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Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

French Open postponed by a week because of pandemic

4:54 pm April 8, 2021

Paris: The French Open tennis tournament will be delayed by one week because of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers said Thursday. The clay-court Grand Slam tournament was set to start on May 23, but first-round matches will now get underway on May 30. The French tennis federation said the decision was taken in order to maximize […]

India's Tests against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

T20 World Cup in India on track despite pandemic woes, says ICC

5:07 pm April 7, 2021

Dubai: The International Cricket Council does not yet see the need to activate its backup plan for the Twenty20 World Cup and is sticking to hosting the event in India later this year despite the country experiencing a record COVID-19 surge recently. India reported a record 115,736 new cases on Wednesday, a 13-fold increase in […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

4th wave of COVID pandemic in Delhi, micro-containment zones being created: Jain

10:49 pm April 5, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi is witnessing a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic and to tackle it testing capacity has been ramped up while micro-containment zones were being created where two or more cases are being reported, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Monday. The national capital recorded 4,033 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays

10:38 pm April 4, 2021

Paris: The French city of Lyon’s main stadium opened as a mass vaccination center during Easter weekend, and thousands spent the holiday lining up for injections at hippodromes, velodromes or other sites as France tried to speed up shots amid a new rush of coronavirus cases. But as Europe celebrated its second Easter in a […]

In Easter speech, Pope Francis calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

10:33 pm April 4, 2021

Vatican City: Pope Francis in his traditional Easter Sunday address denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continue to rage even as the coronavirus pandemic has triggered severe social and economic suffering and swollen the ranks of the poor. Francis tempered his “Urbi et Orbi″ address (Latin for ”To the city and to the world”) wishes […]