China on Friday operationalised its first fully electrified bullet train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, connecting the provincial capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh. #China #Tibet #BulletTrain
In a tragic revealtion, officials say that the massacre of 138 people in the West African nation of Burkina Faso was carried out mostly by children aged between 12 and 14. #BurkinaFaso #ChildSoldiers #ChildrenAtWar
Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad was today reportedly denied access to his own account on Twitter for almost an hour. He later took to Twitter to reveal what happened. #RaviShankarPrasad #Twitter #ITrules
A nurse at a vaccination centre in Bihar allegedly injected a man with an empty syringe instead of administering him a COVID-19 vaccine. A video of the act has gone viral on social media. After the video of the incident started doing rounds on social media, the nurse was removed from duty. #Bihar #Covid19 #FakeVaccination
The Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), Systematic Transfer Plan (SIP) and Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SIP) are all associated with mutual funds and often confuse retail investors. While Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is a mode of payment in mutual fund schemes and Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP) is just opposite of SIP, a mode of withdrawal/redeeming units from the funds. The Systematic Transfer Plan (STP) is a method of transferring money from one mutual fund plan to the other in a systematic manner periodically. #MutualFund
Actress Payal Rohatgi has been arrested by the police in Ahmedabad. She is accused of sending abusive messages to the chairman of her society on social media. She reportedly even used obscene language and threatened to implicate other members of the society in false cases. #PayalRohatgi #Arrest #AhmedabadPolice
The enforcement directorate landed at the nagpur residence of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh for raids on Friday. Media reports say that the ED has established the money trail of Rs 4 crore, which was allegedly paid by about 10 bar owners in Mumbai to Deshmukh for three months. #EDraids #AnilDeshmukh #Mumbai
The oxygen audit committee set up by the Supreme Court during last month’s lethal second wave of Covid-19 has concluded that the Delhi government sought four times more oxygen than what was required. With the hue and cry for oxygen across Delhi hospitals, Supreme Court Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah had set up a 12-member task force and sought an audit report from the panel on the oxygen distribution system. #DelhiGovt #OxygenShortage #Covid19
India's first 'made-in-India' Aircraft Carrier - INS Vikrant - will be commissioned next year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said at the southern naval command in Kochi today. The oxygen audit committee set up by the Supreme Court during last month’s lethal second wave of Covid-19 has concluded that the Delhi government sought four times more oxygen than what was required. The Assam government, that has made headlines with its advocacy of a two-child policy, may bring new legislation during next month's budget session of the state assembly to enforce it widely. #INSVikrant #Covid19 #Assam2ChildPolicy
As the world tries to get to the bottom of the mystery that is the origin of the Sars-Cov-2 virus and the United States increasingly suspects the origin is from a Chinese lab in Wuhan, investigations have now taken another surprising turn. US officials have now confirmed that sequences of a virus were removed from an American database where it was initially stored at the request of Chinese researchers. #Wuhan #CovidOrigin #VirusSequence
The Assam government, that has made headlines with its advocacy of a two-child policy, may bring new legislation during next month's budget session of the state assembly to enforce it widely. The law could make only those with up to two children eligible for government jobs and welfare schemes. #Assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #2ChildPolicy
India's Covid chart continued to show improvement today, with the country recording 51,667 cases, a marginal drop from yesterday's 54,069 figure.The country's overall caseload now stands at 3.01 crore while total fatalities are at 3.93 lakh. #Covid19 #Coronavirus #CovidVaccine
Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. #RussiaWarnsBritain #BlackSea #NavalShips
Who isn’t concerned about keeping their heart healthy? But taking more and more medication isn’t always the most ideal treatment plan. #HeartMedication #Health #Treatment
A rogue elephant has reportedly killed at least 16 villagers in the past two months in Jharkhand. The mature male has been on the rampage in the state's tribal Santhal Pargana region. #Jharkhand #RogueElephant #ForestOfficials
Fourteen mainstream Jammu and Kashmir leaders from eight political parties, including four Chief Ministers, attended the meeting with PM Modi today at his residence; The Delhi Police special cell has arrested four students from Ladakh in connection with a low-intensity IED blast that took place near the Israel Embassy on the evening of January 29; In an exchange on a call-in show that has caused shock and anger, a caller sharing her account of domestic violence was curtly told off by the chief of Kerala's Women's Commission MC Josephine #JammuAndKashmir #MCJosephine #ReliancePhone
The moon exerts its gravitational force on both the seas and the land. But how exactly does the moon influence the weather? #Moon #StrawberryFullMoon #VaryingWeather
Is it really the case that the scales register a different weight according to where we are in the world? #Weight #Gravity #VaryingWeight
Europe and UK are investigating a rare nerve-degenerating disorder in some people after likely taking the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine. Reports suggest seven cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome were reported from a medical centre in Kerala as well, where about 1.2 million people were administered the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, known as Covishield in India. #Covishield #AstraZeneca #CovidVaccineSideEffect
The meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the mainstream leaders of Jammu and Kashmir has concluded. It was a 3-hour long meeting which started at around 3:30 pm Thursday. At the meet, it is being learnt that the PM assured the leaders that he was committed to restoring statehood to the region and urged those present at the meet to get on board with delimitation exercise. #AllPartyMeet #JammuAndKashmir #FarooqAbdullah
A popular Muslim Bangladeshi cleric has issued a Fatwa against Facebook's 'haha' emoji, which he says is used to mock people. The cleric, Ahmadullah, uses only one name and is a popular bangladeshi cleric with 3 million followers on Facebook and YouTube #Fatwa #Ahmadullah #Facebook
A 72-year-old British man tested positive for coronavirus for 10 months in what is thought to be the longest recorded case of continuous infection, researchers said on Thursday. Dave Smith, a retired driving instructor from Bristol in western England, said he tested positive 43 times, was hospitalised seven times and had made plans for his funeral. #Covid19 #UK #Coronavirus
A TV anchor from Zambia interrupted a live news bulletin to let the viewers know that he and his colleagues have not been paid by the channel. Kabinda Kalimina, who was reading the news during a KBN television programme on Saturday, caused an agitation after he said the staff at the channel had not received their wages. #Zambia #TVAnchor #KBNTV
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi told a court in Gujarat that his remarks on Modi surname during an election rally in 2019 was nothing but sarcasm. Rahul Gandhi appeared before a magisterial court in Surat to defend himself in a defamation suit that was filed by a Gujarat BJP MLA. #RahulGandhi #PMModi #SuratCourt
At the 44th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries Limited, which is being held virtualy due to the covid 19 pandemic, Mukesh Ambani announced that Saudi Aramco Chairman and Governor of the Kingdom’s wealth fund Public Investment Fund Yasir Al-Rumayyan will join the board of Reliance Industries as an independent director. #Reliance #AGM #SaudiAramco
West bengal CM Mamata Banerjee who has challenged her defeat from the Nandigram constituency wants her case reassigned to a different bench. The TMC supremo believes Justice Kaushik Chanda, before whom the matter is listed, should recuse himself as he had alleged links with the BJP. #Nandigram #Mamata #JusticeChanda
BJP MP Maneka Gandhi is caught in a row with the Indian Veterinary Association. The association has released audio tapes of her abusive and threatening phone calls conversations with three veterinarian doctors. Yesterday, the IVA observed Black Day following the alleged misconduct by the BJP leader. #ManekaGandhi #IVA #AudioTapes
A man who allegedly pretended to be an IAS officer and supervised thousands of vaccinations in Kolkata was arrested on Wednesday after he was exposed reportedly when Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty took a Covid shot at his camp. The possibility of fake vaccines given to hundreds of people has led to a bigger investigation by the Kolkata Police. #MimiChakraborty #Covid19 #Kolkata
Today, the Strawberry Full Moon is to brighten the sky after sunset. Apparently, it can be seen for three days, till early Saturday morning. It will be visible in India from June 25 at midnight, around 12:09 AM. #StrawberryFullMoon #SuperMoon #NewMoon
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his prison cell in Spain shortly after a court approved his extradition to the US. The 75-year-old was found dead in his cell on Wednesday in what appears to be a case of suicide #McAfee #Spyware #AntiVirus
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao expressed concern around the animosity faced by Dalits in India. While addressing a public meeting at the Telangana's Kamareddy earlier this week, he said that they are still suffering due to poverty and converting to Christianity as they are denied respect in society. #KCR #Dalits #TelanganaCM
Supreme Court said today that the State boards need to prepare an internal assessment scheme for Class 12 exams and declare the results on the basis of the assessment by July 31. Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2. Mamata Banerjee today joined a Calcutta High Court hearing on her petition challenging the election of the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram virtually. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir at his Delhi residence at 3 PM. #PMModi #DeltaPlus #J&K
Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday reported its first Covid-19 death linked to the Delta Plus variant of SARS-CoV-2. Genome sequencing of samples taken from a deceased Covid patient in Ujjain revealed that she had contracted the Delta Plus variant of the novel coronavirus. #Covid19 #MadhyaPradesh #DeltaPlus
Standup comedian Kunal Kamra is trending on Twitter hours after his opinion video on New York Times was uploaded criticising the Indian govt's Covid response. The video was titled: Modi caused a Covid massacre. #KunalKamra #NYTopinion #Massaacre
India recorded 54,069 new coronavirus cases of Covid-19 and 1,321 deaths in the last 24 hours. The active caseload in India dropped to 6.27 lakh while recovery rate improved to 96.61 per cent #Covid19 #DeltaVariant #DeltaPlus
US pop singer Britney Spears urged a judge to end a controversial guardianship that has given her father control of her affairs since 2008 during an emotional court hearing Wednesday. Britney said, 'I just want my life back. It's been 13 years and it's enough'. #BritneySpears #JamieSpears #FreeBritney
New Zealand enjoyed the greatest triumph in their cricket history as they beat India by eight wickets in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton on Wednesday. New Zealand would have confronted an even smaller target had Rishabh Pant not been dropped on five during his innings of 41. #NewZealandBeatIndia #WTCFinal #India
Next year the EU is launching a new drive against packaging waste. Some restaurants and stores are already acclimatizing their customers.
