• Shaktiman Star Mukesh Khanna Quashes Death Rumours, Says ‘I Am Perfectly Alright’ 12 May 2021 10:03 Mukesh Khanna, best known for starring in superhero show "Shaktimaan" and playing Bhishma Pitamaha in the television series "Mahabharata", has dismissed the rumours about his death, insisting that he is safe and healthy. The 62-year-old …
  • People urged to follow guidelines during Eid holidays to avoid Covid spread 12 May 2021 08:36 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry Wednesday urged the people to cooperate with the government and follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to stay safe from coronavirus pandemic. In a video message, he warned that …
  • The Latest: India adds 4,205 deaths amid strain on hospitals 12 May 2021 05:45 NEW DELHI — India has confirmed 4,205 more deaths, setting another daily record and taking its official COVID-19 toll past 250,000 as it battles a ferocious surge in infections. Around 370,000 new cases were added in the last 24 hours, pushing India’s …
  • Indian COVID-19 strain surfaces in Nigeria, diseases centre alerts NCDC 12 May 2021 04:31 • Strain detected in Osun, Edo same with India’s, different in characteristics – ACEGID prof • There should be announcement that vicious strain already in Nigeria, counsels Tomori The COVID-19 strain, which is currently ravaging India,  has been found in …
  • Before the latest withdrawal of Vinsmart, Japanese giants like Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp also dropped out of the Vietnamese television market. 12 May 2021 03:56 A Vsmart televison. — Photo techz.vn HÀ NỘI — Before the latest withdrawal of Vinsmart, Japanese giants like Panasonic, Toshiba, and Sharp also dropped out of the Vietnamese television market. Panasonic, Toshiba and Sharp televisions are no longer found at …
  • Kashmir is not an internal matter of India: Qureshi 12 May 2021 01:45 By News Desk ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan was firm on its stance that Kashmir was not an internal matter of India as he walked back a recent statement in which he had described Article 370 as an “internal matter …
  • No dialogue with India until it restores Kashmir autonomy: Imran 12 May 2021 01:45 By News Desk ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday categorically stated that Pakistan would not resume talks with India until it restores the special status of occupied Kashmir as he parried opposition’s criticism over Foreign Minister Shah …
  • In Greece, thousands of asylum-seekers are waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine 12 May 2021 01:13 Back home in Afghanistan, Rahima Yousefi was a security guard at a women’s prison. Today, she’s on the lookout for dangerous COVID-19 rumors circulating at the refugee camp where she’s waiting out her asylum application. “Some people don’t believe in COVID …
  • The Latest: Canada stops giving Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine 11 May 2021 22:28 TORONTO — Canada’s largest province says it will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine due to concerns over blood clots. Ontario Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams says the decision has been made out of an abundance …
  • Lessons Of The Pandemic For Our Collective Humanity 11 May 2021 22:07 The most telling lesson of the coronavirus pandemic is that “no one is safe until everyone is safe.” It is an indisputable proof of our biological connectedness which is even more consequential for life and livelihood than the digital connectivity that is …
  • The Latest: Indian woman among 3 killed by rockets from Gaza 11 May 2021 20:27 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it’s widening its military campaign: JERUSALEM — The Israeli Foreign Ministry says one of the …
  • Global Broadcasting Transmitter Market 2021 Research Report with COVID-19 Impact, by Future Trend, Growth rate and Industry Analysis to 2026 11 May 2021 18:16 The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. May 11, 2021 (CDN Newswire via Comtex) -- MarketsandResearch.biz has announced an exclusive report titled Global Broadcasting Transmitter Market 2021 by Manufacturers, …
  • Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment 11 May 2021 17:50 SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to give tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic more time to pay past-due rent.Currently tenants have until July, but the legislation will extend the deadline to next Feb. 28 …
  • PM warns India against becoming a pawn in western world’s China containment policy 11 May 2021 16:52 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday warned India against becoming a pawn in China containment efforts being made by the western world, saying that if India stood against China, it would destroy itself. Responding to a question during a live …
  • How China is using social media to polish its image globally 11 May 2021 16:23 Brussels China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media. Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the party’s most …
  • New thinking required, not failed past policies 11 May 2021 14:07 Once again Scotty from marketing is starting up a new campaign big on spin, small on detail. Graeme Henchel, Yarra Glen Alternative economic strategy urgently needed The combination of relying on economic growth and a so-called “cash splash” central to the …
  • Privatisation fetish will ensure budget spending splurge fails 11 May 2021 14:06 For the increased aged care funding (yay!) can we please have built-in checks that it must be used for actual care. We need to explicitly ensure that there is no way it can contribute the profits of private providers or distributions to investors in …
  • Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza 11 May 2021 13:07 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it's widening its military campaign:JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft have attacked another …
  • The Latest: Ore. bill extends deadline for late-rent payment 11 May 2021 12:57 SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have passed a bill to give tenants who are struggling with financial hardships due to the pandemic more time to pay past-due rent. Currently tenants have until July, but the legislation will extend the deadline to next Feb. …
  • Think outside the banana: Save those skins for two delicious, and unconventional, recipes 11 May 2021 12:08 In November, Nigella Lawson shocked the nation when she demonstrated a recipe from her latest cookbook, Cook, Eat, Repeat, on her BBC television show of the same name. It wasn’t royal family-level scandalous. Still, based on public reaction, you’d think …
  • The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza 11 May 2021 11:11 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it’s widening its military campaign: JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft have attacked another building …
  • IPL ads, Dogecoin frenzy may have triggered 'informal' curbs on crypto exchanges 11 May 2021 10:33 Indian banks enforced “informal restrictions” on cryptocurrency trading after concerns surfaced around money laundering at Indian crypto exchanges, the Dogecoin frenzy among investors and following an aggressive marketing push through repeated TV ads …
  • 11 deaths due to oxygen shortage spark tension at Tirupati's Ruia Hospital 11 May 2021 08:07 Nellore: Tension prevailed at SVR Ruia Hospital in Tirupati following the death of 11 Covid-19 patients in the ICU allegedly because of the drop in the oxygen pressure while filling the life-saving gas in the storage tankers late on Monday evening. …
  • Malayalam screenwriter-actor Madampu Kunjukuttan dies of Covid-19 11 May 2021 07:59 Malayalam screenwriter-actor Madampu Kunjukuttan passed away on Tuesday. He was 81. The acclaimed writer was taken to a private hospital in Thrissur after he developed high fever. He was later diagnosed with the coronavirus. A native of Thrissur, Madampu …
