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Dilhara Lokuhettige banned for eight years under ICC Anti-Corruption code

DUBAI: Former Sri Lanka cricketer Dilhara Lokuhettige was on Monday banned from all cricket for eight years after being found guilty of breaching the...

Muralitharan discharged from hospital after undergoing angioplasty

CHENNAI: Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan was discharged on Monday after undergoing a coronary angioplasty at a city hospital. The 49-year-old former spinner,...

India Open postponed owing to COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi: The India Open Super 500 tournament, one of the last three qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics, was on Monday postponed due...

Former PM Manmohan Singh tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS

New Delhi:Former prime minister Manmohan Singh tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to AIIMS with a mild fever on Monday afternoon. Singh, 88, has...

Wearing two fitted masks may double protection against COVID-19: Study

New Delhi:  Wearing two tightly-fitted face masks can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer's nose...

British PM cancels India visit due to COVID crisis, to holds talks remotely this month

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned visit to India next week due to the coronavirus situation in the country, Downing Street...

PM Modi to interact with leading doctors, pharma companies

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with leading doctors from across the country at 4.30 pm and with top pharma companies at...

Delhi CM announces six day lockdown in Delhi starting Monday night

New Delhi:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a six-day lockdown from 10 pm on Monday night till 5 am next Monday in view...

Govt working to save lives, livelihood: FM tells India Inc amid COVID surge

New Delhi,:  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said she has taken inputs from various industry chambers on concerns of India Inc with regard...

PM Modi to hold meeting on COVID situation

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an important meeting on the COVID-19 situation at 11:30 am on Monday, officials said. The meeting comes...

Jaishankar discusses bilateral ties, economic recovery post-COVID with UAE counterpart

Abu Dhabi:  External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held another round of "productive interaction" with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan here...

COVID-19: India logs 2,73,810 fresh cases in single day

New Delhi: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases crossed 1.50 crore with a record single-day rise of 2,73,810 new coronavirus infections, while the active...

Ensure movement restrictions do not hamper vaccination exercise: Centre to states

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has asked states and union territories to ensure that restrictions on movement imposed by them for COVID-19 control...

JEE Mains entrance exam postponed

NEW DELHI: Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education...

Woman who received bullet injury in Tral succumbs

Srinagar:A woman who had received a bullet injury in Pulwama district last week died at a hospital here on Sunday, police said. Shakeela Banu (35),...

New modus operandi by fraudsters to withdraw money from ATMs

New Delhi: In view of increasing incidents of Man in the Middle (MiTM) attacks on ATMs, all banks have been asked to enhance their...

India records highest single-day rise of 2,61,500 cases, 1,501 deaths; PM to review Varanasi situation

NEW DELHI: A record single-day rise of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections has taken India's total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,47,88,109, while active cases have...

Over 12 crore doses of Covid-19 vaccine administered in 92 days in India

NEW DELHI: India took only 92 days to reach the mark of 12-crore vaccinations, the fastest country to do so, the Union health ministry...

Rahul Gandhi announces cancellation of poll rallies in West Bengal

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday cancelled all his public rallies in poll-bound West Bengal following a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases...

US, China agree to cooperate on climate crisis with urgency

SEOUL: The United States and China, the world’s two biggest carbon polluters, agreed to cooperate to curb climate change with urgency, just days before...

Railways to run ‘Oxygen Express’ to meet high demand amid surge in COVID cases

NEW DELHI: The Railways will run 'Oxygen Express' over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country,...

Bengal polls: EC imposes 24-hour campaign ban on BJP’s Sayantan Basu, TMC’s Sujata Mondal

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday imposed a 24-hour campaign ban on BJP leader Sayantan Basu and Sujata Mondal of the Trinamool Congress...

Thank you for sparing time for Covid amidst urgent war to conquer Bengal: Chidambaram’s dig at Modi

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanking him for sparing "a little time"...

Pakistan reports highest single-day coronavirus spike in 2021 with over 6,000 cases

Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday reported its highest single-day coronavirus spike this year with over 6,000 new cases and about 149 deaths, as the country...

Pharma cos cut remdesivir injection prices on govt intervention: NPPA

New Delhi: To enhance the availability of remdesivir injection, used in the treatment of COVID-19, pharmaceutical companies have reduced the price following the government's...

Explain basis for approving insurance policies excluding mental illnesses from full coverage: HC to IRDA

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has asked insurance sector regulator IRDAI to explain on what basis it was approving insurance policies that excluded...

FPIs pull out Rs 4,615 crore from Indian markets

NEW DELHI: Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have pulled out a net Rs 4,615 crore from Indian markets in April so far amid sharp escalation...

Second COVID wave could spark greater uncertainty; Niti Aayog vice chairman

New Delhi: The country needs to prepare for "greater uncertainty" in terms of consumer as well as investor sentiments due to the second wave...

Pangotra selected as Referee in European Qualifications for upcoming Tokyo Paralympics

SRINAGAR: Atul Pangotra International Player/ Coach and International Referee, World Taekwondo and Referee Committee Member India Taekwondo received an Invitation as a Referee from...

IPL 2021: Bumrah one of the best death bowlers, says Trent Boult

CHENNAI: Jasprit Bumrah is "one the best death bowlers" in the game, gushed star New Zealand seamer Trent Boult after the Indian pace spearhead...

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