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Canada on Thursday announced that in the year 2021, the country has welcomed a record number of immigrants which marks the highest number in its 154-year history. The Canadian government on Thursday announced that breaking a record of the year 1913 when 4,00,000 immigrants were provided the right to live, this year has achieved […]
Baby Yingliang’s appearance just as the year draws to a close has opened a whole new world of understanding for palaeontologists. This well-preserved dinosaur embryo was discovered inside a fossilised egg from the rocks of Ganzhou earlier this week. The baby embryo is 72-to 66-million-year-old embryo and belongs to Oviraptorosaurs race who lived during the […]
It has been a month since the new coronavirus variant, dubbed ‘Omicron’ by World Health Organisation (WHO) on November 26, threw the scientific community in a tizzy. First detected in South Africa and Botswana, the variant is now present in around 95 nations. The countries such as Britain and the United States is looking to […]
Super mutant Omicron is finally emerging across the world. On Wednesday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed its presence in 106 countries. Israel and the US reported the first death due to the variant. Alongside, pharma major AstraZeneca stated that research is underway for developing an Omicron-specific vaccine. “Together with Oxford University, we have taken […]
SpaceX sent in Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday in what marked its 100th successful rocket landing — a unique Christmas present for the company. The gifts for the seven ISS astronauts were loaded in a Falcon rocket, hoisted with a Dragon capsule loaded with more than 2,950 kg […]
Gujarat-based drug firm Zydus Cadila has received approval from the US health regulator to market Pimavanserin tablets, used in the treatment of certain mental disorders, in the American market. The drug will be manufactured at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at the SEZ, Ahmedabad. The company has received tentative approval from the US Food and […]
A long wait, interspersed with a legal battle and formalities later, UK is all set to get its first purpose-built crematorium on a 15-acre site near Denham in southeast England. The proposed facility will cater largely toHindus living in the North, West and adjoining counties. Two large ceremony halls, two private ritual rooms, shower rooms, […]
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has warned the global community to take Omicron seriously as the world may be on the threshold of the worst part of the pandemic. “Omicron is spreading faster than any virus in history. It will soon be in every country in the world,” tweeted Mr Gates while dropping a word […]
The Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan called Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a visit for the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue. The Ministers emphasized the readiness of their leadership to further strengthen relations with India. The Central Asian Foreign Ministers conveyed the greeting of their respective […]
Fire at a mental health clinic in Japan’s Osaka killed 24 people trapped inside. The fire took place at Nishi-Umeda Kokoro to Karada no Clinic. The clinic was always crowded as the Doctor offered treatment for depression and panic disorder with a focus on helping patients return to work. According to a man who visited […]
NASA’s audacious Parker Solar Probe has brought humanity closest to the Sun in a scientific first, after three years and five Venus flybys. The Probe had entered the Sun’s atmosphere on April 28, 2021. The achievement was announced at a press conference at the American Geophysical Meeting Fall Meeting in New Orleans this week. It […]
In the wake of emerging cases of Omicron, the shocking news of the death of a Briton has come to light. The man died of Omicron, however, the reason for the death is primarily so because he refrained from getting vaccinated for Covid-19. This shocking claim comes from an LBC caller who also claimed to […]
In the midst of approaching Christmas holidays, France has announced that the obligation to justify “compelling reasons” for travelers to and from the United Kingdom will be reinstated from Saturday. The United Kingdom recorded 78,610 new positive cases in 24 hours yesterday which is an extremely steep rise in the contamination since the start of […]
Significant amount of water hiding under the surface of Mars have been discovered by the scientists, inside the Red Planet’s Valles Marineris. About 40 percent of material found near the surface of the canyon could likely be water molecules. The hidden reservoir is spread over 45,000 square kilometres – close to the size of Haryana […]
A recent report has revealed Chairman of Heungkong Group Co. Lau Chi-keung’s daughter – Lau Chauin as the buyer of Asia’s most expensive apartment. The report, citing a source stated that in November, Lau Chauin bought flats 16C and 16D in the Mount Nicholson development on The Peak, paying a combined HK$1.2 billion ($154 million). […]
The Income Tax Department has found an unholy nexus between four Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs) and borrower groups after they were raided recently, the CBDT said on Wednesday. The ARCs are based in Mumbai but their premises in Ahmedabad, Gujarat are also under I-T radar. There is evidence of routing of funds through offshore structures […]
In the emerging wake of the new covid variant – Omicron – the Prime Minister of the UK has also warned the citizens to not take it lightly and take necessary precautionary measures. On December 12, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson said that at least one person has died of the […]
Indian American Gautam Raghavan has been appointed head of the White House office of presidential personnel by the Joe Biden administration. The promotion follows the possible departure of his boss, Cathy Russell, the current occupant of the post, to be the next executive director of UNICEF. Russell’s new appointment was announced by United Nations secretary […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is thinking of quitting his jobs and becoming a full-time influencer. “It would be nice to have a bit more free time as opposed to just working day and night, 7 days a week. Pretty intense,” he had shared on social media a while ago. The billionaire SpaceX founder asked the […]
Monkey Darwin hit headlines in Dec 2012 when he was captured roaming in an Ikea parking lot in a shearling coat in Oshawa, Ontarion, Canada. His “mother owner” accused the rescuers and local animal organizations of playing up a simple primate’s curiosity which took him away from his home. Thereon, continued a fierce legal battle […]