  • The Latest: Rhode Island to vaccinate kids as young as 12 11 May 2021 07:44 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State officials say Rhode Island expects to start offering Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to children ages 12 to 15 later this week now that the Food and Drug Administration has authorized its use for that age group. Tuesday’s announcement …
  • Entertaining people in the times of Covid-19: Tujhse Hai Raabta actor Sehban Azim calls it Catch-22 situation 11 May 2021 05:15 “The show must go on.” Many may credit Queen for giving us this phrase but they would be wrong, for it has been the lifeblood of performers and entertainers, perhaps from  the times humans realised that stories made us better, in relation to ourselves and …
  • Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter 11 May 2021 04:36 BRUSSELS >> China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media. Liu Xiaoming, who recently stepped down as China’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, is one of the …
  • Coronavirus hotspot reveals plight of Portugal’s migrant farmhands 11 May 2021 02:50 LISBON — Portugal’s coronavirus numbers have plummeted. Lockdown easing has filled cafés and restaurants, tourists are starting to return. For one remote corner of the country, however, spring has intensified the pandemic ordeal. Authorities imposed a …
  • Pap diary: Sonakshi meets Huma & more 11 May 2021 02:29 The lockdown in Mumbai has restricted the movement of Bollywood celebs in and around the city. While only a few actors such as Rakhi Sawant, Sonakshi Sinha and others were seen stepping out of their house today, fitness freaks like Mandira Bedi, Emraan …
  • Covid-19 Crisis in India: Cases hold close to record highs 11 May 2021 01:40 Coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs yesterday, increasing calls for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lock down the world's second-most populous country. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths …
  • Can Elon Musk’s SpaceX take Dogecoin 'to the Moon'? 11 May 2021 01:03 By Joanna Ossinger The rise of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin has reached a new level after the token was used to pay for a lunar satellite launch. SpaceX, Elon Musk’s commercial rocket firm, will embark on a Moon voyage in 2022 carrying a so-called cubesat …
  • India’s COVID-19 cases hold close to record highs as calls widen for lockdown 10 May 2021 22:57 “A failure of governance of epic and historic proportions,” Vipin Narang, a political science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States, said on Twitter. Sonia Gandhi, the chief of the main opposition Congress party, …
  • Tejaswi Surya’s urbane veneer can’t hide his vitriolic politics 10 May 2021 21:23 Since 2019, Karnataka has had its own Ajay Bisht aka Yogi Adityanath. His looks, age, educational background — and not least his sartorial style — unsuccessfully conceal the same extreme, intemperate impulses. It was Tejasvi Surya who, even before he …
  • Oil pares gain after pipeline unveils timeline to restore service, gold steady 10 May 2021 21:19 Crude rally eases as Colonial Pipeline to resume service  Crude prices were slightly higher after the Colonial Pipeline remained closed for a third day following a cyber-attack.  Energy markets didn’t bite that this would be a prolonged delay as the spike …
  • India’s filmmakers are confining their scripts to small spaces 10 May 2021 20:46 Writers and directors of films and web shows are developing content, keeping social distancing and strict covid protocols in mind. So, song and dance sequences are out, and so are crowd scenes. Also being avoided are intimate scenes and exotic locales. The …
  • Cov test on 136 Tolly technicians, 10 +ve 10 May 2021 20:10 Kolkata: On Monday morning, 136 free Rapid Antigen Tests were done for technicians engaged in the shooting of serials like ‘Mithai’, ‘Agnishikha’ and ‘E Poth Jodi Na Sesh Hoy’ at the Bharatlaxmi Studio. The results, which came in by evening, showed that 10 …
  • Ravi Dubey tests positive for Covid-19: ‘I am in the care of my near and dear ones’ 10 May 2021 20:02 Popular television actor Ravi Dubey has tested positive for Covid-19. The actor shared the news on Monday night via an Instagram post. “Hi guys, just got my report. It’s positive. Would advice anyone who has come in close contact with me in the past few …
  • The 2021 Arkansas Times Academic All-Star team 10 May 2021 19:44 The 2021 Arkansas Times Academic All-Star Team, the 27th team the Times has honored, includes quiz bowl savants, budding novelists, future engineers and doctors and championship athletes. There’s rarely a B on the transcripts of these students in not just …
  • EU needs to mobilise, make vaccines available globally 10 May 2021 19:35 It might not be the most pragmatic approach for immediate aid, but a World Trade Organisation (WTO) proposal to waive patent protection on Covid-19 vaccines and assist less affluent nations has put the spotlight where it belongs — on humanity itself. The …
  • FTII students flag issues with online sessions 10 May 2021 19:31 Pune: A section of the students as well as the main students’ body of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) have written to the institute’s management, demanding relaxation of attendance norms in online classes owing to the pandemic and …
  • Think Outside the Banana. Eat the Peel. 10 May 2021 18:06 In November, the British cookbook author and food personality Nigella Lawson shocked her nation when she demonstrated a recipe from her latest cookbook, “Cook, Eat, Repeat,” on her BBC television show of the same name. It wasn’t Royal Family-level …
  • Arzan Nagwaswalla on being named as standby for ENG tour: My entire journey flashed before my eyes 10 May 2021 17:16 Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who was picked in the group of standby players for India's Test squad, revealed that his entire journey from group cricket to first-class and List-A cricket flashed in front of his eyes when he learned that he was …
  • Smart Appliances Market 2020 Industry Size, Share, Growth Prospects, Key Players, Development Scenario, Future Opportunities and Forecast by 2027 10 May 2021 16:40 May 10, 2021 (Heraldkeepers) -- Market Research Future published a research report on "Smart Appliances Market Research Report- Forecast 2027" - Market Analysis, Scope, Stake, Progress, Trends and Forecast to 2027. Industry Insight While 2020 is …
  • The Beatles and a Set List from Business - Rob Bell writes for Business Live 10 May 2021 16:38 Life is what happens when you are making plans, said John Lennon and perhaps every SME should go deeper into The Beatles lexicon when thinking ahead. After all, Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple and so much besides once said that every business decision he …
  • For This Book on Uyghurs, I Hesitated To Be a Suicide Bomber 10 May 2021 15:46 INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, May 10, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Maxime Vivas is a French writer and journalist. According to his two visits to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwest China in 2016 and 2018, he wrote a book …
  • Anthony Fauci calls on India to lock down nationwide to 'break the chain of transmission' 10 May 2021 14:45 Calls are growing for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths hold close to record highs, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Key points: The fall in cases followed a monthly low of 1.47 …
  • Myanmar’s journalists keep reporting on the run from the junta 10 May 2021 13:40 On February 1st, a few hours after Myanmar’s military coup, the team leaders of media group Mizzima held an emergency meeting in Yangon. The outlet’s senior journalists had begun devising a back-up operating plan days before the putsch, as rumours of the …
