Tag: UN
Ravichandran Ashwin Bowls 43 Overs For Surrey, Picks Just One Wicket In County Tie
R Ashwin's outing with Surrey turned out to be unimpressive as the premier Indian spinner could bag just one wicket in 43 overs he bowled against Somerset in a County Championship match. ....
Punjab: BJP Leaders Taken Hostage Rescued After 12-hour Ordeal
BJP leaders, who were taken hostage with family members by protesting farmers in a house in a Punjab town, were rescued early Monday by police after an over 12-hour ordeal and with the intervention of the high court. ....
Plenty Still Left In The Tank: Gayle After 14,000-run Landmark In T20s
West Indies batsman Chris Gayle, who became the first batsman to reach the 14,000-run landmark in T20s as the hosts defeated Australia in the third T20I here on Tuesday (IST), said there was still "plenty left in the tank" and "there were a lot more runs still to come".....
Emmys 2021 Nominees Announced: ‘The Crown’ And ‘The Mandalorian’ Lead Race
Nominations for the 73rd Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday by the Emmy-winning father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones. ....
UNICEF Chief Henrietta Fore Decides To Resign After Nearly Four Years In Job
Henrietta Fore, executive director of UN Children's Fund (Unicef), has informed the UN secretary-general of her intention to resign, "to devote herself to a family health issue," the United Nations announced on Tuesday. ....
Term Of OBC Sub-categorisation Commission Extended By 6 Months
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved to extend the term of the Commission constituted to examine the issue of sub-categorisation within Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the Central list by six months beyond July 31 this year up to January 31 next year.....
Over 1,000 Rescuers Sent To Save 14 People Trapped In China Tunnel
More than 1,000 rescuers have been dispatched to save the 14 people trapped in a tunnel following floods on Thursday in China's Guangdong Province.....
Brain Implant Turns Paralysed Man's Thoughts Into Words
US researchers have successfully developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences, translating signals from his brain to the vocal tract directly into words that appear as text on a screen. ....
Banned 2 Million Accounts In India: WhatsApp Report On New IT Rules
Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Thursday filed its first monthly grievance redressal report as required under India's new IT norms, saying it banned two million accounts in India alone from the May 15-June 15 period attempting to send harmful or unwanted messages at scale.....
Chunky Pandey Pens Emotional Note For Late Mother
Actor Chunky Pandey posted an emotional note in memory of his mother Snehalata Pandey, who passed away recently. ....
