Indian health authorities have decided to revise the protocol currently being followed for the treatment of Covid-19 after interim results of a large World Health Organization trial found that four of the drugs used common provide little or no benefit in reducing deaths in hospitalized patients. These include the antiviral …
Read More »India’s e-commerce battle: Flipkart and Amazon compete for holiday sales record
But this year is particularly important as the world is reeling from the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of Indian shoppers are still wary of venturing into brick-and-mortar stores, and Meena expects online sales to grow more than 34% to $ 6.5 billion this year. “This is …
Read More »Sinovac vaccine for Covid offered by a Chinese city for emergency use costs $ 60
A city in eastern China is offering an experimental coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine outside of clinical trials for about $ 60 to high-risk groups under an emergency inoculation program, officials said, including when experts raised concerns about the massive launch of an ace-yet untested vaccine. Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech’s vaccine, called …
Read More »IPL 2020: It takes years to build a legacy, but a minute to destroy it, says Gautam Gambhir
Former Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir, who led the franchise to two titles in 2012 and 2014, posted a cryptic message on Friday moments after news of the KKR captaincy change was announced. England’s World Cup winning captain, Eoin Morgan, took over as KKR captaincy from Dinesh Karthik. Moments …
Read More »Top 5 captains who have been eliminated midway through the IPL season
In a more recent development of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp, skipper Dinesh Karthik has decided to hand over the captaincy responsibilities to England’s ODI leader and KKR teammate Eoin Morgan. In light of this development, let’s take a look at five of the top cricketers who stepped down …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
India completed its 100 millionth test for Covid sometime on Friday, according to the HT panel. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research tally, the number was slightly lower, 92.25 million tests (ICMR has a tally protocol that not all states follow), which means that the 100 million mark …
Read More »Nobel Prize Urges Billionaires To Save Millions From Famine
The director of the World Food Program, this year’s winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, again urged billionaires to donate just a few billion to save millions of lives, saying on Friday that the number of people “marching toward starvation “increased from 135 million to 270 million since the Covid-19 …
Read More »IPL 2020 – Dinesh Karthik ‘hands over’ Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy to Eoin Morgan
Dinesh Karthik has retired as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, with Eoin Morgan replacing him. Karthik, a team statement said, wanted to focus on his hitting. The franchise made the announcement hours before their game against the defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The Knight Riders …
Read More »Dinesh Karthik ‘hands over’ the reins of the KKR captaincy to Eoin Morgan
Dinesh Karthik has retired as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders, with Eoin Morgan replacing him. Karthik, a team statement said, wanted to focus on his hitting. The franchise made the announcement hours before their game against the defending champions Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The Knight Riders …
Read More »IPL 2020: Irfan Pathan and Aakash Chopra express concern after Dinesh Karthik hands over KKR captaincy to Eoin Morgan – cricket
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan and former India starter Aakash Chopra expressed their concerns after Dinesh Karthik decided to step down as Kolkata Knight Riders captain hours before KKR’s 2020 IPL match against the Mumbai Indians in Abu Dhabi. Karthik handed over the reins to England’s boss with limited Eoin …
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