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A massive asteroid will pass 1.2 million miles away from Earth. That’s over five times the distance between the Earth and the Moon. “Near-Earth asteroid 1994 PC1 is very well known and has been studied for decades by our planetary defense experts,” NASA posted to Twitter on Wednesday. “Rest assured, 1994 PC1 will safely fly […]
According to a survey conducted by LocalCircles, a community social media platform, people were asked about their travel plans between January and March 2022, and if they were able to get a refund in case they cancelled. Of those who did so, only 29 per cent were able to get a full refund from airlines, […]
It was recently unveiled in a video that the Korean Boy Band BTS will get personalised merchandise designed by Jimin (South Korean singer). Taking to Twitter, HYBE shared some tweets unveiling Jimin’s collection that includes some interesting hoodies and earrings. His fans know of his love for number 13 as his birth date is October […]
So far so good. Hereon, does not look as good. The Chinese economy managed to stay afloat despite the devastating impact of the first and second wave on major economies around the world. However, the widespread Omicron seems to have taken the wind out of the dragon’s sails. Quite literally. Around 28.5 per cent of […]
The entire US West Coast was issued a Tsunami warning after a massive volcano erupted across the Pacific Ocean in Tonga on Saturday. The tsunami waves might also have a low-level flooding effect in Hawaii. The US National Weather Service gave tsunami warnings from the lower part of California to Alaska’s the Aleutian Islands, foreseeing […]
After hiatus of over a year, the iconic Coke Studio Pakistan has made a comeback with its fourteenth edition. The series has premiered on Friday, January, 15,2022 on YouTube, and has already taken its fans on a musical frenzy ride. The viewers were seen gushing over the performances of veteran Sufi singer Abida Parveen and […]
Newsroom closures and exodus from territory are results of the ‘draconian’ national security law introduced in 2020. As the last news programme came to a close and anchors bade farewell to their online audience on January 3, Chris Yeung, the founder and chief writer of Citizen News, gathered together his staff and tried to strike […]
The University of Oxford has appointed Indian origin renowned academic Soumitra Dutta as the Dean of Saïd Business School. He will take up the post from 1st June this year. Soumitra Dutta was the founding dean of Cornell SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, New York. He is currently a professor of management […]
“Baby Shark” is now the first YouTube video to have officially garnered 10 billion views. Produced by Pinkfong, a South Korean entertainment company, the hugely popular video is the remix of an American campfire original. It was first uploaded on YouTube in 2016. The colourful video shows two children dancing to the hummable song as […]
A Finnish startup claims that it is making a vegan protein 10 times more climate-friendly than most plant-based proteins and 100 times more climate-friendly than meat. What if we could grow nutritious food, literally out of thin air? Solar Foods, a Finnish government-backed food-tech start-up, says it has developed a process to do exactly that. […]
New Delhi: Nepal’s ruling party, Nepali Congress, has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his announcement on road expansion across the Lipulekh area, which the Himalayan state also claims as its own. During an election rally on December 30 in Uttarakhand, Modi had said that his government has “built the road up to Lipulekh and it […]
Engineers have started turning 18 gold-plated mirrors on NASA’s James Webb telescope. Once aligned, the giant mirror can collect even the faintest light from the universe. The team also commanded 126 actuators for moving and shaping the segments into place. The six devices will then position the secondary mirror and verify its workings. “The fine […]
A 10-year-old entrepreneur from Australia – who has a toy and hair accessory empire – is set to retire by the age of 15, her mother has revealed. In May 2021, Pixie Curtis and her mother, PR firm director Roxy Jacenko, launched Pixie’s Fidgets – a colourful range of fidget toys that made more than […]
A recent study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Natural Products claims that the hemp form of cannabis contains two compounds that can “prevent” Covid-19 infection by blocking the entry of the virus into human cells. As with all studies related to this particular natural product, the research has given rise to scepticism from some scientists […]
Even though Elon Musk has wanted sell Tesla cars in India as early as 2019, seems the red-tapism of Indian bureaucracy stands in way. Disagreements over a local factory and the country’s import duties of as much as 100 per cent have led to an impasse. “Still working through a lot of challenges with the […]
In a joint statement, Aquaman star Jason Momoa and wife Lisa Bonet announced their separation Thursday. The couple got married in October 2017 after years of living together ever since their relations started in 2005. Their first child was born in July 2007 and the second, in December 2008. Momoa is best known for playing […]
Sales of condoms crashed during the Coronavirus pandemic as most people around the world began having far less sex using condoms. The novel virus which adversely impacted almost every industry has not spared the world’s largest condom maker either. It has been reported that sales of the world’s largest condom maker went down by almost […]
The much-awaited Oscars airs on March 27 on ABC. After three years without a host, this year will finally bring back the emcee. This was confirmed by Craig Erwich, president, Hulu Originals & ABC Entertainment, during ABC’s portion of the winter Television Critics Association virtual press tour. However, he did not elaborate on who it […]
After Xi’an, China has locked another city after detecting a case of Omicron variant in the central Henan Province. Xi’an still remains locked down due to Delta outburst. And now, one more city has been locked and stricter rules have been implemented with a ban on vehicles and mass testing. Mass covid tests are being […]
India will continue to represent to China the interests of Indian students, workers and their families currently stranded back home for the last two years due to travel restrictions imposed by Beijing. Speaking at a meeting of expatriates on Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas on Sunday, Charge d’Affaires, Dr. Acquino Vimal assured the Indian diaspora of unrelenting […]
