After years of public pressure, Harvard University announced that it is going to end its investments in fossil fuels, bringing praise from disinvestment activities who […]
Month: September 2021
Television actor and celebrity Sidharth Shukla, age 40 dies of a heart attack.
Famous TV and film actor Sidharth Shukla died early morning on Thursday, September 2 due to a heart attack. The actor was rushed to Cooper […]
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a prominent figure in Kashmiri separatist politics, died at the age of 92
After a long illness, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a prominent separatist political figure in Jammu and Kashmir, died Wednesday at the age of 92 at […]
Karnataka district launches “No Vaccination, No Ration or Pension” programme, scraps initiative after backlash
Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district has withdrawn its controversial “no vaccination, no pension” initiative after a hostile reaction from state Congress. To maximise vaccination, the deputy commissioner of the […]
Malaysian shot putter’s Paralympic gold medal revoked for arriving three minutes late
The International Paralympic Committee defended the decision to disqualify Muhammad Ziyad Zolkef, a Malaysian shot-putter for arriving late, resulting in the loss of a gold […]
China unveils the first ever road-rail transport link to Indian Ocean
The first rail line access to the Indian Ocean via Myanmar from the commercial hub of Chengdu in western China was opened on 25 August […]