Manchester, July 28 (IANS) England fast bowler Stuart Broad said that he remains fresh and raring to go after the 34-year-old became the fourth fast bowler and seventh overall to cross 500 Test wickets on Tuesday. He helped England to a win in the third Test against West Indies, and[Read More…]
Agra, July 28 (IANS) An eight feet long python was rescued by a team of the NGO Wildlife SOS from a drain near the Asopa Hospital and Research Centre here after it received a call from a resident of the area which borders the dense forest along the Yamuna river.[Read More…]
Manchester, July 28 (IANS) England captain Joe Root was all praise for fast bowler Stuart Broad for the impact he has had since coming back into the team ahead of their second Test against the West Indies. Broad on Tuesday became the fourth fast bowler and seventh overall to cross[Read More…]
Warsaw, July 28 (IANS) Lukasz Piszczek will leave Borussia Dortmund in summer 2021 to return to Poland and end his career at his home club, LKS Goczalkowice, the defender said in an interview with football publication Kicker. In May, the 35-year-old extended his contract with Borussia to June 2021. According[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Merchant payment and lending network company BharatPe has given its ESOP holders an option to sell back shares from their first vesting back to it. In a statement, the company said that with the scheme titled ‘ESOP Cheque Cash Karo’, employees will be able to[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Bolstering bilateral ties with Mauritius, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth will jointly inaugurate the new Supreme Court building of the island nation on Thursday, which was constructed with Indian grant assistance. The event will be held via video conferencing in[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Employee unions of banking and insurance sectors, affiliated to the RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), on Tuesday staged protests across the country against the likely move of privatising state-run banking and insurance entities. The Delhi Pradesh Bank Workers’ Organisation, which is also affiliated to BMS,[Read More…]
Pune, July 28 (IANS) As the Pune division again shot past Thane in Covid-19 cases and deaths, a central panel on Tuesday asked the Maharashtra government to bring down the mortality rate to zero, officials said here. The central team head Kunal Kumar also suggested that corona patients must be[Read More…]
Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) The coronavirus pandemic has not only affected the lives of people, but also the power sector in Odisha. Because of the lockdown, the power demand declined 14 per cent during March-June, compared with the year-ago period, an official said here on Tuesday. The captive generation and[Read More…]
Cadarache (France), July 28 (IANS) A ceremony to celebrate the official beginning of plasma-based fusion reactor ITER’s assembly was held in southern France on Tuesday with President Emmanuel Macron saying it is a promise of peace and a particular moment in history. “There are moments when the nations of the[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Private lender IndusInd Bank will raise Rs 3,288 crore through a preferential issue. The preferential issue of fully paid-up 6.275 crore equity shares, priced at Rs 524 per share, will be for a set of marquee investors and the promoter. “The preferential issue is subject to[Read More…]
San Francisco, July 28 (IANS) The annual consumer electronics show (CES) 2021, a grand affair in Las Vegas every January, will be an all-digital experience owing to the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, the organizers announced on Tuesday. According to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the new format will allow participants[Read More…]
Bengaluru, July 28 (IANS) A city-based private hospital has been forced to return lakhs of rupees of advance money it had collected from Covid patients referred to it by the government for treatment, which should have been free as the cost is borne by the state, an official said on[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Lender IDBI Bank on Tuesday reported its standalone net profit for the first quarter of 2020-21 at Rs 144 crore. The bank has reported a net loss of Rs 3,801 crore for Q1 2019-20. “Net Profit for Q1-2021 has improved by 7 per cent against[Read More…]
Dubai, July 28 (IANS) England are in third place in the ICC World Test Championship points table after their victory over the West Indies in the third Test in Manchester which helped secure a 2-1 series verdict. Veteran seamer Stuart Broad was the cynosure of all eyes as he galloped[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Actor Ankit Siwach is all set to host a travel show. Talking about the show titled “Safarnama”, he said: “This is the first time that I have anchored a travel show. We thought that there is a dearth of informative TV shows which are absolutely interactive[Read More…]
Manchester, July 28 (IANS) Veteran seamer Stuart Broad was the cynosure of all eyes as he galloped into elite company and helped England thrash West Indies by 269 runs in the rain-affected fifth day of the third Test at Old Trafford on Tuesday. The win saw the hosts come from[Read More…]
Los Angeles, July 28 (IANS) Pop star Justin Bieber has shared an inspirational post about having compassion for those who are hurting. The 26-year-old took to his Instagram and posted: “My desire is to be slow to speak and quick to listen. My desire is to see people the way[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) B-Town celebrities delivered a message reminding us of our responsibility to protect and conserve the environment on Tuesday. Their social media posts come on World Nature Conservation Day. Anushka Sharma shared on her verified Instagram account: “A healthy environment is the foundation for a stable and[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Bollywood actress Malaika Arora has given a tutorial on social media on how to wear a mask correctly. Malaika took to Instagram, where she shared three pictures of herself showing the right way a mask is worn. The first picture shows Malaika’s nose and mouth properly[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Indian forward Princepal Singh has signed to play in the NBA G League next season, League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced on Tuesday. Singh, who will train and compete alongside the new G League team featuring elite youth prospects, is the first NBA Academy graduate to[Read More…]
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested Delhi University Professor Hany Babu Musaliyarveettil Tharayil in connection with its ongoing probe into the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. An NIA spokesperson said that it arrested Tharayil, 54, who is currently working as Associate Professor in[Read More…]
Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Actress Aamna Sharif on Tuesday opened up on how her life changed after a member of her staff tested positive for Covid-19. “Times are difficult, the path ahead is even tougher, decisions are foggy and panic continues to multiply and spread faster than the virus itself.[Read More…]
Chennai, July 28 (IANS) A few Tamil movie stars are finding themselves on the wrong side of the law during the Covid-19 lockdown period. The city police have arrested actor Shaam and 12 others as they were found gambling in the former’s apartment on Monday night. The police team raided[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, July 28 (IANS) Kerala’s capital district has turned into a coronavirus hotspot, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Tuesday. Of the 1,167 Covid cases on Tuesday in the state, Thiruvananthapuram accounted for 227 of them. Of the 300 people who underwent tests at the KINFRA park here, 88 of[Read More…]
