Global Desk: Mpox has been declared as global health emergency by the World Health Organization – WHO. According to WHO website, its Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus states that the upsurge of cases in several African countries, especially Congo is a global concern and constitute an international public health emergency. Tedros also says that the […]
Sports Desk: The much-anticipated rivalry between the two south Asian javelin giants Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem was watched across the subcontinent with much anticipation. By repeating their dominance in the sport since Tokyo 2020, the two Indo-Pak titans have shared the Olympic podium again, back-to-back for the second time. However, Pakistan’s Nadeem did better […]
Sports Desk: The Indian men’s hockey team has achieved another feat at the Paris Olympics after winning the bronze medal for the second consecutive time. India defeated Spain 2-1 in the match after missing the gold medal match by a whisker against Germany in the semis. This is the first time since 1972 India have […]
Sports Desk: Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has been disqualified from the gold medal match in the 50 kg category. She was disqualified by the Olympic authorities for a little excess weight of around 100 grams. Phogat has created history by becoming the first woman wrestler for India to reach a gold medal match at the […]
Sports Desk: India have won its third medal in shooting in the ongoing the Paris Olympics. India’s Swapnil Kusale clinched a bronze medal in the 50m rifle 3 position shooting final. With this historic victory, India have won three medals in shooting in a single Olympic for the first time. 28-year-old Swapnil Kusale has joined […]
Sports Desk: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker have won her second medal for India at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Bhaker along with Sarabjot Singh have clinched a bronze medal at the 10m air pistol mixed team event on Tuesday 30 July. The Indian pair defeated South Korea’s Oh Ye Jin and Lee Wonho in the bronze […]
Sports Desk: Indian shooter Manu Bhaker have won the first medal for India in the Paris 2024 Olympics. The 22-year-old Bhaker finished third in the 10-metre pistol shooting event to clinch a bronze medal for India. She shot brilliantly since the first round with consistent shoot at higher targets, but narrowly missed the silver and […]
Sports Desk: The 2024 Paris Olympics unrolled with a glittering start with the opening ceremony on Friday 26 July. Unlike the usual Olympic opening ceremonies, the opening ceremony this time was not held inside a stadium but across the city of Paris. Cultural events were performed at different parts of the city with several decorated […]
Global Desk: In a latest development in American politics, President Joe Biden has pulled out of the 2024 presidential election race against Donald Trump. On Sunday, Biden announced through a social media post that he will no longer be seeking a second in the White House. The US President also referred the name of his […]
Global Desk: The suspense is finally over. The name of the candidate for the Vice President has been announced. Republican nominee Donald Trump has chosen young politician JD Vance as his deputy for the upcoming US elections. JD Vance’s name was announced during the recent Republican National Convention where Trump was seen attending with a […]
Sports Desk: Sapin are the Euro champions again. On Sunday, Spain defeated England 2-1 in the final of the European Championship finals in Berlin. Spain’s Oyarzabal scored at the 86th minute, which gave the English side too short time to make a come back. Earlier, Spain led at the beginning of the second half with […]
Global Desk: Former President Donald Trump had a close encounter with death today. He survived an assignation attempt by a whisker during an election campaign on Sunday. The incident took place when he was addressing his supporters in Pennsylvania, US when a bullet passed through his right ear. Trump immediately hit the ground and when […]
Global Desk: The Labour Party led by Sir Keir Starmer have won the UK General Elections with a landslide majority. Out of 650 seats in the lower house, it has acquired 412 seats with over 33 percent vote share. It has also won 221 more seats than the previous election in 2019. The incumbent Conservatives […]
Global Desk: US President Joe Biden has confirmed that he is relinquishing from running for the presidential office again. By ending the speculations that he might be replaced by someone else at the Democratic Party, Biden while interacting with the media said that he was not going anywhere. 81-year-old Biden, who looked weak and unwell […]
Sports Desk: India have won the T20 World Cup on Saturday defeating South Africa in the final match played at Barbados. Batting first India had a slow start and managed to set a score of 171 in 20 overs, with an excellent innings of 76 from Virat Kohli. But despite seeming that the South Africans […]
Sports Desk: The wait is finally over, and the football fever is back! The Euro 2024 begins on 14 June on the German soil. Footballs’ second most decorative tournament after the world cup kicks off with the matchup between the host Germany against Scotland at Munich on Friday. The Euro 2024 comprises of 24 teams […]
Sports Desk: World’s third highest goal scorer Sunil Chhetri has finally hung his boots. The legendary Indian footballer played his last match in Kolkata against Kuwait in the World Cup Qualifiers. He began his footballing career by playing for the Mohan Bagan football club in 2002, 39-year-old Chhetri went on to represent India and many […]
Exit polls are quite popular in the Indian media. The completion of the voting is soon followed by exit poll results before the actual results are announced. However, the credibility and the logic behind these exit polls are frequently questioned. Often it is presented by the media in such a sensationalized way as if it […]
India/Global Desk: The results of the general Indian elections were announced on 4 June 2024 by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have emerged as the single largest party and is set to form the government for the third consecutive time. However, the Narendra Modi led party couldn’t manage […]
Sci-Tech Desk: AI brand OpenAI recently launched its updated version of its generative AI GPT-4o. It is one of the most superior versions of generative artificial intelligence for many reasons. Firstly, GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformers, and O stands for Omini, which is not just being used as a marketing catchword, but represents its […]
India: After the conclusion of the general elections in India, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has stated that India made a world record with the participation of 642 million voters in these elections. The chief of the ECI said this through a press briefing in New Delhi just ahead of the counting of the […]
Global Desk: Donald Trump has been found guilty by the US court just before he submits his nomination for the upcoming US presidential elections. The former president has been indicted for 34 charges related to falsifying documents to camouflage a sex scandal during his 2016 presidential campaign. The court is likely to sentence him for […]
Art Desk: Bill Gates has always been an avid reader. In a recent blog in gatenotes.com, he shared about his reading behaviours and also recommended a list of five great books books to read this summer. In his recommendations, the Microsoft Co-founder included these books – In his blog he also wrote that there was […]
Global Desk: National service like serving in the military and other public services could become compulsory in the United Kingdom if the conservative government retains power in the upcoming general elections. In a recent announcement through a social media post, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that every 18-yr- old in the country will get an […]
Global Desk: A Qatar Airways flight travelling from Doha to Dublin encountered a severe turbulence on Sunday 26 May injuring passengers and crew members in the middle of the flight. The flight however landed safely, although exact number of injured flyers is unclear. According to an official social media post by the airlines, a ‘small […]
Business Desk: India’s government news broadcaster DD News is rebranding itself by changing its logo color. DD News has recently changed its logo from blue to orange, signalling a beginning of a new journey for the network. This was announced by the channel through its official twitter account. Although, it didn’t clarify as to why […]
Climate Desk: Severe heat wave is likely to be experienced in several parts of India in the coming days. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heat wave alerts for numerous isolated pockets of eastern India and Maharashtra. In recent social media posts the IMD warned that the sub-Himalayan regions, parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, […]