Tag: INDIA
1983 World Cup Winner Yashpal Sharma No More, Teammates Shocked
Former India batsman Yashpal Sharma, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning side, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 66 leaving his former champion teammates in disbelief. ....
COVID Hits Indian Team In England; At Least One Player Tests Positive
One of the 23 Indian cricketers in the ongoing tour of England has tested positive for COVID-19 during the 20-day break and will not be travelling with the team to Durham on Thursday. ....
After Pant, India's Throwdown Specialist Also Tests Positive For Covid-19: Report
After Rishabh Pant, the Indian cricket team's throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani has also tested positive for Covid-19, news agency PTI reported on Thursday. "Indian cricket team's throwdown specialist Dayanand Garani tests positive for COVID-19 in England, two others from contingent also isolated," the news agency tweeted. ....
ICC Announces Groups For 2021 T20 World Cup; India Placed In Group B Alongside Pakistan
India and Pakistan have been drawn together in Super 12, or the second stage, of the men's T20 World Cup as the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced the groups for the tournament to be played from October 17 to November 14 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. ....
India Reports 38,079 New Covid Cases, 560 Deaths In 24 Hrs
India reported 38,079 new coronavirus cases, lower than Friday and 560 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, the active cases in the country now stand at 4,24,025. The recovery rate has climbed to 97.31 per cent. ....
India To Be First Country To Have DNA Vaccine: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said it is not correct to say that the third Covid wave will affect children as in the two waves till now children were relatively less infected. ....
BSF Distributes Sweets On Indo-Pak And Bangladesh Border On The Occasion Of Bakrid
Bakrid is one of the most important festivals of Islam religion and is celebrated with great pomp across the country. On this occasion people are seen congratulating each other. Meanwhile, Border Security Force (BSF) and Pakistani Rangers shared happiness with each other by giving sweets to each other on the India and Pakistan International Border in Barmer district of Rajasthan. During this, the soldiers of both countries were seen following the Covid-19 rules. ....
7 Indian Navy Teams Start Flood Rescue In Maharashtra
The Western Naval Command, Mumbai has mobilised flood rescue teams and helicopters to provide assistance to the state for rescuing those marooned in flood-hit areas of Raigad and Ratnagiri, defence officials said here on Friday. ....
No Moderna Doses For India Till 2022: Report
The Indian government’s discussions with US pharmaceutical major Moderna for making its mRNA technology-based coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine part of the country’s vaccine programme may continue till 2022 because the US company’s supplies of the vaccine are “fully booked till 2021” according to an internal government report.....
89,000 Rendered Homeless In Flood-battered Maharashtra
As rains finally took a break, the flood-ravaged districts of Maharashtra presented a grim scenario with over 89,000 people evacuated and only beginning to grapple with the idea of how to rebuild their lives, officials said here on Saturday. ....