  • France detects 20 cases of Indian COVID variant: Health minister 10 May 2021 12:32 The coronavirus variant first detected in India appears to be on the rise in France, which has now recorded at least 20 cases, according to the country’s health minister. On Monday, Olivier Veran told French news channel LCI that people affected had been …
  • News24.com | Covid wrap | Italian woman gets six doses of vaccine in error, India cases hold close to record high 10 May 2021 12:23 A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error. Indian coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs on Monday, increasing calls for the government to …
  • Little COVID-19 respite for India as calls for lockdown mount 10 May 2021 12:11 India records slight dip in COVID-19 numbers Agency Report India reported 366,161 new COVID-19 cases and 3,754 deaths on Monday, a little off recent peaks, taking its tally to 22.66 million with 246,116 deaths. But the slight dip did not mollify the cries …
  • Musk’s betrayal could be Dogecoin’s Kool-Aid moment 10 May 2021 12:04 Elon Musk, the founder of electric car maker Tesla and father of Dogeland, did the ultimate betrayal. The cultist leader of the cryptoland on his much anticipated appearance on Saturday Night Live, jokingly described Dogecoin as a ‘hustle’. Musk’s …
  • Broadcast Equipment Market Production Analysis, Opportunity Assessments, Market Revenue, Advancement Strategy and Geographical Performance Forecast to 2027 10 May 2021 11:54 May 10, 2021 (Heraldkeepers) -- Market Highlights Broadcasting is the widespread distribution of mass media or files across different regions over a large audience. This broadcasting is done by electronic methods of mass communication. This widespread mass …
  • POLITICO Playbook: The best and the biggest: Superlatives to start your week 10 May 2021 11:51 DRIVING THE DAY Happy Monday, Playbookers. The two big events in D.C. this week, at least that we can forecast with any confidence, happen Wednesday. The House Republican Conference will vote to remove LIZ CHENEY as conference chair. That same day JOE …
  • BBC TV to point out males’s and ladies’s T20 internationals this summer time 10 May 2021 11:24 Former England World Cup winner Isa Guha will present live TV coverage and highlights programmes this summer Four England Twenty20 matches – two men’s and two women’s games – will be televised live on the BBC this summer as part of a comprehensive package …
  • Sun TV donates 30 crore for Covid-affected 10 May 2021 11:19 Sun TV Network has donated Rs 30 crore to help people fight the second wave of Covid-19 in the country. The television network put out a statement on Monday, which spoke about how they would be supporting the initiatives by the state and centre governments …
  • India COVID cases hold close to record highs as calls widen for national lockdown 10 May 2021 10:37 Indian coronavirus infections and deaths held close to record daily highs on Monday, increasing calls for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lock down the world's second-most populous country. The 366,161 new infections and 3,754 deaths …
  • BBC TV to show men's and women's T20 internationals this summer 10 May 2021 09:31 Former England World Cup winner Isa Guha will present live TV coverage and highlights programmes this summerFour England Twenty20 matches - two men's and two women's games - will be televised live on the BBC this summer as part of a comprehensive …
  • Calls for shutdown mount as India's COVID-19 cases dip from peak 10 May 2021 08:56 Experts have said India's actual figures could be far higher than reported. [Reuters.] Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs on Monday, increasing pressure on the government …
  • The Shadow Of Satellite On Negroponte Switch 10 May 2021 07:06 In the '70s, the idea of the Negroponte Switch was presented by Prof. Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Labs, which postulated "What is in the air will go under the ground. And what is underground will go into the air.” What did that mean? It meant …
  • When COVID hit, China was ready to tell its story 10 May 2021 06:31 In the fall of 2019, just before global borders closed, an international journalists’ association decided to canvass its members about a subject that kept coming up in informal conversations: What is China doing? What it found was astonishing in its scope. …
  • India COVID cases dip from peak as nationwide lockdown calls grow 10 May 2021 06:21 Calls are growing for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The health ministry on Monday reported 366,161 new infections …
  • India's Covid cases dip from peak, calls for... 10 May 2021 05:47 Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs on Monday, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The health ministry reported 366,161 new infections and 3, …
  • India's COVID-19 cases dip from peak, calls for shutdown mount 10 May 2021 05:18 NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) -Calls grew for India to impose a nationwide lockdown as new coronavirus cases and deaths held close to record highs on Monday, increasing pressure on the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The health ministry …
  • Asian stocks lifted by US jobs miss, oil rises on pipeline attack 10 May 2021 03:48 HONG KONG: Markets mostly rose in Asia on Monday following a record close on Wall Street as a well-below-forecast US jobs report eased inflation concerns, while oil prices climbed more than one percent after a crucial US pipeline was put out of action by a …
  • Saudi Arabia could help reduce tensions between Pakistan, India: minister 10 May 2021 02:51 ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud has said his country could play a role in reducing tensions between Pakistan and India. He said so while responding to a question during an interview with Pakistan Television that …
  • KSA can help reduce Pak, India tensions: Saudi FM 10 May 2021 02:45 ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud has said the Kingdom can play a role to reduce the tension between Pakistan and India and commended the recent ceasefire between the neighbouring countries as an “excellent step in …
  • Crypto punters vent online over WazirX payment snag 10 May 2021 02:38 Since Saturday morning many traders could not place bets on India's largest crypto-currency exchange WazirX as they were unable to transfer funds to the bourse. Annoyed punters took to social media and reached out to the exchange, WazirX which said …
  • India turns to ex-army medics amid Covid surge 10 May 2021 00:07 (MENAFN - Gulf Times) India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence ministry said yesterday, as the country grapples with record Covid-19 infections and deaths amid calls for a complete …
  • India to recruit ex-army medics as COVID-19 overwhelms healthcare system, officials say 09 May 2021 19:33 India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, the defence ministry said on Sunday, as the country grapples with record COVID-19 infections and deaths amid calls for a complete nationwide lockdown. Some 400 …
  • India turns to ex-army medics for help 09 May 2021 17:04 India will recruit hundreds of former army medics to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, as the country grapples with record COVID-19 infections and deaths. The move comes amid calls for a complete nationwide lockdown. Some 400 medical officers are …
  • The Politics Behind India’s COVID Crisis 09 May 2021 11:05 Among the world’s autocratic populists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of India, is distinguished as a storyteller. He offers beguiling accounts of Hindu identity and Indian greatness, with the aid of allied newspapers and television networks, as well as on …
  • Covid resurgence derailed investment, expansion plans: Rasna 09 May 2021 08:22 The surge in COVID-19 cases across the country has derailed fruit drink concentrate maker Rasna's marketing investment and expansion plans for the current financial year. "Investment plans related to marketing have been postponed. We also had very …
