Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, passes away aged 95.

Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series Oshin, has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashida had been treated for the illness since earlier this year. She died Sunday at her home in Atami, west of Tokyo, according…

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International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Rwanda Genocide - 07 April.

April 07, 2004 was recognized as the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda by the United Nations. Commemorative events were held in several world capitals including Kigali, Rwanda, New York City, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and Geneva, Switzerland. As t…

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World Health Day - 07 April.

April 07 of each year marks the celebration of World Health Day. From its inception at the First Health Assembly in 1948 and since taking effect in 1950, the celebration has aimed to create awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signs law that could keep him in Kremlin until 2036.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that could keep him in office in the Kremlin until 2036. The legislation allows him to run for two more six-year terms once his current stint ends in 2024.  Those changes were backed in a public vote last summer and could allo…

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Australia women create world record with 22 straight ODI wins.

Australia has set a new record for the most consecutive ODI wins in both men's and women's cricket.  The 29th of October, 2017 – that is the last time Australia tasted defeat in a women’s ODI. Since that loss, the Aussies have won 22 consecutive ODIs. Their 22-match w…

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Vietnam appoints ex-state security official Pham Minh Chinh as new Prime Minister.

Vietnam’s National Assembly confirmed Pham Minh Chinh, a career security official, as the country’s next prime minister at an official ceremony on Monday 05 April 2021. He will replace former Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Chinh, 62, was the sole nominee put forward by the …

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Hubert Hurkacz of Poland clinches Miami Open Title.

In Tennis, 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the biggest title of his career beating 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Miami Open final. Hurkacz, 24, improved to 10-0 in Florida this year, including the Delray Beach title in January. Ranked 37th, he beat two top…

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North Pole Discovered - 06 April 1909.

Robert Peary and Matthew Henson opened up the gateway to the North Pole. In 1909 they became the first people to make it to the North Pole. Robert Peary, who led many expeditions to the Pole and Greenland, chose Matthew Henson to be his assistant. Henson, an African-America…

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Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS) Awareness Day - 06 April.

Bohring-Opitz Syndrome (BOS) Awareness Day takes place on April 6th each year. The purpose of the day is to educate both the public and the medical community about the disease and to support families who have someone with BOS. Bohring-Opitz Syndrome is an extremely rare gene…

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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace - 06 April.

April 06th recognizes the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. The day celebrates how sports and physical activity contribute to education, human development, healthy lifestyles, and a peaceful world. The observance also recognizes the power of sport in pro…

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The First Modern Olympics Anniversary - 06 April 1896.

On April 6, 1896, the first modern Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, with athletes from 14 countries participating. The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896. It …

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South Korea’s LG becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market.

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc will wind down its loss-making mobile division after failing to find a buyer, a move that is set to make it the first major smartphone brand to completely withdraw from the market. Its decision to pull out will leave its 10% share in North Am…

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NASA's Ingenuity helicopter touch downs on the Mars.

NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity touched down on the surface of the Red Planet after being dropped by its mother ship, the Perseverance Rover, the space agency announced late Saturday (April 4). The helicopter's first flight is just over a week away. The Ingenuity wa…

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Veteran Bollywood actress Shashikala dies at age 88.

Veteran Bollywood actress Shashikala passed away at age 88. The actress passed away in her Mumbai residence on Sunday 04 April 2021. Born in August 1932, Shashikala made a mark with her performance in supporting roles and negative roles in Bollywood films. She has appeared in…

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Ashleigh Barty retains Miami Open Crown.

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty retained her Miami Open title on Saturday 04 April 2021 (Sunday in Manila) as Bianca Andreescu’s injury curse struck again. Australia’s Barty completed a 6-3, 4-0 victory after Andreescu was forced to retire in tears with an injury to her right ank…

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International Day of Conscience - 05 April.

The United Nations declares April 05 as International Day of Conscience. This day serves to remind people to self-reflect, follow their conscience, and do the right things. The first International Conscience Day was observed in 2020. This year 2021, the second United Nation…

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Japanese Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki passes away.

Japanese physicist Isamu Akasaki, a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics for inventing the world's first efficient blue light-emitting diodes, has died, Meijo University said Friday 02 April 2021. He was 92. Akasaki, a professor at the university, had been recogn…

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First X-rays from Uranus Discovered.

Astronomers have detected X-rays from Uranus for the first time, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This result may help scientists learn more about this enigmatic ice giant planet in our solar system. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and has two sets of rings …

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Foreign Minister elected to chair 17th Session of BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has been elected to chair the 17th Session of the Ministerial Meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC). Presiding over the conference held in Colombo on 01 April, Minis…

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‘Extreme Caution’ heat advisory issued for several areas.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Extreme Caution’ heat advisory for several parts of the country. Hot climate conditions will prevail throughout the island in the coming few days and the conditions are expected to continue throughout the -monsoon season which is …

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Suez Canal traffic jam caused by stuck ship Ever Given 'cleared'.

The last ships stranded by the giant container vessel that was stuck in the Suez Canal have now passed through the waterway, the canal authorities say. More than 400 vessels were left waiting at either end of the canal when the 400m-long Ever Given became wedged across it on…

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Archaeologists find oldest salt production site in UK.

A new archaeological discovery in the UK's North Yorkshire proved that neolithic people had been manufacturing salt in the region around 6,000 years ago, before the building of Stonehenge and over two thousand years earlier than previously thought, making it one of the …

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Microsoft Wins $21.9 Billion Contract to Supply AR Headsets to the US Army.

Microsoft has won a contract with the US Army to provide augmented reality headsets suitable for battlefield conditions. The Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) will be derived from Microsoft’s HoloLens technology and augmented by a backend built on Microsoft Azure…

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Geologists Day - 04 April (01st Sunday in April)

From the Earth’s crust to deep into its core, we recognize Geologists Day on the first Sunday in April. Geologists study the history, structure, and impact of other processes on the Earth. Their discoveries and research play an essential role in our daily lives. Geology blen…

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World Rat Day - 04 April.

World Rat Day is an annual international day observed on April 4. It's an unofficial celebration dedicated to fancy rats who are among the most popular pets. The observing day was created in 2002. The domesticated rat is one of the most common pet animals. Fancy rats are…

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International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action - 04 April.

Every year on April 4th, International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action seeks to raise awareness about landmines and the dangers they pose. It’s also a day to discuss the importance of eradicating landmines. Every year many lives are lost due to hidden un…

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India’s first environment minister Digvijaysinh Jhala dies at 89.

Digvijaysinh Jhala, the first environment minister of India and the patriarch of the royal family of erstwhile princely state of Wankaner in present-day Morbi district, died in Wankaner Saturday 03 Sature day evening following a brief illness. He was 89. Jhala, the titular r…

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Ceylon Electricity Board to raise up to Rs. 20 Billion in capital through the stock market.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has approved an application by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to issue Senior Unsecured Listed Redeemable Rated Debentures at an Issue Price of Rs. 100 amounting to a potential capital raising of up to Rs. 20 Billion. The debentures will…

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Nike wins halt to sales of Lil Nas X 'Satan Shoes'

A federal judge on Thursday sided with Nike Inc in ordering a Brooklyn company to temporarily stop further sales of “Satan Shoes” it produced in collaboration with the rapper Lil Nas X. US District Judge Eric Komitee in Brooklyn ruled three days after Nike sued MSCHF Product…

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Russia resumes flights to Sri Lanka and 05 more countries.

Russia has officially resumed flights to Sri Lanka and several other countries, namely, Germany, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Venezuela and Syria on April 1, according to a decision made by the country’s anti-coronavirus crisis center last week. The crisis center noted that regul…

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