Kader Khan, best known for penning some of the most powerful dialogues and comic timing as an actor, passed away on December 31 due to prolonged illness.
Coronation of Thai King Vajiralongkorn set for May
An elaborate three-day coronation ceremony for Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn will be held in early May, more than two and half years after the death of his revered father Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Toxic, misinformation, nomophobia: Words in focus in 2018
Terms such as toxic, misinformation, nomophobia, single-use and justice remained in focus in 2018 and have been adjudged top words of the year by dictionaries.
Know your instruments: Morsing – Splendid sound
A morsing is a wind percussion instrument, mainly used in the Carnatic music. It can be categorised under lamellophones, which is in the category of plucked idiophones.
Koala drinks from water bottle in Australia heatwave
As Australia swelters in an extreme heatwave, a video of a woman in the state of Victoria pouring water into the mouth of a thirsty koala has melted hearts online.
NASA spacecraft breaks record for smallest object ever orbited
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft broke a record after successfully entering into orbit around the asteroid Bennu — the smallest cosmic object ever to be orbited by a spacecraft. While many on Earth prepared to welcome the New Year, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, 110 million kilometers away, carried out a single, eight-second burn of its thrusters, NASA said in a statement.
Kim warns N Korea could consider change of tack
Nuclear-armed North Korea wants good relations with the US but could consider a change of approach if Washington maintains its sanctions, leader Kim Jong Un warned in his New Year speech Tuesday after 12 months of diplomatic rapprochement.
India’s diesel demand to double by 2029-30: Pradhan
n a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Pradhan said as per the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2018, the country’s oil demand is projected to jump by 61 per cent….
GST: Price of cinema tickets, 23 items & services come down
Nearly 18 months and many amendments after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out, consumers will now be able to pay less on 23 items that include services and goods, from today.
IFMC: DoT to hold meet with industry players 4 Jan
The Telecom Department (DoT) will hold a meeting on 4 January with telecom operators, airlines and shipping companies to discuss a road map for in-flight and maritime mobile services.
