Shashi Tharoor to run for Congress presidential polls?

India: Reports from the media say that Congress leader Shashi Tharoor might be throwing his hat in the ring for the upcoming presidential elections of the crisis hit Congress party, although he is yet to take a final decision. In an article in the Malayalam daily newspaper ‘Mathrubhumi’, Tharoor vouched for a free and fair […]

Taylor Swift announces new album ‘Midnights’

Entertainment Desk: American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is likely to release her new music album titled ‘Midnights’ soon. Swift stated this while receiving the video of the year award at the VMA awards which were held in the United States. Taking on to Twitter, the popular singer said that the album is scheduled for an October […]

Media Award to Kanak Sen Deka From Rastriya Patrakarita Kalyan Nyas, Mumbai

Guwahati: Kanak Sen Deka, the senior- most journalist of Assam, and Editor-in-Chief  of   the  Agradoot group of newspapers in Assamese, published from Guwahati, Assam, will receive the Media Award under the Lifetime Achievement Award in Mumbai on 21st August 2022 in the prestigious name of  the veteran journalist and freedom-fighter, Bapurao Lele. Two other […]

Sonowal & Yediyurappa are the new members of BJP parliamentary board

India: Union Minister and former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal along with the former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa have been inducted in the parliamentary board of the ruling Bharatya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. Both the leaders were included by the party president JP Nadda while revamping the parliamentary board. At the same time, […]

Jagdeep Dhankhar elected as the new Vice President of India

India: Jagdeep Dhankhar took oath as the new Vice President of India in New Delhi on Thursday. His oath ceremony took place in a ceremonial manner in the presence of the President Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and other cabinet ministers and members of the opposition. Dhankhar has […]

Commonwealth Games: Indian men’s hockey team finishes second

Sports Desk: Indian men’s hockey team finished with a silver medal at the final match of the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. India received a heavy defeat in front of the mighty Australian team with seven goals to nil in the gold medal match. This is the third time the Indian men’s hockey […]

Commonwealth Games: India’s Sharath Kamal wins gold at table tennis

Sports Desk: India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta have grabbed the gold medal at the men’s singles table tennis on the final day of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Sharath Kamal defeated England’s Liam Pitchford by winning three sets to one. 40-years-old Achanta have achieved the single’s gold glory after 16 years at the Commonwealth Games. In […]

Monkeypox virus reaches India, first case detected in New Delhi

India: The monkeypox virus has reached India! According to reports from the media, the first case of the virus has been identified in a 34-year-old man from New Delhi on Sunday. He is a resident of West District with no recent history of foreign travel. Although, a report says that he recently returned from a […]

Draupadi Murmu to be the first tribal President of India

India: Draupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th President of India. Murmu was chosen for the constitutional post through the votes of the elected representatives of the nation. In the presidential election where MLAs and MPs from all the states and union territories in India casted their votes, Murmu secured the majority and defeated […]

President Biden tests COVID positive after full vaccination & two boosters

Global Desk: President Joe Biden tested corona virus positive. This was announced in an official press release by the Press Secretary to the President Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday. According to the statement, President Biden is experiencing mild symptoms for the virus and doing well. He has started taking Paxlovid and will continue fulfilling his duties […]

CBSE declares 10th & 12th standard results, girls outshine boys

India: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have declared the results of 10th and 12th standard exams held across India. The educational board announced the results on its official websites cbseresults.nic.in, results.cbse.nic.in on Friday. Additionally, results are also available in other government portals like results.gov.in and others. According to reports 2093978 students sat for […]

Sonia Gandhi questioned by ED in relation to National Herald case

National Desk: Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in relation to a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. According to reports, Gandhi arrived with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi in the office of the investigative body in New Delhi, after which she was interrogated for around three […]

A new Book on Assam CM Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Released

Guwahati: A book on Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, on the completion of his one eventful year as the Chief Minister of Assam is released by Dr Ronoj Pegu, the Education Minister of Assam, at Janata Bhavan in a conference room. The book release function was chaired by Dr Dayananda Pathak, noted writer and educationist. Minister […]

Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new president

Global Desk: Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the new acting president of the financially torn Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe was elected by its members of parliament on Wednesday after the former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the county following the robust anti-government protests and occupation of his official residence. According to reports, Ranil Wickremesinghe defeated his […]

Wimbledon: Elena Rybakina defeats Ons Jabeur in the ladies’ finals

Sports Desk: Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan is the new Wimbledon champion. On Saturday, she defeated Ons Jabeur, who is a professional tennis player from Tunisia. After losing the first set by three games to six Rybakina made a remarkable comeback in the final two sets and outplayed Jabeur by six games to two in both […]

Sri Lankan president flees after protesters storm inside his residence

Global Desk: Amidst the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, thousands of anti-government agitators in the country stormed inside the official residence of the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Saturday.   As reported by the local media of Sri Lanka, the mob of protesters bombarded inside the President’s residence. They were carrying Sri Lankan flags and chanting […]

Indian origin Rishi Sunak set to run for the Prime Minister of Britain

Global Desk: Rishi Sunak is set to run for the new Prime Minister of Britain and the leader of the Conservative Party. Sunak is an Indian origin politician who served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the present government. He officially announced his decision through his social media accounts on Friday where he posted […]

Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe shot dead during an election rally

Global Desk: Shinzo Abe – the former Prime Minister of Japan – have passed away after he was shot during an election rally in Nara, Japan on Friday. According to reports, Abe was giving a speech at an election rally when a gunman fired shots at Abe. The former Prime Minister immediately collapsed after being […]

UK PM Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of Conservatives

Global Desk: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation as the leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday. Johnson was forced to take this decision after around 59 leaders from the party including key cabinet ministers submitted their resignation in one fell swoop within the last three days, citing dissatisfaction over Johnson’s credibility as […]

Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon semi-finals due to abdomen injury

Sports Desk: World number 4 Rafael Nadal have pulled out from the semi finals of the Wimbledon championship due to a abdomen injury. Nadal announced about his decision through a media briefing at the Wimbledon. Besides, it was also confirmed by the officials of the organizers through its official social media platforms. “We are sad […]

Monkeypox infection spreads over 58 countries: WHO

Global Desk: The new Monkeypox infection has spread over 58 countries and has recorded more than 6,000 cases. This was stated by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday. Ghebreyesus also stated that Monkeypox is a cause of concern for the world. However, many cases have still not […]

Prices of LPG and cooking gas go up again

India: The prices of the LPG cylinders and domestic cooking gas have gone up again. According to latest reports, it has been hiked by INR 50 across the country. In the national capital New Delhi, consumers have to pay around INR 1,053 for domestic LPG cylinders of 14.2 Kgs at non-subsidised rate. People in other […]

Nomination process begins for Vice President elections

National Desk: The nomination process for the election for the Vice President of India will begin from 5th July 2022. This was announced by the Election Commission of India in a recent notification. The nomination process will end on 19th of July, and the withdrawal of candidature can be done till July 22. The election […]