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World Braille Day today: Read about its origin and importance

January 4 every year is internationally observed as World Braille Day to commemorate the birthday of French educator Louis Braille. Reading and writing are important foundations for a person’s educational development, however, the visually impaired face marked difficulty on...

Closures & overwhelmed hospitals mark US record of Covid cases: Key things to know

The United States on Monday set a new global daily record of coronavirus cases with more than one million people being diagnosed with the viral disease. According to the John Hopkins University data, the country logged 1.06 million cases...

India vs Sri Lanka U19 Asia Cup Final Highlights: India U19 defeat Sri Lanka U19 to clinch record-extending eighth title

India U19 Vs Sri Lanka U19 Asia Cup Final Highlights: A disciplined bowling effort followed by Raghuvanshi's half-century has helped India clinch their eighth U19 Asia Cup title at the Dubai International Stadium. Ravi Kumar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and Raj...

‘Height of wall is height of money’: Sitharaman talks on I-T raids, slams Akhilesh Yadav

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said when law enforcing agencies raid any place, they go only with actionable intelligence. Saying that the wrong man has been raided raises questions over the professionalism of the agency. "How does Uttar...

Punjab-origin realtor, 134 others get Canada’s highest civilian award

Toronto: Three Indian-origin Canadians have been bestowed with the Order of Canada -- one of the country’s highest civilian honours -- for their outstanding achievement, dedication to the community, helping in building a better nation and promoting bilateral ties...

As alarm rises over Ukraine, Putin and Biden hold talks for nearly an hour

Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly for nearly an hour late Thursday amid growing alarm over Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine, a simmering crisis that's recently deepened as the Kremlin has stiffened its demands for increased security...

Countries around the world ready to welcome 2022 amid Covid fear

The world will usher in the New Year this weekend in the midst of another wave of the coronavirus pandemic and look for signs of hope in 2022 as several countries will allow celebrations and some banning festivities. The year...

South Korea’s discredited ex-president Park freed after about 5 years in prison

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential election. Park, 69, was the country's...

USD 94 million assets frozen of Taiwanese pair for alleged pyramid scheme

Chinese authorities have reportedly frozen the assets of a company founded by a former Taiwanese actor and his wife alleging pyramid scheme activities. As per Taiwan News, assets of former Shanghai Dowell Trading Co Taiwanese actor Lin Ruiyang and his...

Nasa’s James Webb telescope heads for 1.5mn-km voyage

The world’s most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5mn-km (930,000 miles) from Earth, after several delays caused by technical hitches. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), some three decades and billions of...

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Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated...