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Ganguly announces cancellation of Asia Cup in September

8:57 pm July 8, 2020

New Delhi: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the Asia Cup, which was scheduled to be held in September. “Asia Cup cancel ho chuka hai, joh September me tha (Asia Cup, which was to be held in September, has been cancelled),” Ganguly told ‘sports tak’ in an instagram live session. There was no […]

In UK libel case, Depp denies hitting ex-wife Amber Heard

8:21 pm July 8, 2020

London: Johnny Depp denied hitting ex-wife Amber Heard in a jealous rage, dangling her tiny dog out a car window and being a Jekyll-and-Hyde monster, as he was cross-examined for a second day Wednesday by a lawyer for British tabloid The Sun. The newspaper is defending a libel claim after calling the Hollywood star a “wife beater.” […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

PM Modi to make major worldwide address to India Global Week in UK

6:53 pm July 7, 2020

London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a major worldwide address, expected to focus on India’s trade and foreign investment prospects, at India Global Week 2020 organised in the UK from Thursday. Modi, who will connect remotely to the event pitched as one of the biggest international events on India’s globalisation, is likely to lay out numerous investment and manufacturing opportunities […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

UK grants asylum to ex-staffer at its Hong Kong consulate

1:36 pm July 3, 2020

London: A former employee at the British consulate in Hong Kong has been granted political asylum in what he believes is the first successful UK asylum case from the former British colony. Simon Cheng, who alleges that he was detained and tortured in China last year, told The Associated Press that he hopes his successful […]

Johnny Depp out of 'Fantastic Beast' franchise after UK libel case verdict

UK judge rejects tabloid’s bid to throw out Depp libel suit

5:47 pm July 2, 2020

London: A British judge on Thursday rejected an attempt by tabloid newspaper The Sun to quash a libel suit from actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused his ex-wife. Depp is suing the newspaper’s publisher, News Group Newspapers, and Executive Editor Dan Wootton over a 2018 article claiming the actor was violent and […]