04 Oct 2016

Rohan Bopanna crashes out of 2016 China Open men's doubles

India's Rohan Bopanna along with his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor crashed out of the 2016 China Open in Beijing after losing in the first round of the men's doubles event.

Nobel Prize in Physics received by 3 British scientists

Three British scientists, David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on exotic states of matter and will share the 8m Swedish kronor prize.

RBI cuts repo rate to 6.25%, markets rally

The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to lower it to 6.25%.

Centre's UDAY scheme a success; power distribution system revived

Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the Centre's distribution utility revival scheme, has been a success.

03 Oct 2016

Two African countries ban donkey exports, thanks to China

Niger and Burkina Faso announced a ban on donkey and donkey skin exports respectively.

Nobel prize in medicine awarded to Yoshinori Ohsumi

Yoshinori Ohsumi, a Japanese cell biologist was honored with the Nobel prize in medicine for his discoveries in the field of autophagy.

Dozens killed in religious festival in Ethiopia

Dozens of people were reported dead in a religious festival in Oromia, Ethiopia on Sunday.

Online marketplace giants look to bag $1.5 billion in sales

With India's biggest e-commerce giants launching their nationwide sales this week, Amazon announced its sale numbers at 1.5 million units.

Dhoni learned 'Helicopter shot' from his best friend

Even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his signature 'helicopter shot', not many know that he learned it from his childhood friend.

What made news last week?

India's "surgical strike" inside PoK came as a surprise to the world and even Pakistan, who continues to deny that India killed 38 terrorists in 7 terror camps overnight.