Sting Newz Service: Why Kamala Harris embraces her biracial roots? “My name is pronounced “comma-la”, like the punctuation mark,” Kamala Harris writes in her 2018 autobiography, The Truths We Hold. The California senator, daughter of an Indian-born mother and Jamaican-born father, then explains the meaning of her Indian name. “It …
Read More »Joe Biden Wins 2020 US Presidential Election
Sting Newz Service: Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States after crossing 270 electoral votes. He is set to become the 46th president of the United States. Sen. Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and the first of Indian descent nominated on a major party’s ticket, …
Read More »More deaths in monsoon-hit Nepal due to flooding, landslides
Sting Newz Service: Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have killed at least 50 people in Nepal in the past few days, according to officials, with more deaths reported across the Himalayan border in India. Over the past week, rains have hit 30 of Nepal’s 77 districts including the …
Read More »$5 bn US fine set for Facebook on privacy probe: Report
Sting Newz Service: US regulators have approved a USD 5 billion penalty to be levied on Facebook to settle a probe into the social network’s privacy and data protection lapses, the Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper said the Federal Trade Commission approved the settlement in a 3-2 vote, with …
Read More »At Least 9 Killed, 11 Injured in Suicide Attack on Pakistan Army
Sting Newz Service: According to a report in The Balochistan Post, the Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar (#BRAS) have claimed responsibility for the attack between Turbat and Panjgur, on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) route. The attack occurred hours before the Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Pakistan. …
Read More »10 Ravana effigy burnt on Dussehra in Kolkata
Sting Newz Service: Keeping up with the tradition of burning the effigy in the tricity during Dussehra, the Sanmarg & Salt Lake Sanskritik Sansadburnt 10 Ravana effigy today at the Central Park(Salt Lake), Kolkata. Last year, a 60-feet tall effigy of Ravana was burnt by the committee. The main objective of this event was to provide a vibrant …
Read More »Muslim Woman From Kanpur Translates Ramayana Into Urdu
Sting Newz Service: Setting an example of inter-community harmony, a Muslim woman from Kanpur has translated the text of Ramayana into Urdu. Dr Mahi Talat Siddiqui, a resident of Prem Nagar area, said that she wanted Muslim community to be aware of the goodness of Ramayana along with the Hindus. Around …
Read More »Telephone Booths No Longer On List Of “Essentials” At Railway Stations
Sting Newz Service: In a sign of the mobile times, public telephone booths at stations are no longer a ‘minimum essential amenity’ for passengers with the railways adding universal charging points and nursing stations to the list instead, officials said. The Railways Ministry has cited lack of patronage for doing away …
Read More »Nearly 70% teenagers wish to reduce smartphone use: Survey
Sting Newz service: A new US-based study has revealed that more than 70 % of the teenagers across the globe want to reduce the time they spend using their smartphone. The survey conducted by Screen Education reveals that more than 65 % of young minds wish to keep a tab on …
Read More »Two Nadia college students drowned in Ganga on Bijaya Dashami , body of one recovered
Nabendu Bhattacharya, Sting Newz Correspondent, Nadia: Out of two missing college students at Nakashipara Patuli Ghat in Nadia, police rescued one body on Saturday morning, a police sources said. He was identified as Prabir Das (21). The search for the rest Rajesh Ghosh (20) has been going on. Prabir Das was …
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