Tag: IAS
India's Foreign Exchange Reserves Decline By $469 Million
India's foreign exchange reserves declined $469 million during the week ended November 27.....
'Twitter Ideologically Biased': PIL In SC Seeks Social Media's Regulation
A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court claiming that Twitter, which does not have government control, acts unethically and "shadow bans" many accounts which doesn't suit its ideological inclination.....
India Has World's Largest Diaspora: United Nations
India has the world's largest diaspora with about 18 million people born there now living abroad, according to John Wilmoth, the director of India has world's largest diaspora: United Nations' Population Division at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. ....
Australia's Victoria State Imposes 5-day Covid-19 Lockdown
The Australian state of Victoria will enter a snap five-day lockdown from Friday midnight as a new Covid-19 cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Melbourne increased to 13. ....
Brides From Across The Border Reunited With Husbands After Two Years
Two years ago, three baraats (wedding parties) from Jaisalmer and Barmer went to Pakistan. However, they returned to India without the brides since visas were not granted to them. ....
Football Referee Caught Urinating In Centre Of The Pitch Seconds Before Kickoff On Live TV
There have been head-butts, fouls and even blood on a football field before, but not urine. ....
Kohli & Co Should Wait, Not Be Over-aggressive In WTC Final: Kapil Dev
Batting will determine India's fate in World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand next month, former India captain Kapil Dev has said. The 1983 World Cup-winning captain added that India will have to take the game session by session since the weather in England changes within minutes. ....
I Trust The Vaccines Made In India: Vidya Balan
Bollywood actor Vidya Balan, who is currently being lauded for her role in Amit Masurkar's 'Sherni' acknowledges that "the coronavirus pandemic put a tremendous amount of pressure and stress on our healthcare workers". Despite this, "they continue to work tirelessly, giving us the best of care -- a reality we don't see often unless we visit a hospital or a healthcare facility," Vidya tells IANSlife. ....
Emmys 2021 Nominees Announced: ‘The Crown’ And ‘The Mandalorian’ Lead Race
Nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday by the Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones. ....
US Sees Rise In Respiratory Virus, Delta Infections Among Children
Besides the surging cases of infections from the Delta variant, the US is also seeing a rise in cases of a respiratory virus known as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a highly contagious, flu-like illness, that is typically more likely to affect children and older adults, according to media reports.....
