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EU Countries and beyond began suspend travel with the United Kingdom
London (Sputnik) :UK government practically locked down parts of the country, including London, after admitting that more than half of all new COVID-19 cases had been caused by a mutated coronavirus strain that can transmit up to 70-percent…
CAA rules to be considered after COVID vaccination starts: Amit Shah
BOLPUR: Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent attack on BJP chief J P Nadda's convoy, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted the Centre has the right to summon state IPS officers responsible for…
London could be under COVID-19 lockdown for months, says UK health secretary
London , December 20 : British Health Secretary Matt Hancock on Sunday raised the prospect that London could be under lockdown for months as he has warned it will be "very difficult" to keep a virulent new strain of the…
Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, no casualties reported
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Five rockets were fired at a major U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday, but there were no casualties, NATO and provincial officials said.
The rockets hit Bagram Airfield, said Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the…
India rise to 53rd on FIFA women’s football rankings
Zurich, Dec 18 India moved two places to 53rd on the FIFA rankings for women's international football, the sport's global governing body announced on Friday.
India gained from Belarus's fall to 56 from 53, which is the biggest drop by…
Two SA players for Sri Lanka series test positive
Centurion, Dec 18 Two members of the South African team have returned positive Covid-19 results in their scheduled first round of testing ahead of the team's entry into the bio-secure environment for their Test series against Sri Lanka,…
Class 3 student from Odisha collected over 5,000 matchboxes from different countries
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) , December 19 (ANI): Unlike many who may prefer to click pictures and save them as a memoir from holidays, a class three student from Bhubaneswar has an unusual passion for collecting matches boxes from across…
New Mysterious Monolith Shows Up in Bolivia: Authorities
BUENOS AIRES, Dec 18 (Sputnik) A mysterious monolith, similar to those found in several other countries, have been found in Bolivia, the authorities of the Samaipata municipality of the Santa Cruz department said. “A metal structure with…
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 74.8mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington, Dec 18 The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 74.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
In its latest update on Friday, the…
Dav Whatmore appointed coach of Nepal
Kathmandu, Dec 17 Former Australia cricketer Dav Whatmore was on Thursday appointed as head coach of Nepal. The former batsman, who played seven Tests for Australia in the 1979, had previously served in coaching capacity in almost all…
RB Leipzig announce signing of Dominik Szoboszlai
Leipzig , December 17 RB Leipzig on Thursday announced the signing of Dominik Szoboszlai, who has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
"Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai joins RB Leipzig. The 20-year-old joins from…
Modi, Hasina highlight need for repatriation of displaced Rohingyas: MEA
New Delhi , December 17 India and Bangladesh, during a virtual summit, highlighted the need for safe, early and sustainable repatriation of displaced persons from Rakhine state back to Myanmar, said the Ministry of External…
US adds India, Thailand and Taiwan to currency manipulation watchlist
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday added India along with Taiwan and Thailand to the "monitoring list" of currency manipulating countries that includes major trading partners like China and six others.
It also branded Vietnam and…
WHO to investigate Covid-19 origins in China’s Wuhan
Geneva, Dec 17 A team of 10 international scientists will travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan next month to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
In the early days of…
Will never allow division in the name of religion: Hasina
"The people of the country will move on towards prosperity, progress and development keeping the religious morale high based on communal harmony," she said on Tuesday evening. The 50th victory day of Bangladesh will be celebrated on…
BJP writes to EC alleging discrepancies in West Bengal’s draft voter list
Kolkata (West Bengal) , December 15 BJP leader and MLA from Rajarhat Sabyasachi Dutta on Tuesday wrote to Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner of India complaining about the discrepancies observed in the functioning of the…
Pashupatinath Temple reopens adhering COVID-19 protocols
Kathmandu , December 16 With COVID-19 protocols in place, revered Hindu shrine Pashupatinath Temple re-opened for devotees on Wednesday morning, the Pashupati Area Development Trust confirmed.
Closed since the first phase of…
No captaincy pressure on Rahane in Kohli’s absence, says Gavaskar
Mumbai: Ahead of the much-anticipated Test series against Australia, former India batsman Sunil Gavaskar feels that there will no pressure on vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane in the absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli in the longest format.…
Lazio are strong but we go in as favourites, says Neuer
Munich , December 15 Bayern Munich have been drawn against Lazio in the last 16 of the 2020/21 Champions League, and although Manuel Neuer dubbed his opponents as a "strong team", the goalkeeper said that his side "go in as…
Karachi, Lahore once again listed in world’s top 10 most polluted cities
Islamabad , December 15 Karachi and Lahore have once again been listed among the top ten cities with the worst air quality in the world, according to the data from IQAir.
While Lahore ranked sixth on the list, Karachi was…
