Day: June 19, 2019

UN chief warns against criminal exploitation of COVID-19 recovery resources

Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN

3:19 pm June 19, 2019

Geneva: More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday. In its annual global trends report, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) described the figure of 70.8 million at the end of 2018 as […]

20-yr-old man gets new lease of life after heart transplant at AIIMS

Fear of new foods may up heart disease, diabetes risk

3:15 pm June 19, 2019

London: Food neophobia — or fear of new foods — may lower the quality of a person’s dietary intake, and increase the risk of lifestyle disorders such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Food neophobia is an eating behaviour trait in which a person refuses to taste and eat food items or foods they […]

‘India to generate over 2 million outbound tourists annually by 2020’

3:11 pm June 19, 2019

Dubai: India is estimated to generate over 2 million outbound luxury and MICE tourists annually by 2020, reinforcing the country’s influence as a key source market for MICE and luxury travel, according to a new report by the organisers. According to figures published ahead of the 7th Annual MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) India […]

Rahul Gandhi should apologise for calling PM Modi coward: Rajasthan BJP chief

Modi wishes good health, long life to Rahul Gandhi on his birthday

3:03 pm June 19, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished good health and a long life to Congress president Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. Modi took to Twitter to convey his wishes to Gandhi, who turned 49 on Wednesday. “Best wishes to Shri Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and […]

We have not stuck to our batting mantra in last two games: Morgan

Never thought I could play a knock like that: Morgan on six-hitting record

2:58 pm June 19, 2019

Manchester: England skipper Eoin Morgan, who smashed a world record 17 sixes in his side’s 150-run crushing of Afghanistan in a World Cup game, said he never thought a knock like that could come from his bat. Morgan blasted an incredible 17 sixes — the most in ODI history — during his game-changing knock of […]