Out of sight, out of mind is a term we only know too well. Human memory is dangerously short & in today’s nano-second times, when the here n’ now rules and impatience, impulsiveness & promiscuity is the name of the game, this adage takes on ominous dimensions.

Opinion: Is 2021 the year of Actor vs Star showdown?

Pakistan is ringing in the new year with the same old story. A temple has been demolished. Pak High Commission in London has been fined. The opposition movement is gaining strength & even clerics are slamming Imran Khan. Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: How is Pakistan ringing in the New Year?

No one expected 2020 to turn out the way it did. The worst I imagined for this year, in my annual list of digital predictions in 2019, was that the “ever screechy” President Trump would get “to stay on Twitter retweeting fake accounts and links that appear to unmask a whistle-blower.

Goodbye, Twitter Trump! And other predictions for 2021

Brazil rang in the New Year with Rio de Janeiro's famed Copacabana beach nearly empty -- the usual swarms of revelers kept away by police because of the pandemic -- and pot-banging protests against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.

Brazil rings in 2021 with nearly empty Copacabana beach

There is something so special about a clean slate, each and every time. New beginnings. New promises to yourself. During this time of the year, you cannot help but look back at the highlights - the hits and the misses.

Year-end diary: Lessons from 2020

2020 has been a disaster for China. It has become permanently associated with the biggest challenge of our times. The Wuhan virus. Xi Jinping wanted to profit from this pandemic.

China faces bumpy road ahead in 2021

In 2020, China faced global criticism for its pandemic cover-up and military adventurism. Will 2021 be different? Palki Sharma tells you what to expect from China in 2021.

Gravitas: What to expect from China in 2021

Ops! Mariah Carey forgot her 'Auld Lang Syne', lyrics. Mariah took to social media accounts on New Year’s Eve 2021 to share a video of her singing and at the moment, ironically she forgot one of her most celebrated holiday songs.

Mariah Carey forgets the 'Auld Lang Syne' lyrics while wishing fans on New years eve

United Nations' estimates has suggested that nearly $35 Billion needed to provide aid to the needy in 2021 as the pandemic left millions of people in crisis.

UN estimates suggest nearly $35 Bn needed to provide aid to needy in 2021

A substantial part of the Spanish population will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the first half of 2021, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday, highlighting also a steadily slowing pace of contagion after restrictions imposed in recent weeks.

Spain eyes 'substantial' vaccination in first half 2021, contagion slows

The global economy will take much longer to recover fully from the shock caused by the new coronavirus than initially expected, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, and she stressed the danger of protectionism.

IMF chief warns full global economic recovery unlikely in 2021

Kenta Iwata, a Japanese professor in Kobe University has said that chances of Olympics being held next year are "less likely". Iwata is a professor in infectious diseases.

Kobe University professor 'very pessimistic' about Olympics being held in 2021

No new emojis will be released next year due to the knock-on effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Unicode Consortium, a non-profit organisation responsible for the release of new emojis, has announced that there is going to be a delay in its new batch of emojis by six months from March to September 2021 because of the fallouts from COVID-19.

2021: No new emojis to be launched due to coronavirus pandemic

Ever since filmmakers started looking for a new Batman and then subsequently announced that ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson will play the new caped crusader in the upcoming ‘The Batman’, the film and its casting has been in the news.

Colin Farrell confirmed to play The Penguin in Robert Pattinson starrer 'The Batman'

The court sought an answer from the state government if any new measures were taken to tackle air pollution

Delhi sealing drive: Supreme Court slams Kejriwal government over changes in Master Plan 

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