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KL Rahul should replace Shaw in playing XI: Gavaskar

7:03 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: Legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar wants KL Rahul to open in place of an out-of-form Prithvi Shaw in the second Test against Australia at the MCG from December 26. The former India captain wants Shubman Gill to play in the middle-order. ”India will look at making 2 changes. Firstly, maybe KL Rahul should replace Prithvi Shaw as an opener. At No. 5 or No. 6, Shubman Gill should come […]

New coronavirus strain: India suspends all UK flights from Wednesday to Dec 31

6:32 pm December 21, 2020

New Delhi: All flights connecting the UK and India will remain suspended from Wednesday till December 31, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday in view of the emergence of a mutated variant of the coronavirus there. Moreover, it said passengers coming from the UK through flights till Tuesday midnight would be tested for COVID-19 […]

Nepal PM Oli gets Parliament dissolved amidst infighting; Oppn cries foul over ‘controversial’ move

7:55 pm December 20, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal’s embattled Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and got the President to dissolve Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” within the ruling dispensation. President Bidya Devi Bhandari dissolved Parliament’s House of Representatives at Oli’s recommendation and announced mid-term […]

Nepal PM Oli recommends Parliament’s dissolution amidst power tussle; Oppn cries foul

2:14 pm December 20, 2020

Kathmandu: Nepal’s beleaguered Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday sprang a surprise on his rivals and recommended the dissolution of Parliament, a controversial move amidst a prolonged tussle for power between him and former premier Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda”. An emergency Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Oli decided to recommend President Bidya Devi Bhandari for the dissolution of Parliament’s House of […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Air India privatisation unlikely to conclude this fiscal

1:44 pm December 20, 2020

New Delhi: Privatisation of Air India may spill into next fiscal year as the divestment process is unlikely to conclude in the remaining a little over three months of 2020-21, an official said. Salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group and US-based fund Interups Inc were among ”multiple” entities that put in preliminary bids last week for buying […]