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IANS- India on Sunday beat Pakistan by 89 runs (DLS method) in their rain-interrupted 2019 ICC World Cup clash at Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium. Put to bat first after Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss, India, powered by Rohit Sharma’s 140 (113), set a target of 337. Pakistan, in reply, reached 166/6 in 35 […]
IANS- Returning astronauts to the moon in 2024 could cost about $30 billion, or roughly the same price tag as the Apollo 11 spaceflight when factoring in inflation, NASA has said. “For the whole programme, to get a sustainable presence on the moon, we’re looking at between $20 and $30 billion,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine […]
IANS- In Silicon Valley, the world tech mecca, spring is synonymous with developer conferences and state-of-the-art software presentations, but this year those events are running side by side with a most peculiar trend – tarot card reading craze among “techies”. In recent months, tarot images such as that of the Magician, the Hermit, the […]
indica News Bureau- Describing himself as a passionate cricket fan, Google’s Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday,June 12, said he is “rooting for India to do well” in the World Cup Cricket tournament and predicted that the finals would be played between host England and India. “It (world cup finals) should be (between) England in […]
indica News Bureau- On June 11, 2019, the world’s fifth largest religion, Sikhism, received approval by the Michigan Board of Education to be inculcated in the state’s social studies standards. Consequently, over a million public school students will now be able to acquire knowledge about this vibrant Indian religion. Harleen Kaur of Troy, Michigan, […]
IANS- UPA Chairperson and Congress Parliamentary Party leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of Jnanpith winner and multilingual scholar-actor Girish Karnad and said he was a man of the utmost integrity who fought for the freedom of expression. Describing Karnad as a towering figure in India’s cultural, artistic and political world, the Congress […]
IANS- Girish Karnad, a Jnanpith award winner, multi-lingual scholar, master playwright, screenwriter, actor, director and a colossus in India’s cultural landscape, passed away at his residence here on Monday, an official said. He was 81. “Karnad died at home at around 8.30 a.m. due to age-related symptoms,” an official in the Karnataka Chief Minister’s office […]
Aakash Kumar- They say “in India, cricket is not just a game, it’s a religion”. The sport is followed by nearly everyone across the country and with the 2019 edition of the World Cup underway, the buzz around cricket in the country is at its peak. It is in such an environment that celebrity broadcaster […]
IANS- The seven feet and six inches tall Punjab Policeman, Jagdeep Singh, and other members of the Bir Khalsa Group left the audience in awe with their daring and dazzling acts at the “America’s Got Talent” show this week. Jagdeep is the tallest policeman in the world, claim group members Kanwaljit Singh and Karamjit Singh. […]
IANS- Actor Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna to rapper Badshah and actress Sunny Leone have expressed their angst over the killing of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was strangled to death and her eyes gouged out after her parents allegedly failed to repay a loan of Rs 10,000. The Bollywood celebrities say they want “immediate and strictest […]
