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ICRISAT bags 2021 Africa Food Prize for helping 25mn farmers worldwide [details]

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has been awarded the prestigious 2021 Africa Food Prize for its contributions in the field of agriculture, which led to the improvement of food security across 13 countries in sub-Saharan African.

Sep 8, 2021

Cass Business School rebranded as Bayes B-School after noted mathematician [here's why]

The decision to rebrand the Business School of City, University of London's business school comes in the wake of increasing awareness of the links between Sir John Cass and the slave trade.

Sep 8, 2021

Indian Armed Forces to induct women in National Defence Academy — marks historic move [details]

Female candidates were allowed to sit for the NDA exam on September 5 by the Supreme Court, but admissions were conditional on the outcome of the petition.

Sep 8, 2021

J&K Police raid residences of four journalists; white-collar terrorists hiding in plain sight [details]

As per police white-collar terrorists run 'Kashmirfight' blog to issue threats to government officers, journalists, social activists, lawyers, political functionaries.

Sep 8, 2021

Rare 1200-year-old idol of Goddess Durga shifted to museum [fascinating facts]

Mushtaq Ahmad Beigh, Deputy Director Department of Archives, Archaeology, and Museums said that the museum is the ultimate destination of the ancient idol.

Sep 8, 2021

2 boats collide on Brahmaputra river; 20 rescued, 50 still missing

20 people rescued so far and still 50 missing, according to Assam officials

Sep 8, 2021

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev discussed the Afghan situation with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval. Russian Embassy, is among the few still functional in Kabul

Sep 8, 2021

Bangladesh Army Chief holds meeting with India's top defence leadership on deepening ties

In an interesting incident, the meeting between Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria the picture of Pakistani Army surrendering to the Indian Army during the 1971 War was seen in the background

Sep 8, 2021

China, Pakistan appoint new border commanders to lead troops along Indian border [details]

Who are China, PAK's new commanders overseeing Indian borders [details]

China and Pakistan have reshuffled the top positions by appointing new commanders to oversee the troops along the Indian border.

Sep 8, 2021

Come night, asthma worsens; Scientists nail down circadian system as real reason [Explainer]

For hundreds of years, people have observed that asthma severity often worsens in the nighttime. Researchers have pinned down the influence of the circadian system as the reason and not sleep and physical activities as traditionally thought.

Sep 8, 2021

Twitter testing official 'soft block' feature to remove unwanted followers

Micro-blogging site Twitter has begun testing the first of its proposed suite of new privacy tools -- the ability to remove a follower without blocking them.

Sep 8, 2021

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah hopes the Taliban government in Afghanistan maintains friendly relations with all countries.

Sep 8, 2021

Mullah M Hassan Akhund, PM of Taliban interim government

Taliban forms interim government with Mullah Akhund as PM; US-designated terrorists dominate

It is pertinent to note that almost all the inductees in the Taliban government have been designated terrorists as per the United States list

Sep 8, 2021

How Janhvi Kapoor once escaped the car-chasing paparazzi situation [Show Time]

Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor and her best friend Namrata Purohit shared how they once escaped from the paparazzi and the ensuing car chase situation made it feel like a real like 'Fast and Furious' moment.

Sep 8, 2021

Why diabetics are at risk of severe Covid-19 infection? [Explainer]

US researchers have identified an enzyme that may explain the reason why people with diabetes are at especially high risk of developing severe illness or dying from coronavirus infection.

Sep 8, 2021

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ICRISAT bags 2021 Africa Food Prize for helping 25mn farmers worldwide [details]

Cass Business School rebranded as Bayes B-School after noted mathematician [here's why]

Indian Armed Forces to induct women in National Defence Academy — marks historic move [details]

J&K Police raid residences of four journalists; white-collar terrorists hiding in plain sight [details]

Rare 1200-year-old idol of Goddess Durga shifted to museum [fascinating facts]

2 boats collide on Brahmaputra river; 20 rescued, 50 still missing

New Delhi holds series of talks with top visiting officials from US and Russia; Takes stock of Afghan situation

Bangladesh Army Chief holds meeting with India's top defence leadership on deepening ties

Who are China, PAK's new commanders overseeing Indian borders [details]

Come night, asthma worsens; Scientists nail down circadian system as real reason [Explainer]

Twitter testing official 'soft block' feature to remove unwanted followers

Farooq Abdullah backs Taliban govt in Afghanistan; makes suggestions on governance [details]

Taliban forms interim government with Mullah Akhund as PM; US-designated terrorists dominate

How Janhvi Kapoor once escaped the car-chasing paparazzi situation [Show Time]

Why diabetics are at risk of severe Covid-19 infection? [Explainer]

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]