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Forget Delta and Delta Plus, highly infectious variant of Covid named C.1.2 detected [details]

The study report noted that C.1.2 has more mutations than any other variants of concerns

Aug 30, 2021

Peoples' faith in democracy revived; development replaces terrorism in J&K [details]

J&K Lieutenant Governor observed that despite the country emerging as the fastest growing economy, developmental speed and spread in J&K were hindered through artificial barriers.

Aug 25, 2021

Businesses shut in Afghanistan, people stay indoors on Day 1 after Taliban takeover

The first day of what the Taliban calls the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan' saw Kabul, a bustling metropolis of six million, turn into a slow, male-dominated city without police or traffic controls and with shuttered businesses everywhere.

Aug 17, 2021

Malala condemns China over death of fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo

Deeply worried about women, minorities in Afghanistan: Malala

Activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday expressed concern over the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and said that she is worried about the situation in the country.

Aug 16, 2021

Independence Day celebrations: Internet, mobile services unaffected in J&K - a first in three years [Details]

For the first time in three years, Prime Minister's Independence Day speech was telecast live on a screen in Srinagar.

Aug 15, 2021

Afghan Regional Conference to reject legitimacy if Taliban takes over Afghanistan by force

As the situation in Afghanistan worsens, international diplomatic efforts are underway. India, as President of the United Nations Security Council, hosted a meeting on Afghanistan earlier this month

Aug 13, 2021

Fact check: List of Padma Awardees for 2020 goes viral as 2021 list [details]

Fact check: Viral list of Padma Awards 2021 recipients is actually from 2020 [truth here]

Here's the truth behind the viral WhatsApp forward claiming to include a list of Padma Shri 2021 recipients, all of which are social workers.

Aug 10, 2021

Tipped to be stars but failed miserably; Ten big disappointments of the Tokyo Olympics

There were some athletes who were tipped to be the stars in their events, but failed to do so. Heres a look at the ten big disappointments from the Tokyo Olympics

Aug 9, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Neeraj Chopra gets India gold in javelin throw

Neeraj Chopra gets India first gold at Tokyo Olympics in javelin throw

Aug 7, 2021

United Nations Security Council Ministerial Meeting

UNSC condemns escalating violence in Afghanistan; refutes restoration of Islamic Emirate [full statement]

The members of the Security Council condemned the deliberate attacks against civilians and said they do not support the restoration of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan.

Aug 4, 2021

Apple Posts $81.4 billion Q2 growth; Tim Cook says India sales "record-breaking"

Apple's growth in India was phenomenal in the June quarter, according to CEO Tim Cook. Apple, which has already begun producing certain iPhone models in India, is scouting locations for retail stores in the nation.

Jul 28, 2021

Tokyo Insights: Mary, Sindhu & Manika shine, but why are the shooters failing?

Tokyo Olympics Insights: Mary, Sindhu, Manika shine but shooters fail miserably; Here's why

Three women athletes -- the ageless wonder MC Mary Kom, world badminton champion PV Sindhu, and pioneer paddler Manika Batra -- kept the Indian hopes alive on what was otherwise a bad day for the Indians at the Tokyo Olympics, made worse by men's hockey team and shooters

Jul 26, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Women power rules as India shines after Kom, Sindhu, Batra wins

As India makes headlines at the Tokyo Olympics, three women, PV Sindhu, Mary Kom, Manika Batra, have demonstrated true strength by securing big wins.

Jul 25, 2021

Tokyo Olympics: Shushila, a judoka, withdraws from competition

Sushila Devi Likmabam, an Indian judoka competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games, was pinned in the first round by Hungarian stalwart Eva Csernoviczki. Shushila, a silver medalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, had qualified for the Olympics through the continental quota slot.

Jul 24, 2021

A file photo of sport climbing event being held at the 2018 Asian Games

Olympic games to scale up with sport climbing and ski mountaineering

Sport Climbing made its debut in the international sports scenario at the 2018 Asian Games and this year, it shall be inducted in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In India, while professional sport climbing has been recognized and championed for the last 25 years, it's yet to secure a space on the international platform.

Jul 21, 2021

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