Tag: LAC
Researchers Solve Century-old Mystery Of Antarctica's Red Waterfall
A research team has solved a century-old mystery involving a famous red waterfall, known as Blood Falls, in Antarctica, by pointing to a source of salty water. ....
I Have Nothing To Hide: Tharoor
Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he has nothing to hide over the death of his wife Sunanda Pushkar in 2014.....
Wimbledon Champion Garbiñe Muguruza Climbs To 5th Spot In WTA Ranking
Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza jumped to the fifth place in the Women's Tennis Association world rankings released on Monday after she has been crowned Wimbledon champion, while Czech Karolina Pliskova took the top spot.....
NZ Spinner Sodhi To Replace Astle For India Tour
Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi will replace injured Todd Astle for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) series against India, the New Zealand Cricket announced on Thursday.....
Toxic Lead Found In Raw Food Items In Kolkata
The presence of a high concentration of lead has been detected in raw food items such as polished rice and fish, sold in city markets, says a team of Indian scientists.....
Alibaba's Singles' Day Fest Sale Hits $25bn
The Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba grossed over $25 billion in its 24-hour long 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on Saturday. ....
Pakistan's Anti-narcotics Force Foils Drug Smuggling Attempt
The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) of Pakistan has foiled an attempt to smuggle drugs from Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad.....
'Newton' Wins Two Honours At APSA
India's Oscar entry "Newton" secured two wins at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane on Thursday, with Rajkummar Rao winning the best actor and Mayank Tewari and Amit V. Masurkar claiming the best screenplay honour. Manipuri movie "Lady of the Lake" won a special mention. ....
Ekta Lone Indian In Both ICC ODI, T20I Teams Of The Year
Indian women's team left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht emerged the lone Indian to feature in both the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI and T20I teams of the year with Englands Heather Knight named as captain of the 50-over side and West Indian Stafanie Taylor appointed captain of the 20-over side.....
Mamang Dai, Ramesh Kuntal Win Sahitya Akademi Award
Authors Mamang Dai and Ramesh Kuntal Megh have won this year's Sahitya Akademi award for their work "The Black Hill", a novel, and "Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar", a literary criticism, in English and Hindi respectively. ....
