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COURT REFUSES TO EXTEND POLICE REMAND OF NAVNEET KALRA, SENDS HIM TO JUDICIAL CUSTODY

May 21, 2021

NEW DELHI : A Delhi court on Thursday refused to extend police remand of businessman Navneet Kalra, accused in a case relating to the alleged hoarding of oxygen concentrators in South Delhi. The court sent him to judicial custody. Earlier on Thursday, police had sought a five-day remand of Kalra...

Delhi, Mumbai Covid cases down, but deaths remain a concern

May 21, 2021

Over 2.57 crore people in India have been infected with Covid-19 so far, with over 2.76 lakh fresh cases being registered in 24 hours, as per data on Thursday. The country also recorded 3,874 deaths, pushing the overall toll to 287,122. The Health Ministry said on Thursday that seven states...

PM Modi warns states against laxity, calls Covid a challenge

May 21, 2021

Amid declining active coronavirus cases across the county, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cautioned the states against laxity in Covid-appropriate behaviour and said that the past experience has taught us that the virus remains a challenge even on a minor scale. “Though the active Covid cases in the country...

England and Australia to play final Test in Perth

May 20, 2021

LONDON: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed the Men’s and Women’s Ashes schedule for 2021-22 to be staged in Australia. The first Men’s Ashes Test will begin at Brisbane’s Gabba from December 8-12 ahead of a day-night Test at the Adelaide Oval from...

WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP: MITHALI, ASHWIN, SIRAJ REACH MUMBAI IN CHARTER FLIGHT

May 20, 2021

The UK-bound cricketers have started assembling in Mumbai, and the likes of Mithali Raj, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Mayank Agarwal, and Washington Sundar reached the destination through a charter flight. The BCCI’s official handle tweeted pictures of these players flying to Mumbai and they captioned the post as: “First stop,...

WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP: BHARAT ROPED IN AS COVER FOR SAHA

May 20, 2021

Wicketkeeper-batsman K.S. Bharat will be travelling to the UK with the India men’s squad for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand and five-match Test series against England. The wicket-keeper is cover for Wriddhiman Saha who has just recovered from Covid-19. Although Saha has recovered in time...

AB de Villiers has his reasons for not making a comeback: Mark Boucher

May 20, 2021

South Africa head coach Mark Boucher believes AB de Villiers’’ has his reasons to decide against coming out of international retirement and represent the national team in the upcoming ICC World T20 despite being in good form. Cricket South Africa on Tuesday announced that De Villiers has decided not to...

ASIA CUP CALLED OFF DUE TO RISING COVID CASES IN SRI LANKA

May 20, 2021

The 2021 Asia Cup, which was shifted from Pakistan to Sri Lanka, was on Wednesday called off due to rising Covid-19 cases in the island nation. The Asia Cup, which was last held in 2018, was scheduled to be held in June but Sri Lanka Cricket CEO Ashley de Silva...

Football team leaves for Doha for June qualifiers

May 20, 2021

June 3: India vs Qatar (IST 10.30pm). June 7: Bangladesh vs India (IST 7.30pm). June 15: India vs Afghanistan (IST 7.30pm). The 28-member squad is as follows: GOALKEEPERS: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Dheeraj Singh. DEFENDERS: Pritam Kotal, Rahul Bheke, Narender Gehlot, Chinglensana Singh, Sandesh Jhingan, Adil Khan, Akash Mishra,...

DIANA PENTY INITIATES #EVERYLIFEMATTERS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR COVID RELIEF

May 20, 2021

NEW DELHI: For many battling Covid 19 in India today, the treatment and hospitalisation is a huge financial burden which many of them are unable to fulfil. Many are turning to crowdfunding to help ease the burden. With #EveryLifeMatters, an initiative by Diana Penty in association with Ketto India,...

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