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Daily Quiz: On world-famous tunnels PM Narendra Modi on January 13, 2025 inaugurated the 6.4km long Z-Morh tunnel on Srinagar-Leh highway in Sonamarg START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Name the longest rail tunnel in the world which is also the first flat route through the Swiss Alps? 2 / 5 | Name the…
This frame grab from video shows wreckage from a plane that crashed by a home in Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP No survivors in Brazil plane that crashed in Sao Paulo with 61 aboard A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo…
Vinesh Phogat of India reacts after winning the match against Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba. | Photo Credit: Reuters Vinesh Phogat announces retirement from wrestling day after Olympic disqualification Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Thursday (August 8, 2024) announced her retirement from wrestling a day after she was disqualified from the 50kg category Paris Olympics…
Hamas on August 6, 2024, named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader. | Photo Credit: AP Vinesh Phogat enters final in 50kg freestyle; assured of historic Olympic medal Vinesh Phogat made history. With Himalayan determination, the two-time World championships medallist overcame odds…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ‘Empowering Youth, Transforming J&K’ programme, in Srinagar, on June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Poll preparations on, J&K to shape its future as a State soon, says PM Modi in Srinagar Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Srinagar amid tight security, said the day was not far…
Education Ministry announces cancellation of UGC-NET; CBI probe ordered The Education Ministry announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination after inputs from the Ministry of Home Affairs suggested that the integrity of the examinations had been compromised. The University Grants Commission–National Eligibility Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency. The development comes at a…
Heatwaves push power demand in North India to record high Amid the longest spell of heatwaves in the past 15 years, the power demand in North India surged to 89 GW (89,000 MW) , the highest ever for a single day. To meet this demand, nearly 25%-30% of power had to be “imported” from outside…
Rescue work underway after a collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train, near Rangapani railway station, on June 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to contest from Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi retains Rae Bareli Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will make her electoral debut from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in…
Arvind Kejriwal arrest | After India summons envoy, U.S. stresses it encourages fair, transparent legal proceedings After India summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to lodge a protest over remarks on the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Washington on Wednesday stressed that it encourages fair, transparent, timely legal processes and “we don’t think anyone should object to…
Employment scenario in India grim, says ILO report India’s youth account for almost 83% of the unemployed workforce and the share of youngsters with secondary or higher education in the total unemployed youth has almost doubled from 35.2% in 2000 to 65.7% in 2022, as per the India Employment Report 2024 released by the International…