Filmmaker Spike Lee, who is spending his time in quarantine like the rest of the world due to coronavirus, shared the script of his unmade film Jackie Robinson with his fans. The film, which was supposed to be his tribute to the baseball legend, was a passion project of the […]
Pokhriyal advises NTA to extend application deadline for UGC NET, CSIR NET and various other exams
Union HRD Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday advised the Director General of National Testing Agency (NTA) to reschedule the registration deadline for several upcoming entrance examinations like ICAR Exam, JNUEE, UGC NET, CSIR NET, NCHM JEE, IGNOU PhD, Management Entrance exams and All India Ayush PG Entrance Test by a […]
Sanjay urges fans to stay safe at home, Trishala reminds him to wash hands
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has urged everyone to stay at home and adhere to all the guidelines that government has been issuing in this respect. The actor added that the country must unite to fight novel coronavirus and his daughter Trishala showered all the love even she reminded him to […]
Canada govt receives flak for allowing pay hike for MPs amid Covid-19 outbreak
Canada’s government is getting panned for allowing a pay hike for members of Parliament to go through even as Canadians struggle with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which, according to some estimates, may take unemployment figures in the country to 15 per cent. On April 1, members of […]
Warner shaves head to show support to medical staff, asks Kohli to follow
Australian opening batsman David Warner has devised an all new way to show his support towards professionals who are currently the first line of defence against the coronavirus pandemic. Medical and security professionals all over the world are currently risking their lives to go out and fight Covid-19 and Warner […]
Coronavirus update: Bengal allows sale of sweets for 4 hours
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has said sweet shops will be allowed to remain open from 12pm to 4pm across the state amid the Covid-19 lockdown after dairy industry approached the government last week. The government has been under pressure from the dairy industry which has witnessed a drastic […]
Delhi’s Nizamuddin emerges as Covid-19 hotspot, Govt shares tips on beating social isolation: Key developments
The number of coronavirus cases in the country shows no sign of abating. The Ministry of Health has updated the latest figures to over 1,200 cases in the country. More than 100 patients have recovered from the infection while over 30 people have lost their lives. On Tuesday the country […]
Vicky Kaushal donates Rs 1 cr to PM-Cares fund, Sara Ali Khan and Alia Bhatt also pledge support against Covid-19
Actor Vicky Kaushal has donated Rs 1 crore to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PM-Cares fund to do his bit for the lesser privileged amid the lockdown due to coronavirus outbreak. The actor shared a note on Instagram about his donation. He wrote, “While I’m blessed enough to be seated with my loved ones in […]
Coronavirus Update: 24 test positive for Covid-19 after attending Nizamuddin event, 700 quarantined
Twenty-four people who took part in a religious gathering in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), state health minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday, while health officials scrambled to trace the footprints of other attendees who have spread out across the country amid fears of […]
USA Rugby files for bankruptcy as COVID-19 worsens financial woes
USA Rugby, its financial troubles exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, has filed for bankruptcy, the federation said on Monday. In a statement posted on its website, USA Rugby said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which allows financially struggling organizations to reorganize and restructure debt. “Existing financial challenges have […]
136-yr-old Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed due to Covid-19
Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, whose 167th birth anniversary was commemorated yesterday by the Van Gogh Museum and other art enthusiasts around the world, painted several landscapes containing flowers (mostly roses, lilacs, irises, sunflowers), Cypress tress, flowering orchards and gardens. Some of Van Gogh’s work reflect his interests in […]
Covid-19: Countries complain about quality of China-made equipment
A number of European countries have complained about the quality of the equipment being supplied by China to help deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Over the weekend, The Netherlands recalled thousands of masks imported from China because of quality issues, while Spain complained about defective imported test kits supplied by a […]
Home Ministry to blacklist 800 Tablighi preachers from Indonesia for violation of visa rules
The Union Home Ministry will blacklist around 800 preachers from Indonesia who came on a tourist visa and participated in a three-day religious conference in Delhi this month. A senior government official told The Hindu that around 8,000 people from across the country attended a gathering earlier this month at the Alami Markaz Banglewali […]
Coronavirus Poses A Different Problem For UP Village Called “Korauna”
Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh: With a name that rhymes with the coronavirus pandemic, villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district are a troubled lot. Residents of Korauna village say they have been facing discrimination ever since COVID-19 started spreading around the world and reached India. “No one is willing to come out; […]
The ozone layer is healing and redirecting wind flows around the globe
The hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica is continuing to recover and it is leading to changes in atmospheric circulation – the flow of air over Earth’s surface that causes winds. Using data from satellite observations and climate simulations, Antara Banerjee at the University of Colorado Boulder and her […]