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Kohli, Rahane shine in ICC Test rankings

December 16, 2020

Ace Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have moved up by a spot in their respective ICC players rankings in Test cricket. Kohli has displaced New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson at the second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen. India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has also...

AZAM’S ABSENCE A SETBACK : WAQAR

December 15, 2020

QUEENSTOWN: Babar Azam being ruled out for Pakistan’s upcoming T20I series against New Zealand is a “major setback” for the visitors, according to bowling coach Waqar Younis. Pakistan captain Azam suffered a fracture on his right thumb during a throw-down session on Sunday. “There is no doubt that Babar is...

TOTTENHAM REMAIN ON TOP DESPITE A DRAW IN PL

December 15, 2020

NEW DELHI: Tottenham have remained at the top of the Premier League despite being held to a 1-1 draw away to Crystal Palace after Liverpool also dropped two points on their visit to Fulham. Harry Kane’s 24th minute shot from distance on Sunday swerved past Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita to...

RONALDO BECOMES FIRST PLAYER TO WIN 400 GAMES IN EUROPE’S TOP-FIVE LEAGUES IN 21ST CENTURY

December 15, 2020

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday added another feather to his illustrious cap as he completed his 400th win in Europe’s top five leagues, a number no other player has reached in the 21st century. A second-half brace by Ronaldo and a goal from Paulo Dybala saw Juventus claim a...

Black Caps cruise to series win over Windies

December 15, 2020

NEW DELHI: New Zealand on Monday completed the formalities of clinching series whitewash against West Indies as they won the second and final Test by an innings and 12 runs, thereby boosting their hopes of reaching the ICC World Test Championship final. Despite a debut fifty for West Indies’ Joshua...

REPUBLIC TV CEO ARRESTED, IN POLICE CUSTODY TILL 15 DECEMBER

December 14, 2020

MUMBAI: Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani was on Sunday arrested in connection with the ongoing probe into the TRP scam. Later, he was sent to police custody till 15 December, officials said. Shortly after the remand order by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate’s court, the Republic TV—which has alleged that the...

‘Death to Modi’ slogans raised at farmers’ protest

December 14, 2020

NEW DELHI: If a viral video is to be believed, slogans calling for death to Prime Minister Narendra Modi were raised at the ongoing farmers’ protest on Saturday. This comes on the heels of rising allegations that the protests are being hijacked by “anti-social” and “ultra-Left” forces. A group of...

US CAMPAIGN AGAINST COVID BEGINS AS 1ST VACCINE TRUCKS ROLL OUT OF PFIZER PLANT IN MICHIGAN

December 14, 2020

WASHINGTON: Trucks with the first batches of the company’s long-awaited Covid-19 vaccine departed the Pfizer plant in Portage, Michigan, on Sunday morning to 636 predetermined locations. Pfizer is expected to deliver an estimated 2.9 million doses this week via UPS and FedEx, Gen. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation...

BJP gains big in Bodoland, to back new ally to take power in council

December 14, 2020

GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: Assam’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will support its new ally—United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL)—to take power in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) as the results of the elections to the 40-member autonomous body threw up a fractured mandate even as the saffron party made big gains. The...

INDIA TO GIVE 600 MILLION VACCINE DOSES IN 6-8 MONTHS: TOP GOVT EXPERT

December 14, 2020

NEW DELHI: India will deliver 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to the most vulnerable people in the next six to eight months through conventional cold chain systems, news agency Reuters quoted a top government expert leading the initiative as saying. The government has lined up cold storage facilities with...

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