From cricketer Virender Sehwag to actor Amitabh Bachchan, India congratulated Vijender Singhafter the star boxer’s dual WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight title wins. The 31-year-old Olympic bronze medallist grew in stature last night by outslugging China’s Zulpikar Maimaitiali in a close bout to annex the retain the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight and win WBO Oriental … Read more
A day after the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) in Patna stoked controversy by asking employees to declare their virginity, Bihar health minister Mangal Pandey on Thursday said there was nothing objectionable as virgin translates ‘unmarried girl’. The “marital declaration” form at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna has questions for … Read more
Now that Goods and Services Tax (GST) has come into force, business people have made a beeline for chartered accountants due to the complex nature of the new tax regime. Often, even the CAs cannot answer a query immediately. A month ago, Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) started a new Twitter handle (@askGST_GoI) … Read more
Lionel Messi poses with wife Antonella Roccuzzo after their wedding ceremony in Rosario, Argentina. Lionel Messi got married to his childhood sweetheart Antonella Roccuzzo in his Argentinian hometown of Rozario, Argentina. The marriage, dubbed as “wedding of the century” was attended by 260 guests including some of the best footballers in the world. However, none … Read more
Hinduism seemed to be the fastest growing religion in Australia in the span of last 25 years, increasing from 0.3% in 1991 census to 1.9% of the population in 2016 census, numbering at 440,300.According to information from Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) release sourced from 2016 census and dated June 27; “No Religion” is now … Read more
It seems India’s very own YouTube sensation struck a wrong chord (of course, we meant metaphorically, silly) with the Delhi Traffic police after a Twitter user pointed out that she wasn’t wearing a helmet while riding the ‘Dilon ka Shooter’. Even as people across the world are yet to come to terms with Pooja’s ‘Dilon … Read more
The government on Wednesday confirmed that one of the terminals at the JNPT port has been impacted by the latest malware attack. “The (shipping) ministry has confirmed that one terminal at JNPT has been affected due to the attack at Maersk’s Hague office,” an official said, adding that the government will share a report or a statement … Read more
PM Recalls Emergency, Extends Eid Wishes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 25 June, recalled the Emergency imposed on the country 42 years ago on 25 June, and said it was the darkest time in the history of India. No Indian, no patriot can ever forget the 1975 Emergency. 25 June was the darkest day in … Read more
PM Modi heads to US visit Modi will be meeting President Donald Trump for the first time on June 26 in Washington Modi will also be travelling to Portugal and the Netherlands during the four-day visit beginning tomorrow. Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said the aim of his upcoming visit to the US was building … Read more
Weighing just 64grams, the satellite was designed and built by 18-year-old Rifath Sharook along with six other teammates. NASA has successfully launched the world’s smallest and lightest satellite built by Indian students from its Wallops Island facility. As per reports, the satellite named after the former President and nuclear scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam is dubbed ‘KalamSat’. … Read more