LONDON: British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that the government imposed a strict Christmas blockade on London and the south-east of England because a new strain of the coronavirus was “out of control”. Hancock warned that the strict measures affecting almost a third of England’s population could be maintained …
Read More »Jeakson Goal wins Kerala 1-1 draw on last gasp
Summary of ISL 2020-21, Kerala Blasters FC vs SC East Bengal: A final head gasp from Jeakson Singh helped KBFC save a point, as the match between Kerala blasters and SC East Bengal ended in a 1-1 draw. The Kolkata club took the lead in the 13th minute of the …
Read More »Health Ministry Convenes Urgent Key Group Meeting After New Covid-19 Strain Found In UK
The Union Ministry of Health convened an urgent meeting of its Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) on Sunday after a new strain of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) emerged in the United Kingdom, the PTI news agency reported. . PTI further reported that the JMG, chaired by the Director General of Health Services …
Read More »Amid fighting in Ladakh, China appoints Gen. Zhang Xudong as new military commander for Western theater command: report
The Chinese Army’s Western Theater Command oversees the China-India border. (Figurative) Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping appointed a new general as commander of the Western Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army, which oversees the China-India border, amid the military clash in eastern Ladakh. President Xi, who heads the Central …
Read More »India’s economy will improve, our investment plans are on track – Saudi Arabia
Last year, Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that Saudi Arabia will invest more than $ 100 billion in India (Archive) New Delhi: Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, said on Sunday that its investment plans in India are on the right track, noting that the Indian economy has the …
Read More »Facebook and Instagram accounts blocked after live video: protesting farmers
The protesting farmers said their Facebook and Instagram accounts were blocked on Sunday. New Delhi: Facebook and Instagram accounts that farmers use to protest against the government’s new farm laws were blocked Sunday after a live broadcast, protesters alleged, renewing the debate over online censorship. The managers of Kisan Ekta …
Read More »‘They were going to do everything they could to get me out’: Sachin Tendulkar recalls his first Australian tour – cricket
Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar recalled his first Australian tour in 1991/1992, explaining how the five-try series changed him in a good way and taught him a lot about what it means to be an international cricketer. Tendulkar was just 18 when he went to Australia for a test series, …
Read More »Anant Ambani’s dream project: RIL to build the world’s largest zoo in Gujarat’s Jamnagar
Anant Ambani’s dream project: RIL to build the world’s largest zoo in Gujarat’s Jamnagar New Delhi: Reliance Industries Limited is poised to build one of the largest zoos in the world in terms of number and species of animals in one place at Jamnagar in Gujarat. A state government official …
Read More »In quarantine, Barack Obama welcomed Malia’s British boyfriend; called him ‘a good boy’
By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | December 20, 2020 12:25:51 pm Although he naturally did not reveal the boy’s name, when pressed by podcast host Ben Simmons, Obama revealed that the boy is British and a “wonderful young man.” (AP Photo / Pablo Martinez Monsiváis, File) Barack Obama is …
Read More »Flights to UK banned as UK says new strain of coronavirus is ‘out of control’
European countries began banning flights from the UK on Sunday when the London government warned that a potent new strain of the virus was “out of control.” Following the example of the Netherlands, where the ban on all UK passenger flights went into effect on Sunday, a German government source …
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