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Fans enjoy seeing their favourite movie actors on both the big and small screens. However, watching too many of the same movies week after week on television could be depressing and even push some viewers over the brink. On Wednesday, a letter that petitioned a television network to cease airing the virtually weekly Sunday family […]
Sports Ministry on Wednesday sought an explanation from the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) “within the next 72 hours,” after Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat levelled serious allegations of sexually harassing female wrestlers against the sports body’s coaches and chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold medallist broke down while speaking […]
Nearly 33 per cent of the 424 parents who took part in a survey reported that their children were approached by strangers via online platforms soliciting friendships, seeking personal and family details and broaching up sexual advice, according to a new report. Apart from the 424 parents from Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, […]
Ahead of nine Assembly polls this year and Lok Sabha elections in 2024, the Union Cabinet is learnt to have approved a Law ministry proposal for funds to procure additional electronic voting machines for the Election Commission. Sources aware of the development said more of the same type of electronic voting machines (EVMs), which are […]
The cutting-edge chatbot ChatGPT is capturing the world’s imagination. The new artificial intelligence app amassed 1 million users in just five days after its recent launch in November. It is but one of a dozen AI-driven so-called apps that are expected to transform human productivity and the future of work. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya […]
At least nine people died and one child was critically injured when a speeding truck collided with their van on the Mumbai-Goa highway in Maharashtra’s Raigad district on Thursday morning. Near Repoli village in Raigad, which is more than 130 kilometres from Mumbai, the tragedy happened around 4.45 am. According to Superintendent of Police Somnath […]
Rajasthan will soon have access to Vande Bharat Express’ upscale train service. There have been reports that Indian Railways may soon begin operating the Vande Bharat Express between New Delhi and Jaipur. From the present four hours required by the other express trains running on the New Delhi-Jaipur line, the journey time between the two […]
Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s Olympic sprinting champion, lost millions of dollars in his account with Stocks and Securities Ltd., an investment company situated in Kingston. The track star’s attorneys claim that the $12 million has disappeared from his account with a Jamaican investment company and that they are ready to file a lawsuit if required. There […]
Investigation into how a Singapore-bound flight took off hours ahead of schedule, leaving 35 people at the Amritsar airport, has been ordered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The investigation was started by the aviation regulatory authorities when a Scoot Airline flight that was initially scheduled to leave the Amritsar Airport on Wednesday […]
The massive expansion project of Hanimaadhoo International Airport in Maldives was officially inaugurated on Wednesday night. Hanimaadhoo is one of the biggest inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives. The project was jointly inaugurated by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and the EAM, […]
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan predicted that the year 2023 will be challenging for both the Indian and global economies after saying that the nation had failed to “create changes” necessary for expansion. This was after joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra. When asked about the Congress leader’s public political persona, Raghuram […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually unveil the model of a proposed memorial honouring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on January 23, to mark the 126th anniversary of the freedom fighter’s birth. On Ross Island, which was renamed Netaji Island in 2018, the proposed memorial will be built. In addition […]
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that the Rajasthan government is firm on its decision to revive the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for all state government employees. He stressed on employees being an integral part of the state government and hence, among the most deserving when it comes to benefitting from public welfare schemes […]
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Tripura stated on Wednesday that senior citizens and people with disabilities would have the option to cast their ballots from home. According to the CEO, only senior adults older than 80 could use the vote-from-home option. He added that sufficient Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) have arrived here in […]
The Editors Guild of India asked the government on Wednesday to “expunge” the draft amendment to the IT Rules that would have required social media companies to remove news pieces that the Press Information Bureau (PIB) had labelled “false”. A statement issued by the Editors Guild of India said, “The Guild urges the Ministry to […]
Former Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Pankaj Kumar Singh has been named India’s Deputy National Security Advisor (Dy NSA) at the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS). According to a formal order, Singh has been placed on a two-year re-employment contract that will take effect on the day he takes over as Dy NSA or […]
The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern abruptly announced her resignation less than 10 months before a general election. In Napier, where her Labour Party is conducting a caucus meeting, Ardern told reporters that she lacks the motivation or stamina to run for re-election later this year. She specified October 14 as the election […]
India surpassed China as the world’s most populous country. According to projections from the World Population Review (WPR), India’s population was 141.7 crore as of the end of 2022. That’s a little more than 50 lakh more than the 141.2 crore declared by China on January 17, when there was the first fall since the […]
Bengali writer Sujan Dasgupta, the creator of the popular detective character Ekenbabu, was found dead at his residence in Kolkata on Wednesday, a family member said. After there was no response when the maid turned up in the morning, the police had to break the door of his apartment in the Survey Park area. She […]
The prestigious Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in Delhi recognised Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport as the “Best Regional Airport of the Year” on January 18, 2023, for the second year in a row. In the presence of the Union Minister for Civil Aviation and other significant dignitaries, Ahmedabad airport […]
