Scotland’s leader told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday that a second Scottish independence referendum is “a matter of when, not if,” after her party won its fourth straight parliamentary election. Johnson has invited the leaders of the UK’s devolved nations for crisis talks on the union after the regional election results rolled in, saying…

Rajasthan Royals pacer Mustafizur Rahman described how the scenario in the bio-bubble changed after the first case of coronavirus was detected during the IPL 2021. Mustafizur Rahman began his self-isolation in Bangladesh on May 7 (Instagram Photo) HIGHLIGHTS IPL 2021 was suspended by the BCCI after Covid-19 breached the tournament’s bio-bubble last week Mustafizur Rahman…

East Jerusalem has seen nightly clashes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, with Palestinians pitted against Israeli police and settlers. The issues and the scale of the protests have varied, covering religion, land and politics, but running through them all is the core conflict between Israelis and Palestinians over the city that has sites…

We have a piece of good news for Twitterati, as Twitter may soon relaunch its verification programme that lets users apply for self-served Verification Request. The microblogging platform may launch the feature as early as next week, according to media reports which are quoting tweets of technology researcher Jane Manchun Wong.  Twitter was initially going…

New Zealand Test players who were a part of IPL 2021 and are currently stationed in Maldives are likely to leave the island nation for UK this weekend, head coach Gary Stead said. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (AP Image) HIGHLIGHTS New Zealand players likely to depart for UK from Maldives this weekend UK-bound Kiwi…

The mortal remains of a 30-year-old Indian woman, Soumya Santosh, killed in a rocket attack by Palestinian militants from Gaza, was sent to India on Friday evening. The jet carrying her body left from Ben-Gurion airport at around 7 PM on Friday and is likely to arrive in Delhi Saturday morning. An aircraft carrying the…

Clashes erupted between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Saturday as tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers prayed at the nearby Al-Aqsa Mosque on Islam’s holy night of Laylat al-Qadr. Palestinian youth threw stones, lit fires and tore down police barricades in the streets leading to the walled Old…

Just last month, Realme launched its Realme 8 5G in India via an online launch event, a day after the Chinse smartphone brand introduced the device in Thailand. Realme 8 5G was launched in two variants: 4GB Ram+128GB and 8GB+128GB storage option.  The former variant is priced at Rs 14,999 while the latter one is…

Those who take the jab are handed a certificate hailing their “boldness and responsibility” promising they will be welcome at the castle “for the coming 100 years” — as well as offered a free tour of the “torture chamber”. Bran Castle towers above Bran commune, in Brasov county, Romania. (Photo: Reuters) Visitors to Romania’s forbidding…

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju urged the Indian shooting contingent to religiously obey the Covid-19 protocols as they left for Croatia to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. Suma Shirur Twitter Photo HIGHLIGHTS The Indian shooting team left for Croatia on May 11 to prepare for the Olympics The Indian shooting team will undergo seven-day quarantine period…