ajai Malhotra has become the first Indian to be elected as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council, said the Permanent Mission of India at United Nations, Geneva, on Monday. “Congratulations Ambassador Ajai Malhotra on your election as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council; the first […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars 2021) on Wednesday announced shortlists in nine categories for the 93rd Academy Awards: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects. The Oscars 2021 ceremony is scheduled […]
In a rather interesting turn of events, Italian mafia has ordered ambulance drivers in Naples to stop using their sirens and flashing lights because they confuse drug-dealers. Mafia in the southern city of Naples have been targeting ambulance crews because the sirens and lights from the vehicles can be mistaken for that of police cars. […]
Twitter is a gift that keeps on giving. Just a day after the controversy of Indian government, Bollywood actors and international personalities, Bear Grylls has drawn flak on social media for sharing his photo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi having a cup of tea at the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. He tweeted, “One […]
Oscar-winning actor Christopher Plummer, who rose to fame for his critically-acclaimed film ‘The Sound of Music’, died at the age of 91 on Friday. Christopher Plummer died at his home in Connecticut with his wife Elaine Taylor at his side and longtime friend and manager Lou Pitt. His wife, Elaine Taylor, said the cause was […]
Short film ‘Natkhat’ has entered the race for Oscars 2021 in the category of Best Short Film. Starring Vidya Balan, along with child artiste Sanika Patel, the film is about a mother trying to educate her little son about gender equality and challenging the notion of boys will be boys. A short clip of the […]
The Cyber Cell of Delhi Police on Thursday registered an FIR against teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. She has been accused of “criminal conspiracy and promoting enmity” over her tweets on the farmer protests. The charges that the young activist faces are those of conspiracy and “promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, […]