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Historical monuments, museums closed till 15 May amid Covid surge

April 16, 2021

All monuments, sites, and museums under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will be closed till 15 May or until further orders in light of the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, it has been decided to close all the Centrally Protect monuments/sites...

Mamata seeks single-day Bengal polling amid surge in coronavirus cases

April 16, 2021

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission to conduct the remaining phases of the ongoing Assembly elections in a single phase in view of the current surge in Covid-19 cases. She said doing so would protect the state’s people from being exposed further to the...

CITIGROUP TO EXIT INDIA, 12 OTHER RETAIL BANKING MARKETS

April 16, 2021

Citigroup Inc on Thursday announced plans to exit retail banking in 13 markets across Asia, which includes India, and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The statement released by the bank said that it will instead operate its consumer-banking franchise from four wealth centres in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United...

India has stood firm against China, showed it won’t get pushed: CDS

April 16, 2021

India has stood firm along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) against China and has proved that it will not get pushed, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Thursday. Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, General Rawat said that India stood firm in preventing a...

WEEKEND CURFEW IN DELHI AMID 17K NEW CASES; GYMS, MALLS, SPAS SHUT

April 16, 2021

In an attempt to curb the surge in Covid cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced a weekend curfew along with other restrictions. Malls, gyms, spas and auditoriums will be closed. Restaurants will be open for only takeaways and deliveries, not dining in. Cinema...

Real Madrid, City storm into UEFA Champions League semi-finals

April 16, 2021

LIVERPOOL Manchester City advanced into the Champions League semi-finals after bouncing back from one goal down to snatch a 2-1 win over Dortmund (4-2 on aggregate), courtesy of Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden second-half goals. Both teams staged a slow start into the clash but Jude Bellingham’s well-placed opener from...

KOHLI NAMED WISDEN ODI CRICKETER OF THE 2010S

April 16, 2021

LONDON India skipper Virat Kohli has been named Wisden Almanack’s ODI cricketer of the 2010s. Kohli made more than 11,000 runs in the period, averaging over 60 and scoring 42 hundreds. The decade began with him winning the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2011, and he added a Champions Trophy...

Will Dhoni’s Chennai up their ante against Punjab?

April 16, 2021

OUR CORRESPONDENT MUMBAI Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have their work cut out as they take on buoyant Punjab Kings in their second match of the IPL 2021 on Friday night.The MS Dhoni-led side put in a horrible performance on the field in their first match against Delhi Capitals, dropping catches...

NEED TO WORK ON PLAN B IF WE WANT TO WIN A MEDAL IN OLYMPICS: CHIRAG SHETTY

April 16, 2021

NEW DELHI World number ten doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been on top of their game and the duo would be expected to perform to the best of their ability in order to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. The duo was recently knocked out...

Morris’ cameo, Miller magic help RR beat DC

April 16, 2021

MUMBAI Back against the ball, left-handed batsman David Miller produced a 62-run knock and it was followed by Chris Morris’ cameo of 36 runs off just 18 balls as Rajasthan Royals defeated Delhi Capitals by three wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday here at the Wankhede Stadium....

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