A resurgent Indian team put up a dominating display by scripting an emphatic 13-1 victory over Canada in a Pool B game of the Junior Men’s Hockey Stadium at the Kalinga Stadium on Thursday.India started aggressively as Uttam Singh opened the account for the hosts by scoring as early as in the second minute of…Continue Reading
As per the National Family and Health Survey-5, India now has more females than males for the first time on record. The survey’s data has been drawn from around 600,000 households across the country. Showing a positive demographic shift, the survey released by the Indian health ministry on Wednesday (November 24), recorded 1,020 women per…Continue Reading
India is working with more than six countries to achieve the Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight mission, which is a symbol of International Cooperation, said Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). “Indian astronauts have completed their training at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia, we are working with French space agency CNES in…Continue Reading
The Indian government will give time to the investors to exit from the unregulated cryptocurrency market if the law banning their trade is enacted, according to a newspaper report citing officials familiar with the development. The Narendra Modi-led government has tabled the “Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021” for the upcoming winter session…Continue Reading
Pablo Tettamanti, deputy foreign minister, Argentina has called for a “better UN” and other multilateral organisations like WTO amid challenges like Covid crisis. The minister is in India for the sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations. Speaking to WION Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Tettamanti said, “We think whole machinery has to be revamped. We…Continue Reading
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Scientists in South Africa have identified a new COVID-19 variant featuring “a very unusual constellation of mutations” that could potentially drive another wave of cases, officials warned on Thursday.Why it matters: The variant, known as B.1.1.529, has so far been found in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, in a traveler, but could soon spread…Continue Reading
Americans are itching to get back into their holiday traditions this year — including the traditional post-Thanksgiving shopping blitz.Why it matters: Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren’t the seismic economic and cultural events they used to be, and supply-chain issues have put a damper on things this year, but retailers expect shoppers to come back…Continue Reading
People queue outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre as the country opens vaccinations for everyone 18 years old and above in Cape Town, South Africa, August 20, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comJERUSALEM, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Israel announced on Thursday it was barring its citizens from travelling to…Continue Reading
Demonstrators run away from a tear gas during a protest against gender-based violence on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, in Istanbul, Turkey November 25, 2021. REUTERS/Umit BektasRegister now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.comISTANBUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) – Riot police fired pepper gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in Istanbul…Continue Reading