India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant on Thursday got his first dose of Covid-19. Pant is part of the 20-member squad which be travelling to England for WTC final vs New Zealand and 5 Tests against Joe Root’s men. India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant (Twitter Image) HIGHLIGHTS Rishabh Pant got his first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Thursday…

On the surface, the assembly election in Assam, to be conducted in three phases, on March 27, April 1 and April 6, looks like a three-cornered contest. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Asom Gana Parishad (BJP-AGP) alliance is pitted against a grand alliance of eight parties, the Congress, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the…

A Swiss climber and an American have died on Mount Everest in the season’s first casualties on the world’s highest mountain, expedition organizers said Thursday. Swiss climber The Swiss climber, Abdul Waraich, 41, reached the peak before having difficulties, said Chhang Dawa of the expedition organizer, Seven Summit Treks in Nepal. “Abdul successfully reached the…

BEIJING: Remnants of China`s biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drawing US criticism over lack of transparency. The coordinates given by Chinese state media, citing the China Manned Space Engineering…

New Delhi: After launching Redmi Note 10S in global markets in March, Xiaomi has finally launched the smartphone in India on Thursday (May, 13). Alongside the smartphone, Xiaomi has also launched the Redmi Watch that was first launched in China last year.  Features of Redmi Note 10S Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S is powered with the…

New Delhi: While rising prices of automobiles are worrying new customers, Toyota has launched a new offer providing discounts worth up to Rs 65,000. The offers are valid till May 2021, and only on select models such as Glanza, Urban Cruiser, and Yaris. You can avail benefits at select Toyota dealerships in the form of…

New Delhi: As a web consumer, actor Tamannaah Bhatia says she has a “short attention span”, something which helps her stay attuned to the needs and expectations of the audiences. And, it was the engaging script of the upcoming Tamil crime thriller “November Story” that attracted her to the seven-episode series. “Pre-COVID, I was listening…

The Cricket Advisory Committee on Thurday recommended Ramesh Powar’s name for the post of head coach of India women’s cricket team. CAC recommends Ramesh Powar as India women’s head coach. (Reuters Photo) HIGHLIGHTS CAC recommends Ramesh Powar’s name for India women’s coach position Ramesh Powar was the coach of India women’s cricket team before WV…

As West Bengal approaches voting day, chief minister Mamata Banerjee is increasingly bragging about having created 12 million jobs during her 10-year rule. Trinamool Congress (TMC) billboards in Kolkata laud her for drastically reducing the state’s unemployment rate. These claims fly in the face of some rather grim data that Mamata’s rivals are using to…

Weary Palestinians somberly marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Thursday, as Hamas and Israel traded more rockets and airstrikes and Jewish-Arab violence raged across Israel. Violence across Israel The violence has reached deeper into Israel than at any time since the 2000 Palestinian intifada, or uprising. Arab and Jewish mobs…