Month: January 2022
Archaic mindsets
Republic Day marks the adoption of the constitution of India and the transition of the country to a republic on January 26, 1950. January 26 was the chosen date since it was on this day in 1929 that the Indian National Congress issued the Declaration of Indian Independence (Purna Swaraj), opposing the British Regime’s Dominion…
Pangnyu inaugurates Soil Testing Lab in Zunheboto
Minister of Health and Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom on Tuesday inaugurated Static Soil Testing Laboratory (SSTL) at District Soil Conservation Office, Zunheboto.A press release by district soil conservation officer, Zunheboto stated that the laboratory was established under Soil Health Management scheme of NMSA, a centrally sponsored scheme (CSS).Delivering inaugural speech, Pangnyu stressed on the…
Suns down Jazz for 7th straight win
Devin Booker scored 33 points while Chris Paul added 27 points and 14 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 115-109 victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night.Paul poured in 15 points in the fourth quarter as Phoenix came back from a five-point deficit early in the period. He also had nine rebounds…
Stadium stampede kills 8 in Africa Cup of Nations
At least eight people died and 38 were injured when fans stormed a soccer stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon’s capital on Monday, the government said.Images shared on social media, which Reuters could not immediately authenticate, showed a panicked crowd trying to squeeze through a narrow entrance gate at the newly…
Twitter’s upcoming feature could share tweets with up to 150 select users
Micro blogging site Twitter is reportedly developing a feature that will allow users to curate a list of people — up to 150 users — to send certain tweets out to.If this sounds familiar, it is because Instagram’s Close Friends feature lets you do the same thing; but in Twitter’s case, you will be limiting…
Lata Mangeshkar shows ‘marginal improvement’, still in ICU
Legendary singer Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar is showing ‘marginal improvement’ and continues to be in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to a statement shared by the Mangeshkar family.The statement reads: “There is a marginal improvement in Lata Didi’s health and she continues to be in the ICU under treatment of a team of doctors,…
Vietnam artist marks Lunar New Year with hundreds of carved tigers
As Vietnam prepares to celebrate the Year of the Tiger next month, local artist Nguyen Tan Phat has been busy making hundreds of ornately carved sculptures of tigers to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year.Phat, who originally specialised in traditional Vietnamese lacquer work, aims to make 2,022 tigers carved from wood and laterite in the…
‘The French Dispatch’, ‘Licorice Pizza’, ‘West Side Story’ lead Art Directors Guild nominations
The 26th annual Art Directors Guild Awards, which is scheduled to be held on March 5 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, has announced its nominations.The nominations have been broadly classified into two umbrella categories of film and TV productions, reports variety.com.While films like ‘The French Dispatch’, ‘Licorice Pizza’, ‘West Side Story’ and…
NASA’s James Webb telescope reaches final orbit in space
NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope has reached the final orbit in space on Tuesday, after a month of space travel.A joint effort with the European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian Space Agency, the Webb mission was launched on December 25.At 2 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Webb fired its onboard thrusters for nearly five minutes…
Rupee falls by 16 paise to 74.76 against USD
The rupee on Tuesday depreciated by 16 paise to close at 74.76 (provisional) against the US dollar due to month-end dollar demand from oil importers and a stronger dollar in overseas markets.Investors’ weak appetite for riskier assets also weighed on the rupee. Moreover, market participants are now eyeing the US Fed’s meeting outcome for further…
