Day: February 8, 2020

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

42 being monitored in Nagaland for coronavirus

10:19 pm February 8, 2020

Kohima: Altogether 42 persons arriving in Nagaland from China and other countries, affected by the outbreak of novel coronavirus, are being monitored while seven of them have been kept in isolation at their homes, state health minister Pangnyu Phom said on Saturday. Allaying concern raised by opposition leader T R Zeliang in the Assembly, the […]

Ankita wins Nonthaburi ITF doubles title again

10:15 pm February 8, 2020

Nonthaburi (Thailand): Ankita Raina won her third title in two weeks when she triumphed in the final of the USD 25000 ITF women’s doubles event with partner Bibiane Schoofs on Saturday. The top seeded Indo-Dutch team fought off the challenge of Miyabi Inoue and Jia-Qi Kang 6-2 3-6 10-7 in the summit clash. Ankita had […]

One day cricket in this calendar year is not as relevant as T20s and Tests: Kohli

9:58 pm February 8, 2020

Auckland: The high-flying Indians have been brought down by the Kiwis in the ODIs but an unperturbed Virat Kohli says this format is not much relevant this year, referring to the fast-approaching T20 World Cup and the engrossing fight for World Test championship. After the high of T20 series whitewash, the Indians lost the ODI […]

Middle-order flops as India lose ODI series to New Zealand

9:53 pm February 8, 2020

Auckland: New Zealand exorcised the ghost of a nightmarish T20 whitewash with a series-clinching 22-run victory against India in the second ODI on Saturday as the visitors paid the price for poor shot selection. Revenge as they say is a dish best served cold and on a chilly Auckland night, New Zealand defended a total […]

Khamenei: Mass Ramadan events in Iran may stop over virus

Khamenei says Iran must become strong to end ‘enemy threat’

7:40 pm February 8, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that the Islamic republic must become strong enough to ward off the “enemy’s threats” and prevent a war. Khamenei also said Iran had a strong air force despite decades of US pressure and sanctions on the country since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. “We must become strong […]