Google has announced the imminent arrival of a revamped mobile search interface. Due in the coming days, the refreshed interface, unveiled via a handful of images, promises a simplified design, making search results clearer and faster for users to navigate. In the first images published by Google, the design appears […]
Republic Day parade: Uttarakhand tableau features Lord Shiva’s vehicle Nandi, Kedarnath dham
Uttarakhand’s tableau featured Lord Shiva’s vehicle Nandi and devotees at Kedarnath dham at the 72nd Republic Day parade on Rajpath. The front part of the tableau depicted the state’s animal Musk Deer, bird Monal and flower Brahmakamal. Monal and Brahmakamal are found in the KedarKhand as well as in the higher Himalayan regions. The middle […]
Facebook News in UK to help ‘sustain’ local journalism
Facebook News launched in Britain yesterday, delivering users of the world’s leading social network curated news content bought from traditional publishers that have struggled financially. The arrival of Facebook News comes after the news tab feature was rolled out in the United States in late 2019 and is part of […]
FAU-G Game Launch on Republic Day: Everything We Know So Far, How To Download
India’s homegrown mobile game FAU-G is all set to launch today, on the 72nd Republic Day of India. Ahead of the launch, the makers of FAU-G: Fearless and United Guards expanded its pre-registration for smartphones with Android version 8 and above. Last week, the developers had said that the game […]
‘Harry Potter’ TV series in early development at HBO Max
Potterheads have a reason to rejoice as a new ‘Harry Potter’ television series is currently in the very early development stages at HBO Max. According to Variety, there have been rumours that a show set within the wizarding world has persisted for some time and the plans seem to be moving […]
Secretive Vietnam congress to begin under cloud of ‘repression’
Vietnam’s secretive, the twice-a-decade political transition begins today, with the Communist Party poised to select its future leaders who will have to contend with an increasingly assertive China and ramped-up trade tensions with the United States. The country’s party general secretary, as well as three other key leadership “pillars”, are […]
Republic Day: ‘Shivalinga’ at Rishikesh Temple adorned with tricolour
To mark the occasion of 72nd Republic Day, a ‘Shivalinga’ at Chandreshwar Mahadev Temple in Rishikesh has been decorated in the colours of the tricolour. The Shivalinga was decorated with rice, rose petals, leaves and marigold. Amid Vedic mantra chanting, priests performed the ceremonial morning ‘aarti’. Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his […]
Farmers break police barricade at Tikri border, tractor rally enters Delhi
Farmers on Tuesday broke police barricade at Tikri border as their tractor rally against the new agriculture laws entered Delhi on Republic Day. The rally was earlier permitted to pass through Nangloi, Baprola Village, Najafgarh, Jharoda border, Rohtak bypass, and Asoda toll plaza. Meanwhile, a tractor rally from the Singhu border reached Delhi’s […]
Republic Day: PM Modi pays tribute to fallen soldiers at National War Memorial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday led the nation in paying tribute to the fallen soldiers by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial in the national capital on the occasion of Republic Day. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat, Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane, […]
Badrinath covered in snow, Sheshanetra lake freezes in Uttarakhand
Sheshanetra lake near Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli froze on Monday morning due to the constant dip in the temperature in the region.A thick sheet of snow has spread in the premises of Badrinath temple. Apart from the lake, which is located near Badrinath Dham few more water bodies including nearby waterfalls were also frozen. […]
NABARD estimates Odisha’s credit potential at Rs 1,10,735 cr for 2021-22
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has assessed a total credit requirement of Rs 1,10,735 crores for the year 2021-22 with greater emphasis on crop diversification, animal husbandry, and fishery sector apart from the greater thrust on enhancing credit flow to Self Help Groups, according to an official […]
Republic Day: JP Nadda unfurls national flag at party headquarters
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda unfurled the national flag at party headquarters in New Delhi on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day. He also extended his greetings to the people on the occasion of Republic Day. “Wish you all a very happy 72nd Republic Day. Let us all ensure our commitment […]
Iran asks Indonesia to explain seizure of tanker accused of illegal oil transfer
Iran has asked Indonesia to provide details about the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said yesterday, a day after Jakarta said it had seized Iran and Panama-flagged tankers in its waters. Indonesia said on Sunday its coast guard had seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse […]
House sends Trump impeachment article to Senate, triggering trial
The US House of Representatives presented a single article of impeachment to the Senate yesterday accusing Donald Trump of inciting the storming of the Capitol, setting in motion the first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. In a solemn procession, the nine House impeachment managers silently walked the article through […]
Dutch anti-lockdown riots extend to a third night
Police arrested at least 70 people after rioting broke out for a third night around the Netherlands yesterday, after weekend protests that were initially linked to dissent over a government decision to implement a nighttime curfew. But the motivation behind the vandalism and other incidents yesterday in cities ranging from […]