  • B.C.’s South Asian media stars hold benefit for COVID-19-stricken India 09 May 2021 00:10 A number of stars of British Columbia’s film and television industry are coming together on Saturday to hold a virtual benefit for India, as the country grapples with a horrific COVID-19 epidemic. Sabrina Rani Furminger, the voice of the YVR Screen Scene …
  • India Sees Deadliest Day Of Pandemic With COVID-19 Deaths Topping 4,000 08 May 2021 19:46 India reported its highest daily death toll — 4,187 people — on Saturday, weeks into the world's worst wave of coronavirus cases that's leaving people without lifesaving hospital beds, oxygen and drugs. In all, nearly 240,000 people in India are …
  • Covid-19 surge hits India's southern states prompting more lockdowns 08 May 2021 14:32 BENGALURU, India — Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown …
  • India's daily Covid death toll tops more than 4,000 for first time 08 May 2021 11:25 For the first time, India has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-19 related deaths as cases continue to surge across the country and two more states go into lockdown. Saturday's record of 4,187 deaths takes the country's official death toll from the …
  • India virus crisis pressures leader to call lockdown 08 May 2021 09:12 NEW DELHI -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it would exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country's health system …
  • India records over 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for first time 08 May 2021 08:14 India reported on Saturday a record high 4,187 coronavirus deaths and 401,078 confirmed cases, according to official figures. The new data comes as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown. Overall …
  • Covid-19: India's virus surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns 08 May 2021 06:41 Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown. At over …
  • India's surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns 08 May 2021 06:04 Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi s government to implement a nationwide shutdown. At over 300,000, …
  • These South Asians in Toronto are helping with India's COVID-19 crisis — while managing their grief from afar 08 May 2021 01:06 As India grapples with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, many South Asians in the Toronto area are rallying together to help.  "Our heart is broken to see the images on the television of what is happening in India," said Steve Gupta, founder of  …
  • 'I am trapped': Federal travel restrictions leave Winnipeg man stranded in India 07 May 2021 22:23 WINNIPEG -- A Winnipeg man says federal travel restrictions in Canada have left him trapped in India. In January, Satinder Singh travelled to Ludhiana, Punjab in India to take care of his mother who had been suffering from terminal liver cancer. Singh said …
  • India COVID surge prompts more lockdowns 07 May 2021 21:57 Two southern states in India are the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to implement a nationwide shutdown. At more than 300,000 …
  • China condemns bomb attack on Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed 07 May 2021 21:05 China on Friday strongly condemned the bomb attack in Maldives which injured Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and wished him a speedy recovery. Nasheed, 53, was wounded in the blast on Thursday night outside his home and was being treated in a hospital …
  • “Total helplessness”: the accountability crisis behind India’s Covid-19 surge 07 May 2021 18:00 “What is most stressful these days is this feeling of total helplessness," says Dr Amir Maroof Khan, 44, a professor of community medicine at Delhi’s University College of Medical Sciences. "Medical science teaches us to treat patients, but it …
  • India sets grim record of more than 414,000 new COVID cases a single day as pressure builds on Modi for nationwide lockdown 07 May 2021 15:00 The global tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus-borne illness COVID-19 climbed above 156 million on Friday, and India set another record with 414,188 new cases in a 24-hour period, as Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE started the process of applying for …
  • India faces a surge of cases in rural areas where election campaigns were held. 07 May 2021 12:59 LiveUpdated  May 7, 2021, 8:57 a.m. ET May 7, 2021, 8:57 a.m. ET Japan is extending lockdown restrictions less than three months before the Olympics. The U.S. and nations in Europe are debating vaccine access for countries in need. Here’s what you need to …
  • Renowned Music Composer Vanraj Bhatia Dies At 93 07 May 2021 12:00 Celebrated music composer Vanraj Bhatia died on Friday at his residence in Mumbai. He was 93. He had been facing medical issues for the past several years on account of his advanced age. Trained in Western classical music and equally steeped in Indian …
  • Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again 07 May 2021 11:48 NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country's health system …
  • Maldives police say blast that hurt former President Mohamed Nasheed act of terrorism 07 May 2021 11:09 The Maldives police said Friday an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed was an act of terrorism but no suspects were identified. Australian police said they are ready to assist the investigation. Nasheed, 53, was wounded in the blast …
  • No end in sight to seafarer crisis amid India Covid surge 07 May 2021 09:54 Hundreds of thousands of seafarers risk being stuck at sea beyond the expiry of their contracts because of India’s surging coronavirus outbreak, according to one of the world’s largest independent crude ship owners. The situation suggests that a maritime …
  • India Covid: Second wave 'will devastate the world if not brought under control' 07 May 2021 08:55 India's second wave of coronavirus is a threat to the world and needs to be urgently brought under control, the country's main opposition leader has said. Rahul Gandhi issued the dire warning as he called on Prime Minister Modi to begin a second …
  • COVID cases in India have risen to a record 414,188; deaths 3,915 | waves are Coronavirus pandemic News 07 May 2021 08:23 India has reported a record daily increase in 414,188 coronavirus cases, with COVID-19 deaths rising by 3,915, according to data from the Ministry of Health. There are currently a total of 21.49 million coronavirus infections in India. The death toll has …
  • Pressure grows for strict India shutdown 07 May 2021 07:30 With India's coronavirus cases reaching a new record each day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under growing pressure to impose a harsh nationwide lockdown. Many medical experts, opposition leaders and some Supreme Court judges say a strict lockdown is …
  • Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again 07 May 2021 07:20 New NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces growing pressure to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact. The pressure Friday comes as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the …
  • Raging pandemic disrupts India’s multi-million dollar cricket league 07 May 2021 06:54 By Mikaela Viqueira New Delhi, May 7 (EFE).- The sudden decision to suspend the Indian Premier League earlier this week after some players tested positive for Covid-19 despite a strict bubble arrangement is set to cause enormous losses to the cricket …
  • India’s COVID cases rise by record 414,188; deaths swell by 3,915 07 May 2021 06:21 India has reported a record daily rise in coronavirus cases of 414,188, while deaths from COVID-19 swelled by 3,915, according to the health ministry data. India’s total coronavirus infections now stand at 21.49 million, while its total fatalities have …
  • Pressure rises for India lockdown; surge breaks record again 07 May 2021 04:53 NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced growing pressure Friday to impose a strict nationwide lockdown, despite the economic pain it will exact, as a startling surge in coronavirus cases that has pummeled the country's health system …
