India levelled the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series after defeating Australia by eight wickets at MCG on Tuesday. Cricket fans have been applauding the coordinated efforts by the Indian team and its stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane. His 112 off 223 balls in the first innings followed by his style of finishing off […]
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UK: Royal honours for Indian-origin Covid-19 warriors
Several members of the Indian community in the UK engaged in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic have been named in the New Year Honours List 2021 released on Thursday, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailing their contribution as “outstanding”. Indian-origin individuals named for some of the highest civilian honours […]
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US warships transit Taiwan Strait, China denounces ‘provocation’
Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday drawing protest from Beijing, the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway. China, which claims democratically run Taiwan as its own territory, has been angered by […]
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Sec 144 imposed in Mangaluru City ahead of new year celebrations
In order to curb the further spread of coronavirus infections, section 144 imposed have been imposed in Mangaluru City ahead of the New Year celebrations. The prohibitory orders will be in force from 6 pm on December 31 to 6 am on January 1, 2021. Mangaluru City police commissioner Vikash […]
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Atlético extends Liga lead after Real Madrid draws at Elche
Luis Suárez led Atlético Madrid to a 1-0 victory over Getafe in the 500th game for coach Diego Simeone, extending its Spanish league lead after Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Elche. The Uruguay striker used a powerful and precise header to send Yannick Carrasco’s lob from a free kick into […]
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PM Modi chairs 34th Pragati meeting to assess progress of schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired the 34th Pragati meeting and assessed projects worth around Rs1 lakh crore in 10 states and Union territories. An official statement said two centrepiece government programmes, Ayushman Bharat and Jal Jeevan Mission, were also reviewed and grievances related to the consumer affairs ministry came up […]
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India logs 21,821 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, tally climbs to over 10.26 million
India recorded 21,821 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry update on Thursday. With this, the total number of cases has reached 10,266,674. The number of active cases has further gone down to 257,656, while 9,860,280 patients have been cured […]
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India now second-largest producer of PPE kits: Textile ministry
India has become the world’s second-largest personal protection equipment (PPE) manufacturer with the industry worth Rs7,000 crore of 1,100 manufacturers producing 4,500,00 units daily, the Union textile ministry said on Wednesday. PPE kits are the first line of defence for health workers against infectious diseases like Covid-19. Their production was ramped […]
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Speedy Sir: Lewis Hamilton knighted in year-end royal honours
Lewis Hamilton is now a “Sir” as well as a seven-time Formula One champion. Hamilton received a knighthood Wednesday as part of Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year’s honours list, which also recognized British performers, politicians, public servants and people outside the limelight who worked to defeat the coronavirus and its […]
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Delhi: Night curfew today, tomorrow to restrict New Year celebrations
The Delhi government has announced a night curfew on Thursday and Friday, prohibiting the gathering of more than five persons in public places to ensure that New Year celebrations do not lead to a violation of Covid-19 regulations, especially at a time when a new variant of Covid-19 has raised […]
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Kerala Assembly session begins, CM moves resolution against farm laws
The Kerala legislative assembly is holding a one-day special session on Thursday to pass a resolution against new farm laws which have triggered widespread protests. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan moved a resolution which said that the country is going through a difficult situation and it was the duty of the […]
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WHO, marking year since Covid-19 began, urges fair vaccine distribution to all
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), marking a year since the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported by China, urged countries on Wednesday to ensure that vaccines are made available to people at risk everywhere, not just in rich nations. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, appealed […]
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3-match Australia-India women’s ODI cricket series postponed
A three-match one-day international series between the Australia and India women’s cricket teams has been postponed indefinitely and likely won’t be played until 2022. There have been new COVID-19 outbreaks in Sydney which has resulted to some states imposing travel restrictions. And international passengers arriving into Australia are required to […]
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India will have Covid-19 vaccine within days: AIIMS director
Amid concerns of the new strain of coronavirus (Covid-19) spreading in India, AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria said the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine getting approved for use in the UK was a “big step forward” and India was days away from getting a vaccine. “This is very good news that AstraZeneca got […]
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Gill, Rahane had more pull shots than Australia played in 2 Tests: Ponting
The Australian batsmen have been under fire for their below-par performances in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. A victory in Adelaide kept them far from criticism up to some extent. However, they were exposed in Melbourne where India made a terrific comeback and beat them by 8 wickets. The fall in […]