Day: January 13, 2021

Chuck Norris denies being at Capitol attack after lookalike’s image goes viral

3:03 pm January 13, 2021

Los Angeles: Veteran action star Chuck Norris has denied that he was part of the mob that attacked the Capitol Hill last week. The 80-year-old actor’s name was trending through Tuesday after a picture was uploaded to Twitter, showing a Donald Trump supporter next to a man with a likeness to Norris, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Norris, however, denied that he was the man in […]

Amazon India launches academy to help students prepare for JEE

1:58 pm January 13, 2021

Bengaluru: Amazon India on Wednesday announced the launch of Amazon Academy to help students preparing for the JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) to engineering colleges. The online preparation offering will equip students within-depth knowledge and practice routines required for the JEE,through curated learning material, live lectures and comprehensive assessments in Math, Physics and Chemistry, it said […]

Anushka and Virat appeal to paparazzi to not click their daughter’s picture

1:52 pm January 13, 2021

Mumbai: Actor-producer Anushka Sharma and her cricketer-husband Virat Kohli on Wednesday urged paparazzi to not click photos of their newborn daughter. Kohli had announced the arrival of their first child on January 11, saying that both the baby and Sharma were healthy. The couple has now written a note to the paparazzi fraternity in Mumbai, urging them to respect their daughter’s privacy. […]

12-year-old boy charred to death in J-K's Samba

Man tied to tree, burnt to death in Odisha

1:49 pm January 13, 2021

Angul: A 25-year-old man was burnt to death in Odisha’s Angul district allegedly by his relatives for regularly creating nuisance after getting drunk,police said on Wednesday. The incident took place on Tuesday evening at Kalamunda village falling under Handapa police station limits, they said. According to locals, the man was tied to a tree and […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China sees spike in coronavirus cases ahead of WHO team visit to probe COVID-19 origins

1:46 pm January 13, 2021

Beijing: China’s COVID-19 cases crossed the 100-mark for the first time in recent months, ahead of Thursday’s visit of the WHO team to Wuhan to probe the origins of the coronavirus. The number of coronavirus cases in China climbed to 115 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Wednesday, adding that 107 of the infections were locally […]