Singapore elects first ever Indian President

Global Desk: Singapore has elected an Indian President. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, has been elected as the first Indian origin President of Singapore. In the recently concluded elections, Singaporeans chose Tharman Shanmugaratnam over Chinese origin alternatives. Shanmugaratnam, who is regarded a statemen and economist belongs to the centre-right People’s Action Party. During his political career he has […]

Meta releases new AI powered translator of 100 languages

Sci-Tech Desk: Facebook owner Meta has released a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that will be able to translate about hundred languages. As per Meta’s website, it will be useful in instantly translating speech-to-speech and speech-to-text based on AI enabled language model. Meta says that SeamlessM4T is a ‘significant breakthrough’ in the AI based language […]

Jio to introduce next-level wireless broadband experience with AirFiber

Business Desk: India’s broadband giant Jio has announced a new product extension of its existing Jio Fiber internet services. It is set to launch its new 5G internet broadband service named Jio AirFiber, which will be a next-level wireless internet hotspot device. In comparison to the values provided by its existing Jio Fiber services, AirFiber […]

India to unlock the mysteries of the Sun through this new mission

Sci-Tech Desk: After successful Moon landing India is setting its sights on the Sun now. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is set to accomplish another space mission where it will aim to unlock the mysteries of the Sun. As per its latest announcement, ISRO will launch its first solar mission named Aditya L1 from Sriharikota […]

Neeraj Chopra wins gold at World Athletics Championships in Budapest

Sports Desk: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra has clinched a gold in the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. On Monday, the charismatic Indian’s best javelin theow reached a mammoth 88.17m in the men’s finals. During his championship throw, Chopra was seen sprinting towards the border line and threw the javelin with all his strength. […]

India Moon landing: first visuals out

Sci-Tech Desk: The first visuals of the rolling of the rover on the Moon has been released by ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) on Saturday, 26 August, 2023. The video shared by ISRO on its official Facebook and Twitter pages show the Pragyan rover rolling out of the Vikram lander on a flat surface on […]

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey quits Instagram, Elon Musk reacts with fire

Business Desk: Jack Dorsey, the former CEO and founder of Twitter has quit Instagram after 12 years. Dorsey announced about his latest move through his Twitter (X) account, which has been now bought by Elon Musk. Dorsey stated that he has gone ‘Meta Free’ by deleting his Instagram account. “Deleted my instagram account after 12 […]

Russian moon mission shatters with crash landing

Sci-Tech Desk: The latest Russian moon mission has ended up with disappointment. Its Luna-25 crashed ontp the lunar surface of the moon on Sunday, 20 August 2023. The precise reason of the failure is unclear, however, according to the world media and Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, it is believed that the spacecraft crash landed on […]

Lionesses defeated by Spain in FIFA women’s World Cup final

Sports Desk: England have again failed to bring the World Cup home. The Lionesses have been defeated by Sapin 1-0, who have won their first FIFIA world cup title. Spain’s Olga Carmona is the only goal scorer of the match on the 29th minute, after which England was unsuccessful in getting an equaliser with only […]

China to limit children’s use of internet

Lifestyle Desk: China is on the brink of limiting children’s exposure to the internet. On Wednesday, 2 August, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) – which is the official cyber regulator of China – stated that individuals under the age of 16 to 18 would be allowed to use internet for only two hours. It […]

FIFA Women’s World Cup kicks off in Australia and New Zealand

Sports Desk: The FIFA Women’s World Cup has kicked off in Australia and New Zealand, who are the joint hosts of the foorballing extravazenga. The penultimate tournament which is set to be held for a month started on 20th July, with the final match to be played in Sydney on 20th August, 2023. It will […]

Assam bans single-use plastic to combat climate change

Climate Desk: The Assam government has taken a new step in tackling the pressing issue of climate change with the ban of single-use plastic within the state. As stated by the state authority, single use plastic, including water bottles below one litre will be banned in the state. The same is set to be implemented […]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returns to Twitter after 11 years

