2032 Olympics to be held in Brisbane, Australia
The Olympic Games 2032 will be held in Brisbane, Australia. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has authorized Brisbane to host the 2032 Summer Olympics on 21 July 2021. The IOC said that the Olympics-2032 has been hosted by Brisbane. Australia’s Brisbane city was declared the official host of the 2032 Olympic Games after voting. After […]
Delta variant of Covid-19 spread in 124 countries of the world: WHO
World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the delta variant of Covid-19 first found in India has spread to 124 countries, which was found in 111 countries till last week. WHO has feared that it will become the most effective strain in the coming few months. According to WHO, in various countries including India, now […]
Sher Bahadur Deuba Becomes Nepal’s New Prime Minister
Nepal’s newly appointed Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba won the trust vote of the Nepalese Parliament on 18 July 2021. He got the support of 165 members in the 275-member House of Representatives. Deuba was appointed prime minister by the Nepalese Supreme Court and asked to prove the trust vote in a month. 83 MPs […]
Saudi Arabia allows women to perform Hajj without a male guardian
Saudi Arabia has removed the requirement of male guardian for women attending Hajj on July 18, 2021. The government ministry has said that people can register themselves for Haj this year online, including women without a mahram (male guardian). The registration for this year’s Haj pilgrimage started at 01 PM on June 18 and was […]
Central Releases 75,000 Cr Compensation For GST
The Ministry of Finance, Government of India has released Rs 75,000 crore to the States and Union Territories (UTs) on July 15, 2021 to compensate for the shortfall in revenue due to the implementation of GST. This amount released by the Finance Ministry is in addition to the normal GST compensation that is paid to […]
World Cup 1983 Winner Cricketer Yashpal Sharma Dies Due To Cardiac Arrest
Former Indian middle order batsman Yashpal Sharma passed away on 13 July 2021 due to heart attack. Family sources informed about his death. He was 66 years old. Yashpal was part of India’s 1983 World Cup winning team. The death of former cricketer Yashpal Sharma has shook the sports world. Yashpal Sharma, who has set […]
World’s tallest sand castle built in Denmark
The world’s tallest sand castle/fort built in Denmark has now set a new Guinness World Record. This 21.6-metre-high (69.4 ft) sand-castle is 3.5 meters taller than a sand castle built in Germany in the year 2019, which held the previous world record of 17.66 meters in height. This sand castle is built from 4,860 tons […]
Business Magnate Richard Branson Becomes First Billionaire To Fly Into Space
On 11 July 2021 (Sunday), British billionaire, philanthropist and business tycoon, Richard Branson became the first billionaire to fly into space, after making a historic space flight aboard the Virgin Galactic spacecraft ‘VSS Unity’ from New Mexico in the US. Branson beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos by just 09 days, who is set to travel […]
Pfizer-BioNtech seeks approval for third dose of COVID-19 vaccine
The Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine may require a third dose to work more effectively against the coronavirus (Covid-19). The third Covid-19 shot is also expected to provide better protection against the beta variant. American pharmaceutical company Pfizer-BioNtech is trying to get approval for the third dose. The company claims that a third dose may be needed […]
Researchers at MIT, Harvard develop new face mask to detect COVID-19
Researchers from Harvard University and MIT have developed a new face mask that can detect whether the wearer has had a COVID-19 infection within about 90 minutes. This face mask has been designed by engineers from the Weiss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). These engineers […]