Author: Sreyasi Datta

For India, the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 will go down in history as the campaign catapulted Indian para-sports to new heights. India has quadrupled its record tally of four gold medals from previous Games with five gold in Tokyo. It moved India up to 24th place in the medal table. Here’s a look at India’s five gold medalists at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Avani Lekhara: In recent years, female competitors have been leading the way for India at the Olympic Games, and this trend continued at the Paralympics. After Bhavana Patel’s historic silver in table tennis, Avani Lekhara earned India’s…

On Monday, October 5, the social media behemoth Facebook experienced a global outage that lasted several hours. Users could not log in or use popular social networking apps such as WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. As a result of the outage, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly lost billions of dollars. What Bloomberg says? According to a Bloomberg report, Facebook’s stock price has dropped 5%. As Facebook’s stock price fell, so did the CEO’s estimated net worth. According to the report, Zuckerberg’s estimated net worth had dropped to $121.6 billion, or about $6 billion less than it was when the day began. In the Bloomberg Billionaires…

The Supreme Court has stated that school administrations can take legal action if students do not pay their fee payments on time. The Verdict: In response to the petition seeking clarification of the Supreme Court’s order prohibiting schools from barring any student from attending classes due to nonpayment of fees, the Court on Wednesday allowed School Managements to take appropriate legal action to recover outstanding fees from students who have defaulted. A bench consisting of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice CT Ravikumar has left it to the School Management to sympathetically examine any requests for indulgence made by parents or…

When office rituals and ceremonies are inaccessible, do employees have little or no face-to-face engagement with their co-workers or leaders? How can they form the kinds of ties that lead to a long-term culture, let alone integrate new employees? How can they adapt business culture to the unique rhythms that emerge when some workers work from home and others from the office?  Offline Vs Online mode:   Many firms were forced to become entirely remote due to the pandemic, and the experience has been better than many expected. As a result, many individuals and businesses on the other side of the crisis will…

On Tuesday, the Australian Prime Minister announced that international visitors will not be allowed in Australia until next year, with skilled migrants and students receiving higher priority. Cause of such decisions: As an outbreak of the more dangerous delta form, which began in Sydney in June, continues to spread, Australia is now ready to inoculate its population. On Tuesday, Victoria state recorded a national high of 1,763 new local illnesses. Four COVID-19 deaths were also reported in Australia’s second-most populous state. When the outbreak in New South Wales peaked on September 10, it set a national record of 1,599 illnesses in 24…

Apart from Aryan Khan, seven other people have been detained by NCB till October 7, after a raid on Saturday. All of the seven suspects, including Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan, were detained after being questioned in the wake of a raid on a cruise ship off the coast of Mumbai on Saturday night and were ordered to remain in NCB custody till October 7. The defendants appeared in court on Monday, and NCB had requested that Aryan be held in detention until October 11. According to NCB, Aryan’s phone contains shocking evidence. Let us now have a look…

Jail inmates of various states receive sports training in various fields. These not only give them a chance to discover their potentialities but also boosts their confidence to a great extent.  PUNE:   On the occasion of Gandhiji’s birth anniversary on Saturday, jail departments from around the country joined with the government oil distributor Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to launch a sports training initiative for inmates.   The sole Maharashtra prison that took part in the inaugural round of the industry, Yerawada Central Jail, has announced 60 players who would practise with three IOCL coaches next month. Chess, carrom, and volleyball…

Bypolls in West Bengal: all eyes on Bhabanipur’s result. Pollings also taking place in Jangipur and Samserganj. Over three lakh voters in Bhabanipur, a legislative constituency in south Kolkata, will decide the fate of Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, who is hoping to enter the state Assembly before the end of her six-month tenure as Chief Minister without being an MLA. The 12-hour polling period began around 7 a.m. On October 3, the counting of the votes will be done. Ms Banerjee’s party leader, Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, resigned to make way for her, necessitating the election. Reason for Conducting such Bypolls…

Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, and Janssen’s coronavirus vaccines are already approved in Australia. Australia has joined the list of countries that have approved India-made Covishield for international travellers, significantly boosting India’s mission to promote indigenous Covid-19 vaccines. “The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised that the China-made Sinovac and India-made Covishield vaccines would be considered ‘recognised vaccines’ when determining whether an incoming international traveller has been appropriately vaccinated,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said during an online briefing with Indian media. The recognition of these vaccines will remove a significant barrier for international students seeking educational opportunities in Australia. Pfizer, AstraZeneca,…

List of Political Leaders of all time who were mercilessly murdered. Many horrible assassinations of famous leaders have occurred throughout history, causing immense havoc and disrupting the nation’s whole economic system. Assassinations of Leaders To discourage any potential assassins of our political leaders, the government has strengthened its security protocols. Here’s a closer look at some of the most significant assassinations of leaders in American history that sent shockwaves throughout the country. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Nathuram Godse, in court while on trial for murder, confessed: After thirty-two years of provocation, culminating in his last pro-Muslim fast, he finally came to…