Author: Shubham Somkuwar

The Recording Academy’s 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Arooj Aftab, a Pakistani singer based in Brooklyn, made history on Sunday by becoming the first Pakistani woman to be nominated for and win a Grammy award. For her song Mohabbat, the artist took home the award for Best Global Performance.  Arooj turned to Instagram to commemorate the occasion, sharing photos with fellow winners and artists such as Jon Batiste, who won Album of the Year, and BTS, the global K-pop hit.  She received the coveted gramophone for recreating a ghazal by Punjabi poet Hafeez…

Amazon said today that it has reached agreements with Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance to supply heavy-lift launch services for Project Kuiper, Amazon’s project to expand global internet access through a constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites. Over a five-year period, the contracts might result in 83 launches, allowing Amazon to deploy the majority of its 3,236-satellite network. It is the world’s largest commercial launch vehicle procurement.  “Project Kuiper will bring fast, inexpensive internet to tens of millions of people in unserved and underserved areas around the world,” said Dave Limp, Senior Vice President of Amazon Devices & Services. “While…

We periodically witness successful alumnus of A-rated elite educational institutions giving back to them in their personal capacity as a sign of gratitude for what they learnt there. One of the greatest personal donations to the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) came on Monday from an alumnus.  Rakesh Gangwal, co-founder of IndiGo Airlines, has pledged a donation of Rs 100 crore to establish the School of Medical Sciences and Technology, which would include a 500-bed super-specialty hospital and other centres of excellence on its campus. In addition, the IndiGo co-founder will soon join the institution’s Advisory Board.  “It is…

Pakistan’s ailing Prime Minister Imran Khan struck back by receiving presidential approval for the dissolution of Parliament, a move denounced by the Opposition as “unconstitutional” on Sunday. The latter has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to overturn the ruling. The de-notification comes only hours after now-former Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri abruptly denounced the no-confidence motion as “unconstitutional,” claiming that it was sponsored by “foreign powers.” On the advice of the ex-Premier, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly after the no-confidence motion was dismissed. Following the dismissal of the no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, the Pakistan Supreme…

A Kashmiri Pandit shopkeeper has been attacked in the Shopian district of Kashmir, in yet another attack on Kashmiri Hindus in the valley. Bal Krishnan, of Chotigam village in Shopian, was injured in the hand and leg. He was brought to a Srinagar Army hospital, where medics said his condition was stable.  #BREAKING: Kashmiri Hindu Medical Shop Owner Bal Krishan attacked by terrorists in Chotigam, Shopian of South Kashmir. Bullet injury in leg and hand. Being rushed to Srinagar right now. IGP Kashmiri Vijay Kumar confirms. Fourth terror attack in last 24 hours in Kashmir valley.— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul)…

Gautam Adani, head of the Adani Group, has reclaimed the title of richest Asian with a fortune of $100 billion. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, the Indian tycoon passed Mukesh Ambani to achieve the $100 billion threshold. With this latest change in the index, Adani has risen to the tenth richest person on the planet, while Reliance Industries chairman Ambani has slipped to the eleventh richest person on the planet, with a net worth of $99 billion.  Adani Group, based in Ahmedabad, has interests in logistics (seaports, airports, logistics, shipping, and rail), resources, power generation and distribution, renewable energy,…

A totally unusual world wanders in the alien darkness at the far edge of the Solar System, far from the Sun’s warmth and light. Astronomers have always been fascinated by Pluto. The question of whether it is a planet or not has been debated for decades. Pluto, the solar system’s ninth planet, was demoted to a dwarf world by the International Astronomical Union in 2006. Pluto is the largest known celestial object in the Kuiper Belt. According to new research, it boasts a terrain carved by ice volcanoes unlike any other in the Solar System. Slush has risen from beneath…

After the draw for Qatar 2022 offered some box office match-ups in the group stage of this year’s World Cup, get ready for some heavyweight clashes, a renewal of old rivalries, and the chance for some teams to avenge bitter defeats, get ready for some heavyweight clashes, a renewal of old rivalries, and the chance for some teams to avenge bitter defeats. Due to the heat, the 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar during the winter months rather than the summer. The group games will take place across eight stadia: Al Bayt Stadium, Khalifa International Stadium, Al Thumama…

OnePlus has gone from a startup to one of the largest players in the premium smartphone class across regions, particularly in India, as the tech world has watched. With the OnePlus 10 Pro, the firm now has a new flagship offering at the pinnacle of a product line that is far longer than it has ever been. OnePlus has evolved from a one-phone-at-a-time player to a company with a variety of products geared at different users at various price points. The OnePlus 10 Pro, on the other hand, is clearly geared at OnePlus’s most affluent clients, those who demand nothing…

United States Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh, the prime architect of the sanctions imposed on Russia, said there will be “consequences” for countries that “actively attempt to bypass the sanctions” only hours before Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov landed in Delhi. Daleep Singh is the latest in a long line of Western leaders and officials who have travelled to New Delhi in the hopes of persuading the Indian government to modify its stance on the Ukraine issue and put pressure on Russia to end the conflict. He arrived a day before Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who will meet…