LA jury convicts Tory Lanez of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

LA jury convicts Tory Lanez of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Washington: Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been found guilty in the trial for the 2020 roadside shooting of Grammy winner Megan Thee Stallion. According to Variety, an American media company, the verdict of Lanez, whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was announced by a jury in Los Angeles. The outlet has reported that he was … Read more

Random post-arrival COVID testing of international passengers begins at Delhi airport

Random post-arrival COVID testing of international passengers begins at Delhi airport

New Delhi: The random coronavirus testing of international arriving passengers started at Delhi airport on Saturday as the authorities step up measures to prevent possible spread of the infection in the country. Two percent of passengers arriving in each international flight will be subject to random coronavirus testing at airports from Saturday. READ | Delhi … Read more

Elon Musk actively searching for new CEO for Twitter

Elon Musk actively searching for new CEO for Twitter

Billionaire Elon Musk is actively searching for a new Chief Executive Officer for Twitter after a clear majority of Twitter users voted for Musk to step down as the CEO in a poll conducted by him a few days ago. Since then, several internet users have shown interest in the microblogging platform’s top post. For … Read more

Omnicron BF.7 detected in India: Symptoms, precautions of highly infectious COVID strain

Omnicron BF.7 detected in India: Symptoms, precautions of highly infectious COVID strain

China is witnessing yet another Covid-19 wave. The current surge in Covid-19 infections in China is believed to be driven by Omicron sub-variant BF.7. Four cases of the BF.7 variant have been detected in India, so far. Two cases have been reported from Gujarat and two from Odisha. This sub-variant has already been detected in … Read more

CBI arrests former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, husband in Videocon loan case

CBI arrests former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, husband in Videocon loan case

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested former CEO and managing director of ICICI Bank Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in connection with the Videocon loan case. Chanda Kochhar quit as the CEO of ICICI Bank in 2018. In its initial investigation, the CBI had found that six loans … Read more

‘I didn’t sleep much last night, was a bit excited’: Sam Curran on being IPL’s most expensive buy

‘I didn't sleep much last night, was a bit excited’: Sam Curran on being IPL’s most expensive buy

An “overwhelmed” Sam Curran on Friday said he endured a sleepless and nervous night ahead of the IPL mini-auction, where he became the most expensive player in the history of the T20 league’s auction after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings. Curran witnessed an intense bidding with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers … Read more

IPL Auction 2023: SRH acquires Mayank Agarwal for Rs 8.25 Cr

IPL Auction 2023: SRH acquires Mayank Agarwal for Rs 8.25 Cr

India batter Mayank Agarwal was acquired by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 8.25 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 Auction on Friday. India batter Mayank Agarwal asked for bids at 1 crore. In the auction Chennai Super Kings (CSK) entered the fray, with the bid at 3.4 Crore. SRH the enter the bid with … Read more

IPL Auction 2023: Sam Curran becomes most expensive buy in history, sold for Rs 18.5 Cr

Sam Curran

England all-rounder Sam Curran on Friday became the most expensive player in the history of IPL auctions after fetching a whopping Rs 18.5 crore bid from Punjab Kings in Kochi. An intense bidding followed for Curran with Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings raising their … Read more

SC to ‘hackathon’ to explore ideas to increase efficiency

SC to ‘hackathon’ to explore ideas to increase eddiciency

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is organizing a hackathon to encourage innovative ideas and explore practical propositions for bringing in efficiency in the existing processes- from “filing to listing”. It has invited suggestions and innovative ideas from the stakeholders for improvement in the system. A notification uploaded on the top court website said the event … Read more

Deputy CM Announces Himachal’s First Smart School Transformation

Delhi Government Shortens Winter Break in Schools from 15 to 6 Days

The Government Senior Secondary School – Saloh in Una district’s Haroli assembly sector will be transformed into Himachal Pradesh’s first smart school, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Wednesday. Agnihotri stated during a school assembly that the school will include smart classrooms, an e-library, and other facilities. Sports facilities will also be built to … Read more

Maharashtra Govt Pushes Schools To Install CCTV Cameras

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra’s deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister, announced on Wednesday that the state government will ask schools to install CCTV cameras to prevent sexual attacks on female students. He was replying to a call to attention motion introduced by Uma Khapare of the ruling BJP in the Legislative Council. Khapare posed the topic … Read more

Delhi Government Schools Announce Winter Vacation Dates

Delhi Government Schools Announce Winter Vacation Dates

All Delhi government schools will remain closed for two weeks from January 1 for winter vacation, the Directorate of Education said in a circular on Thursday. However, remedial sessions for Class 9 to Class 12 will be held from January 2 to 14 to revise the syllabi and enhance students’ learning-level academic performance, the circular … Read more

Year 2022: Film roles that portrayed Bollywood actors in new light

Year 2022: Film roles that portrayed Bollywood actors in new light

Mumbai: This year while only a handful of Hindi films could make a mark at the box office, Bollywood actors still tried to experiment with their roles in a bid to bring something new for their audiences. Though most of the movies released in 2022 met with a lukewarm response commercially, stars, from Ayushmann Khurrana … Read more

‘Judge, magistrates, others not above law, should face consequences for…’: says Kerala High Court

‘Judge, magistrates, others not above law, should face consequences for…’: says Kerala High Court

Kerala: The Kerala High Court on Friday ordered the suspension of a former Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Lakshadweep for allegedly forging evidence in a criminal trial to convict an accused. The Magistrates, judges and other presiding officers are not above the law and they have to face consequences for dereliction of duty. READ | … Read more

‘Whatever is said here should be removed and withdrawn’: Vice President on Sonia Gandhi’s ‘judiciary’ remark

‘Whatever is said here should be removed and withdrawn’: Vice President on Sonia Gandhi’s ‘judiciary’ remark

New Delhi: With the Opposition Congress seeking removal of the chair’s comments on UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi’s “delegitimize judiciary” remark, Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said he would have adjudicated his oath and failed in his constitutional obligation had he not reacted. READ | Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge makes ‘dog’ remark, BJP demands … Read more