A report released by Save the Children has found that child marriage is killing more than 60 girls a day globally. The report also stated that an estimate of 22,000 girls are losing their lives in a year as a result of pregnancies and childbirth after an early marriage. As …

Former bureaucrat Amit Khare has been appointed as adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for two years on a contract basis. He retired as higher education secretary last month.  Mr Khare, a 1985 batch (retired) IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre, had retired on September 30. The Appointments Committee of the …

Days after two outages disrupted the social media giant’s services, Facebook Inc’s Instagram informed that it is testing a feature to notify users of outages or technical issues directly on the photo-sharing app. In a blog post, Instagram said that the test will run in the United States and will …

A Delhi minister confirmed that there could be a blackout in the national capital in the next two days if coal supplies to power plants do not improve. This comes after a shortage of coal has been reported. Delhi joins a long queue of states including Tamil Nadu and Odisha …

On Thursday, the United Kingdom announced that Indians who are fully vaccinated with Covishield or any other UK-approved vaccine, will not need to go under quarantine on travelling to the country from October 11. Taking to Twitter, British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis said: “No quarantine for Indian travellers …

On Monday, several users reported that they were unable to access the services WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook due to a global outage. Social media users took to Twitter to report that they were unable to access the services. However, Facebook Inc on Tuesday cited faulty configuration changes on its routers …

The regulation protest against the farm laws started by the farmers has taken an ugly turn after a vehicle allegedly ploughed into the crowd in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri. According to reports, cars that were part of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra Teni’s convoy allegedly mowed down four …

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) noted a cyclone emerging from the east-Central Bay of Bengal and moving towards India from Bangladesh. It was named ‘Gulab’ suggested by Pakistan meaning ‘rose’ in English. As per IMD, cyclone Gulab is eventually losing its speed and strength. However, the IMD added that …

After Joe Biden’s controversial remarks that the Indian press is “better behaved” than their US counterparts, the White House has issued a statement defending the president’s statement. A senior official said that the president’s comments were not meant as a “hard cut” on them. For those unaware, President Biden, during …

A lot of people are switching to a Vegan lifestyle especially after it created a major buzz in the post-Covid era. A vegan diet avoids consuming animal products such as dairy and eggs and this can be very beneficial for the environment. Keeping everything under consideration, the Food Safety and …