Nobel Literature Prize Won't be given this year


Nobel Literature Prize Won't be given this year

The Swedish Academy announced on Friday that for the first time in 69 years the Nobel Prize in Literature has been postponed and now 2018 prize will be decided on with the 2019 winner's name. In the wake of worldwide turmoil caused by the #MeToo campaign, the illustrious Swedish Academy...

Technical fault hit Mandi House-Badarpur Metro line


Technical fault hit Mandi House-Badarpur Metro line

Thousands of Delhi Metro commuters travelling on the Violet Line (Kashmere Gate-Escorts Mujesar) had to face inconvenience on Friday when a technical snag disrupted this line's train services for one-and-a-half hours. This happened around  8:30 am, after which DMRC started single...

Dust storm wreaks havoc in UP and Rajasthan


Dust storm wreaks havoc in UP and Rajasthan

Many were killed and injured when a high-speed, intense and gruesome dust storm on Wednesday night wreaked havoc in different parts of UP and Rajasthan. Around 70 people are reported to have died in this squall. Maximum destruction is being reported from the areas of UP where Chief Minister...

Chhota Rajan convicted in J. Dey murder case


Chhota Rajan convicted in J. Dey murder case

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai on Wednesday convicted gangster Chhota Rajan and nine others in the case of the murder of veteran journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. The court acquitted Joseph Paulsen and journalist Jigna Vora, who had been accused of instigating the murder. Senior journalist...

Rahul trumps Shashi Tharoor in number of Twitter followers


Rahul trumps Shashi Tharoor in number of Twitter followers

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has finally overtaken Shashi Tharoor and became the most followed party leader on Twitter. Rahul's Twitter Followers number has reached 6.77 million, while Tharoor's number of followers is 6.7 million. Expressing a sense of elation, Tharoor said that that...

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