India pacer Shardul Thakur stunned everyone with his 115-ball 67 against Australia at the iconic Gabba in January this. Not only did he hit a magnificent cover drive off Mitchell Starc, the 29-year-old partnered with Washington Sundar for 123 runs. The stand pulled India from 186 for 6 to 336 all-out, just 33 shorts of…

Building standards need to undergo a “paradigm shift” to better protect against airborne diseases, a group of experts said Thursday, drawing on hard-won lessons from the Covid pandemic. Future building designs must incorporate increased ventilation and air-cleaning measures, including filtration and disinfection using both filters and ultraviolet devices, they wrote in the journal Science. This…

The Singapore Open cancellation comes as a rude shock for Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth as the Super 500 tournament was the last chance for them to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in July. Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth haven’t been able to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics yet (Premier Badminton League Photo) HIGHLIGHTS…

The UN Security Council will publicly discuss the worsening violence between Israel and Palestinian militants on Sunday, diplomats said, reaching a compromise over US objections to a meeting on Friday. Diplomats said the United States, a close ally of Israel, had initially suggested a virtual public meeting could be held on Tuesday. US Secretary of…

New Delhi: Once again the internet has come to the rescue of people, giving some breather amid tough times.  On a lighter note, a video has gone viral on social media where a man, who’s being interviewed, does a faux pas and calls Remdesivir – a broad-spectrum antiviral medication that is widely being used to…

While Manchester United supporters again protested against the owning Glazer family — facing riot police and new steel barriers to guard the entrances — the Premier League clash against Liverpool went ahead as planned after being called off 11 days earlier when some fans were able to storm the pitch. Mohamed Salah scored the final…

Chinese biotech firm Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited saw its stock price jump by more than 20% the day after it announced on April 25 that it had “completed the first patient enrollment and dosing” in a late-stage U.S. clinical trial of its experimental COVID-19 treatment. It was the company’s latest announcement about the progress of the…

New Delhi: Bollywood generation next star Aadar Jain is dating ‘Student Of The Year 2’ actress Tara Sutaria and it’s no secret. The duo has been spotted hanging out together multiple times and Tara also attended his brother Armaan Jain’s wedding.  In a recent interview with ETimes, Aadar Jain was asked whether they are ready…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is currently looking for all possible windows to resume the IPL 2021 after it was suspended indefinitely due to the Covid-19 crisis in India. Manoj Badale is not too confident of the IPL 2021 restarting this year (Courtesy of BCCI) HIGHLIGHTS IPL 2021 was suspended on…

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said that the country maintained a non-aligned and balanced foreign policy and it would decide what to do following those principles. “We’re an independent and sovereign state. We decide our foreign policy. But yes, any country can uphold its position,” Dr Momen told reporters. This comes…