Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said it is necessary to verify whether mosques across the country have been constructed after prior approval from the appropriate authorities and with proper designs, so that incidents like Narayanganj mosque blast don’t happen again. She told the parliament that the concerned authorities have been asked to find out the […]
India has successfully flight tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound. with this successful demonstration, the country enters an elite club to become a member of the hypersonic regime. This is a step towards manufacture of advanced Hypersonic Vehicles. India became the […]
Actor Mukul Dev, who is set to star in a film based on the unsung heroes of Indian football, says the sport has been his constant love since childhood. Titled “Barefoot Warriors”, the film in question is about the first national football team of independent India. The story is inspired by the Indian team that […]
As cricket fans around the world prepare to watch the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), streaming service Disney+ Hotstar VIP on Saturday said it has partnered with India’s leading telecom companies Reliance Jio and Airtel. The partnerships are aimed at making it easier for people to subscribe to the streaming service. Both […]
Pandemic deniers held a protest in the Italian capital, drawing a few thousand people near the Circus Maximus in the historic center. Organisers included the far-right Forza Nuova (FN) party, the anti-vax movement, and virus-denying civic groups, which complained about all precautionary measures to fight the spread of the COVID-19 in the country, Xinhua news […]
The stage is set for phase II clinical trials of Bharat Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine from Monday. The Hyderabad-based vaccine maker received the approval from Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation under the Directorate General of Health Services to conduct the phase II trials of indigenous vaccine candidate Covaxin. Joint Drugs Controller Dr S. Eswara Reddy wrote […]
David Warner joked that the first T20I between Australia and England was also the first time he played in the United Kingdom and faced no abuse from the crowd. The three-match T20I series and the subsequent three-match ODI series will both be played behind closed doors due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “It was the […]
When it comes to memories from his student days, actor Aamir Khan evidently remembers each and every teacher who taught him. Aamir took to his verified Facebook and Twitter accounts to share a group photo with his teachers on the occasion of Teachers’ Day on Saturday. “Thank you”, he wrote, along with a folded hands […]
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that wearing masks and social-distancing measures could lead to “enormous economic gains” for the US economy. “So certainly to get us back to full employment, we’re going to need to get the spread of the disease under control. And the best way to do that, short of arriving […]
The BJP trained its guns on the Congress party over a tweet by Global Times, a Chinese state-affiliated media organisation, and alleged that the “love” between the dragon and the opposition party cannot be hidden. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that “Ishq” (love) and “mushk” (fragrance) between the two is evident and can’t be hidden. […]