  • How the US can avoid the COVID-19 outbreak happening in India 06 May 2021 23:02 RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN)- India is counting 400,000 new cases and 4,000 deaths from COVID-19 a day. Public health experts believe it’s an under counting of the real number. The surge in cases there could have impacts across the globe. “A pandemic anywhere is a …
  • India Doctor Makes Desperate Plea for Oxygen as Pandemic Supplies Dwindle 06 May 2021 16:14 MUMBAI - When oxygen supplies at Shri Ram Singh Hospital in New Delhi ran critically low a week ago, Dr. Gautam Singh, who runs the facility, hit the road at night to plead for oxygen from suppliers and also put out a desperate appeal on social media. …
  • IPL ads, Dogecoin frenzy may have triggered 'informal' curbs on crypto exchanges 11 May 2021 10:33 Indian banks enforced “informal restrictions” on cryptocurrency trading after concerns surfaced around money laundering at Indian crypto exchanges, the Dogecoin frenzy among investors and following an aggressive marketing push through repeated TV ads …
  • The Latest: Norwegian Cruise Line may skip Florida’s ports 07 May 2021 19:25 MIAMI — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line is threatening to skip Florida ports because of the governor’s order banning businesses from requiring that customers be vaccinated against COVID-19. The company says Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order conflicts with …
  • What's happening around New Mexico May 7 - May 13 07 May 2021 13:12 NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Check out community events happening May 7 – May 13 around New Mexico. Albuquerque Events May 7 – The Friday Night Market at El Vado – The Friday Night Market features your favorite local growers, artisans, musicians in New Mexico’s …
  • The Latest: Connecticut data show COVID-19 vaccine effective 07 May 2021 10:23 HARTFORD, Conn. -- Of the more than 1.4 million Connecticut residents who are now fully vaccinated, 242 later became infected with COVID-19, according to data released Friday from the state Department of Public Health.Among the 242 so-called “vaccine …
  • Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, May 6-13 06 May 2021 14:36 The Getty Villa Museum in Pacific Palisades reopened on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)   EVENTS   California Trout’s Trout Camp Gala – 50th Anniversary Celebration:The event is shown online with live …
  • Some Oxygen For Siddique Kappan, Please? 12 May 2021 10:03 If democracy is the name of our body politic, freedom is its oxygen. Its most precious resource, without which only the dirge remains to be sung. At a time when the case of Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal and her now-deceased scientist-father Mahavir …
  • How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina review – a satire on modern India 12 May 2021 09:27 The opening chapter of How to Kidnap the Rich comes to a close with the narrator, a chai wallah’s son and con artist, clarifying that this isn’t a story about poverty, it’s a story about wealth. A few pages further in, we’re told that Delhi isn’t saffron; …
  • In quest for financial security players should not abandon West Indies cricket. “You need to find balance”, says Ambrose 12 May 2021 08:44 Sir Curtly Ambrose said while he fully endorses regional players plying their trade across the world to secure their financial futures, he believes those players should equally make themselves available to play for the West Indies. There have been several …
  • From fantasy to superheroes to Disney magic, podcasts will make stay at home family moments special 12 May 2021 07:58 Many Gen X and millennials still reminisce about the days when on-the-go family entertainment was synonymous with radio, which often played non-stop through car and bus rides, at family picnics, and elsewhere. It gave everyone a sense of imagination – each …
  • Covid-19: How fake news is hampering Ivory Coast’s vaccination efforts 12 May 2021 06:54 Issued on: 11/05/2021 - 16:01 Disinformation online has led to a sluggish vaccine roll-out in Ivory Coast. Ivorian and international health authorities have told FRANCE 24 that they are concerned about the pandemic of fake news. While this problem …
  • Domestic cricket taught me patience, routine: Arzan Nagwaswalla 12 May 2021 06:31 Image Source : TWITTER Arzan Nagwaswalla Left-arm pace bowler Arzan Nagwaswalla, who has been picked as a standby bowler for India's tour of England, has credited domestic cricket for realising the importance of routine and patience. "The grind in …
  • NRA's bankruptcy case tossed by judge 12 May 2021 05:51 DALLAS – A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case Tuesday, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial abuses and aims to put it out of business. The judge was …
  • Blaming envoys for the mess 12 May 2021 05:41 GOVERNANCE has never been the Imran Khan administration’s forte but his government’s incompetence in running foreign affairs is truly calamitous. The prime minister’s perception of diplomacy is as flawed as his populist politics. His virtual address to …
  • GOP says Walz wasting federal coronavirus aid 12 May 2021 01:35 Minnesota legislative Republicans are accusing Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of wasting federal coronavirus aid, saying that it should be up to the Legislature instead how federal aid dollars are appropriated. A Republican proposal that would have put that …
  • Jerusalem tensions: Death toll rises amid rocket fire and airstrikes 12 May 2021 01:29 More than 200 rockets fired toward Israel since Monday Over 20 people killed in Gaza, including children, after Israel retaliated Two Israeli citizens in Ashkelon have died from rocket fire Hamas has launched rockets at Tel Aviv after a major Israeli …
  • Jay Ambrose: The Biden compassion threat 12 May 2021 00:42 Too much of the Biden administration now comes down to self-righteous compassion and fiddle-faddle analysis without a hint of wisdom, or even of common sense. A recent example — with more to be reviewed — is an absurd decision to strip U.S. pharmaceutical …
  • Give India resources to make vaccines, says Dr. Fauci 11 May 2021 23:56 New York, May 11 (IANS) Anthony Fauci, the top US expert on Covid-19, has called on countries to provide India with resources to make its own vaccines or donate vaccines. “India is the largest vaccine-producing country in the world. They’ve got to get …
  • Indian Association of Sacramento discusses COVID-19 crisis in India 11 May 2021 23:35 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lloyd, whose role as kindly Dr. Daniel Auschlander on TV’s “St. Elsewhere” was a single chapter in a distinguished stage and screen career that put him in the company of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin and other …
  • Trump says Biden's weakness has emboldened Palestinian terror attacks on Israel 11 May 2021 23:03 Donald Trump has claimed that President Joe Biden's 'weakness' is to blame for escalating violence in Israel, where Hamas has vowed to turn the Jewish state into 'a hell' after rockets fired from Gaza killed two Israeli women following …
  • Nancy Sinatra: ‘My advice to young people is don’t get married so young. Have an affair’ 11 May 2021 22:17 Nancy Sinatra was thrilled to see the back of Donald Trump last week – even as his getaway helicopter ascended to her father’s most famous tune. “It doesn’t matter,” the singer says, that the disgraced former president used “My Way” as his swansong. “It’s …
  • #ArrestMunmunDutta Trending: Actress apologises for using 'B' word, asked to 'Shut up' | Details 11 May 2021 22:03 TV star Munmun Dutta has landed herself in hot waters Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma star Munmum Dutta has landed herself in hot waters. The popular actress used a casteist slur while sharing a vlog. The actress used the word "Bhangi" and said …
