Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes the current Australian players “sucked up” to Virat Kohli and India so that their million dollar IPL deals could be protected. He went on to add that this led to Australian cricket becoming ‘soft’ which was never a good sign. “Everybody knows how powerful India are in regards to the […]
India has said it will supply paracetamol and hydroxychloroquine to countries ‘particularly badly affected’ by the coronavirus pandemic even as US President Donald Trump warned of ‘retaliation’ if the Indian government did not allow the export of anti-malarial drugs. “In view of the humanitarian aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been decided that India would […]
London, United Kingdom – Prisoners across England and Wales are being confined to their cells for almost 24 hours a day, with some doubled-up in cells built for one person, as institutions try to halt the spread of coronavirus. For those behind bars, the reality of life under lockdown is bringing “unprecedented” risks. Social distancing is impossible […]
Japan is expected to announce a state of emergency later on Tuesday amid a spike in coronavirus cases, as Singapore began a partial lockdown and other countries extended stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease. In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with coronavirus late last month, was moved to […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday issued directions to the school education department (SED) to launch dedicated grievance redressal portals in the union territory. For early redressal of grievances of government teachers, Principal Secretary School Education Department Asgar Hassan Samoon on Monday directed launching of dedicated grievance redressal portals at the directorate-level, an […]
India is reportedly “considering” a request by Donald Trump to release stocks of a drug the US president has called a “game-changer” in the fight against Covid-19. Mr Trump called India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, a day after the country banned the export of hydroxychloroquine, which it manufactures in large quantities. The two […]
Srinagar city is under lockdown due to Covid-19 threat from March 19. District administration of Srinagar decided to go for lockdown as on March 18, an aged woman from Khanyar locality of Srinagar tested positive and was immediately hospitalized. All the primary and secondary contacts of the woman were quarantined and kept under surveillance. According […]
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party turned 40 years old Monday, though it has chosen to keep celebrations low-key as India battles the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. From a vote share of less than 8 per cent and just two seats in its Lok Sabha debut in 1984, the BJP has grown to a behemoth with 38 […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday suspended Manju Tiwari, president of Balrampur unit of BJP Mahila Morcha in Uttar Pradesh, for indiscipline. She has been booked for firing in the air at around 9 pm on Sunday. “I saw the entire city illuminating with candles and earthen lamps. I felt like it was Diwali and […]
Examination results of students taught by Dr Abrar Ahmad, the Assistant Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), who was suspended for allegedly failing “fifteen of his non-Muslim students”, show that only one postgraduate couldn’t make the grade and that too because he didn’t take the exam. Last semester, Ahmad taught the paper Automations Systems — […]