Axiom Space, a newly formed commercial space firm, has been planning to send an astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019 and connect a large multipurpose habitat there in 2020, Jason Davis reported in the Planetary Society. The world’s first private commercial space station is headed by Mike[Read More…]
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Scientists discover a new human organ ‘Mesentery’ in digestive system
A new human organ has been recently found by the Irish scientists that have existed in the digestive system for hundreds of years now. Termed as the ‘mesentery’, the organ links the intestine to the abdomen. For hundreds of years, it’s been seen a fragmented structure made up of numerous[Read More…]
Olympian Krishna Poonia saves two teenage girls from being harassed
Padma Shri awardee Krishna Poonia noticed something upsetting on January 1 while she was waiting in her car at a railway crossing in Rajasthan’s Churu district. She soon realized that three hooligans on motorcycles are harassing two frightened teenage girls. Moments after the 39-year-old Poonia who represented India in the[Read More…]
Armed men storm Philippines jail, more than 150 inmates escape
Armed men with links to the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group have stormed a prison in the south of the country, killing a guard and freeing more than a 150 inmates, authorities said. Initial reports suggested that the gunmen responsible for Wednesday’s jailbreak were a breakaway faction of the Moro[Read More…]
Bengaluru: CCTV footage shows another incident of molestation
A new footage surfaced showing a woman being sexually assaulted by two men in a residential area in Bengaluru on New Year’s Eve. This is the second such incident that comes into the light at a time when the state government and its police are already facing enormous criticism for[Read More…]
Istanbul nightclub attacker identified, says Turkey Foreign Minister
The Turkish authorities on Wednesday identified the gunman responsible for the attack on an elite nightclub that killed 39 people celebrating New Year, the foreign minister said. “The identity of the person responsible for the Istanbul attack has been established,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told Anadolu news agency during a televised interview.[Read More…]
Israeli forces killed 32 Palestinian children in 2016: DCIP report
Israeli forces and security guards have killed more Palestinian children in West Bank and East Jerusalem in 2016 than any other year in the last decade, a report by Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) said. According to the report, Israeli forces have killed 32 Palestinian children, making 2016 deadliest year[Read More…]
Election Commission announces assembly poll dates for five states
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced poll dates for elections to five state assemblies – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand. The Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said Punjab and Goa will go to polls on February 4. In Uttarakhand, the elections will be held in one phase on[Read More…]
Investments in India fall by over 50% post demonetisation: Reports
Post demonetisation, new investments in the Indian economy fell by as much as 50% in the last quarter of 2016, compared to the average figure of the previous nine quarters, data released by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) suggests. New investment proposals of only Rs 1.25 lakh crore were[Read More…]
Election Commission to announce assembly poll dates for five states today
The Election Commission will announce the poll dates for elections to five state assemblies including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand on Wednesday, at a press conference that will be held at noon. The Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi will announce all the crucial details linked to the upcoming[Read More…]
If seniority only criterion, even computer would have selected Army chief: Parrikar
Emphasising that due procedures were followed in the appointment of new army chief, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said that if seniority was the only criteria, even computers would have picked a service chief based on date of birth. Responding to a question on whether the government intends to[Read More…]
Govt working on framework to regulate pre-schools
The Union women and child development ministry is working on a policy structure to regulate pre-schools that provide basic education to children under six years and ensure a questionable quality of service. It is generally run by Anganwadi centres plus private agencies. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights[Read More…]
UP polls: BSP nominates 97 Muslim candidates, its highest ever
Amidst ongoing clash between father-son duo of Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, the rival team is all set to take on upcoming polls with BSP chief Mayawati announcing on Tuesday that her party will field 97 Muslim candidates, the highest ever in its history together with 113 candidates from upper[Read More…]
Unrest in Bengal after TMC MP’s arrest
Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested on Tuesday by the CBI as a suspect in the Rose Valley chit fund scam case. This is the second arrest of a TMC leader in a week. Another senior Trinamool MP Tapas Pal, accused in the same case, was sent to custody[Read More…]
Paytm receives RBI’s final approval to launch payments bank
Paytm Payments Bank Ltd, an entity majority owned by One97 Communication founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma on Tuesday received the final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to launch. Paytm is now expecting to finally roll out the payments bank within the next 30-60 days. Paytm, which is likely to[Read More…]
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; Tourism department braces up for carnival
Fresh snowfall in the upper reaches and rains in the plains on Tuesday ended the longest dry spell in years in Kashmir valley. Officials said that light snowfall was received in ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports of snowfall were also received from Shopian in south Kashmir[Read More…]
Union Budget session likely to begin on January 31
The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on Tuesday recommended holding of the Budget session from January 31. The address of the President and tabling of the Economic Survey are likely to take place on January 31. The committee headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh met in the capital and[Read More…]
Government vs restaurants: Here’s the entire scoop on service charge!
A fresh announcement by the government related to the service charge in restaurants has shook the entire food industry. On 2nd January this year, the government announced that service charge is entirely optional and consumers can refuse to pay if not happy with the services or if don’t feel like[Read More…]
I challenge PM Modi, he cannot do anything, says Mamata Banerjee
Livid over the arrest of TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using CBI, ED and Income Tax department against those who raised voice against demonetisation and dared him to arrest her and all TMC MPs. She asserted that[Read More…]
Saurav Ganguly frontrunner to become next BCCI President: Reports
Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has emerged as the front-runner to take over as BCCI president after former president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were sacked from their respective posts by the Supreme Court on Monday. Ganguly is currently president of the Cricket Association of Bengal; one of the[Read More…]
Lucky couple! UK duo retrieves winning lottery ticket from dustbin
A couple in the UK, lucky to be precise, narrowly avoided missing out on a New Year windfall after retrieving a winning lottery ticket worth 66,000 pounds thrown into a roadside dustbin. Joanne Joynson, 37, is now planning to wed her fiance of 15 years with that money. She said,[Read More…]
Salman Khan to play a ‘dancer dad’ in his next
Bollywood actor Salman Khan is all set to groove on the beats of Remo D’Souza. The versatile actor has nodded to play a role of dancer dad in a dance drama film directed by Remo D’Souza. It will go on the floors in 2018 and Salman will be playing a[Read More…]
John Berger: Quotes from the ‘Ways of Seeing’
Pioneering British art critic John Berger died at 90. The influential art critic of the modern generation wrote several art criticism, novels, poetry, screenplays and many other books. His famous works included Ways of Seeing, G and A Painter of Our Time. Here are some of his quotes from the perception changing[Read More…]
Delhi HC to hear CBI’s plea against bail to SP Tyagi on chopper deal
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)’s petition challenging the bail granted to former IAF chief SP Tyagi in AgustaWestland chopper scam case on the ground that he could allegedly “hamper” the probe will be heard on January 9, the Delhi High Court said on Tuesday. The plea filed by the[Read More…]
GST Council hopes to break logjam between Centre, states
The eighth GST council meeting which begins on Tuesday in the national capital will be chaired by finance minister Arun Jaitley and comprise of all the state finance ministers. In its two day meeting, the council will meet representatives of six crucial sectors, including IT, telecom, banking and insurance, to[Read More…]