Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor took a trip down memory lane and shared a picture of his sister Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja from when they first started dating. A large painting of a deer is the focus of the picture, with the silhouette of the couple in the background. The picture, taken in […]
PM Modi addresses Mann Ki Baat, says more caution needed after lockdown ease
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday India needs to be more cautious after a major chunk of the economy has been opened up as he addressed his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat. The Prime Minister’s address came on the final day of the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown […]
TikTok’s rival Mitron app not made in India, bought for Rs 2,500 from Pakistani company
Video-sharing app Mitron, which has recently been gaining steam as the rival to the popular Chinese app TikTok, is not really ‘made in India’, according to a report by News18. The Mitron app had garnered a lot of attention amid the growing clamour for ‘Make-in-India’ and ‘vocal for local’. However, the report says […]
‘Important to be more vigilant as economy opens up’: PM Modi on ‘Mann ki Baat’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that it is important to be even more vigilant as major chunk of economy has opened up. In his monthly radio address ‘Mann ki Baat’, he said that people of the country must follow all the precautions without any laxity. “India is valiantly […]
Greece clarifies policy, to allow tourists from all nations
Greek officials said Saturday that the country will not limit arriving airline passengers next month to people coming from 29 countries but that travelers who departed from places that aren’t on the initial list will be subject to mandatory testing for the coronavirus upon arrival and a quarantine period of […]
Uttarakhand Minister Satpal Maharaj quarantined after wife tests COVID-19 positive
Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Satpal Maharaj was quarantined after his wife Amrita Rawat tested positive for coronavirus. 41 others living at his residence were also quarantined. Their samples have been collected and sent for COVID-19 testing. Maharaj attended a cabinet meeting on Friday where Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was also present. “Amrita Rawat’s report has come and […]
Vettori asks Bangladesh Cricket Board to donate part of salary to low-income staffers
Former New Zealand captain and Bangladesh’s spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori has asked the BCB to give a part of his salary to the Board’s low-income staffers amid the financial hardship being caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said Vettori has officially communicated his […]
Senior IAS officer in Jammu and Kashmir tests positive for Covid-19, hospitalised
A senior officer in Jammu and Kashmir tested positive for coronavirus disease Covid-19 on Saturday. This comes a few days after the wife and son of an advisor to the Lieutenant Governor contracted Covid-19. The officer has been hospitalised at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana super-specialty hospital in Kakryal in […]
International flight operations to remain suspended till June 30: DGCA
Indian aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday said the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights will continue till midnight on June 30, hours after the Home Ministry announced fresh guidelines pertaining to the countrywide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. “It is once again reiterated that foreign airlines shall be suitably informed […]
Five-star Bayern thrash Fortuna to close in on league title
Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski ended a personal jinx when he opened his account against Fortuna Duesseldorf by scoring twice in a 5-0 win on Saturday as the holders moved closer to a record-extending 30th Bundesliga title. The thumping victory left leaders Bayern, who are chasing an eighth successive league […]
From Rajasthan, locust swarms cover a distance of nearly 1,000 km, threaten Prayagraj in UP
The swarms of locusts, which entered western India from Pakistan, has gone further inside with administration in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj (in eastern part of the state) preparing for a possible attack from the migratory pests. “The swarm of locust flying from Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, has reached Uttar Pradesh. District authority […]
TikTok star looks strikingly similar to Karisma Kapoor, fans are amazed
Just like the rest of us, celebrities have doppelgängers too, and we just stumbled upon Karisma Kapoor’s. TikTok star Heena, who has 2.4 million followers on the video-sharing platform, looks strikingly similar to the actor. Heena has been making the most of this resemblance, and makes lip-sync videos mouthing Karisma’s songs […]
Over 8,000 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours for first time; India’s tally at 182,143
India recorded more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in a single day for the first time as the tally surged to 182,143 and death toll stood at 5,164, according to the Union health ministry. Data showed there were 8,380 fresh Covid-19 cases, up from Saturday’s 7,964, […]
‘A beautiful ship’: SpaceX launch brings respite to Trump amid difficult week
President Donald Trump celebrated on Saturday the first launch of American astronauts from U.S. soil in nearly a decade, marveling at the power of the rocket ship and the danger faced by its passengers as they soared into the stratosphere and provided a moment of triumph as the country raged […]
US Open plan in works, including group flights, COVID tests
Charter flights to ferry U.S. Open tennis players and limited entourages from Europe, South America and the Middle East to New York. Negative COVID-19 tests before traveling. Centralized housing. Daily temperature checks. No spectators. Fewer on-court officials. No locker-room access on practice days. All are among the scenarios being considered […]