The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday said it cancelled the visit of a five-member party delegation to Nagaland’s Mon district to meet the families of civilians killed in the December 4 firing. At least 14 civilians and one soldier were killed in a counter-insurgency operation that took place on December 4.…
The first international passenger who tested positive for Covid upon arrival at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad on December 1, the day Centre’s new guidelines came into effect in the wake of the emergence of the Omicron strain, has tested negative for the new variant. Telangana Director of…
LSAC Global – the Indian subsidiary of the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has announced that it will award 53 merit scholarships and 3 essay scholarships for students who take the LSAT-India 2022, which is to be administered in January and May 2022. LSAC Global will award the topper scholarships to those…
On December 11, a large asteroid – about 330 metres in diameter – will safely fly past our planet. Named “4660 Nereus”, the near-earth asteroid is a frequent visitor to near-Earth space. The last time it whizzed past us was on March 22, 2011, and the next visit is expected on March 2, 2031. Despite the…
The Sony PlayStation 5 is going on sale today in India via various online and offline platforms. To recall, the Sony PS5 was launched globally last year with the device going on sale in India much later. Up to this point, Sony has not been able to match the demand for the console, with the PS5 often going out of…
With COVID-19 cases rising among students in various schools and colleges, Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister BC Nagesh said the government will not backtrack from stopping exams and schools if the situation arises. He, however, maintained that the experts were of the opinion that there was no problem…
Apple is facing allegations of controlling the smartphone market in several countries of the world and the company is now fighting these. The tech major has initiated a legal action against Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), challenging its warning to the company against market monopoly. Back in August this…
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has accused the Punjab government of trying to frame party president Sukhbir Singh Badal and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia in a false drugs case. SAD Senior Vice-President Daljit Singh Cheema said that the Punjab Congress had conspired to register a false drugs case against former…
India and Russia signed a military tech cooperation agreement during the ongoing maiden 2+2 dialogue aimed at bolstering defence ties over the next decade. The two countries also signed agreements for the procurement of AK-203 assault rifles which will now pave way for the production of over six lakh of these small…
China’s Yutu 2 rover trundling on the Moon has spotted a mysterious outcrop on the far side of the lunar surface. The Chinese rover is in the Von Kármán crater on the lunar surface and spotted the cube-shaped object about 80 metres away from its location. According to a diary of the mission published by Our…