October 2021 — The Indian Panorama

India in history this Week-October 29 to November 4, 2021

Oct 31, 2021 - 11:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

29 OCTOBER 1985 Boxer Vijendra Singh, who won India‘s first Olympic medal in boxing, was born. 1999 About 150 people died and five lakh people were affected by the Mahatufan, which came at a speed […]

Diwali: The Hindu festival of lights

Oct 31, 2021 - 11:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Diwali is India’s most important festival of the year—a time to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, and good over evil. Widely observed among more than a billion people from a […]

How Diwali celebrations have changed over the years

Oct 31, 2021 - 11:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Diwali is undoubtedly the favorite time of the year for most of us. Diwali traditions such as annual cleaning of the house, bursting of crackers and exchanging gifts make the festival special. In this ever-changing […]

Bandi Chhor Divas

Oct 31, 2021 - 11:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The day marks the release of Guru Hargobind Singh, the sixth Sikh Guru, who was held captive by the Mughals As the country celebrates Diwali, for the Sikhs, the day holds significance for another reason. […]

Bhumi Pednekar joins Rajkummar Rao in Bheed

Oct 31, 2021 - 11:03 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Bhumi Pednekar has come on board with Rajkummar Rao for a movie titled Bheed. The film will be directed by Anubhav Sinha, and will be Bhumi and Rajkummar’s second movie together. They will be seen […]

Shoojit Sircar terms decision to not send Sardar Udham for Oscars ‘very subjective’

Oct 31, 2021 - 11:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Fans of Vicky Kaushal’s latest Sardar Udham have expressed their displeasure on the film not being selected as India’s official entry for the 94th Academy Awards. But the film’s director, Shoojit Sircar feels the jury’s […]

Australian opener David Warner does a Ronaldo

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Star Australian opener David Warner did a Cristiano Ronaldo during the ongoing T20 World Cup here as he removed Coca Cola bottles placed in front of him during a press conference for a brief while. […]

Bhai dooj: The bond between brothers and sisters

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:57 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Bhai Dooj celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters and is a festival similar to Raksha Bandhan. It is observed on the Dwitiya Tithi, Kartik, Shukla Paksha (the second day of the waxing phase of […]

US economy grew just 2% in Q3 as consumer spending slowed: Govt

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US economic expansion slowed dramatically in the third quarter to an annual rate of just two percent as consumer spending moderated amid resurgent Covid-19 infections, the government said on Thursday. The spread […]

US bans China Telecom over national security concerns

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US regulators are expelling a unit of China Telecom Ltd., one of the country’s three major state-owned carriers, from the American market as a national security threat amid rising tension with Beijing. China […]

Paytm public offer, country’s biggest, to open on Nov 8

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

One97 Communications, which operates under Paytm brand name, will come out with the country’s biggest initial public offer on November 8 in the price band of Rs 2,080-2,150 per share, implying a valuation of around […]

Apple results hit by supply chain woes

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Supply chain woes cost Apple $6 billion (roughly Rs. 44,890 crore) in sales during the company’s fiscal fourth quarter, which missed Wall Street expectations, and Chief Executive Tim Cook said that the impact will be […]

JioPhone to drive next wave of smartphone revolution: Pichai

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): As Reliance Jio gets ready to launch its next handset soon in the festive season, Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that in three-five years, the affordable JioPhone Next device will […]

NASA finds first signs of planet outside Milky Way galaxy

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): NASA‘s Chandra X-ray Observatory has for the first time spotted signs of a planet transiting a star outside of the Milky Way galaxy, opening up a new avenue to search for exoplanets at […]

Apple iPhone SE Plus could launch next year, iPhone SE 3 postponed: Report

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Apple is expected to launch its latest smartphone in the SE series next year. As per a report by analyst Ross Young, the company may launch the iPhone SE Plus with 5G connectivity support in […]

1 in 10 people clicking on phishing links on mobile devices

Oct 31, 2021 - 10:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Phishing has infiltrated every form of communication, from work and personal e-mail to SMS, social media and even advertising and now a new study has revealed that one in 10 people click on phishing links […]

Madgaon: The commercial and cultural capital of Goa

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:56 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Being the commercial and cultural capital of Goa, Margao, also known as Madgaon, is the largest city of Goa by population. Margao is the centre of administration for the Salcete as well as the district […]

‘Rust’ AD admits he didn’t check rounds before handing gun to Alec Baldwin

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The first assistant director on “Rust,” David Halls, acknowledged to investigators that he should have checked a weapon for live rounds before giving it to Alec Baldwin, according to a search warrant affidavit filed on […]

Kristen says ‘it was nice’ that ‘The Crown’ existed while preparing for ‘Spencer’

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

It is a fictional take on what happened when Diana decided during a family Christmas that she wanted out of her marriage to Prince Charles. “We’re not trying to educate anyone, we’re not trying to […]

Priyanka Chopra’s audio book being considered for Grammy 2022

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Priyanka Chopra recently turned author as she published her book Unfinished earlier this year. The actress had also launched an audio version of the book simultaneously. Now, her audio book has been considered as the […]

DRDO, Air Force successfully test India’s first indigenously developed long-range bomb

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

New Delhi (TIP): An Indian Air Force (IAF) team and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday, Oct 29, successfully flight-tested the country’s first indigenously developed long-range bomb (LRB) from a fighter jet […]

Barricade removal from Tikri, Ghazipur- Stand vindicated, but watching BJP moves closely, say farm unions

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi (TIP): As the Delhi Police started removing barricades near two farmer protest sites — Tikri and Ghazipur, farm union leaders Friday said the move vindicated their stand that they had never blocked roads […]

178,000 women apply for NDA as forces lift gender barrier

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi (TIP): A third of the candidates who will appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) examination on November 14 for entry into the premier joint services training institution are women, government officials familiar […]

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das gets 3-year extension

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

New Delhi (TIP): The government has extended the term of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das by three years—a tenure that will make him the second longest serving head of the central bank. […]

SAD, BJP corner Congress over Tytler’s appointment

Oct 30, 2021 - 8:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday slammed Congress president Sonia Gandhi for naming Jagdish Tytler, one of the main accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, as a permanent invitee to Delhi […]

Month: October 2021