Sydney, June 8 (IANS) Former Australia cricketer Lisa Sthalekar is not happy with the statement made by former England opener and noted pundit Sir Geoffrey Boycott wherein he says that only men who have played Test cricket should serve as “expert” commentators. Boycott, who recently left BBC’s Test Match Special[Read More…]
London, June 8 (IANS) Pubs in England could reopen as early as June 22 as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson rushes to save around 3,500,000 jobs, it was reported on Monday. Over the weekend it was reported that Johnson was striving to get the country back to normal by July,[Read More…]
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sabyasachi Dutta was heckled by Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists, here on Monday, when he had gone to see an injured party worker. Dutta was manhandled in the Lake Town police station area and his vehicle was ransacked. Five BJP[Read More…]
Mumbai, June 8 (IANS) Actress Alia Bhatt, who is reportedly staying with Ranbir Kapoor during lockdown, has shared a few pictures on Monday where she is seen with Ranbir’s pet dog. In one of the sunkissed pictures, Alia can be seen hugging the dog. “They make everything better,” Alia wrote[Read More…]
Dehradun, June 8 (IANS) Gairsain town in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Monday was officially declared as the new summer capital of the hilly state. Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya gave her nod to the state government’s move declaring Gairsain or Bhararisen as the new summer capital of the state.[Read More…]
London, June 8 (IANS) Former England captain Nasser Hussain and fast-bowler James Anderson recently left social media users in splits after they engaged in a funny conversation regarding the Gabba Test of the 2002 Ashes Series. Hussain revealed he was asked to put together top-10 moments featuring England by a[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the Jammu and Kashmir administration on a plea filed by octogenarian Congress leader Saifuddin Soz’s wife challenging his house arrest since August 5 last year. The court, however, refused to grant an early hearing, posting the matter in[Read More…]
Varanasi, June 8 (IANS) While scientists, across the world, say that there is no way as yet to predict earthquakes, one man begs to differ. In the by lanes of Varanasi’s Chittanpura locality, lives Shakeel Ahmad, a ‘cloud reader’. Ahmed claims that for the past two decades, he has been[Read More…]
London, June 8 (IANS) The head of Europe’s largest budget airline Ryanair on Monday slammed the UK’s new quarantine rules which came into effect requiring all people arriving in the country to self-isolate for 14 days, saying they were a “political stunt”. Michael O’Leary told the BBC: “You could be[Read More…]
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) Temples and other places of worship in Tamil Nadu remained closed for public as the state government which had earlier extended the lockdown till June 30 did not provide any relaxation. The central government has allowed reopening of temples and other places of worship from June[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Valvoline Inc. (NYSE: VVV), worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services, and professional European football club Sevilla FC on Monday announced a new long-term partnership in which one of the most recognised and respected brands in the global automotive lubricant industry will team[Read More…]
Nairobi, June (IANS) Seagrass meadows can be a powerful nature-based climate solution and help sustain communities hard-hit by stressors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, but these important ecosystems continue to decline, a UN report said on Monday. The importance of seagrasses is highlighted in the new report, ‘Out of the[Read More…]
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) Even as the number of Covid-19 cases is rising not just in Kerala, but across the country, taking cue of the lockdown norms that have been eased, temples are now being cleaned to open from Tuesday, but churches and mosques differ. According to the new norms,[Read More…]
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A day after West Bengal State Security advisor (SSA) and former Director General of State Police Surajit Kar Purakayastha’s former wife and her mother were found dead in their residence at Salt Lake, police on Monday said that there was no foul play found in the[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Google on Monday revealed that vaccine-related searches reached a new record high and increased by over 190 per cent in India during the month of May. The report also showed that coronavirus dropped to 12th most searched topic overall during May, behind topics like film,[Read More…]
Meerut (UP), June 8 (IANS) Their wedding was simple and frugal and yet it was the talk of the town. The marriage, held at Meerut’s Dhawai Nagar in Nauchandi area, was unusual in the sense that the groom stood three feet in height and his wife was of the same[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker OPPO on Monday launched new budget smartphone A12 at a starting price of Rs 9,990 (3/32GB variant) in India. The 4/64GB variant will be available for Rs 11,490. The devices will be available across offline stores and on leading e-commerce platforms, starting[Read More…]
Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh), June 8 (IANS) The coronavirus which has now been assigned a gender, is being worshipped in Uttar Pradesh also after Bihar as superstition run deep. Women in some villages in Tumkuhiraj, Kasia, Hata, Captanganj and Khadda tehsil in Kushinagar district have started worshipping ‘Corona Mai’ and are[Read More…]
BY SUMIT KUMAR SINGH New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs on Monday to review the stand-off situation at Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh. Singh was also briefed about the deliberations that took place[Read More…]
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri on Monday urged people who can to come out and support those who have lost a lot during Super Cyclone Amphan which lashed West Bengal last month. “Cyclone Amphan may not be in the news anymore, but the trail of[Read More…]
Gandhinagar, June 8 (IANS) On the Union government’s guidelines for Unlock 1.0 beginning Monday, most of the temples, shopping malls, eateries, hotels and offices in Gujarat reopened after nearly 75 days with specific guidelines to be followed at these places. Mosques, gurdwaras and churches were also reopened after sanitisation. The[Read More…]
London, June 8 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the weekend’s anti-racism protests were “subverted by thuggery” after some demonstrators clashed with police, it was reported on Monday. Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday and Sunday in London, as well as cities across the UK including Bristol, Manchester,[Read More…]
Lahore, June 8 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Aamer Sohail has compared Virat Kohli with Javed Miandad, saying much like the legendary Pakistan batsman, greatness of the current Indian skipper also rubs off on his teammates. “The most important point for me is that big players break out. They are individually[Read More…]
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Sony on Monday launched new wireless sports headphones WI-SP510 for Rs 4,990 in India. It features IPX5 water resistance rating that can handle splashes and sweat during intense workout session without any disruptions. Dedicated to deliver extra bass for sports enthusiasts, the neckband headphones aims[Read More…]
Hong Kong, June 8 (IANS) Disneyland and Ocean Park, Hong Kongs two major theme parks, will be reopened imminently as a key step in rebooting an economy reeling from the triple whammy of social unrest, the US-China trade war and the coronavirus pandemic, it was revealed on Monday. Secretary for[Read More…]
