COVID-19 pandemic

ICC Board defers decision on T20 World Cup till June 10

11:21 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Board on Thursday deferred a decision on all agenda items, including the fate of the T20 World Cup in Australia, till June 10. The World Cup is scheduled from October 18 to November 15 but there is intense speculation about the event being postponed due to the COVID-19 […]

Major fire at hotel in south Mumbai; 25 rescued

1:44 pm May 28, 2020

Mumbai: At least 25 people were rescued after a major fire broke out in a five-storey hotel in south Mumbai on Wednesday night, officials said. Twenty-five doctors were residing in Hotel Fortune near Metro Cinema when the blaze broke out, according to the fire brigade officials. The BMC has arranged temporary accommodation for emergency and […]

Trump demands immediate answer from governor on RNC capacity

8:41 pm May 25, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump demanded Monday that North Carolina’s Democratic governor sign off immediately on allowing the Republican National Convention to move forward in August with full attendance despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Trump’s tweets Monday about the RNC, planned for Charlotte, come just two days after the North Carolina recorded its largest daily increase […]

Donations for Ayodhya mosque made tax-free

Bihar celebrates Eid in the shadow of COVID-19 scare

7:32 pm May 25, 2020

Patna: It was Eid-ul-Fitr with a difference in Bihar on Monday which none had anticipated and, is being wished by all, may never recur in future which holds out the spectre of “social distancing” becoming the new normal on account of the long shadow cast by the COVID-19 pandemic. With mosques remaining closed, the familiar […]

IPL will help spread positivity: Dhawan

1:26 pm May 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Premier League will help spread positivity and change the mood of the people during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who is hopeful that the glitzy T20 tournament will take place this year. The coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 55 lakh people while causing 3.4 lakh […]