Ganga Sagar Snan, also famous as ‘Ganga Sagar Mela’ or ‘Ganga Sagar Yatra’ is a significant gathering of the Hindu pilgrims during the auspicious time of ‘Makar Sankranti’. It is an annual observance that takes place at the Sagar Island or ‘Sagardweep’ in the state of West Bengal. Hindu devotees in thousands of number gather … Ganga Sagar Snan
The European Southern Observatory has released a new image of Orion’s Flame Nebula. Named NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula is a large star-forming region located in the Orion constellation situated about 1,400 light-years from Earth. The Orion constellations is easily visible high in the night sky. You can spot Orion’s “belt” consisting of three bright … European Southern Observatory releases new image of Orion’s Flame Nebula
Samsung at the CES 2022 has showcased a new TV remote that uses radio waves from the home router to stay charged. The company had earlier introduced a solar-powered Eco Remote for its 2021 TVs at the CES event last year. This year, Samsung has added RF (radio frequency) harvesting capabilities that let the remote … This TV remote uses radio waves from router for charging
NASA aced the most complicated, critical job on its newly launched space telescope Tuesday: unrolling and stretching a sunshade the size of a tennis court. Ground controllers cheered and bumped fists once the fifth and final layer of the sunshield was tightly secured. It took just 1 1/2 days to tighten the ultra-thin layers using … NASA nails trickiest job on newly launched James Webb Space Telescope
South Korean tech giant Samsung is gearing up to launch its Galaxy S-series flagship lineup, and now a new report has claimed that unlike the Galaxy S21, Ultra will have a Galaxy Note design. The successor will come with a built-in S Pen, just like all the Galaxy Notes that house their S Pens, reports … Samsung may replace Galaxy Note 22 with Galaxy S22 Ultra: Report
Try this spicy lamb curry, so named as it was once cooked by the chefs working on the Indian railways in the 1900s. Lamb on the bone gives loads of flavour Ingredients – 8 garlic cloves , crushed, thumb-sized piece ginger finely grated, 2 tsp turmeric – 800g leg of lamb on the bone, cut … Railway lamb curry
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is all set to make her comeback after three years with the film ‘Chakda Xpress’ based on the life of female Indian cricketer Jhulan Goswami. The movie will have an OTT release on Netflix. Anushka calls ‘Chakda Xpress’ a really special film because it “is essentially a story of tremendous sacrifice.” … Anushka-starrer ‘Chakda Xpress’ on Jhulan Goswami to release on Netflix
In a span of five years, Sanya Malhotra has delivered acclaimed performances featuring in a record-breaking blockbuster, a National Award-winning dramedy and a series of well-received films- all while battling crippling self-doubt as a performer, which she says didn’t let her celebrate her success. Malhotra burst onto the scene as wrestler Babita Kumari in her … Sanya Malhotra recalls putting extra pressure on herself for Dangal
Squid Game star Lee Jung Jae will not attend the Golden Globes 2022, despite being nominated for the awards. The actor, who starred in the dystopian drama, has been nominated for Best Performance By An Actor in a television series. Squid Game was also nominated for Best Television Series – Drama and O Yeong Su … Squid Game star Lee Jung Jae to boycott Golden Globes 2022
A picture of Spanish actor Esther Acebo’s house with Lord Ganesha’s pianting in the background is doing rounds on the internet. Esther is known for playing the character of Stockholm in the hit show Money Heist. On Wednesday, Jan 5, many Internet users posted screenshots from a video that Esther posted on social media. One … Money Heist’s Stockholm aka Esther reveals Lord Ganesha’s painting at her house
Actor Kartik Aaryan spoke about his reputation as a ladies’ man, and chalked it down to his ‘fun-loving’ nature and approachability. The actor has been linked with several past co-stars, and was responding to high praise given to him by his new co-actor, Aalaya F. The two will be seen together in the upcoming film … Red-faced Kartik Aaryan says he isn’t a ladies’ magnet
For some actors, relationships or movie offers make buzz, but for actor Tanishaa Mukerji, her toe ring did the job. On Tuesday, Mukerji, who is in Goa currently, posted a picture of her feet with toe rings, which left the internet users wondering if the actor had tied the knot secretly. Many comments mentioned that … Not married yet! Tanishaa Mukerji quashes secret wedding rumours
New Delhi (TIP)- India saw a massive spike of over 1 lakh (1,17,100) Covid-19 cases, as per the date released by the Union health ministry on Friday, Jan 7. The last time India had reported more than 1 lakh daily Covid cases was on June 6 last year. The new Omicron variant is believed to … India’s daily Covid-19 tally crosses 1-lakh mark, Omicron count at 3,000
New Delhi (TIP)- India on Thursday, Jan 6, dismissed Pakistan’s fresh offer to host the long-pending summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc), saying there is no consensus that will allow the holding of the meeting. The last summit of the eight-nation grouping was held in Nepal in November 2014. India and … India dismisses Pakistan’s fresh offer to host SAARC summit this year
Dehradun (TIP) : A Delhi University student pursuing graduation in science, he was in his hometown Kotdwar in Pauri Garhwal district when Mumbai Police arrested him in connection with the web-based hate app case. Mayank Rawat, 21, was picked by the police which tracked his cellphone. It was this cellphone that he used to allegedly … Hate app arrests: DU student Mayank Rawat held
