Nagaland’s famous Hornbill Fest goes virtual
Kohima, Dec 5 (IANS) The Naga Heritage Village, the epicentre of the world famous Hornbill Festival is quiet this year with the celebrations turned online due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Located about 12 km away...
Short video app Bolo Indya raises $400K to scale operations
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Short video-content platform Bolo Indya on Sunday announced it has raised $400,000 (about Rs 3 crore) in fresh funding, taking its total raise to nearly $1 million to date.
Led...
A literary portrait of Joe Biden to be published
By Siddhi Jain
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANSlife) A concise and incisive examination of Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his lifelong quest for the presidency, titled 'Joe Biden: American Dreamer', written by National Book Award...
Chandigarh to get another landmark — Museum of Trees
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IANS) Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore will virtually inaugurate a unique environmental landmark in Chandigarh -- the Museum of Trees - to commemorate the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of first Sikh...
This galaxy surviving a black hole’s feast
Washington, Nov 28 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a galaxy that has been managing to survive a black hole's hunger by continuing to birth new stars, about 100 Sun-sized stars a year.
The discovery from NASA's...
L’Oreal Paris launches initiative against ‘street harassment’
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANSlife) According to a study about gender equality conducted in eight countries (India, Canada, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, UK and US), sexual harassment in public spaces was identified as the...
Jupiter, Saturn to look like double planet for 1st time in 800 years
New York, Nov 25 (IANS) A rare celestial treat awaits stargazers the world over as two of our solar system's largest planets, Jupiter and Saturn, will look like double planet just after sunset on...
50% men admit rise in bias against women at workplace: Survey
By Puja Gupta
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANSlife) More than 50 per cent of the men feel that there is an increased biasness against women at workplace, said a new survey.
According to the survey conducted...
B’luru annual art mart to go online amid Covid scare
Bengaluru, Nov 22 (IANS) For the first time since its inception in 2002, the annual iconic street art mart "Chitra Santhe", which is held on the last Sunday of every year in this tech...
Scottish writer Douglas Stuart’s ‘Shuggie Bain’ wins 2020 Booker Prize
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Scottish writer Douglas Stuart's "Shuggie Bain" was on Thursday evening named the winner of the 50,000 pounds 2020 Booker Prize for Fiction, at the heart of which are the memories...
