It goes without saying that things often seem special whenever there’s a state visit from a dignitary or when a state head comes calling to any part of the world. There’s no surprise therefore that a lot is being expected…
Pregnant Pakistani Singer Shot Dead For Refusing To Stand Up During Her Performance
Humanity is stopping to a different low every hour somewhere around the world, and this time it happened in Pakistan. A pregnant Pakistani singer was shot dead during a festival ceremony because she refused to stand while singing on stage.…
10 Jason Mraz Songs That Are Perfect For All Those In-Love Couples
Two-time Grammy and millions of hearts winner, Jason Mraz, can basically do anything and that too with all his heart and soul. His songs don’t just fit into one confined box of genre and type, and that’s what makes his…
5 Ways You Can Incorporate Chia Seeds In Your Diet
If by now you haven’t even heard of Chia Seeds then trust me, you’re missing out on a lot of good things in life. Chia Seeds are called superfood and they are called this for many reasons. These little superstars…
These 9 Quotes By Vikram Seth Will Give You Major Inspiration To Find Yourself
Vikram Seth, one of India’s most talented poet and novelist, as well as the writer of India’s longest novel in English, is someone who has mastered the art of shifting between prose and poetry. He published his first novel, The…
US Student Dies After Coming Home From North Korea, Trump Reacts and 4 Other Updates
1. US Student Dies After Coming Home From North Korea, Trump Reacts The 22-year-old American student, Otto Warmbier, who was released by North Korea on June 13 in a state of coma died Monday at a hospital in Cincinnati, United…
Bring These 8 Changes In Your Home Decor For A Soothing Monsoon This Season
Monsoon is here and as the clouds are showering with their own time interest, there are certain things that demand to be moved from their original places. Yes, believe it or not, changing your home decor with seasons can bring…
17 Salman Rushdie Quotes: On The Complexity Of Life And Our Society
Salman Rushdie, a man of great words and greater achievements, as well as, controversies turns 74. Born on 19th June 1947, in Mumbai (then Bombay), Rushdie has been described as the master of the art of hyper-realism, which has swooned…
Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester, 19 Dead and 4 Other Updates
1. Explosion at Ariana Grande Concert in Manchester, 19 Dead An explosion at singer Ariana Grande’s concert in Manchester, UK, on Monday, left 19 dead and 50 others were reported injured. According to reports, the blast took place at around…
India Cannot Stop Other Countries From Backing OBOR, Says Chinese Media and 5 Other Updates
1. India Cannot Stop Other Countries From Backing OBOR, Says Chinese Media Referring to India’s opposition to China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative, a Chinese state-run daily, Global Times said, “India cannot stop its neighboring countries from backing and…
Donald Trump Fires FBI Director on Recommendations and 4 Other Updates
1. Donald Trump Fires FBI Director on Recommendations The US President Donald Trump has fired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey, who was leading an investigation into links between Trump and Russia. Sean Spicer, White House Press Secretary…
Paris Shootout: Police Officer and Gunman Dead and 4 Other Updates
1. Paris Shootout: Police Officer and Gunman Dead A gunman with an assault rifle fired on three police officers on Thursday night near the Paris most iconic boulevard, the Champs-Élysées. The incident took place at 9:00 pm local time when…
Narendra Modi Launches E-Wallet App ‘Bhim’ and 5 Other Stories
1. Narendra Modi Launches E-Wallet App ‘Bhim’. In order to ease digital transactions for the people, PM Narendra Modi has launched an e-wallet app and has named it ‘Bhim’. Bhim is a short form for Bharat Interface for Money. PM…
A Recap Of All The Big And Small Things From 2016
2016 is ending and we have already said a lot about it not being fulfilling to our desires, it didn’t give us all that we wanted but we are still moving forward. However, many of us no longer remember the…
Delhi Registers Highest Per Capita Income and 5 Other Updates
1. Delhi Registered the Highest Per Capita Income National Capital Delhi registered the highest per capita income of Rs 2,80,000 in the nation including all states and union territories for FY 2015-2016. Chandigarh came second with Rs 2,42,386 and Sikkim…
Libyan Plane Hijack: 29 Passengers Released and 4 Other Updates.
* Libyan Plane Hijacked with 188 passengers on board. A Libyan Airbus A320 flight was hijacked and diverted to Malta airstrip on Friday. The flight was carrying 118 passengers and the two hijackers have threatened to blow up the plane…
Lt. Governor Of Delhi, Najeeb Jung Resigns From His Position, And 5 Other Stories.
1. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung quits. Najeeb Jung has resigned from his position of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and has submitted his resignation letter to the Government of India. Jung would be returning back to academics sector as before…
I-T Department Raids Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary’s Chennai Home, And 4 Other Stories.
1. Income Tax department raids Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary’s Chennai Home in Anna Nagar. On Wednesday, Income Tax department raided Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Ramamohan Rao’s Chennai home as well as, his office at the Secretariat. The officials from…
RBI Restricts Deposit of Old Notes to Rs 5000 and 5 Other Updates
1. RBI Restricts deposit of Old Notes. Deposits above Rs 5000 in old currency notes can be done only once till 30 December, according to RBI’s statement. Cash amounting more than Rs 5000 will only be credited to an account after ‘satisfactory explanation’…
SC Refused to Extend the Use of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 Old Notes and 5 Other Updates
1. SC Refused to Extend the Use of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 Old Notes Supreme Court on Friday, refused to extend the exemption for using Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes at Hospitals, Railway counters, Petrol Pumps etc. However,…
Niti Ayog has Launched 2 Schemes to Promote Digital Payments and 4 Other Updates
1. Niti Ayog has Launched 2 Schemes to Promote Digital Payments Niti Ayog on Thursday launched 2 lucky draw schemes for all the people who make payments through digital means. First, 15000 lucky draw winners will get Rs 1000 each…
Supreme Court Ordered To Shut Down All Liquor Shops On The Highway And 6 Other Updates
1. Supreme Court has ordered that there will be no liquor shops on the highway. The Supreme Court bench which is headed by Chief Justice of India, TS Thakur, has directed to ban liquor shops on all national and state…
Efforts To Make Hindi An Official Language In The UN Are Made By The Govt. And 4 Other Stories.
1. The government is making efforts to make Hindi an official language in the UN. External Affairs minister in her written response at Lok Sabha said that the government is making efforts in familiarising the world with Hindi and making…
RapidWrap: Pakistan Plane Crash And 3 More Updates!
1. A Pakistani Plane Carrying Up To 47 Passengers Has Crashed! Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) passenger plane PK 116 carrying up to 47 passengers has crashed near Abbottabad. It was on its way to Islamabad from the northern city of…
ISI Agent Arrested From Siliguri And 4 Other Major News
1. Both the Houses of the Parliament would be adjourned till Wednesday. As a tribute to Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, both the houses of the Parliament would be adjourned till 11:00 am on Wednesday. Both Rajya Sabha…