  • When and where can you watch the Levante match against Barcelona? 11 May 2021 20:55 Don’t be satisfied in La Liga while you keep playing with him after the weekend, the results have not seen any of the four title contenders. Barcelona and Atletico tied 0-0 at Camp Nou, while Real Madrid and Seville tied 2-2 in the capital. On the midweek …
  • To beat stress, families are seeking refuge in classic movies 11 May 2021 20:47 A Bengaluru-based product development manager said seeking anonymity that she has turned to her childhood memories to overcome the emotional distress that she is going through. The 28-year-old, who lost her grandmother last year, is not just keeping a tab …
  • The Latest: Indian woman among 3 killed by rockets from Gaza 11 May 2021 20:27 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it’s widening its military campaign: JERUSALEM — The Israeli Foreign Ministry says one of the …
  • Jazz is fine and dandy in Israel's Mitzpe Ramon 11 May 2021 18:25  Yossi Fine has been there and done that, and often with some of the biggest names in the global music industry. His bio to date includes synergies with the likes of iconic rockers David Bowie and Lou Reed; jazz royalty guitarist John Scofield; and pianist …
  • Mr Infallible? 11 May 2021 16:47 Indian politics has a penchant for throwing surprises every now and then. With Narendra Modi at the helm, political analysts have only gotten used to more frequent moments of bewilderment. For they have struggled to explain certain trends and results that …
  • TV Narendran 11 May 2021 16:29 Industry seeks participation in COVID-19 vaccination programme: CII18 Feb, 2021, 05.47 PM ISTThe industry body has suggested that industry be involved fully in the massive inoculation drive to ensure that the vaccines reach those that most needed it in an …
  • 15 Valley restaurants receive $3,500 COVID relief grants 11 May 2021 16:17 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Several locally-owned eateries are getting some extra support from the California Restaurant Foundation. Fifteen restaurants were given grants up to $3,500 to survive the pandemic. The restaurant must be opened and owned by a …
  • Mark Mobius says inflation threat won’t go away anytime soon 11 May 2021 14:16 By Ben Bartenstein and Annmarie Hordern The world’s largest money managers may be underestimating the durability of inflation after a record wave of money printing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, according to veteran investor Mark Mobius. This will pose a …
  • Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza 11 May 2021 13:07 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it's widening its military campaign:JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft have attacked another …
  • Covid-19: Remembering the ones we have lost 11 May 2021 12:07 © Getty Images The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated lives the world over and more than three million people are reported to have died since the virus first emerged in December 2019. Cricket has not been exempt from the ravages. In this space, we take a …
  • Foxconn's iPhone 12 production in India smashed by COVID-19 11 May 2021 11:42 Production of the iPhone 12 at Foxconn's plant in India's Tamil Nadu state has fallen by more than half due to employees being hit by COVID-19, the British news agency Reuters reports. The south Indian state was shut down on Monday, with officials …
  • The Latest: Israeli aircraft strike another building in Gaza 11 May 2021 11:11 JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on confrontations between Israelis and Palestinians, sparked by weeks of tensions in contested Jerusalem and as Israel has signaled it’s widening its military campaign: JERUSALEM — Israeli aircraft have attacked another building …
  • Opinion | How crowds are acting as super spreaders of coronavirus 11 May 2021 10:53 Image Source : INDIA TV Opinion | How crowds are acting as super spreaders of coronavirus There appeared to be some relief from the rising surge in fresh pandemic cases on Monday when the number of fresh Covid-19 cases went below the 4-lakh mark after a …
  • IPL ads, Dogecoin frenzy may have triggered 'informal' curbs on crypto exchanges 11 May 2021 10:33 Indian banks enforced “informal restrictions” on cryptocurrency trading after concerns surfaced around money laundering at Indian crypto exchanges, the Dogecoin frenzy among investors and following an aggressive marketing push through repeated TV ads …
  • King of the Baggers: A slice of pure American folklore goes racing 11 May 2021 09:54 Take a ramshackle group of racing misfits and some wildly inappropriate machinery, add a couple of finely honed professional athletes, throw in a rivalry that dates back more than a century, top it off with a beer and a cheeseburger, and what do you get? …
  • Killers of the Flower Moon: Leonardo DiCaprio shares first look at Martin Scorsese serial killer film 11 May 2021 09:46 The first look at Martin Scorsese’s new serial killer drama has been shared online by Leonardo DiCaprio Last month, the 78-year-old director began shooting his new film Killers of the Flower Moon, an adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling book, It …
  • The Lure of H Mart, Where the Shelves Can Seem as Wide as Asia 11 May 2021 09:17 At the H Mart on Broadway at 110th Street in Manhattan, the lights are bright on the singo pears, round as apples and kept snug in white mesh, so their skin won’t bruise. Here are radishes in hot pink and winter white, gnarled ginseng grown in Wisconsin, …
  • Kerala's 'Iron Lady'' K R Gowri Amma no more 11 May 2021 08:38 Legendary Marxist firebrand and former minister K R Gowri, one of the founding leaders of the Communist movement in Kerala and the lone woman member in the state's first cabinet, died at a private hospital here on Tuesday. She was 102 and had been …
  • Neil Drysdale: Lions tour of South Africa will be massive test for Gatland’s squad 11 May 2021 08:21 It was like being in a gladiatorial arena. With a mob of testosterone-packed, partisan South African fans screaming their backing for their rugby brethren and flicking cigarette ash and crumbs of biltong onto the media pack sitting below them at King’s …
  • WHO Classifies Indian Covid-19 Mutation As A ‘Variant Of Concern’ 11 May 2021 08:07 Topline As India continues to face a devastating second wave of the pandemic, the World Health Organisation on Monday classified the coronavirus variant first detected in the country–B.1.617—as a variant of concern following preliminary findings which …
  • Checkmate COVID: Vishy Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise COVID relief fund 11 May 2021 08:04 Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand and four other Indian Grandmasters will play simultaneous online exhibition matches against other chess players on Thursday to raise funds for COVID-19 relief work in the country. Any player who has a Chess.com …
  • Amit Kumar says he didn’t enjoy Indian Idol 12 Kishore Kumar special: ‘I wanted to stop the episode’ 11 May 2021 05:14 In last week’s episode of Sony TV’s singing reality show, Indian Idol 12, the contestants and the judges paid tribute to the legendary singer and actor Kishore Kumar. They sang 100 songs of the singer over the two episodes, and the makers also invited his …
  • Dangal Games Raises Series A For $1 Million 11 May 2021 04:35 Dangal Games which is a Real Money Games platform run by Xeta Gaming Pvt Ltd has raised their Series A round to the tune of $1 million (Rs. 7.3 Crore). The platform operates Poker Dangal and Rummy Dangal. JR Laddha Financial Services Pvt Ltd acted as the …
  • IPL teams, players donate for COVID-19 relief efforts 11 May 2021 04:00 Photograph: Kind courtesy BCCI/IPL   In response to the terrifying surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, Indian Premier League teams have joined the effort to fight the crisis by announcing donations and carrying out initiativesin this dire time of …