Bengaluru (TIP) : India’s home-grown testing kit OmiSure, developed by the Tata Medical and Diagnostics (Tata MD) to identify the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in samples taken from the nose and throat, was approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Wednesday and will be available for commercial use from January 12. Apart from … Made-in-India test kit to detect Omicron gets ICMR nod
Lohri is a popular winter folk festival celebrated in the northern region of the country, particularly in Punjab. Every year, it falls on January 13. This is the time the Sun starts moving towards the northern hemisphere marking the auspicious period of Uttarayan. Lohri is observed a night before Makar Sankranti, a festival that marks … Lohri: The harvest festival
07 JANUARY 1967 Irrfan Khan, who rejuvenated the characters of Hindi cinema world, stepped into the world. 1980 After less than three years of the overthrow of power due to emergency, the people of India once again handed over the reins of the country to Indira Gandhi. 08 JANUARY 1965 The first Indian cinema film … India in history this Week-January 7, 2022, to January 13, 2022
“Vivekananda, original name Narendranath Datta, Datta also spelled Dutt, (born January 12, 1863, Calcutta [now Kolkata]—died July 4, 1902, near Calcutta), Hindu spiritual leader and reformer in India who attempted to combine Indian spirituality with Western material progress, maintaining that the two supplemented and complemented one another. His Absolute was a person’s own higher self; … The multifaceted persona of Swami Vivekananda
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.”-Mahatma Gandhi January 7 January 7, 1714 – A patent was issued for the first typewriter designed by British inventor Henry Mill “for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as … History This Week-January 7 to January 13
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): The first report of the much-awaited South African Commission of Inquiry into State Capture has confirmed the influence that former President Jacob Zuma had in supporting the now-defunct newspaper The New Age (TNA) started by the Gupta brothers, who fled the country after looting billions from state enterprises. TNA was started by the … Indian origin Gupta brothers, Zuma misused public money, says report
HAMILTON COUNTY, CINCINNATI (TIP): With Aftab Pureval set to become Cincinnati’s first Indian American mayor on Tuesday, January 4, Pavan Parikh, another attorney of Indian descent has been chosen to succeed him as Hamilton County Clerk of Courts. Democrat Parikh, a former judicial candidate and a judge advocate in the Army Reserve, was unanimously chosen … Indian American Pavan Parikh to succeed Aftab Pureval in Hamilton County
NEW YORK (TIP): Indian American Jeremy Cooney, who made history in 2020 as the first Asian American elected to state senate from upstate New York, says he is going to run for a second term. Democrat Cooney, 40, replaced Joe Robach in the 56th Senate District, which covers parts of Rochester and Brighton. “Excited to … Indian American Jeremy Cooney to run for upstate New York senate again
COLUMBIA CITY, SC (TIP): Dr Aditi Srivastava Bussells, a first-generation Indian American immigrant, made history Tuesday as she was sworn in as a Columbia City Council member in South Carolina. Bussells, who won the 7-member council’s at-large seat in November to become the first Indian American woman elected to municipal office in the state, will … First Indian American woman elected to municipal office in South Carolina
Indian Americans in Biden administration number around 50 now WASHINGTON, D.C. (TIP): President Joe Biden has nominated four more Indian Americans for key posts, pushing the number of people of Indian descent working in Biden-Harris administration close to a record 50. Geeta Rao Gupta has been named Ambassador at Large for Global Women’s Issues, while … Four more Indian Americans nominated to key posts
The three-day annual Shaheedi Sabha (Jor Mela) was held in the sacred memory of Guru Gobind Singh’s two younger sons- Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh, who were buried, alive in a brick wall here. The sabha began with the commencement of an Akhand Path of Sri Guru Granth Sahib at Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup. Despite cold … Three-day Shaheedi Sabha held at Fatehgarh Sahib
On the brink of a new year, the world faces a daunting array of challenges: the resurgent Covid-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism, humanitarian crises, mass migration, and trans-national terrorism. There is the risk of new inter-state conflicts, exacerbated by the breakdown of the rules-based international order, and the spread … The world in 2022: Another year of living dangerously
2021 had its share of highs and lows, but what we’re choosing to focus on as the year comes to a close are the Indians who broke barriers and reached significant milestones in their chosen fields. From award-winning graphic novels to sporting glory and the brief window of time where the president of the United … Achievements by Indians on the global scene
As 2021 comes to an end, the world has been abuzz with new developments in Covid-19 pandemic or anything related to it, but there were Indian-origin techies, actors and entrepreneurs who made a lasting impact in their field and rose to fame amid the crisis. Parag Agrawal The India-origin software engineer, Parag Agrawal, 37, joined … Indian-Origin people who scaled new heights globally in 2021
The global anti-pandemic fight in 2021 was full of twists and turns: a string of new and cunning variants, a yawning immunization gap between high- and low-income nations, and a distractive politicization of origin-tracing have crippled the speedy development of COVID-19 vaccines and the global promotion of inoculation. But there is still hope ahead as … Mix of challenges, hope in 2021 COVID-19 fight