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PUBG Mobile Addiction

PUBG Mobile Addiction: 20-Year-Old Drinks Chemical Instead of Water While Playing Game

A 20-year-old, who was engrossed in playing the PUBG Mobile game, died when he mistakenly consumed a jewellery-polishing chemical instead of water while travelling in a train. According to the Agra Cantonment Government Railway Police (GRP), the deceased, identified as Saurabh Yadav, was travelling with his friend Santosh Sharma who is an ornament-dealer. Sharma had a chemical in his bag which he used to polish jewellery. The two men had a common bag and Santosh was travelling to Agra in connection with his ornament polishing business, said Vijay Singh, in-charge GRP station, Agra Cantt railway station, in a public statement. “According to Santosh, the deceased was busy playing PUBG on his mobile phone while travelling. Reportedly, he was so occupied that instead of taking out the water bottle, he mistakenly took out the bottle of chemical and drank from it without checking,” Singh said.

Bihar floods: Donate to help dislocated people

Lakhs of people have been dislocated in the Bihar floods. Donate now to help them survive.

All the 38 districts in Bihar have been severely affected by floods. Heavy downpour is causing all the major rivers in the state to flow above the danger mark, flooding and submerging over 200 villages so far. It has already claimed over 35 lives and displaced more than 70 lakh people. People, there are in desperate need of relief. Please come forward to help them survive until they can rebuild their lives.

Heavy rainfall predicted in Patna, Vaishali, and Khagaria

The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in Patna, Vaishali and Khagaria districts. Restoration works have been on in full-swing since the last spell of rains.

New Delhi: An orange alert has been issued for several regions of Bihar including Patna for October 3 and 4 by as heavy rainfall is expected in these areas. The relentless rains and deluge that took place between September 27 and 30 have left parts of the state in a dire condition with the death toll touching 55.

PM Modi praises UAE astronaut for space mission

PM Modi hails first UAE astronaut Hazzaa al-Mansoori in space, says India takes inspiration

As the first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lifted off into space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the country’s first astronaut and said that India takes inspiration from it for its human space programme.

PM Modi receives Goalkeepers Award

India will share learnings to improve global sanitation: PM Modi gets Goalkeepers Award.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the Global Goalkeepers Goals Award 2019 to the 130 crore people of India who partnered with government to meet the Swachh Bharat goal. The award was given to him by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for providing toilets and improved sanitation to dramatically improve the lives of at least 500,000 million people.

'no education' rule for obtaining driving license

‘No education’ rule to get license thrills auto drivers.

While amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act draw flak for the hefty penalties, auto drivers in the city are ecstatic that they no longer need minimum educational qualification to obtain a driving license (DL).

Vikram lander's landing site before and after Chandrayaan 2

Chandrayaan 2: Nasa To Share Before And After Images Of Vikram Lander’s Landing Site

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is currently analysing the communication data to figure out exactly what went on during the final descent phase of Chandrayaan 2’s Vikram lander on the lunar surface. At a distance of 2.1 km, ISRO mission control lost communication with the lander. It appears that Vikram crashed on the surface of the moon and efforts are being made to reinitiate contact with the lander.

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