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IPL 2021: BCCI Discussing Moving To Single Venue, Mumbai May Be Hub
By IPA Web Team IPL 2021: The remainder of the league could be moved to Mumbai, with Bangalore, Kolkata legs scrapped.© IPL/Instagram In the wake of Covid-19 cases at Kolkata Knight Riders, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is discussing the possibility of moving the...
Mumbai Reports Lowest Single-Day Covid Cases In Over 5 Weeks
Mumbai’s death count stands at 13,372 (File) By IPA Web Team Mumbai on Monday logged 2,624 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours, registering its lowest one-day spike in over 5 weeks. The number of Covid tests also saw a sharp dip – from a daily average of 50,000 to...
Bill And Melinda Gates Announce Divorce After 27 Years Of Marriage
By IPA Web Team Bill and Melinda Gates said they decided to end the marriage after “a great deal of thought” (File) Washington: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage. One of the world’s wealthiest...
Second Covid Wave To Peak In Mid-May, National Committee Warned Centre
On Monday morning India reported more than 3.68 lakh new cases and over 3,400 deaths in 24 hours (File) New Delhi: The centre was given advance warning – on April 2 – of a surge in coronavirus cases that would peak around the middle of May, Dr M Vidyasagar,...
Sweat-Drenched After Hours In PPE Suit, This Doc's Photo Went Viral
Sweat-Drenched After Hours In PPE Suit, This Doc's Photo Went Viral With inputs from NDTV
Government Sets Deadline For New Prime Minister’s House Amid Covid-19 Crisis
The government has defended the project saying the current buildings are in a state of disrepair. New Delhi: A new Prime Minister’s residence is to be built by December 2022 as part of the Central Vista project which has received an environmental all-clear in the middle of a raging...
Adar Poonawalla, In UK, Says “Comments May Have Been Misinterpreted”
New Delhi: Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla has moved to further clarify comments made last week to British newspaper The Times – in which he spoke about “aggressive” phone calls from influential people in India demanding increased supply of the Covishield coronavirus vaccine. Mr Poonawalla tweeted Monday afternoon to...
Mamata Banerjee On Bengal Voters After Poll Victory
Mamata Banerjee said, “This is the first time a prime minister did not call”. Kolkata: Bengal’s soon-to-be three-time Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who pulled off a stupendous victory yesterday in face of an all-out fight by the BJP, today declared that the party, which rules at the Centre, is...
“Not Every Kind Of Violence Is Physical”
Shefali Jariwala shared this photo. (Image courtesy: shefalijariwala) Highlights Shefali married Harmeet Singh in 2004 After a couple of years, the duo divorced in 2009 Shefali is now married to actor Parag Tyagi New Delhi: Actress Shefali Jariwala, in an interview with Times Now, opened up about...
Pfizer In Talks With India Over Expedited Approval For COVID-19 Vaccine
Pfizer is in discussions with India seeking an “expedited approval pathway”. (File) New Delhi: Pfizer is in discussions with the Indian government seeking an “expedited approval pathway” for its COVID-19 vaccine, its CEO Albert Bourla said on LinkedIn on Monday, announcing a donation of medicines worth more than $70...
