Residents and visitors on Australia’s Fraser Island on Tuesday were asked to prepare for the worst as an out of control bushfire swept towards a major tourist resort. The fire has already scorched over 72,000 hectares or 42 per cent of the World Heritage listed island, off Queensland State’s east coast, since spreading from an […]
Farmer leaders belonging to more than 30 unions on Tuesday called for an urgent meeting to take a decision on the invitation for talks from the Central government to discuss the issues on which they have been protesting for the last five days. The farmers meeting will happen at the Singhu border in which the […]
Hospitalisation of coronavirus infected patients in the US have reached an all-time high as the country is witnessing an ongoing resurgence of new confirmed cases, according to the the Covid Tracking Project. In its latest update on Monday, the project said that the all time high hospitalisation figure of 93,238 was reached on Sunday, surpassing […]
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has registered an unwarranted record to his name as he became the Indian spinner to concede most runs in an ODI. In the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia, Chahal on Friday returned with figures of 1/89 from his 10 overs at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The lone wicket he […]
China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday it would impose anti-dumping measures on wine imports from Australia. The domestic industry has been subject to substantial damages due to the dumping of those products, the Ministry said in a preliminary ruling posted on its website. Starting Saturday, importers of Australian wine will be required to pay […]
After a gap of 26 years, the ‘Nagarjuna Besha’ ritual pertaining to Lord Jagannath and his siblings was held on Friday at the Jagannath temple in the absence of devotees due to Covid-19 pandemic. It was last observed way back in November 1994. Only servitors and temple officials were present when the deities at Jagannath […]
Spain has witnessed a decline in its Covid-19 infection and fatality growth rate amid the second wave of the pandemic, according to health authorities. On Thursday, the country reported 12,289 new cases and 337 deaths, reports Xinhua news agency. The new figures increased the overall caseload and death toll to 1,605,066 and 44,037, respectively. The […]
While one group of farmers prepared lunch for the protesters at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border, another group launched stones after waiting for hours to secure entry inside the national capital. According to reports, a Delhi Police personnel has been injured in the stone pelting incident. Following which the tear gas shells were lobbed by the […]
The US government on Wednesday announced that it will donate 15 new, state-of-the-art ventilators to the Royal Government of Bhutan to assist the country in its fight against COVID-19. The US Ambassador to India, Kenneth I. Juster said the US was pleased to provide the assistance which would be delivered through the US Agency for […]
As the biggest cricketing nations, India and Australia, are set to enthrall cricket fans across the globe, Facebook and Instragram on Wednesday have launched an Augmented Reality (AR) effect featuring Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli. Titled “Bat Talks for India”, the AR filter will enable fans to re-create Kohli’s iconic celebration after recording a […]