Tag: IAS
India has the world's largest diaspora with about 18 million people born there now living abroad, according to John Wilmoth, the director of India has world's largest diaspora: United Nations' Population Division at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. ....
The Australian state of Victoria will enter a snap five-day lockdown from Friday midnight as a new Covid-19 cluster linked to a quarantine hotel in Melbourne increased to 13. ....
Two years ago, three baraats (wedding parties) from Jaisalmer and Barmer went to Pakistan. However, they returned to India without the brides since visas were not granted to them. ....
There have been head-butts, fouls and even blood on a football field before, but not urine. ....
Batting will determine India's fate in World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand next month, former India captain Kapil Dev has said. The 1983 World Cup-winning captain added that India will have to take the game session by session since the weather in England changes within minutes. ....
Bollywood actor Vidya Balan, who is currently being lauded for her role in Amit Masurkar's 'Sherni' acknowledges that "the coronavirus pandemic put a tremendous amount of pressure and stress on our healthcare workers". Despite this, "they continue to work tirelessly, giving us the best of care -- a reality we don't see often unless we visit a hospital or a healthcare facility," Vidya tells IANSlife. ....
Nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday by the Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones. ....
Besides the surging cases of infections from the Delta variant, the US is also seeing a rise in cases of a respiratory virus known as respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a highly contagious, flu-like illness, that is typically more likely to affect children and older adults, according to media reports.....
Enrique Iglesias has returned with part one of his FINAL album after releasing 'Sex & Love' on March 14, 2014. ....
With an aim to ensure the sufficient number of the IAS officers for the Central deputation, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is planning to amend the existing service rules of IAS (cadre) Rules, 1954, officials said. ....