Travel restrictions are in place all over the world, some stricter, some more lenient. But there are exceptions - one of which is Dubai. It promises tourists no quarantine and unrestricted movement. Visitors can even get vaccinated there. #Dubai #TourismInDubai #Covid19
The regional government of Spain's capital Madrid takes a firm stance on an unauthorized settlement largely inhabited by immigrants. DW's Nicole Ris reports from Canada Real on the outskirts of Madrid. #Spain #IllegalSettlement #Madrid
Eighty years ago, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union in a surprise attack, costing millions of lives. DW met a Russian woman who has been searching most of her life for the remains of soldiers missing in action during World War II. #Russsia #WWII #SovietSoldiers
US President Joe Biden might have inadvertently paid for his son Hunter’s series of escapades with prostitutes at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont Hotel in 2018. New York Post formed an extensively elaborate and detailed report on the incident based on text messages and receipts obtained from his laptop. #HunterBiden #JoeBiden #NewYorkPost
Prashant Kishor met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar in New Delhi on Wednesday, a day after leaders of eight opposition parties gathered at Pawar’s residence; Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has moved the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the proceedings in multiple cases lodged against him over his alleged remarks on allopathy; #PrashantKishor #Ramdev #WarrenBuffett
Students of Christ (deemed to be university) in bengaluru have raised their voice against a proctor who called a student 'baby' and made women students feel uncomfortable by asking them to lower the cameras in an online exam. #Christ #NSUI #Baby
A MiG 29K departs from Goa for operational interaction with US Navy Carrier Strike Group Ronald Reagan during its transit through Indian Ocean Region. Indian Air Force is participating in operational engagements with US Navy in an ex with Ronald Reagan CSG on 23 and 24 June, in the Indian Ocean Region. #MiG29K #USNavy #IndiaUSTies
A Russian patrol ship and fighter jet have reportedly fired warning shots towards a British destroyer in the Black Sea. The HMS Defender is a warship built for the Royal Navy. The Interfax, which is an independent Russian news agency, quoted the defence ministry as saying that this HMS Defender entered Russian territorial waters near Crimea. #RussianPatrolShip #BritishWarship #WarningShots
On the occasion of Olympic Day on Wednesday (June 23), Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is proud of the contributions made to sports by athletes who have represented the country at the Olympics over the years. He also offered his best wishes to the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics that will begin on July 23 and noted that it consists of the country's finest athletes. Olympic Day is a global celebration of the founding of the International Olympic Committee and the modern Olympic movement, encouraging participation in sports. In a tweet, Modi said, "Today, on Olympic Day, I appreciate all those who have represented India in various Olympics over the years. Our nation is proud of their contributions to sports and their efforts towards motivating other athletes." #NarendraModi #OlympicDay
Yoga Guru Ramdev who angered the doctors across the country with his controversial remarks on allopathic medicine, has approached the Supreme Court seeking a freeze on the police cases against him over the issue. #Ramdev #Covid19 #YogaGuru
Banks have been able to recover part of their losses due to fraud committed by fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. Assets worth ₹ 9,371 crore belonging to these men have been transferred to state-run banks that lost ₹ 22,585.83 crore total due to the vrious frauds committed by them. #NiravModi #MehulChoksi #VijayMallya
After ravaging Twitter and Instagram, actor Kangana Ranaut has now resorted to her Koo account to post her opinions. Yesterday, she demanded that the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat. Kangana added that India is a ‘slave name’. #KanganaRanaut #Bharat #India