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No possibility of ODI series against Sri Lanka being rescheduled: BCB
Dhaka , May 8 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury has said that there is no possibility of the ODI series against Sri Lanka being rescheduled.
The three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and…
Nepal PM summons emergency cabinet meeting
Kathmandu , May 8 Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli called an emergency cabinet meeting at his official residence in Baluwatar on Saturday evening which was likely to discuss the COVID-19 crisis.
According to Himalayan Times, the…
Indian Navy and Air Force widen operations for oxygen availability
NEW DELHI: The massive requirement of oxygen availability across the country for COVID-19 patients has acquired the focus of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Navy, who have raised the scale of their operations.
Naval warships have been…
Mary Kom ‘favourite’ to win Asian Boxing Championships
New Delhi , May 7 Six-times AIBA Women's World Champion and five-times ASBC Asian Women's Champion Mary Kom will compete in the flyweight (51kg) in Dubai in the upcoming Asian women's Boxing Championships.
The upcoming ASBC Asian men's…
Indian Air Force scales up its efforts to ferry oxygen containers
New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Intensifying its efforts to aid the civil administration by ferrying oxygen containers and medical supplies, the Indian Air Force's C-17 aircraft have conducted 400 sorties from within the country, including 351 to…
IPL 2021: MI head coach Jayawardene to quarantine in Maldives as Aussie contingent
Mumbai (Maharashtra) , May 6 Mumbai Indians on Thursday informed that the Australian contingent will fly to the Maldives on a special charter flight and will be quarantined for 14 days before the group departs for Australia.
Mumbai…
Biden administration has ignored Pakistan’s outreach for rapprochement: Report
Peshawar , May 7 The United States has ignored Pakistan's hopeful outreach for rapprochement, despite the critical role Islamabad played in persuading the Taliban to negotiate with Washington in Afghan peace settlement.
Despite that…
SL vs Ban: Three-match ODI series to be played in Dhaka
Dhaka , May 5 Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday confirmed that the three-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be played in Dhaka.
The three-match series which is a part of the ODI Super League will be held…
Telangana BJP stages protest against post-poll violence in West Bengal
Hyderabad (Telangana) , May 6 Condemning the post-polls violence that broke out after Trinamool Congress (TMC) won the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Telangana BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay on Wednesday staged a protest at the party…
65 foreign national doctors at AIIMS unpaid for a year: AIIMS RDA
New Delhi , May 6 Amid the raging second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that 65 foreign nationals, including those from Nepal, training…
G7 says JCPOA vital for solving Iran’s Nuclear crisis
Moscow, May 5 (Sputnik) – G7 Foreign and Development Ministers on Wednesday said they considered the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to be crucial for the resolution of the Iranian nuclear crisis, and welcomed contacts between…
Two Additional Bombers Arrive in Qatar to Assist US Pullout From Afghanistan: USAF
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Sputnik) Two additional B-52 bombers arrived in Qatar on Tuesday to provide force protection during the US troop pullout from Afghanistan, the Air Force said.
"Two additional US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft…
Biden, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Discuss Afghanistan, ‘Threat Posed By Iran’
WASHINGTON, May 5 (Sputnik) President Joe Biden in a recent telephone call with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed Middle East issues of mutual interest concerning Afghanistan and Iran, among others, the White…
India, EU reiterate call for immediate & permanent ceasefire in Afghanistan
New Delhi, May 5 (UNI) India and the European Union (EU) on Tuesday called for an immediate, permanent and comprehensive nationwide ceasefire in Afghanistan.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in London to attend the G-7…
BJP has shown remarkable growth in West Bengal : Kangana
Kolkata, May 3 (UNI) After Trinamool Congress won the assembly election with a two third majority, actor Kangana Ranaut has said that BJP has shown remarkable growth in West Bengal.
Taking to her tweeter handle, Kangana said, “BJP has…
Government appoints Rabi Sankar as next RBI deputy governor
MUMBAI: The government has appointed RBI Executive Director T Rabi Sankar as the fourth deputy governor of the central bank.
Sankar fills the vacancy created by the retirement of BP Kanungo on April 2, after completing one-year…
Former BCB president Kamal Ziaul Islam passes away at age of 86
Dhaka , May 3 Former Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Kamal Ziaul Islam passed away on Monday. He was 86.
"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expresses deep bereavement at the passing away of former President of the Board…
Girls’ education, women’s employment focus at G7 ministers’ summit in London
LONDON: A commitment of USD 15 billion to help women in developing countries access jobs and global targets to get girls into school will be the UK's focus for the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting, which begins in London on…
Sri Lanka imposes travel restrictions on air passengers arrivals for two weeks
Colombo , May 3 Sri Lanka on Sunday imposed travel restrictions on the number of air passengers arriving in the country for two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"It has been decided to limit the number of passengers that can…
COVID-19 crisis: Indian Air Force airlifts cryogenic oxygen containers from Germany, UK
New Delhi , May 3 Bring much-needed relief amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the country, the India Air Force (IAF)'s C-17 aircraft on Sunday airlifted four cryogenic oxygen containers from Frankfurt in Germany to Hindon airbase near…
