Congress leader and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sharpened his attack on the Centre and PM Modi, tweeting out that the prime minister is “100% focused on building his own image”. “India’s captured institutions are all busy doing this task. One man’s image is not a substitute for […]
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Manchester United will be ‘100% fresh’ for Leicester clash
Manchester United have had a hectic schedule recently but will be “100% fresh” for Sunday’s Premier League game at Leicester City as they look to secure a Champions League spot, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said. United, beaten 3-1 by Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals last Sunday, looked tired in […]
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Amit Shah urged to increase Chhattisgarh Police funds
Chhattisgarh Home Minister Tamradhwaj Sahu has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to increase the Centre’s share in the Police Modernisation Fund (PMF), reminding him of the state’s internecine war with the Left-wing extremism since its inception on November 1, 2000. Sahu drew Shah’s attention to the expansion of the […]
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Virtual fashion: Dior unveils 2021 cruise collection in Lecce, Italy
Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri lured the French fashion house to her childhood haunt of Lecce, in southern Italy, to preview the 2021 cruise collection with a live destination show Wednesday that has become a fashion world rarity in the coronavirus era. But the show almost didn’t happen. ‘’It is a […]
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3 teams to chase 2 Champions League spots on EPL’s final day
Chelsea was too charitable as Anfield title party guests. Before collecting the Premier League trophy, Liverpool won 5-3 to prevent Chelsea from sealing a Champions League spot. It leaves two of the four spots in Europe’s elite competition still up for grabs in Sunday’s final round of games. Chelsea just […]
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New insights into different aspects of anxiety: Study
While there is no definite cure for anxiety, a team of researchers sheds light on the source of unease and tension to help effectively treat anxiety as soon as the symptoms appear. The study conducted by researchers of the University of Trento, which has just been published in Scientific Reports, pursues these […]
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I never imagined it would be this hard: Bilic after West Brom promotion
West Bromwich Albion manager Slaven Bilic wore every possible emotion on his face on a nerve-shredding night of tension at the Hawthorns as his side secured promotion to the Premier League. Bilic knew anything other than victory over Queen’s Park Rangers could allow Brentford to sneak into the runners-up spot […]
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CM Rawat invites Google CEO Sundar Pichai to invest in Uttarakhand ; assures full cooperation
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday invited Google and Alphabet Inc CEO Sundar Pichai to invest in the state, assuring full support from his government. In an open letter, CM Rawat requested Pichai to include Uttarakhand in Google’s India investment plan and stated need is being felt in the time of the coronavirus pandemic […]
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WHO, Africa CDC explore traditional medicine for Covid-19
The World Health Organization and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have launched an effort to explore the role of traditional medicine in the coronavirus pandemic. The new advisory panel will support countries in clinical trials, other re Confirmed cases on the continent have nearly reached 750,000, more […]
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Mumbai’s first phase of sero survey gets over, results to be out soon
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has tested over than 10,000 people in the country’s financial capital under sero-survey and the result of the same are soon to be out. The survey was carried out in three wards – M-West (Chembur), F-North and R-North (Dahisar). The survey was conducted in collaboration […]
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Airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Herat kill 45 including civilians, Taliban members
Airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan killed 45 people, including civilians and Taliban, local officials said on Wednesday. Ali Ahmad Faqir Yar, the governor of Adraskan District in the eastern Afghanistan province of Herat, said at least eight civilians were among the dead. “Forty-five people had been killed so far in airstrikes […]
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Over 45,000 cases in a single day push India’s Covid-19 tally to 12,38,635
India on Thursday added yet another 45,720 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease, which pushed its tally to 12,38,635, according to Union health ministry data. This is yet another high for the country which has witnessed a huge spike in the number of cases in the past few days. The […]
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Putin extends condolences to PM Modi over loss of lives in floods in various parts of India
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday (local time) extended condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the loss of lives due to floods in various parts of India. “Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his deepest condolences to President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi […]
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Serum Institute plans to manufacture one billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine over next year
Adar Poonawal, CEO of Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, said on Wednesday that he is hopeful of developing a Covid-19 vaccine by October-November this year and that the institute plans to manufacture one billion doses of the vaccine over the coming year. The institute […]
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Greece forging ahead with port sales to help spur ailing economy amid Covid crisis
Greece is banking on the privatization of more regional ports to strengthen its status as a transport hub and help lift an economy reeling from the decade-long debt crisis and the fallout from the coronavirus. The Mediterranean country’s state privatization fund plans early next year to start the tender process […]