  • FM retracts his ‘India’s internal matter’ remarks 11 May 2021 03:58 ISLAMABAD: Two days after his remarks about abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian constitution drew opposition’s ire, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday made it clear that nothing about Jammu and Kashmir could be India’s internal matter. “ …
  • The 2021 New York State Labor Power 100 11 May 2021 03:24 For generations, New York has been at the forefront of the fight for worker rights. In 1909, Clara Lemlich rallied her fellow textile workers in the Uprising of the 20,000 to demand better working conditions. Two years later in 1911, outrage over the …
  • Coronavirus hotspot reveals plight of Portugal’s migrant farmhands 11 May 2021 02:50 LISBON — Portugal’s coronavirus numbers have plummeted. Lockdown easing has filled cafés and restaurants, tourists are starting to return. For one remote corner of the country, however, spring has intensified the pandemic ordeal. Authorities imposed a …
  • Young Cricketer Arzan Nagwaswalla Talks About Futility Of 'Comparing Yourself With Anyone,' And Virtues Of Patience 11 May 2021 01:26 Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who will fly to the UK with the Indian team as a stand-by player, says shutting down comparisons, staying patient and focussing on routine played a key role in yielding the desired outcome for him. (More Cricket News) Only …
  • India’s Double Mutant Covid Strain More Transmissible Than Other Variants: WHO 11 May 2021 01:26 The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday categorised the double mutant variant of coronavirus found in India as a “variant of concern”. According to reports, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan also said that the Indian variant is more contagious …
  • Has the Indian Covid-19 variant reached Qatar? 11 May 2021 00:55 As of now, the people of Qatar are safe from the Indian variant, Dr. Al Khal said on Sunday. The deadly Indian variant of the coronavirus has not reached Qatar due to strict measures to ensure protection among the community, said Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, …
  • Hard at Work 11 May 2021 00:16 Mama’s House became the first organization in the Coachella Valley to conduct its annual fundraiser event in person in mid-April, giving attendees a chance to meet the two guests of honor — former NFL running back Herschel Walker and radio and TV …
  • Indian origin man charged with assaulting, killing mom on Mother’s Day eve 10 May 2021 23:51 An Indian origin man has been charged with assaulting and killing his own mom on the eve of Mother’s Day, according to a New York prosecutor. “What should have been a celebration of Mother’s Day became a brutal, tragic nightmare for a Queens family,” …
  • SpaceX, a Tesla for the skies 10 May 2021 20:56 May 9th 2021 WHAT GOES up must come down. That was certainly true of dogecoin, a cryptocurrency enthusiastically promoted by Elon Musk. It surged before the weekend after Mr Musk’s latest tweet about it, but slumped after he jokingly called it “a hustle” …
  • EU needs to mobilise, make vaccines available globally 10 May 2021 19:35 It might not be the most pragmatic approach for immediate aid, but a World Trade Organisation (WTO) proposal to waive patent protection on Covid-19 vaccines and assist less affluent nations has put the spotlight where it belongs — on humanity itself. The …
  • Curry Pizza Company offering free pizza to health care workers 10 May 2021 19:08 FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A local restaurant is offering health care workers a delicious deal in honor of National Nurses Week. Curry Pizza Company is giving all health care workers a free medium pizza on Tuesday, May 11. RELATED: Restaurant Combines Indian …
  • Chinese smartphone shipments to India set to be hit by COVID-19 surge 10 May 2021 18:58 A number of Chinese smartphone brands, which dominate the Indian market, may take a sharp hit due to the COVID-19 crisis that has engulfed the world's second largest phone market. A report in the South China Morning Post said Xiaomi, realme, OPPO and …
  • Coty Progresses Under CEO’s New Vision As Priyanka Chopra Jonas And Adwoa Aboah Come Aboard 10 May 2021 18:27 Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been named as Max Factor's global ambassador. (Photo by ... [+] Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) FilmMagic New York-based beauty giant Coty COTY is finally turning the page on sales and profitability through a …
  • Coronavirus News: Nassau County, South Asian-American community sending aid to India 10 May 2021 18:26 LONG ISLAND (WABC) -- Nassau County officials joined together with the South Asian-American community, civic, and religious leaders to announce a major aid campaign to help India in this third wave of the pandemic. The country hit an all-time high of 4,000 …
  • Indian Health Camp of New Jersey holds vaccination drives 10 May 2021 18:24 Indian Health Camp of New Jersey hosted to vaccination drives. This is the photo from May 1, showing people participation in getting the vaccine. Photo courtesy IHCNJIndian Health Camp of New Jersey – IHCNJ, a non-profit tax exempt organization held COVID- …
  • Coronavirus digest: German interior minister Horst Seehofer tests positive 10 May 2021 18:14 German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesman announced on Monday. The 71-year-old minister is isolating at home and is not yet experiencing any symptoms. The CSU party member received one dose of the Pfizer- …
  • Son Amit on Indian Idol's Kishore Kumar epi 10 May 2021 17:25 The Indian Idol 12 episode telecast on Kishore Kumar songs last weekend has been blasted by netizens saying that Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya sang Kishoreda's songs very badly and even the participants did no justice. ETimes TV called up Amit …
  • There is no point in comparing yourself with anyone: Arzan Nagwaswalla 10 May 2021 17:06 Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who will fly to the UK with the Indian team as a stand-by player, says shutting down comparisons, staying patient and focussing on routine played a key role in yielding the desired outcome for him. Only a few Parsi …
  • Independent on Sunday's Happy List 2015: The full list of people who make life better for others 10 May 2021 14:18 Welcome to the Independent on Sunday’s eighth annual Happy List, a collection of 100 inspirational heroes and heroines whose kindness, ingenuity and bravery make Britain a better place to live. Founded in 2008 as an antidote to the lists that celebrate …
  • Kaun Banega Crorepati 13: How to register for Amitabh Bachchan’s game show? 10 May 2021 14:14 Amitabh Bachchan recently kicked off Kaun Banega Crorepati 13, and starting tonight, one can register for the game show. From May 10, the registration will happen through text messages and the SonyLIV app. Inviting people to register, Big B, in a 20-second …
  • FirstFT: Today’s hot news | Financial Times 10 May 2021 13:34 This article is a live version of our website FirstFT Europe/Africa communication. Register here Let the press release be delivered directly to your inbox every working day morning. Good morning. In order to make FirstFT the best possible state, we …
  • Cindy Hutson Hosts SOBEWFF's Inaugural Beer Dinner at Cerveceria La Tropical 10 May 2021 13:05 ^ Support the independent voice of Miami and help keep the future of New Times free. Cerveceria La Tropical executive chef Cindy Hutson recalls the first time she felt like a professional chef. It was the mid-90's, and she was helming the kitchen at …
  • Our America: Indian population boom in Pennsylvania creates cultural, economic strengths 10 May 2021 12:54 EXTON, Pa. -- Inside a shopping center in the small town of Exton, Pennsylvania sits a shop that seems like it's from the other side of the world. Rich colors and fabrics hang on racks and walls throughout Maa Shakti Boutique. On those racks hang …
