Day: July 3, 2019

Sachin Tendulkar tests positive for COVID, quarantines himself at home

Dhoni did exactly what was right for the team: Tendulkar

6:55 pm July 3, 2019

Birmingham: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar did not find anything wrong with Mahendra Singh’s approach in the World Cup clash against Bangladesh as he felt the former captain put his team first. Tendulkar’s latest opinion was strikingly different from his criticism of the former captain a few days ago when he questioned the “lack of intent” […]

Two persons shot dead at Lahore airport in Pakistan

2:23 pm July 3, 2019

Lahore: Two Pakistanis returning after performing Umrah in Saudi Arabia were shot dead on Wednesday due to personal enmity at the Lahore international airport, police said, causing panic among hundreds of passengers within the lounge. They were gunned down in the international arrival lounge of the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore at 10 am […]

China spotlights military drill amid Hong Kong protests

2:19 pm July 3, 2019

Beijing: An army-linked newspaper in China has run photos of a week-old military drill in Hong Kong, a move analysts described as a warning to Beijing’s critics as the city grapples with a wave of anti-government protests. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has maintained a garrison in Hong Kong since the former British colony was […]

Omitted from World Cup squad, Ambati Rayudu retires from cricket

2:14 pm July 3, 2019

New Delhi: Ignored for the ongoing World Cup, Indian middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu has decided to retire from all forms of cricket, a BCCI official has revealed. The 33-year-old Andhra batsman was in the official standbys list for the big event in UK but was ignored despite injury to all-rounder Vijay Shankar. Opener Mayank Agrawal […]

SC fixes plea challenging Maha CM’s election for final disposal on Jul 23

2:10 pm July 3, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday fixed for final disposal a plea challenging the election of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to the state assembly for alleged non-disclosure of pending criminal cases against him in the nomination papers. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose said that it […]