Boris Johnson has been voted Great Britain’s new prime minister, succeeding Theresa May. In the election held within the Conservative Party, he registered an overwhelming win against Jeremy Hunt. The formal swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. It is a triumphant…
Benjamin Netanyahu, who is seen as the most influential person of his generation in Israeli politics, has become the longest serving prime minister of the country. Pushing through various crises and conflicts, scandals, and winning numerous elections, he is being credited with…
Chandrayaan 2, India’s much-talked-about moon mission, was successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, located in Sriharikota, at 2.43 pm on Monday. This makes the country a pioneer in the research involving the south pole of the moon. The national space agency…
Who hasn’t heard stories of Area 51, officially Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) in Nevada?! Tons of Hollywood movies, with the classic Independence Day among them, have long portrayed this pseudo-secretive military facility as a place where they hold and conduct…
Numerous sanctions were approved by the European Union to mount pressure on Turkey in response to its gas drilling activities in the EU member state Cyprus’s territorial waters, to which the country has exclusive economic rights. Two Turkish vessels accompanied by warships…
The launch of Chandrayaan 2, India’s ambitious second lunar mission, was aborted 56 minutes before the scheduled lift-off early on Monday. The cryogenic stage of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) MK-III-M1 was filled with liquid hydrogen at 1:34 am, when the…
London: It was a day of pure luck, one could argue, as England defeated New Zealand to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 by the narrowest of margins, here at Lord’s. It had been raining overnight, so when the covers came…
California, on Tuesday, became the first US state to start offering healthcare services to ‘undocumented’ citizens or ‘illegal’ immigrants under its Medicaid programme. Governor Gavin Newsom, who belongs to the Democratic Party, signed the SB-104 bill, which covers 90,000 such citizens between…
It is almost as if old demons that lay dormant rose from their slumber at Old Trafford, as India failed to defend a meagre but decent 239 against New Zealand at the first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on…
The Indian Army is aiming to acquire the Excalibur guided long-range artillery ammunition that has the capability of striking targets more than 50 km away. This is being done to provide the army with a way to hit enemy positions close to…
