Dad was my best friend, guide, mentor: Jeev remembers Milkha Singh

CHANDIGARH: Ace golfer and late Milkha Singh’s son Jeev Milkha Singh on Monday paid tribute to the sprint legend, who died of COVID-19 complications last week, saying he would need a lifetime of resilience to deal with the loss of his best friend, guide, and mentor. Milkha, one of independent India’s biggest sporting icons, died […]

Lack of match practice hurting Indian pacers in WTC final: Doull

SOUTHAMPTON: Former Kiwi pacer Simon Doull feels lack of match practice in the run-up to the ongoing World Test Championship final against New Zealand was hurting India’s pace bowling attack. Unlike New Zealand, who played two Tests against England before the WTC final, India have been devoid of match practice ahead of the marquee clash. […]

Iran’s president-elect says he won’t meet with Biden

  Dubai: Iran’s president-elect said Monday he wouldn’t meet with President Joe Biden nor negotiate over Tehran’s ballistic missile programme and its support of regional militias, sticking to a hard-line position following his landslide victory in last week’s election. Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi also described himself as a “defender of human rights” when asked about […]

Lack of preparedness is greatest failure of our collective ecosystem: Top US scientist on COVID-19

Washington:  Describing COVID-19 as the worst health crisis in the recent memory, an American scientist leading the research wing of one of the top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies in the world has said that lack of preparedness has been the “greatest failure” of the collective ecosystem. “I don’t want to point a finger at anyone. […]

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant undergoes emergency shutdown

Tehran: Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown, state TV reported on Sunday. An official from the state electric energy company, Gholamali Rakhshanimehr, said on a talk show that the Bushehr plant shutdown began on Saturday and would last “for three to four days. He said that power outages could result. […]

Biden to meet Afghan prez and CEO at WH on June 25

Washington:  US President Joe Biden would meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and its CEO Dr Abdullah Abdullah at the White House on June 25, a presidential spokesperson said. “The visit by President Ghani and Dr. Abdullah will highlight the enduring partnership between the United States and Afghanistan as the military drawdown continues,” White House Press […]

Centre to increase pace of COVID-19 vaccination in July-August: Amit Shah

Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the central government has decided to increase the pace of vaccination against COVID-19 in July and August. Talking to reporters after visiting a vaccination centre here, Shah said with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to provide free vaccine against COVID-19 to people aged 18 and above, “we […]