The Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been jointly awarded to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for the development of asymmetric organocatalysis. Speaking on the occasion, Johan Åqvist, chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry […]
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been jointly awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi for their groundbreaking contributions to help us understand complex physical systems. One half of the prize has been […]
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021 was jointly awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch. Speaking on the occasion, the Nobel jury said, “The […]
Sitting atop the Deccan Plateau with the Mutha River flowing alongside is the popular city Pune. This is the second largest city in Maharashtra. Also known as the “Queen of Deccan”, this hilly city has […]
Durga Puja, also known as Durgotsava, or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess, Durga. It is particularly popular and traditionally celebrated […]
HONG KONG (TIP): Asian shares rose on Friday, October 8, as Chinese shares returned from a one week holiday upbeat, tracking a global rally, while investors also eyed key U.S. jobs data for any fresh […]
New Delhi (TIP): Fitch Ratings has cut India’s economic growth forecast to 8.7% for the current fiscal but raised GDP growth projection for FY23 to 10%, saying the second Covid wave delayed rather than derail […]
Tata Motors is in early talks with Ford to buy the latter’s units in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, according to a report in TOI. If the transaction materialises, it will be Tata Motors’ second asset […]
Adding to its burgeoning retail empire, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail will bring 7-Eleven convenience stores to India, days after Future Retail ended its deal with the US chain. The first 7-Eleven store will open […]
Actor Keira Knightley is set to headline the upcoming drama movie Boston Strangler for 20th Century Studios. Matt Ruskin of Crown Heights fame will write and direct the feature film, which will be produced by […]
Priyanka Chopra is currently filming for her next series with Russo Brothers, Citadel, in Spain. The actor has shared a behind-the-scene picture, carrying a gun on a beach. Sharing the picture, Priyanka wrote, “Facing fears […]
New Delhi (TIP): The Supreme Court on Thursday, October 7, directed the UP Government to file a status report in 24 hours on the action taken by it, including the arrest of all accused named […]
India’s Bharat Biotech will be producing part of the world’s only malaria vaccine that has been developed by Pharma major GSK, and was recently approved by WHO (World Health Organisation). However, it may take a […]
08 OCTOBER 1932 Indian Air Force was established. 1936 Famous Hindi writer and novelist Premchand died. 1998 India became a member of the Flight Safety Foundation. 2004 Monsanto’s patent on Indian wheat revoked. 2005 Thousands […]
Kabul (TIP): An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan on October 8, killing at least 46 persons and wounding more than 140 in the latest […]
Karachi (TIP): A powerful 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted a mountainous part of Pakistan’s Balochistan province early on October 7, resulting in the collapse of a coal mine and several mud houses that left at least 22 […]
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on October 8 expanded his Cabinet by inducting 17 ministers and two ministers of state from the five-party ruling alliance, three months after he assumed office. With […]
Islamabad (TIP): In a surprise military shake-up, the Pakistan Army on October 7 announced that the powerful spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander — a crucial […]
Tokyo (TIP): Japan’s new Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, is struggling to find his footing with voters just two days after he was voted into office and launched his new government, multiple polls by local media […]
Taipei (TIP): Military tensions with China are at their worst in more than 40 years, Taiwan’s defence minister said on October 6, days after record numbers of Chinese aircraft flew into the island’s air defence […]
Seoul (TIP): The two Koreas on October 4 restored their hotlines that the North severed months ago, with Pyongyang urging Seoul to step up efforts to improve relations after criticising what it called double standards […]
PARIS (TIP): France’s President Emmanuel Macron said the G20 summit, scheduled to be held at the end of the month, must send a clear message to Afghanistan’s Taliban on the conditions for international recognition. In […]
Oma (TIP): The toll due to cyclone Shaheen rose to 13 on October 6, while fishermen from Iran remained missing as the storm moved further into Oman and weakened. The authorities in Oman said they […]
London (TIP): Simplified international travel rules took effect on October 5 in the UK, easing quarantine and testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers from more than 50 countries, and the Conservative government vowed it will […]
The high-profile Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) bust in the financial capital of the country has left a series of difficult conundrums for the public to understand, further deepening the mystery. The NCB has so far […]
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