Day: February 6, 2021

Legendary talent, mighty force: Hollywood remembers Christopher Plummer

2:33 pm February 6, 2021

Los Angeles: Hollywood celebrities, including the ”Knives Out” team of actor Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and filmmaker Rian Johnson, have paid tributes to veteran star Christopher Plummer who died on Friday. The award-winning actor, who played Captain von Trapp in the classic film ”The Sound of Music”, died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side. In a career spanning five […]

Climate change may have influenced emergence of coronavirus, says study

2:17 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi: Climate change may have influenced the outbreaks of the novel coronavirus as well as the 2002-03 SARS pandemic virus, suggests a new study which says the global crisis triggered by the release of greenhouse gasses likely altered the distribution of bat species that carry these pathogens. The study, published in the journal Science of […]

Security upped at Delhi borders as farmers set to hold ‘chakka jam’

1:53 pm February 6, 2021

New Delhi: The Delhi Police intensified security at all border points of the city as thousands of personnel including paramilitary forces have been deployed to deal with any situation emerging out of the nationwide ‘chakka jam’ being held on Saturday by the farmers protesting the Centre’s new agri laws, officials said However, the Samyukt Kisan […]

Root, Stokes take England to 355/3 at lunch on Day 2

1:30 pm February 6, 2021

Chennai: England continued their domination over India and stretched their innings to 355 for 3 to be in the driver’s seat lunch on the second day of the opening Test of the four-match series here on Saturday.England resumed their innings at 263 for three and added 92 runs in the first session. Playing his milestone […]

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

UN chief: UN will seek to unite world, reverse Myanmar coup

1:25 pm February 6, 2021

United Nations: Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged Friday that the United Nations will do everything it can to unite the international community and create conditions for the military coup in Myanmar to be reversed. The UN chief told a news conference it is absolutely essential to carry out the Security Council’s calls for a return to […]

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