London, May 27 (IANS) West Indies fast bowling great Curtly Ambrose was known to let his vicious deliveries and the death stares in the follow through do the talking more than his mouth. Ambrose said that if you are good enough to send the cricket ball down the pitch at[Read More…]
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RT-LAMP kits soon for COVID-19 diagnosis: Harsh Varshan
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu, a constituent lab of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is to develop and scale up a new Reverse Transcriptase-Loop Mediated Isothermal Amplification (RT-LAMP) based COVID-19 diagnostic[Read More…]
108 of 122 new corona cases in K’taka of Maharashtra returnees
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) As many as 89 per cent or 108 of the 122 new coronavirus cases reported in the past 19 hours in Karnataka were of Maharashtra returnees, even as the state’s total tally rose to 2,405, an official said on Wednesday. The new cases were reported from[Read More…]
Marchisio wants to see Allegri manage a non-Italian club
Turin, May 27 (IANS) Ex-Juventus midfielder Claudio Marchisio feels his former manager Massimiliano Allegri is more than well-equipped to manage a non-Italian football club. Allegri, who has been out of the game since leaving Juventus at the end of 2018-19 season, has been linked with high-profile jobs in England and[Read More…]
Kiran Kumar recovers from COVID-19, confirms testing negative
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Veteran actor Kiran Kumar has tested negative for coronavirus. Kumar, who had tested positive last week, had gone into self-isolation immediately. On Wednesday, results showed he has recovered for the virus. “A few weeks ago, I had to undergo a routine medical procedure for which, under[Read More…]
Protesters take to streets against Chinese anthem law in HK (Ld)
Hong Kong, May 27 (IANS) Hundreds of protesters on Wednesday gathered on the streets here against a contentious law criminalizing disrespect towards the Chinese national anthem, leading to the police making arrests and using tear gas on demonstrators. State media RTHK said the protesters raised slogans such as “Disband the[Read More…]
‘RIL expanded in every conceivable technology trend’
Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Reliance Industries (RIL) has expanded its horizon in every conceivable technology trend and the investments made by the company are bridging the gap between physical and digital footprints through next generation computing platforms, according to an Axis Capital report. “The company has both built and acquired[Read More…]
Donations by companies to PM-CARES Fund notified as CSR
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Two months after it made the announcement, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has finally notified that donations made by companies to the Prime Ministers Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund) will be considered as expenditure on corporate social responsibility. The ministry[Read More…]
Samsung launches new Galaxy A51 variant at Rs 27,999
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Samsung on Wednesday launched a new 8GB RAM/128GB internal storage variant of its best-selling smartphone Galaxy A51 in India for Rs 27,999. The new variant of Galaxy A51 comes in three colours – prism crush black, prism crush white and prism crush blue – and[Read More…]
Bangladesh Covid toll mounts to 544
Dhaka, May 27 (IANS) With 22 fresh deaths due to the pandemic , Bangladesh Covid-19 toll surged to 544, health authorities said on Wednesday. The total corona cases in the country soared to 38,292 after 1,541 COVID-19 cases were detected in the 24 hours till 8 a.m. (local time) on[Read More…]
Ravi Shastri turns 58: Tendulkar, Kohli, Rahane lead birthday wishes (Lead)
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Cricket fraternity on Wednesday turned to social media to extend wishes to India head coach Ravi Shastri on his 58th birthday. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar, India captain Virat Kohli and Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane were among those who wished Shastri on his special day. “Happy[Read More…]
Only 40% UK adults sexually active during COVID-19 lockdown
London, May 27 (IANS) Only four in 10 adults have had sex at least once a week during the COVID-19 lockdown in the UK, according to a new study. For the findings, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the research team investigated the levels of sexual activity during social[Read More…]
Small temples’ closure in UP affecting priests: Congress
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Congress has voiced concern over prolonged closure of small temples forcing many priests to go without wages during the lockdown. “Due to lockdown small temples have been closed for more than two months. These temples mostly depend on offerings by worshippers. The ‘pujaris’ (priests)[Read More…]
Rare species of Babool tree found in Rajasthan after 68 years
Sharma said that while this species has been spotted for the first time in the Southern Aravalli hills, it has been found in Rajasthan for the second time.
China’s Han Xu pulls out of 2020 WNBA season’s roster
New York, May 27 (IANS) Promising Chinese women’s basketball player Han Xu will not feature in the 2020 WNBA season due to uncertainties brought about by COVID-19 as the New York Liberty has trimmed its roster to 12 players. Han, 20, was drafted 14th overall by the Liberty in 2019,[Read More…]
Officials yet to find cockpit voice recorder of crashed PIA plane
Karachi, May 27 (IANS) The team investigating the crash of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus in the residential area of Model Colony near the Karachi airport on May 22, minutes before landing, is yet to find the cockpit voice recorder of the ill-fated plane. However, according to a PIA[Read More…]
Report on plight of circus animals, central body asks states
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) — a central government advisory body — has directed the states and Union Territories (UTs) to identify the circuses stranded in their respective districts, inspect animals kept by them, and submit a comprehensive report on each such circus[Read More…]
Naidu hits out at Jagan at TDP’s first-ever virtual ‘Mahanadu’
Amaravati, May 27 (IANS) For the first time in its history, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Wednesday held its annual conclave ‘Mahanadu’ in online mode with party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu addressing 14,000 participants through Zoom video conferencing platform, to target Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy for[Read More…]
No one can threaten Modi’s India: Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Amidst the rising tension in east Ladakh along the Sino-India border, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday said that no one can threaten Narendra Modi’s India. Prasad was addressing a press conference in Delhi on Wednesday. On being asked about the face-off at the[Read More…]
Delhi Gymkhana Club fights MCA attempts at control, NCLT reserves order
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A host of disgruntled members, who lost elections, and applicants, who were denied membership, including a former high ranking member of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), launched a tirade against one of the oldest club in India, said the Delhi Gymkhana Club fighting back[Read More…]
Samantha garners 10mn Insta followers, donates to 10 NGOs
Hyderabad, May 27 (IANS) Southern star Samantha Akkineni has garnered a following of 10 million on Instagram, and to honour her new “big ten million family”, she donated to 10 NGOs. Samantha took to Instagram, where she shared a still of herself from a movie. “Yayyyyyyyyyy 10 million… taking a[Read More…]
TN govt should present new budget for FY21: Stalin
Chennai, May 27 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly and the DMK President M. K. Stalin on Wednesday demanded the Tamil Nadu government present a revised budget for FY21 considering the revenue impact due to the coronavirus spread. In a statement issued here Stalin said the[Read More…]
Warner chooses Test cricket as his favourite form of the game
Sydney, May 27 (IANS) He might be one of the most destructive white-ball openers around, but when it comes to choosing his favourite form of the game, it is Test cricket for Australia’s David Warner. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced all activities to come to a grinding halt including[Read More…]
Urvashi Rautela attends Natalie Portman’s online master class
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Actress Urvashi Rautela has been attending an online master class by Hollywood star Natalie Portman. “This pandemic has taught me to explore more about myself and now I have been taking an online master class from Natalie Portman, she is an Oscar-winning actress and she[Read More…]
Global warming reaches ocean depths, threatens deep-sea life
Sydney, May 27 (IANS) Even though the deeper layers of the ocean are warming at a slower pace than the surface, animals living in the deep ocean are more exposed to climate warming and will face increasing challenges to maintain their preferred thermal habitats in the future, warn researchers. The[Read More…]