Colombo, Dec 4 (IANS) Former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur is all set to be appointed as the head coach of Sri Lanka. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has agreed to a two-year contract with Arthur and a formal announcement will be made shortly. The report[Read More…]
St John’s (Antigua), Dec 4 (IANS) West Indies on Wednesday appointed Monty Desai as the batting coach of the men’s team on a two-year contract. Desai will join the Windies team ahead of the first of the three T20Is against India, scheduled for Friday in Hyderabad. Desai served as Canada’s[Read More…]
Lucknow, Dec 4 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is expected to visit Lucknow on December 6 and 7 to review the preparations for the ‘Bharat Bachao rally’, scheduled to be held in Delhi on December 14. This will be Priyanka’s first visit to the UP state capital after[Read More…]
London, Dec 4 (IANS) Former New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel has been appointed as England’s spin bowling consultant for the upcoming tours of South Africa and Sri Lanka respectively. Patel, who was part of England’s successful five-match T20I series victory over New Zealand last month, has announced his retirement from[Read More…]
Manila, Dec 4 (IANS) Brazilian legendary soccer striker Ronaldo Nazario has hailed La Liga as “undoubtedly the best league in the world”. During the Asia’s Sports Industry Awards and Conference (SPIA Asia) organised by La Liga on Tuesday, Ronaldo, the two times Ballon d’Or awardee and current president of the[Read More…]
Adelaide, Dec 4 (IANS) After playing a record-shattering 335 against Pakistan in the Adelaide Test against Pakistan, explosive Australia opener David Warner met Brian Lara on Wednesday and stated that perhaps he will get another chance to break the record of the highest individual score set by the West Indies[Read More…]
By Nishant Arora Las Vegas, Dec 4 (IANS) With India planning to replace a significant portion of its conventional internal combustion engine fleet by electric vehicles (EV) in the next decade and target 30 per cent of all cars on the road to be EVs by 2030, the segment leader[Read More…]
Mexico City, Dec 4 (IANS) Ten men have been arrested in connection with last weekend’s attack on a small-town city hall in north Mexico’s border state of Coahuila, local authorities said. Saturday’s assault in Villa Union, a town of several thousand residents located some 65 km from the US border,[Read More…]
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) US House Democrats released a draft report summarizing their findings from an ongoing impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump. The impeachment inquiry, initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in late September, has found that Trump, “personally and acting through agents within and outside of the[Read More…]
Berlin, Dec 4 (IANS) The German government presented its youth strategy, which is to give young citizens more influence, improve their education, living and working conditions as well as healthcare. “It is the first youth strategy in the history of Germany,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, Xinhua news[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Dec 4 (IANS) With people moving away from old-guard databases and Cloud solutions that have turned into a headache for several enterprises in the Big Data era, Amazon Web Services with its over 175 next-gen services is set to help them migrate seamlessly and stay secure on the[Read More…]
Doha, Dec 4 (IANS) The Qatari emir received an invitation from the Saudi king to attend the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council summit, reported the Qatar News Agency (QNA). Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a written invitation from King Salman bin Abdelaziz Al Saud on Tuesday to[Read More…]
Muscat, Dec 4 (IANS) Diplomats of Oman and Belgium met Muscat for talks on enhancing bilateral cooperation. The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday that the meeting was held to strengthen the political relations and economic partnership between the two countries, Xinhua news agency reported.[Read More…]
Khartoum, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 23 people died and 130 others were injured in an explosion and fire at a ceramic factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, authorities said on Tuesday. The blast hit Salomi ceramic factory when a fuel tanker was unloading gas at the tile manufacturing facility,[Read More…]
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) As part of a government-initiated outreach programme, public sector banks have disbursed a record Rs 4.91 lakh crore of loans during October-November, the finance ministry said on Tuesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in September asked banks to reach out to customers and signal their willingness[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Dec 4 (IANS) Amazon’s Cloud arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) and US carrier Verizon Communications have announced a partnership that will bring the power of the world’s leading cloud closer to mobile and connected devices at the edge of Verizon’s 5G Ultra-Wideband network. Verizon is the first technology[Read More…]
Brasilia, Dec 4 (IANS) Brazilian health authorities have approved regulations for the registration and sale of marijuana-based drugs in pharmacies. The decision by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) on Tuesday will take effect in 90 days and will be subject to a review after three years. The objective of[Read More…]
Muscat, Dec 4 (IANS) Britain’s Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, arrived in Khasab, Oman on Tuesday for a three-day visit. The United Kingdom Embassy in Oman said the visit would focus on the common security interests between the two countries, Xinhua news agency reported. “This visit will highlight the deep[Read More…]
New York, Dec 4 (IANS) US stocks closed lower as investors monitored the latest development of trade issues between the United States and its major trading partners. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 280.23 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 27,502.81. The S&P 500 fell 20.67 points, or[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 4 (IANS) Singer Ellie Goulding has shared that she has dealt with anger issues in past. The “Love Me Like You Do” hitmaker, who married Caspar Jopling in August, admitted she used to be “much more irrational” and has had to learn to listen to other people’s[Read More…]
By Arul Louis New York, Dec 4 (IANS) Kamala Harris, the senator of Indian heritage, has pulled out of the race for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination as she tumbled in the polls despite a strong start and was running short of campaign finance. “It is with deep regret –[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Akshay Kumar has revealed the secret behind why he only works with new directors. “I work with new directors because big directors don’t take me (in their films). That is the truth,a claimed the Bollywood superstar, while interacting with the media at the trailer launch of[Read More…]
Los Angeles, Dec 4 (IANS) Actress Jessica Alba was out for some retail therapy, accompanied by her one-year-old son Hayes. The 38-year-old actress-entrepreneur hauled bags full of goodies from a Los Angeles-based store while out with Hayes and a friend. She was in good spirits as she smiled while carrying[Read More…]
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) Ser Bronn of the Blackwater set aside his heavy armour and stepped out of fantasy terrain straight into a Mumbai cafe. Before “Game Of Thrones” fan are confused, Jerome Flynn, or Bronn from the mythical world of GoT, was indeed in Mumbai, and he ventured out[Read More…]
Las Vegas, Dec 4 (IANS) Amazon Alexa for Business will now have end of meeting reminders, will let employees know about the availability of rooms and alert bosses how the rooms are being used. Alexa will prompt employees to wrap up when their meeting is coming to an end. In[Read More…]
