India will host the 2021 T20 World Cup while Australia will conduct this year's postponed edition in 2022, the ICC announced after its board meeting on Friday.
At least 17 people were killed after an Air India Express plane with 190 on board from Dubai skidded off the runway and broke in two while landing at Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday amid heavy rain. Among those killed were the two pilots of Flight IX-1344.
The NIA court on Friday rejected the bail plea of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) chief Akhil Gogoi. Earlier the Gauhati High Court granted bail to Gogoi under three cases registered in Chabua police station.
UPSC has released recruitment advertisement for various vacancies available with different government departments. The last date to apply online for these vacancies is August 27, 2020.
The hostels of Gauhati University will reopen from September 1 and the exams for Undergraduate will commence from September 22, said an official order of the university. The notification stated that the commencement of PG examinations will follow soon after from September 25. The plan, however, is subject to changes in case of changes in directives by the University Grants Commission (UGC).
The Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and three other players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of a national camp in Bengaluru, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Friday. Besides Manpreet, defender Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh and drag-flicker Varun Kumar have also tested positive for the deadly virus.
The Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru, or IIsc Bengaluru, has announced the dates of JAM 2021. Joint Admission Test for MSc, or JAM, will be held on February 14, 2021. Candidates with the required eligibility criteria can apply online for JAM 2021 between September 10 and October 15, 2020 on the designated website.
Mark Zuckerberg's net worth passed $100 billion for the first time after Facebook Inc. hit a record high on optimism about the release of its TikTok competitor Reels.
Ayodhya's Karswakpuram, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai said Ram temple's structure will be earthquake resistant and withstand natural calamities for a thousand years.
Facebook Inc will allow employees to work from home until July 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak and will give them $1,000 for home office needs, a spokeswoman for the social media giant said.
The United States has recorded 2,060 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the highest number of daily fatalities in three months, Johns Hopkins University's tally stated.
Manoj Sinha, former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, took oath on Friday as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the first political leader to take charge as the LG of the union territory.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the New Education Policy (NEP) is a game-changer to empower students. Modi emphasized the holistic implementation of NEP.
Bollywood Actor and former girlfriend of Sushant Singh Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty appeared before Enforcement Directorate on Friday for questioning in the money-laundering case related to the death of Rajput.
Fifteen people have been killed and around 50 others are feared trapped after a massive landslide razed a tea plantation workers' settlement in Rajakkad in Idukki district of Kerala in the early hours of Friday.
