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The year 2020 proved difficult for many despite enthusiasm to maximize efforts. But the year 2021 will be far more bright than anticipated not only because of stars but also as people tend to work hard after facing hardships throughout the past one year. What changes will the new year 2021 bring to your life? Based on your sun sign ...

Public toilets are usually shielded from the public with walls or fabric but changing the concept, a Tokyo Park has allowed new toilets, which are transparent and the public are welcoming the sight of these as they are not transparent once occupied. Made with special glass, the cubicles are opaque when they are not occupied, thus saving the sight of ...

A Very Happy New Year 2021! It is time to welcome the new year 2021 with a broad smile and cheer and the race begins to show how talented you are and how you can express your love and best wishes with your dear ones, friends and family members and relatives. Forget 2020, that remains a strong lesson for the ...

Following the denial of funds from the enraged Trump Administration, the WHO Foundation was created in May to oversee the flow of grants since WHO cannot raise funds on its own. It has appointed Anil Soni as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2021, since WHO cannot raise funds on its own. The Foundation, an independent grant-making agency ...

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said it has found that the promoters and directors of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd (KBL) had violated norms on prohibition of insider trading and traded in the scrip of KBL with the knowledge of price sensitive information. It also said the promoters and directors had submitted an incorrect undertaking or declaration to the ...

The World Food Programme, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation addressing hunger and promoting food security. In 2019, the WFP provided assistance to close to 100 million people in 88 countries who are victims of acute food insecurity and hunger. In 2015, eradicating hunger was adopted as one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. ...

Today, the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 will be announced and the nominations of 318 candidates, including 211 individuals and 107 organizations will throw up finally the recipient who could be one of them or to be shared by two. It is likely that an individual with organizational background on the lines of  2004 recipient Wangari Maathai’s green belt movement ...

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the seventh match of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Delhi Capitals (DC) on Friday. CSK kick-started their IPL 2020 campaign with a win. However, they lost their second game against Rajasthan Royals. Ambati Rayudu, who scored 71 off 48 deliveries in the season opener ...

Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain Virat Kohli has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Wednesday, 24 September.  As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Kohli was fined ...

Rohit Sharma led from the front as Mumbai Indians (MI) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 49 runs and secured their first win of the Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. After KKR won the toss and elected to field in their first game of the season, Shivam Mavi struck early, to dismiss Quinton de ...