Jakarta, Dec 29 (IANS) The Indonesian government announced the temporary closure of entrances for foreign nationals from all countries on January 1-14, 2021, due to the emergence of a new virus variant that causes Covid-19. The regulation exempts foreign state officials at the level of ministers and above, who are[Read More…]
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US House passes bill to boost stimulus checks to $2,000
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) The Democrats-held House of Representatives has passed a bill to boost the second round of federal direct payments to $2,000 for individuals, up from the $600 for individuals in the new relief package. The vote came on Monday after President Donald Trump recently asked Congress to[Read More…]
Veteran Julie Walters finds perfect conversation pal in teenager Dixie Egerickx
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Veteran actress Julie Walters says sharing screen space with young actress Dixie Egerickx in The Secret Garden was not like working with another child in a lot of ways. Praising the 15-year-old Egerickx, who plays Mary Lennox in the film, Walters, 70, said: “Dixie is extraordinary,[Read More…]
Chrissy Teigen: Going to stop explaining myself
Los Angeles, Dec 29 (IANS) Model Chrissy Teigen will follow a new approach to social media in 2021. She says she will not be in a rush to do things just to prove a point. Teigen, who is married to John Legend, wrote on Twitter: “Excited about the new year’s[Read More…]
US rolls out Covid-19 vaccines at long-term care facilities
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) The US started on Monday to administer the first doses of Covid-19 vaccines to people in long-term care facilities (LTCF), who have been hit hard by the virus since the beginning of the pandemic. States including Utah, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Rhode Island and Georgia began giving out[Read More…]
France reports 363 Covid deaths in one day, new lockdown feared
Paris, Dec 29 (IANS) France on Monday reported 363 Covid-19 deaths, a sign of no improvement of the epidemic situation, which has raised the perspective of a third lockdown, probably at the regional level, after holiday seasons. The country has registered over 2.56 million cases and 63,109 deaths since the[Read More…]
Russia adds 27,787 Covid-19 cases
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS) Russia recorded 27,787 more Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, down from 28,284 a day earlier, the country’s coronavirus response centre said on Monday. The national tally of Covid-19 cases has increased to 3,078,035, including 55,265 deaths and 2,471,309 recoveries, the centre said, Xinhua news[Read More…]
Germany’s Covid-19 death toll exceeds 30,000
Berlin, Dec 29 (IANS) The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Germany reached 30,126 on Monday and increased by 348 in 24 hours, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) said. The daily increase in Covid-19 infections in the country was 10,976, below last week’s level. By Monday, Germany had registered a[Read More…]
‘Cong leaders, workers must shun dilemma on party ideology’
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Siddaramaiah on Monday said the Congress can grow only if its workers have commitment towards the party’s ideological principles like social justice, universal brotherhood and various other things the party had stood for all these years. Addressing the[Read More…]
Recoveries remain more than new Covid cases in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Maintaining the healthy trend, with 1,178 patients discharged on Monday, recoveries remained more than 653 new Covid cases on Sunday across Karnataka, said the state health bulletin on Monday. “With 1,178 discharged in the southern state during the day, recoveries rose to 8,92,273 till date, while[Read More…]
Assam govt to shut its madrasas, introduces Bill in Assembly (Ld)
Guwahati, Dec 29 (IANS) The Assam government introduced Bills in the Assembly on Monday to shut over 600 madrasas run by it, which was strongly opposed by the opposition Congress and AIUDF. Assam Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma introducing the bill in the assembly, said: “The objective to[Read More…]
Kisan Congress threatens countrywide protest if farm laws not repealed
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Hours after the government once again invited protesting farmers for talks on December 30, the Kisan Congress on Monday demanded it will hold a countrywide protest if these laws are not repealed. Kisan Congress Vice President, Surendra Solanki said: “Thousands of farmers have gathered on[Read More…]
Johnny Mullagh inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame
Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) Johnny Mullagh, the best player of the 1868 Aboriginal team that became the first sporting team from Australia to tour Internationally, has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Mullagh is considered one of the best players of his era, highlighted by taking 245[Read More…]
Karnataka to reopen schools partially from January 1
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday gave his assent for the state sticking to the earlier decision to partially reopen schools from January 1, 2021 onwards. Yediyurappa gave his nod to the proposal by Primary and Secondary Education Minister, S. Sureshkumar at a cabinet meeting[Read More…]
Maini brothers split victories in karting nationals
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Ishaan Madesh and Rishon Rajeev scored a grand double each in the Micro Max and Junior Max categories while the Maini brothers — Arjun and Kush — split victories in the Senior Max in the opening two rounds of the Meco FMSCI NKC Rotax Max Championship[Read More…]
Each footballer of Indian women’s team is a star: Striker Dangmei
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Dangmei Grace, prolific India women’s national team forward, feels everyone in the team is a “star” in her own capacity and playing with these stars has made her really “proud”. “After joining the national team as a professional player and especially after playing with the[Read More…]
Assam to enact law to protect people from micro loan harassment
Guwahati, Dec 28 (IANS) The Assam government on Monday moved a bill in Assembly to protect people belonging to economically vulnerable groups from undue hardship of interest rates and coercive means of recovery by micro finance institutions or money lending agencies. The Assam Micro Finance Institutions (Regulation of Money Lending)[Read More…]
SA fast bowler Rabada cleared to play, included in Test squad
Johannesburg, Dec 28 (IANS) South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been medically cleared of the right adductor muscle strain injury which saw him ruled out of the Betway One-day International series against England last month, said Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Monday. Rabada will join the Test squad, which[Read More…]
All teams pose challenges in I-League, says Churchill boss Varela
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Churchill Brothers FC Goa head coach Fernando Santiago Varela has stressed the fact that every team in the I-League poses a different challenge and said that the Red Machines will need to be on their toes to thwart those obstacles to win the coveted title.[Read More…]
Public New Year eve revelry, parties banned in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Dec 28 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Monday banned New Year eve revelry and parties on December 31 night and early January 1 across the state capital to prevent Covid spread. “There will be a 12-hour ban under Section 144 on gathering of more than 5 persons in public[Read More…]
India’s inflation target should be maintained at 4%: RBI Working Paper
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) India’s inflation target should be maintained at 4 per cent in the medium term, according to a working paper by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The paper, published by the RBI’s Department of Economic and Policy Research, noted that central to monetary policy is[Read More…]
TRAU FC aim to go higher in I-League football
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) TRAU FC from Imphal, Manipur, are set to kick-start their I-League campaign on a high, and will be looking for a top-six finish in the upcoming season, head coach Nandakumar Singh said on Monday. Attending the virtual press conference from within the Covid-safety bubble here, Singh[Read More…]
ISL: Eze header lifts Jamshedpur to win over Bengaluru
Goa, Dec 28 (IANS) It was yet another case of Monday Blues for Bengaluru FC, as Jamshedpur FC notched up a gritty 1-0 win over the former champions in a Indian Super League game at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda here. Sunil Chhetri’s side fell to a Stephen Eze[Read More…]
Car designer Dilip Chhabria nabbed for cheating
Mumbai, Dec 28 (IANS) Mumbai Police on Monday arrested acclaimed vehicle designer Dilip Chhabriia in an alleged cheating and forgery case, official sources said here. A team of the Crime Intelligence Unit of Mumbai Crime Branch, nabbed Chhabriia following a complaint of cheating and forgery and also seized one vehicle.[Read More…]
Warner’s absence pinches Aus, Wade pitch-forked into opener’s role
Melbourne, Dec 28 (IANS) An injury to regular Australia opener David Warner and lack of in-form genuine openers pitch-forked Matthew Wade, a specialist wicket-keeper, into an opener’s slot for the ongoing Test series against India — with mixed results. In three innings against India, Wade has managed a grand total[Read More…]