Business Desk: Mark Zuckerberg has retuned to Twitter after 11 years. Earlier in July 2023, Facebook owner Zuckerberg made his return to the rival platform owned by Elon Musk following the launch of Meta’s new microblogging platform Threads. The Facebook CEO tweeted a cartoon based meme image of two spiderman pointing at each other. It […]

AI news anchor ‘Lisa’ launched by Indian news channel

Business Desk: India has got its regional language AI news anchor ‘Lisa’. Odisha TV, which is a regional language television news broadcasting company from Odissa state was unveiled recently. During her unveiling, Lisa introduced herself to the audience with much anticipation. She also stated that the audiences would soon be seeing her hosting news programmes. […]

Coldplay becomes the first eco-friendly music band

Climate/Culture Desk: Coldplay has the first musical band to publicly release its official report on their contribution to sustainability and climate change. The world famous music band has shared a report on its contribution to climate action through its ongoing world tour named after its album “Music of the Spheres”. According to its announcement, so […]

Elon Musk unvails xAI to ‘understand reality’

Science/Tech Desk: After criticizing AI and ChatGPT sometime back, Elon Musk is himself is set to set his foot onto the world of AI now. On July 12, 2023, Musk made the official announcement about the launch of his new AI brand named xAI. “Announcing the formation of @xAI to understand reality,” he stated on […]

Alcaraz beats unbeatabe Djokovic at the Wimbledon finals

Sports Desk: The Goat has been finally beaten! World number one Carlos Alcaraz have won the Wimbledon title by defeating favourite Novak Djokovic on Sunday. Alcaraz, who celebrated his 20th birthday two months back outclassed the legend in the final set with the core of 1-6, 7-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to became one of the […]

India’s voyage to the moon! ISRO launches Chandrayaan 3

Science/Tech Desk: India’s ISRO has achieved another feat in its space mission. On July 14, 2023 the Indian Space Research Organization successfully carried out the launch of its mission to the Moon Chandrayaan 3. The mission which is India’s third lunar mission was performed from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in the state […]

Marketa Vondrousova, who came as a tourist last year becomes Wimbledon Champion

Sports Desk: Marketa Vondrousova has won the Wimbledon Championships for the ladies’ singles title.Vondrousova defeated Tunisian star Ons Jabeur in straight sets with score of 6-4, 6-4 to lift her first Wimbledon title. Vondrousova, who was an unknown name for many during the start of the tournament became the first unseeded player in the Championships […]

Paris 2024 poised to be the most eco-friendly Olympics ever

Climate Desk: Apart from just sports and the symbolization of social unity through sports, sustainability and chimate action is set to be at the heart of Paris 2024 Olympics. It is poised to be a platform to encourage people towards sustainable consumption and production practices through some innovtive solutions. The Olympic organizers is preparing to […]

India gets its new parliament building, opposition boycotts inauguration

India: On Sunday, May 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new parliament building in the national capital New Delhi. Dressed in traditional attire, PM Modi inaugurated the new premises with spiritual ceremonies, including the performing of “Ganpati Homan” to invoke the blessings of God. Besides, he also installed the historically significant sceptre “Sengol” – […]

Modi gets electrifying welcome in Australia

Global Desk: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a rockstar welcome in Australia. He was showered with praises by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday, May 23. Among the compliments, Albanese said that Modi is the boss, as he received a resounding applause from the audience mostly comprising of the Indian diaspora. “Prime Minister […]

Prince Harry loses court battle for police protection

Global Desk: Prince Harry and his family will have to travel without police protection in the UK. On Tuesday, 23 May, he lost the legal battle to appeal have paid security for his protection which was denied to him by the Home Office. In consequence, the Duke of Sussex has lost his right to have […]

Cricket World Cup qualifiers schedule announced

Sports Desk: The schedule of the Cricket World Cup 2023 qualifiers in Zimbabwe has been announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, 23 May. According to icc-crcket.com, ten teams will be competing in the qualifiers that has been divided into two groups. The top two teams from the qualifier will participate in the […]