Vijay Kumar Renowned singer Nandini Rao Gujar has been awarded the prestigious ‘Ustad Bismillah Khan Youth Award’ for the year 2022-23 by Sangeet Natak Akademi. Appreciating his remarkable contribution to the music genre, the award was given at a program organized at Dr Ambedkar International Center in New Delhi. Arunish Chawla, secretary of the Ministry of Culture, … Read more
According to Andrea Meza Murillo, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), “The climate we envision in the distant future is already here. Record heat, cyclical droughts, floods, storms, hurricanes and cyclones, once rare , is the new norm. But our appetite for growth and economic growth has not been … Read more
A month after reports of a professional split, Prince Harry directly addressed persistent rumors about his marriage to Meghan Markle, dismissing them as unfounded at the 2024 DealBook Summit in New York. Speaking at the event, Dr The New York TimesThe Duke of Sussex, 40, quipped about the relentless media speculation, saying, “Apparently we’ve bought … Read more
Countries have the right to respond to situations but they must pay attention to civilian casualties and they must follow humanitarian laws, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said during question time in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister said it stood aside from some UN resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because “they were not … Read more
As the search for a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has intensified, New York police have released a new image that clearly shows the face of a man believed to be connected to the killing. Thompson, who led America’s largest health insurance company, was shot and killed in midtown Manhattan … Read more
The 2024 World Chess Championship has one distinct feature that sets it apart from the last edition between Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi. Unlike the 2023 show, both Gukesh and Ding prefer to spend most of their time on board rather than lounging in their private lounges. This means spending as much as five hours … Read more
The Catalan Open is named after a tournament played there in Catalonia, Spain in 1929. In this opening White plays d4, c4 as in the Queen’s Gambit, but then moves to play g3 on the kingside bishop’s fiancĂ©. After its debut in Catalonia, this opening was taken to a higher level by many famous grandmasters … Read more
A physical education instructor of Kolkata’s Scottish Church College has been suspended after a student accused him of harassment. The student claimed that the teacher sent obscene messages and threatened to ruin her future if she reported. According to the source, the victim filed a complaint on November 25 before the incident. According to sources, … Read more
The investigation into the murderous attack on SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal continued for the second day on Thursday with efforts being made to ascertain whether accused Narayan Singh Chaura was the ‘lone wolf’ assailant or whether there was an elaborate conspiracy behind the entire incident. Senior police officers spoken to by The Indian Express … Read more
It was a big shock for 52-year-old Savita Kurhade, who lives in Pune, when her husband, who is retired, was diagnosed with blood cancer this August. “I just felt helpless and didn’t know what to do. His platelet count was low and blood tests showed he was suffering from blood cancer. We took out our … Read more