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Chinese climber becomes 1st blind Asian to scale Everest

6:16 pm May 31, 2021

KATHMANDU: A Chinese climber who became the first blind Asian to scale Mount Everest says he aims to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents and then travel to the North and South Poles. Zhang Hong, 44, is also the third blind climber internationally to reach the world’s highest peak. Following his guides and […]

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

6:01 pm May 31, 2021

New Delhi: The BCCI will ask for one month’s extension to decide on hosting the T20 World Cup in India amid the looming COVID-19 threat when the all-powerful ICC Board holds a virtual meeting on Tuesday to discuss a host of other issues as well. While earlier, it was decided that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly […]

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

Delhi likely to receive Russian COVID vaccine Sputnik V after June 20: Kejriwal

5:37 pm May 31, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital is expected to receive the Russian COVID-19 vaccine- Sputnik V after June 20, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday. “They are importing the vaccines right now, and they will allot a section of their imported vaccines to the Delhi government,” he stated. The remark from Delhi CM came […]

Duchess of Cambridge Kate ‘hugely grateful’ for 1st vaccine dose

10:36 pm May 29, 2021

LONDON: The Duchess of Cambridge has received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as Britain extends its inoculation program to younger people. Kate, the 39-year-old wife of Prince William, received her shot at London’s Science Museum, a mass vaccination center near the couple’s home at Kensington Palace, according to a photo posted on their […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

South Delhi MP accuses AAP govt of ‘favouring’ liquor mafias

9:18 pm May 29, 2021

New Delhi: Accusing the Kejriwal government of ‘favouring’ liquor mafias, South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri on Saturday alleged that the food grains given to the poor by the central government are being deliberately rotted so that it can be sold to liquor mafias at cheap prices. Further arguing that the Kejriwal’s policies remain ‘favourable’ for […]