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Disappointing that IPL 13 will not be held in India, says Smith

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith has expressed his disappointment regarding this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) being played outside of India. The 13th edition of the cash-

Sports / 31st July 2020
Crores of devotees prayed for 500 years to bring about auspicious moment of Aug 5

BY YOGI ADITYANATH IANS | July 31 It will be a befitting culmination of about five centuries of perseverance, reverence and penance of crores of devotees when the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modiji

Featured News / 31st July 2020
Disqualification not the end, says Hong Kong opposition candidate

HONG KONG, July 31 (Reuters): Hong Kong district councillor Tiffany Yuen's election bid may be over, cut short by the authorities, but the message behind her campaign poster still stands, she said in a

World / 31st July 2020
Taiwan plans state funeral for democracy champion labelled 'sinner' by mainland media

TAIPEI, July 31 (Reuters): The Taiwanese government on Friday said it will hold a state funeral for former President Lee Teng-hui, a figure respected on the island for ending autocratic rule but branded by

World / 31st July 2020
Nine killed in Crimea minibus crash after driver falls asleep at wheel

MOSCOW, July 31 (Reuters): At least nine people were killed after a minibus crashed in Crimea in the early hours of Friday, authorities in the Russian-annexed peninsula said. The driver of the microbus,

World / 31st July 2020
Shocked Hong Kong in a new era under 'white knuckle' China grip

HONG KONG, July 31 (Reuters): For 23 years Hong Kong was an anomaly. A free and partially democratic city under Chinese rule, protected by a tradition of firm rule of law from the British colonial era,

World / 31st July 2020
Brazilian President Bolsonaro says he has 'mold' in lungs

BRASILIA, July 31 (Reuters): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday he was taking antibiotics for an infection that left him feeling weak, chuckling in an online video about "mold" i

World / 31st July 2020
Knowledge a 'treasure' for Italy's oldest student, who graduates at 96

PALERMO, Italy, July 31 (Reuters): At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life - childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic. Now he has sailed through an exam that makes h

World / 31st July 2020
Sikkim extends lockdown till Aug 3

Gangtok, July 31 (PTI): The Sikkim government on Friday extended the complete lockdown in the state till August 3 in view of a spurt in COVID-19 cases, a senior official said. As per the revised guidelines f

North-East / 31st July 2020
74 fresh COVID-19 cases in Arunachal; count rises to 1484

Itanagar, July 31 (PTI): Seventy-four more people, including five security personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the state''s tally to 1,484, a Health Department offi

North-East / 31st July 2020
Erratic power supply posing a challenge to tea industry in Assam s Barak valley: TAI

Guwahati, July 31 (PTI): Erratic power supply was posing a "serious challenge" to the tea industry in Assam''s Barak Valley which has reported crop loss to the tune of approximately 5.5 millio

North-East / 31st July 2020
Ukraine welcomes 'constructive' first talks with Iran on downing of airliner

KYIV, July 31 (Reuters): Ukraine said on Friday that its first round of talks with Iran about the downing of a Ukrainian airliner shortly after takeoff in Tehran in January had been constructive, and that

World / 31st July 2020
Surge in damaged cash as worried South Koreans try to microwave the virus

SEOUL, July 31 (Reuters): Worried South Koreans are putting banknotes in their microwaves and washing machines, damaging the bills in their attempts to cleanse them of the coronavirus. The central bank

World / 31st July 2020
Iran's Khamenei rejects talks with U.S. over missile, nuclear programmes

DUBAI, July 31 (Reuters): Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ruled out negotiations with the United States over Tehran's ballistic missile and nuclear programmes on Friday and urged Ira

World / 31st July 2020
Hulkenberg back in F1 after Perez fails COVID-19 test

SILVERSTONE, July 31 (Reuters): Germany's Nico Hulkenberg will replace Racing Point driver Sergio Perez at this weekend's British Formula One Grand Prix after the Mexican was ruled out by a positive COV

Sports / 31st July 2020
COVID positive Perez says he went to Mexico after Hungary

SILVERSTONE, July 31 (Reuters): Racing Point's Sergio Perez, who will miss Sunday's British Grand Prix after becoming the first Formula One driver to test positive for COVID-19, revealed on Friday

Sports / 31st July 2020
Former FIFA president Blatter calls for Infantino to be suspended

BERN, July 31 (Reuters): Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for his successor, Gianni Infantino, to be suspended by the global soccer body after criminal proceedings were opened against Infantino in

Sports / 31st July 2020
Katie Holmes: 'Lockdown has had a lot of silver linings'

Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS): Actress Katie Holmes has learned several lessons amid the Covid pandemic. In an interaction with etonline.com, Katie spoke about her quarantine life with her 14-year-old daughter

Entertainment / 31st July 2020
Bryan Cranston reveals recovery from Covid-19, donates plasma

Los Angeles, July 31 (IANS): Emmy-winning actor Bryan Cranston has revealed his recovery from mild symptoms of Covid-19, and said he donated his plasma with a hope that his antibodies would help others fight th

Entertainment / 31st July 2020
Spurious liquor tragedy toll reaches 21, Punjab CM orders probe

Chandigarh, July 31 (IANS): Even as at least 21 persons died due to alleged consumption of spurious liquor in Amritsar, Batala and Tarn Taran districts of Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordere

India / 31st July 2020