India’s active Covid-19 cases lowest in 205 days; 21,257 new cases, 271 deaths

India recorded 21,257 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Friday, taking the country’s total caseload to 3.39 crore. Of the new cases on Thursday, 12,288 were reported from Kerala. Meanwhile, with 271 deaths on Thursday, 141 of which were from Kerala, the toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 4,50,127 in…

Make the most of this festive season with these dietary tips

The festive season is on. During this time of year, we often end up overeating and overloading on calories. “What do I eat to be healthy? Isn’t junk food okay occasionally? What about cheat days? If I stop following the dietary guidelines, will I gain weight overnight?” My advice is to make dietary guidelines…

Day after Karat letter, CPI MP seeks more time for feedback on proposed changes to forest law

CPI Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, Binoy Viswam, Thursday wrote to Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav with a request to extend the deadline for public comments on the proposed amendments to the Forest Conservation Act (1980) that the Ministry made public earlier this week. Viswam stressed that the proposed…

DC FanDome 2021 trailer: Fan event to showcase new footage from The Batman, The Flash, Black Adam and more

A trailer for DC FanDome, celebration of all things DC, was unveiled on Thursday. The first edition of the event, which is dedicated to fans, took place last year and was a roaring success. The trailer promises numerous surprises, trailers, teasers, promos, concept art, and news for its upcoming movies, TV shows,…

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban and help Afghans: Sources

As desperate Afghans resort to selling their belongings to buy food, international officials are preparing to fly in cash for the needy while avoiding financing the Taliban government, according to people familiar with the confidential plans. Planning for the cash airlifts is going ahead against the background of a…

US nuclear submarine hits ‘object’ in Asia-Pacific, no life-threatening injuries

A U.S. Navy submarine hit an “object” while submerged in the Asia-pacific region, but the incident did not result in any life-threatening injuries, the United States military said on Thursday. The incident took place on Saturday and the submarine’s nuclear propulsion plant and spaces were not impacted and remain…

Priyanka Chopra says Nick Jonas asks her to do a puja before starting anything big: ‘We align on that’

Priyanka Chopra has opened up about her personal life, explaining how she and husband Nick Jonas are completely aligned when it comes to their religious and spiritual beliefs despite their different upbringings and faiths. Priyanka, 39, who often shares photos of her doing pujas at home, told Victoria’s Secret’s…

Artist Ram Pratap Verma walks the lanes of Bhiwani, his hometown, to document relics of wall paintings in his recent book

Ram Partap Verma grew up fascinated by the wall paintings of the numerous havelis of his hometown Bhiwani, Haryana. Art was all around him in the town situated on the border of Rajasthan and for him, this was a way of life. As a child, he watched his mother painting images of Gugga Pir or Gangaur festivals, related…

Decoding Angela Merkel (Part 2): From Eurozone debt to migration crisis, how Germany’s ‘climate chancellor’ responded to challenges

Angela Merkel was sworn in as Germany’s first female Chancellor during the tail end of 2005. Since then, she has demonstrated steady, often understated leadership through a series of crises, including the 2007 financial crisis and proceeding Eurozone debt crisis, the Fukushima disaster, the 2015 migration crisis and…

OnePlus 9RT set to launch soon, CEO Pete Lau hints

OnePlus 9RT is widely rumoured to launch next week and ahead of the official unveiling, the company’s Co-Founder Pete Lau has hinted at the same through a post on Weibo. The executive’s latest post talks about the history of the OnePlus T series that started with the launch of the OnePlus 3T back in 2016.…