Sania, Mirza, Athiya Shetty come together for a cause

Sania, Mirza, Athiya Shetty come together for a cause

Tennis ace Sania Mirza and actress Athiya Shetty have collaborated for Mana Shetty’s ‘Save the Children’ iniatiative to raise funds for them. They have shot for a special campaign with children and will hold lifestyle exhibitions to raise funds. Mana’s ‘Araais’h has been the fundraising arm of Save The Children India and by collaborating with […]

Australia, US seize largest ever meth shipment

Australia, US seize largest ever meth shipment

US authorities have confiscated almost a billion dollars’ worth of methamphetamine bound for Australia in the largest-ever seizure of the drug on American soil, Australian police announced on Friday after a joint operation. Around 1.7 tonnes of meth was seized in California on January 9, along with smaller amounts of cocaine and heroin, CNN quoted […]

Australian Parliament’s computer network targeted by hacker

Australian Parliament’s computer network targeted by hacker

Australia’s parliament had to reset all the passwords on its computer network after an unknown attacker tried to hack into the system, an official statement said on Friday. In the statement, the legislature’s presiding officers said “a number of measures” had been taken to protect the network following a “security incident on the parliamentary computing […]

Netflix, Amazon Prime do not require licence from government: Centre to Delhi High Court

Netflix, Amazon Prime do not require licence from government: Centre to Delhi High Court

Online platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and others are not required to obtain licences from the government to run their programmes, the Central government told the Delhi High Court on Friday. “Online platforms are not required to obtain any licences from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the content on online platforms is […]

Mayawati must pay for jumbo statues: SC

Mayawati must pay for jumbo statues: SC

The Supreme Court of India  on Friday said Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati should reimburse the public exchequer the money spent on putting up elephant statues in Lucknow and Noida. “This is our tentative view that Madam Mayawati reimburse the public exchequer all the money spent on these elephants,” Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said […]

Priyanka Gandhi: A potent campaigner who can make a difference to the Congress

Priyanka Gandhi: A potent campaigner who can make a difference to the Congress

New Delhi By Ians An effective campaigner, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be fulfilling a long-cherished wish of Congress workers and injecting a new enthusiasm in the partys preparations for the coming Lok Sabha elections by making a full-fledged entry into active politics in the treacherous battleground of Uttar Pradesh. Her sudden appointment as General Secretary […]

Kamala Harris to run for US President in 2020

Kamala Harris to run for US President in 2020

Washington Democrat Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, launched her campaign for the White House while appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America. In a brief video from her campaign that was released on the social media at the same time she appeared on the show, Harris called on her supporters […]

INDIA WINS A HISTORIC CRICKET SERIES BUT AUSTRALIAN FILM INDUSTRY EMERGES AS SILENT WINNER OF THE SERIES

INDIA WINS A HISTORIC CRICKET SERIES BUT AUSTRALIAN FILM INDUSTRY EMERGES AS SILENT WINNER OF THE SERIES

India recently won a historic five-day series in Australia, but given the number of TV Commercials and brand shoots which moved to Oz to film with the Indian cricketers, Australia’s film industry has emerged as a surprise winner, thanks to the Indian cricketers and their extensive brand endorsement. Millions of dollars were spent in Australia […]

“My research allows me to use cutting edge techniques to see molecules that are invisible to us”: Dr Onisha Patel, a structural biologist and one of the 2019 superstars of STEM

“My research allows me to use cutting edge techniques to see molecules that are invisible to us”:  Dr Onisha Patel, a structural biologist  and one of the 2019 superstars of STEM

Interviewed by Nidhi Kumari Dr Onisha Patel, a structural biologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, studies the architecture of biological molecules that are important in the spread of cancer. Onisha uses cutting-edge techniques including the Australian Synchrotron facility to see details of these molecules to enable the design of novel […]

“Exploring the Universe and befriending the stars have been my childhood dream”: Devika Kamath, Astrophysicist and one of the 2019 superstars of STEM

“Exploring the Universe and befriending the stars have been my childhood dream”: Devika Kamath, Astrophysicist and one of the  2019 superstars of STEM

Interviewed by Nidhi Kumari Dr. Devika Kamath is an Astrophysicist and Lecturer in Astronomy & Astrophysics at Macquarie University.  She is internationally recognised for her work on observational studies of dying stars and their implications on the origin of elements in the Universe. Dr. Kamath has recently been awarded the prestigious Australian Research Council DECRA […]