Man Held for Passing Casteist Remarks Against Hockey Player Vandana Katariya Aman was arrested from the Roshnabad area of Uttarakhand’s Haridwar district for allegedly making a mockery of and passing casteist remarks against the family of Vandana Katariya who was part of India’s women’s hockey team which lost to Argentina in a semifinal match at … Read more
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Meet the 5 Heroes of India Who Ended 41 Years Wait Ending the 41-year long wait, the men’s Indian hockey team clinched bronze at the Tokyo Olympics by defeating Germany 5-4 in an enthralling contest. The Indian hockey team last won a medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Indian team had … Read more
IndiGo Announces 15th Anniversary Offers on Air Travel Between Sept 1 and March 26 To celebrate its 15 years of operations, airline major IndiGo on Wednesday announced a three-day special sale offering all-inclusive fares starting from Rs 915 on its domestic and international connections. Accordingly, the offer will be live from August 4-6, 2021 and … Read more
As New Covid Variants Emerge, a Look at Countries That Are Opting for Booster Shots for Their Citizens As new variants of the coronavirus continue to surface despite widespread vaccination in several countries, medical experts are debating about the need for a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine, even among those who are vaccinated, to protect … Read more
Uttarakhand Govt’s Decision to Reopen Schools Challenged in High Court The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday asked a petitioner challenging the state government’s decision to open schools for classes 6 to 12 from August 2 to modify his petition. The petition will now be heard on August 4. READ MORE Barcelona Confident Lionel Messi Will Sign … Read more
Sushil Kumar Named as Main Accused in Chhatrasal Stadium Murder Case Chargesheet Sushil Kumar’s situation regarding the Chhatrasal Stadium murder case seems to going worse with each development with the two-time Olympic medallist still behind bars. Sushil is in jail in connection with the murder of Sagar Dhankar. Sagar and two of his friends were … Read more
With 1 Lakh Daily Cases, 3rd Covid-19 Wave May Peak in October But Experts Point to Silver Lining Astudy by a group of researchers led by Mathukumalli Vidyasagar and Manindra Agrawal at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Hyderabad and Kanpur have predicted that India is likely to witness another rise in Covid-19 cases … Read more
Upcoming Mahindra XUV700 SUV Leaked Images Receives Dividing Opinion on Social Media The Indian car market has been abuzz with speculation about the upcoming Mahindra XUV700 for a long time now. While the Mahindra is yet to mark any date for the launch of the SUV, several spy shots of the camouflaged XUV 700 being … Read more
Travellers from Kerala, Maha Must Carry Negative RT-PCR Certificate Even if Vaccinated: K’taka Govt In view of rising Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra and Kerala, Karnataka government has made negative RT-PCR test, not older than 72 hours, mandatory for all incoming travelers. Even those who have been fully vaccinated need to carry the negative certificate on … Read more
The great Hindi litterateur Munshi Premchand was born on this day, July 31, in 1880 in the village of Lamhi which is near Varanasi. Such was his mastery that his stories and poems seem to be relevant to this day. He wrote on a vast range of topics, but very few know that he was … Read more