Mount Tongariro, a volcano situated on New Zealand’s North Island, erupted for the second time this year. Where exactly is Mount Tongariro? Mount Tongariro is a compound volcano...
Pepsi won the five-year title sponsorship of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It replaced earlier sponsor DLF by paying Rs 396.8 crore ($71.93 million) which is almost double...
The 21st ASEAN summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The summit was presided over by the PM of Cambodia, Hun Sen, as the Chairperson of the summit. The...
In a major scientific advancement, researchers have come very close to understand how the replication of flu viruses within infected cells takes place. The research would provide for...
Arvind Kejriwal launched his "Aam Aadmi Party". He also formally unveiled the party’s constitution, which disallows the relative of a party member in the state executive or national...
The incumbent President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, has been re-elected for a second term. Sierra Leone is country in West Africa which has huge iron reserves.
Australia approved a plan aimed at saving vital Murray-Darling Basin river water sytem. About Murray-Darling Basin: The Murray–Darling Basin is a river network sprawling for one million square...
Jamaican runner Usain Bolt was declared the winner of the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for 2012 for the 4th time. US sprinter Allyson Felix bagged...
Joaquim Barbosa became the only black ever to become Supreme Court Justice of Brazil. Barbosa will have a 2-year tenure as Supreme Court president. The election of the...
“Makemake”: A dwarf planet in our solar system discovered by astronomers. Orbits in the outer solar system Has no atmosphere About two thirds the size of Pluto Travels...
BCCI honored former India captain and legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar with esteemed Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. Other Awards: ‘Polly Umrigar Award’: Virat Kohli 100 internatonal centuries:...
Thousands of Congolese soldiers and policemen defected to the M23 rebels who have vowed to take control of all Congo, including the capital Kinshasa. What is M23? M23...
