Art Desk: Legendary tabla player Ustad Zakir Hussain passed away at 73 on Sunday, 15 December. The musical maestro who had won millions of hearts with his extraordinary talent, reportedly suffered a heart-related ailment and was admitted in a hospital in the United States in a serious condition. Hussain, who was born in Mumbai, made […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Leading social media platforms controlled by Meta faced an unprecedented blackout on Wednesday, 11 December 2024. The users of social meta platforms Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp noticed this malfunction after experiencing slowdown and inability to access these applications. Users also faced constant buffering, login issues, automatic logouts, and messages of systematic errors while […]
Lifestyle Desk: Queen Camilla has spoken out against violence towards women and called for urgent action and awareness. The Queen consort expressed her views on domestic abuse and women’s safety at the 50th anniversary of Women’s Aid, a national charity organization. While speaking to the guests, including the survivors of assaults like acid attacks, the […]
Business Desk: Bangladesh is set to redesign its currency notes. The process of the modification of its Taka notes is being prepared to get underway following the recent socio-political transformation. As per media reports, the South Asian country, where the year’s largest student led anti-government protest took place, is poised to erase the symbols of […]
Sci-Tech Desk: The UK government is set to take its first step to counter the growing threat of AI deepfake images. Recently its Ministry of Justice announced that the creation of sexually explicit deepfake images would soon be classified as a criminal offence. Concerning this, anyone generating deepfake images, whether intentionally or unintentionally, and without […]
Lifestyle Desk: There have been rumors in the media that Prince Harry & Meghan Markle have hit the rock bottom of their relationship and might possibly separate soon. However, Prince Harry has finally cleared the air while addressing a public event in the New York. When asked about the state of his married life, the […]
India/Regional Desk: The Government of Assam has announced a complete ban on the serving and consumption of beef in public places in the state. Earlier, it was restricted to limited places, however, with the latest amendment of the law the prohibition of its consumption and serving would be restricted across the state, including hotels, restaurants, […]
Global Desk: The Bidens have welcomed their last holiday season as the President and the First Lady of the United States by announcing the 2024 White House Holiday theme, which is: A “Season of Peace and Light.” On Tuesday, 2 December, the Bidens announced the Christmas holiday season at the White House with a welcome […]
Lifestyle Desk: Assisted killing or the right to die has always been a debatable issue fuelling discourses on ethics, human right, morality, and legality. However, this could soon be a reality. Recently, the British lawmakers have voted to allow assisted dying for individuals or patients who are terminally ill or in the final stages of […]
Sci-tech Desk: Children under 16 will no longer be able to use social media in Australia. It has become the first country in the world to pass a new legislation that would ban teenagers from using social media. In its justification, the government claimed that the ban was necessary to protect youngsters’ wellbeing and mental […]
Lifestyle Desk: The former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has expressed his concerns about the growing crisis of obesity in England. By blaming the Church of England for this and said that it is the result of the church’s failure in providing people ‘spiritual sustenance,’ reports The Times. He also rebuked several religious leaders for […]
India: The results of the state assembly results of the wealthiest state in India Maharashtra was announced on Saturday, 23 November. The Mahayuti alliance, which is an alliance of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) secured a resounding and comfortable victory over the opposition comprising of the Indian […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Recently, a Penguin dubbed ‘Gus’ has captured attention for its remarkable journey of swimming across continents in search of food. According to media reports, the male Penguin had a daunting voyage from as far as Antarctica to Australia, before being recovered by the local authorities on a popular tourist beach in Western Australia. […]
Business Desk: Johnson Baby Powder is a well-known name in the baby care products. Many of you must have consumed its talcum powder during your childhood days, and may now might be purchasing it for your kids. However, you might be quite surprised to learn that Johnson Baby Powder is being linked to cancer, and […]
Climate Desk: There is often a conflict between prioritizing between the environment and the economy. However, President Joe Biden has explained that there is no requirement of choosing between the climate and the economy, because the fight for the climate is the fight for the humanity, and both can be chosen together, as it has […]
Business Desk: New social media platform Bluesky has been gaining popularity as a social media platform, and is likely become a possible alternative to X. Over one million new users have joined Blusky since the presidential elections in the US, and microblogging site X has been witnessing a significant exodus of users after Elon Musk’s […]
Sci-Tech Desk: Due to the highly toxic and hazardous air pollution in India’s capital New Delhi, all schools in the city have been shut and classes have been shifted online. This was announced on social media by the Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Marlena on Friday 15 November. As per the data by aqicn.org PM2.5 level […]
Global Desk: Prominent newspaper group based in the UK, The Guardian has left X and will no longer be posting on the social media platform. This was announced by the newspaper after the results of the US Presidential Elections where Trump made a historical comeback with the backing of X owner Elon Musk. The Guardian, […]
Global Desk: Elon Musk has been given a new responsibility in the upcoming Trump administration. The world’s richest will be looking after the efficiency of the bureaucrats in Trump 2.0 by leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He will lead the department along with Indian origin businessman and Republican primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The […]
Sports Desk: Hosting the Olympic Games in India and in the South Asian region could soon be possible. As per a latest announcement by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), India has taken its first step to host the global mega sporting event by submitting a letter of intent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for […]
Art Desk: Beyonce has become the most nominated musician of all time at the latest Grammy Awards. With 11 nominations, including the best album, song of the year for ‘Texas Hold The ‘Em’, she is the leading contender of the Grammys this year. The American singer, songwriter whose recent album Cowboy Carter gained widespread popularity, […]
Art Desk: Singer songwriter Billie Eilish has become one of the first celebrities to openly criticize Donald Trump after the Presidential election results. Eilish, who has been one of the staunch supporters of Kamal Harris and women’s rights, including transgender rights, has voiced her disappointment over Trump’s return to the White House by halting one […]
Global Desk: Democratic candidate Kamala Harris delivered her concessional speech in response to the defeat at the presidential elections. During this the Vice President urged her supporters to ‘never give up’ and asked them to accept the mandate of the elections. She said that she conceded these elections but not the fight for the ideas […]
Global Desk: Donald Trump has made one of the most historical comebacks in the political world after getting elected as the next President of the United States. Securing votes beyond the predictions of pollsters, the Trump led Republican Party did not just cross the majority mark of 270 but also marched ahead of the Democrats […]
Global/India Desk: Indian doctors have begun a massive strike across the country protesting the murder of female doctor in a hospital in Kolkata. The nationwide protest has taken place after a female doctor was reportedly assaulted and murdered while she was in an overnight duty in the RG Kar hospital in Kolkata. Reacting to the […]
Sports/Business Desk: Popular singer Ed Sheeran is set to begin a new journey from the musical world to the field of football. He is one of the new owners of the English football club Ipswich Town. The England born singer, who is known to be a fan of Ipswich Town has bought a minority stake […]
Sci-Tech: The Indian Space Research Organization – ISRO – has touched another milestone! It has successfully launched its Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08. The satellite was launched through its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 16 August, 2024. Soon after the launch, the satellite was also successfully placed precisely […]