Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union's highest award for human rights-Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. It European Union's top human rights prize. In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Mr. Navalny, the European Parliament ...

Ecuador, the South American country, has declared a state of emergency over the crime wave. Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso announced a 60-day state of emergency amidst a rise in violent drug crimes. President Lasso has pointed to drug trafficking and consumption as the main drivers behind ...

International Chefs Day is celebrated every year on 20 October. The day aims to celebrate and honour the noble profession and educate people around the world about eating healthy. It’s also a day for chefs to pass on their knowledge and skills to the next generation of chefs. The ...

The 4th general assembly of The International Solar Alliance (ISA), is to be held virtually between October 18th and October 21st, 2021, and will be presided over by Shri R.K. Singh, Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, and the President of the ISA Assembly. The ...

China has successfully launched its 1st solar exploration satellite into space from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. The satellite was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket and entered its planned orbit successfully. The satellite was ...

Russia and China’s navies have kicked off joint naval maneuvers in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said on October 14, 2021.  The exercises will culminate on October 17, 2021. During the war game, the combined force would practice shooting at targets designed to imitate ...

World’s First Self-Driving Train: German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and German engineering company Siemens launched the world’s first automatic and driverless train on October 11, 2021, in the German city of Hamburg. This self-driving train was launched in the city of Hamburg. This ...

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was been awarded to three United States-based economists — David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens — the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in Stockholm. The second half has been awarded jointly to Joshua D. Angrist ...

At a ceremony held between the French and Indian governments on 7th October in New Delhi, India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People, a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of the global goal to protect 30x30. India is the first country from ...

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas won a wet Turkish Grand Prix on October 10, 2021, while Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished second to take back the Formula One world championship lead and move six points clear of seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) came second ...