Thousands of users on Twitter shared photos and videos of the village south of Pekalongan city in Central Java being flooded by crimson-coloured water, which some social media users said reminded them of blood. It is common for rivers in Pekalongan to turn different colours due to the presense of batik factories in the region.
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2022 'H-1B' cap will open on March 9 and run through March 25. The notification came a day after the Biden administration announced that it will continue with the traditional lottery system.
India’s total amount of active cases continues to follow a consistent downward slope and has dropped to less than 1.5 lakh (1,48,590), which is the lowest in 8 months. The vaccination sessions were organized in 35 States/UTs on Saturday.
No untoward incident was reported in any part of the country during Saturday's protests though scores of people were detained in several states, including 50 at Shaheedi Park in the national capital which was brought under a thick security blanket in light of the violence during the farmers' tractor parade on January 26.
Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced the waiver on Rs. 12,110 cr crop loans for the farmers who borrowed from cooperative banks. According to the Chief Minister, this move is to benefit over 16.43 lakhs farmers. The CM said that this announcement was intended to ease the burden of the farmers.
There must have been many times with you when you tried to withdraw the cash from ATM, but the transaction failed due to low balance. Until now, this mistake was forgiven, but now if you try to withdraw cash from SBI ATM, it will be heavy on your pocket.
South Africa left-arm spinner George Linde took three wickets to reduce Pakistan to 129 for six at the close of the third day, but the home side have a lead of 200 in a finely balanced second and final Test in Rawalpindi. Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (28) and Hasan Ali (0) remained not out.
Nadda attacked the Trinamool Congress and asserted that the people have decided to bid farewell to the Mamata Banerjee government in the assembly polls. He also said that 'Mamata di' has done a big injustice with farmers in West Bengal by not implementing the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Steve Smith was honoured for his performances in all three formats of the game, while Mooney bagged the recognition in the Australian women's game for the first time. The awards were decided by a voting process for the period 2020-21.
"Hidayatullah Malik, a categorised terrorist, has been arrested near Kunjwani in Jammu. A pistol and a grenade have been recovered from his possession. When we went to arrest him, he attacked the police party," said the Jammu Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shridhar Patil.
High speed Internet in Jammu and Kashmir was restored after remaining suspended for 18 months. The decision was taken on February 4 by a Supreme Court appointed panel. The demand had come mostly from the students and businessmen in the Valley.
Apple is reportedly developing a virtual reality (VR) headset with ultra-high-resolution 8K displays and advanced technology for eye tracking. The headset, which is said to offer both VR and mixed reality applications, could be equipped with more than a dozen cameras for tracking hand movements and showing a video of the real world to people wearing it.
A day after 11 cartridges were found in the baggage of a passenger at the Indira Gandhi International airport, the Delhi Police on Saturday (February 6) urged travellers to re-check their belongings and warned of legal action against those found with ammunition.
The male students of Hindu College had been worshipping the Virgin Tree on February 14 (Valentine’s Day). As part of this highly controversial sexist ritual, male students used to organise a 'puja' where they worshipped the V-Tree and also decorated it with condoms, posters of Bollywood actresses and balloons.
In Assam, PM Modi will launch 'Asom Mala' programme which is aimed at helping improve state highways and major district roads network in the State. The programme is unique for its emphasis on effective maintenance through continuous field data collection and its linkage with the Road Asset Management System.
The West Bengal government on Saturday (February 6, 2021) appointed Soumen Mitra as the new Commissioner of Kolkata Police, several weeks ahead of the crucial state assembly polls. The Election Commission had named Mitra as the commissioner of the city police during the 2016 assembly poll.
Based on an intelligence that gold was likely to be smuggled from Dubai by concealing in aircraft, Indigo flight 6E-66 was taken up for special rummaging. On searching, five rectangular heavy pieces wrapped with black adhesive tape and tied with a thread along with a metal piece were found.
Chasing 395 runs to win the first Test, West Indies got off to a steady start but Mehidy provided Bangladesh the first breakthrough as he dismissed Kraigg Brathwaite in the 17th over. The bowler then trapped both John Campbell and Sheyne Moseley LBW to reduce the visitors on 59/3.
Chinese scholars have been using the writings of German legal theorist Carl Schmitt about the primacy of the state to defend China’s heavy-handed tactics in Hong Kong. Carl Schmitt is also known as Adolf Hitler's “Crown Jurist”.
Kicking off England's innings from the overnight score of 263/3, Root along with premier all-rounder Ben Stokes helped the visitors maintain their upper hand in the game. The pair added 124 runs for the fourth wicket, before Stokes was removed by Shahbaz Nadeem on 82.
Protest against Sachin Tendulkar comes after the batting legend in a cryptic tweet hit back at the international pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg. Tendulkar said that the 'sovereignty' of India cannot be compromised and advised foreign citizens not to participate in the internal matters of the country.
Joe Root, who is playing his 100th Test, became the first batsman to score a double century in their 100th Test appearance. He also became the seventh cricketer to slam three consecutive 150-plus scores in the same number of matches.
In recent years, China has faced severe criticism from western countries over human rights violations in Tibet and persistent reports of the mass detention of Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang. China has also ramped up a crackdown in Hong Kong after imposing a new law against subversion following major protests in the city.
According to irctctourism.com, the Day-1 of your itinerary you will arrive at Shirdi, have dinner, and board a flight from Delhi airport at around 14:20 hrs and arrive at Shirdi airport. You will get a pick up from Shirdi Airport by AC vehicle at 16:10 hrs and drive to the hotel at Shirdi.
The England skipper, who said that England are looking for a gigantic first-inning total, is currently batting on 209, helping his side reach 454/7 at Tea on Day 2 of the opening match. Ollie Pope is batting at the other end with Root and the 23-year-old is currently playing on 24.