New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) As the world goes through an unprecedented recession amid the pandemic, global remittances may fall by $108.6 billion in 2020 if the economic impact of Covid-19 persists throughout the year, says a report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The report published on Monday noted[Read More…]
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Ravi Shankar Prasad, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe opt for home quarantine
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19) and was admitted in a private hospital, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also went into home quarantine as he had met Shah on Saturday. Prasad, who is Union Law and Justice,[Read More…]
Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies
Dublin, Aug 3 (IANS) Former Irish politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume died on Monday at the age of 83, his family said in a statement. He passed away in the early hours of Monday at the Owen Mor nursing home in Londonderry, reports the BBC. The former[Read More…]
Woman injured by whale at Australian tourist spot
Canberra, Aug 3 (IANS) A woman has suffered serious injuries after being struck and injured while swimming with humpback whales off the coast of Western Australia, it was reported on Monday. The Australian woman, 29, was with a tour group at the popular Ningaloo Reef on Saturday when she was[Read More…]
New Zealand preparing airport for travel bubble
Auckland, Aug 3 (IANS) Auckland International Airport in New Zealand will be separated into two zones in preparation for a potential air corridor between the country and the Cook islands, it was announced on Monday. Zone A would be for countries that have a “bubble arrangement” with New Zealand and[Read More…]
Natasa Stankovic shares picture of her world
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Serbian dancer-actress Natasa Stankovic has shared a picture of her boys and has called them her world. Natasa has posted an Instagram picture where she is seen along with her fiancé, Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya. While Hardik cradles their newborn son, Natasha sits in the foreground[Read More…]
ICICI Bank cuts lending rates by 10 bps across tenors
With the reduction in rates, ICICI Bank’s one year MCLR is 7.45 per cent, and six month MCLR is 7.40 per cent.
Big B talks of ‘mukti’ from coronavirus and virtual plans for Raksha Bandhan
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) Cine icon Amitabh Bachchan has said it is heartening to be back home from hospital after his Covid recovery. He has also revealed his virtual plans for Raksha Bandhan. Bib B wrote on his official blog: “It has been heartening to be back from the Hospital[Read More…]
Karnataka Congress worker held for derogatory tweet on Amit Shah
“We have arrested Anand Prasad for his derogatory tweet on Shah,” said a Cubbon Park police official to IANS.
Covid continues to dent India’s factory output in July
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Subdued demand conditions on the back of Covid-19 outbreak continued to dent India’s manufacturing sector output in the month of July. Accordingly, the latest reading of seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing PMI index showed that firms responded by cutting both staff numbers and purchasing[Read More…]
Sri Lanka makes face masks mandatory in Parliament
Colombo, Aug 3 (IANS) In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, Sri Lanka’s health authorities said on Monday that face masks will be mandatory in the new Parliament following Wednesday’s general elections. A 21-page operation guideline report was handed over by Director General of Health Services Anil Jasinghe[Read More…]
Test results awaited in death of toddler who swallowed coin
Kochi, Aug 3 (IANS) The police and the health authorities are now waiting for the results of the chemical examination to know the actual cause of the death of a three-year-old boy who died in the wee hours of Sunday after he was found to have swallowed a coin. On[Read More…]
Govt may raise working capital borrowing limit for discoms
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Power Ministry has sought cabinet approval for raising the working capital borrowing limit of financially stressed state electricity distribution utilities to help them access the Rs 1.25 lakh crore liquidity support offered by the Centre under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to clear dues of[Read More…]
Andhra Pradesh COVID patients shifted to hospital in garbage vehicle
A video, which shows three persons boarding the trolley in Nellimarla town, has gone viral on social media, prompting the authorities to order a probe.
Haven’t confirmed availability in any T20 league: Irfan Pathan
The inaugural edition of Lanka Premier League T20 competition is slated to run from August 28 to September 20.
New ‘unfixable vulnerability’ revealed in Apple’s Secure Enclave chip
San Francisco, Aug 3 (IANS) A new exploit has allegedly been found in Apple’s Secure Enclave chip putting the data of iPhone, iPad, Mac users at risk. Chinese hackers from the Pangu Team claim to have found an unfixable vulnerability that could lead to breaking the encryption of private security[Read More…]
Akshay Kumar announces new film ‘Raksha Bandhan’ on Rakhi day
The film is titled “Raksha Bandhan” and, sharing the first poster on Instagram, Akshay said he is dedicating the project to his sister, Alka Hiranandani.
Andy Murray ‘willing to take risk’ to participate at US Open
Top tennis stars, both men and women, have pulled out of the Slam due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in New York but Murray stated he is willing to take the risk to participate at the tournament.
Always had feeling that Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya: Justice Liberhan (IANS Exclusive)
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) With the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya slated to take place on August 5, retired judge Justice Manmohan Singh Liberhan, who investigated and identified the people involved in the demolition of the Babri Masjid, said he always had[Read More…]
Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors: Study
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) Analysis of sediment found in a central Texas cave in the US shows volcanic eruptions responsible for the cooling of the Earth around 13,000 years ago, say researchers. Some researchers believed the event – which cooled the Earth by about 3 degrees Centigrade, a huge[Read More…]
Data leak reveals Iran’s cover-up of COVID-19 deaths
Tehran, Aug 3 (IANS) A data leak has revealed that the number of coronavirus deaths in Iran is nearly triple than what the government claims, a BBC investigation has found. The data, which was sent to the BBC by an anonymous source, has details of daily admissions to hospitals across[Read More…]
Red cards for deliberate coughing, says FA amid COVID-19 pandemic
London, Aug 3 (IANS) The English Football Association (FA) has issued guidelines allowing referees to show red or yellow cards to players who deliberately cough at match officials or opponents in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a Sky Sports report, the FA said action should be taken[Read More…]
Team Kangana, Sushant’s sister react to Bihar cop Vinay Tiwari’s quarantine
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) The digital team of Kangana Ranaut and Shweta Singh Kirti, sister of late Sushant Singh Rajput, have reacted to the news of Bihar Police officer Vinay Tiwari being quarantined in the city. IPS officer Tiwari, who has been assigned with heading the probe into late actor[Read More…]
1,300 firefighters battling massive California wildfire (Ld)
San Francisco, Aug 3 (IANS) More than 1,300 firefighters, backed by helicopters and water-dumping planes, were battling a massive wildfire in Southern California that has forced thousands of people from their homes east of Los Angeles. Dubbed “Apple Fire”, the state’s first major wildfire of the year began on July[Read More…]
Masjid land handed over to Sunni Waqf Board by Ayodhya DM
The Supreme Court in its Ayodhya verdict of November 9, 2019, mandated a five acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board at a prominent place in Ayodhya.