  • SRH owners Sun TV Network donate Rs 30 crores to help in India's fight against second wave of Covid-19 10 May 2021 12:27 Kaviya, daughter of Sun TV Network owner Kalanithi Maran, was seen cheering SRH in every game of IPL 2021 (Courtesy of BCCI) Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) owners have decided to donate Rs 30 crores to help in India's fight against the deadly second wave of …
  • India TV's IPL 2021 Team of the Season 10 May 2021 10:33 Image Source : IPLT20.COM India TV's IPL 2021 Team of the Season The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was cut short owing to the rise in COVID positive cases within the bio-bubble, but the 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the …
  • Coronavirus digest: Olympic chief postpones Tokyo trip 10 May 2021 10:25 International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach's visit to Japan, scheduled for later this month, Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizers said on Monday. Japan's state of emergency was extended last Friday until May 31. Bach's visit may not happen …
  • Indian variant not detected in Qatar: Dr. Al Khal 10 May 2021 09:18  10 May 2021 - 9:07 Chair of National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19, Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal Doha: Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), has …
  • Covid in France: Around 20 people in detected... 10 May 2021 08:07 Around 20 people in France have been currently detected with the variant of Covid-19 first found in India, French Health Minister Olivier Veran told LCI TV on Monday. The World Health Organisation has described the Indian Covid variant as a “variant of …
  • The Shadow Of Satellite On Negroponte Switch 10 May 2021 07:06 In the '70s, the idea of the Negroponte Switch was presented by Prof. Nicholas Negroponte of MIT Media Labs, which postulated "What is in the air will go under the ground. And what is underground will go into the air.” What did that mean? It meant …
  • West Indies players in IPL are back home: CWI CEO Johnny Grave 10 May 2021 06:50 All the Caribbean players, who participated in the currently postponed Indian Premier League, have reached home following concerted efforts by the BCCI and their respective franchises, Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave has said. The IPL had to be …
  • ETMarkets Morning Podcast: Metal stocks can rise 6-18% more in a month! 10 May 2021 04:46 Good Morning. Midcaps outdo largecap peers on D-Street Analysts say metal stocks have more steam Crypto punters vent against WazirX after tech snag Dogecoin goes into a tailspin after Musk’s Saturday Night show Hi there. Welcome to ETMarkets Morning, the …
  • SGX Nifty up 135 points; here's what changed for market while you were sleeping 10 May 2021 03:48 NEW DELHI: Dalal Street looks set to kick off the new week on a positive note, even though there is no slowdown in Covid infections and localized curbs by many states continue. US markets closed at records highs on Friday and major Asian Indices traded in …
  • New Zealand cricket coach says IPL bubble felt safe but travel raised concerns 10 May 2021 03:15 Kiwi cricket coach James Pamment says he always felt safe from Covid-19 during his stint in the IPL, but travel for the team became the major concern. Pamment, the fielding coach with the Mumbai Indians, was among a group of players and coaches who arrived …
  • Retail Fears 2021 Inflation Rate & Jobs Data - As Powell & Biden Deflect 10 May 2021 02:07 Businessperson's hand placing red shopping cart over increasing stacked coins getty Headed to Starbucks for a Strawberry Creme Frappuccino? Don’t forget your $40 tee shirt, $100 hoodie, $200 pants, and $300 sneakers. That’s right, $640 to pick up a $5. …
  • Not trained but…Born to Teach 09 May 2021 22:10 Not a trained teacher, but one who is passionate about teaching. It is a ‘love’, not a ‘like’. First degree, BA in Communications with Lang and Lit, UWI Mona, solidified the natural communication instincts. I was a television news anchor at 18, (the …
  • Surviving & Thriving 09 May 2021 20:38 The story starts in India and it begins a long time ago in the year 2000. I could barely reach till my Dad’s waist. It was a usual evening in Kolkata. We were gathered around the dinner table as my parents listened with rapt attention to the accounts of my …
  • Saudi to step in for better India-Pakistan ties 09 May 2021 19:50 ISLAMABAD: Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Sunday said that Riyadh would work to encourage reduction in tension between Pakistan and India. The Saudi FM’s remarks came amid Pakistan PM Imran Khan's three-day visit to Saudi …
  • Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Milestone’ on Netflix, A Quiet Drama That Will Remind You Of ‘Nomadland’ 09 May 2021 13:01 A film festival favorite, Ivan Ayr’s second feature film has been acquired by Netflix. Is the 98-minute drama about a lonely truck driver worth a stream? MILESTONE: STREAM IT OR SKIP IT? The Gist: A recently widowed truck driver Ghalib (Suvinder Vicky) has …
  • The Book Report: Reviews from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (May 9) 09 May 2021 12:38 By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles With summer on the horizon, you may be looking for a new book to savor over vacation. Here are just a few you might enjoy: Penguin “Gold Diggers” (Penguin), a debut novel by Sanjena Sathian, has already been …
  • Best of 80s: The tech that defined the decade 09 May 2021 12:08 The 1980s is a decade that is often remembered for its significant contributions in shaping the tech of the future. The release of Nintendo GameBoy and NES, the rise of Sony Walkman and Trinitron TVs, the popularity of Casio calculator watch, and the craze …
  • OTT will become as popular as TV cable connection now is, says Sriram Manoharan 09 May 2021 08:18 The OTT industry in India has over 3 crore paid subscribers, and the number is increasing leaps and bounds on a daily basis. The COVID-19 pandemic may have proved to be a tipping point for Over The Top (OTT) platforms around the world. New platforms …
  • Pay only for IPL matches played so far, Star Sports tells worried sponsors & advertisers 09 May 2021 07:44 Star Sports has told advertisers who had bought airtime on the now-suspended 14th edition of the popular Indian Premier Leage (IPL) cricket tournament to pay only for the matches that have been played, sources said. Star Sports bagged the IPL’s television …
  • S.N.L. Review: Elon Musk Says He Has Asperger’s, Pokes Fun at Dogecoin 09 May 2021 07:43 In the end, an episode of “Saturday Night Live” hosted by Elon Musk turned out to be exactly that, no more and no less. Musk, the billionaire chief executive of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, appeared in several “S.N.L.” sketches this weekend, playing …
  • Chinese rocket segment Long March 5B Yao-2 disintegrates over Indian Ocean: State TV 09 May 2021 05:48
  • Interviewing the Beatles was the biggest thrill of my life: Kabir Bedi 09 May 2021 04:39 The ever-dashing actor on his work, tumultuous life, and new autobiography 'Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey Of An Actor' Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Journey Of An Actor is not at all an ageing celebrity’s nostalgic autobiography. …
  • Chinese rocket crashes into the Indian Ocean, according to state media 09 May 2021 04:24 Remnants of an out-of-control Chinese rocket weighing 18 tonnes have crashed back to Earth following a space mission. There were fear that pieces of the Long March 5B rocket body could fall on populated areas during its free-fall through the atmosphere. …
  • Chinese rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean: state TV 09 May 2021 03:55 A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean, state television reported Sunday citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne …
  • Standing up for women: Female comedians give India a side-splitting time 09 May 2021 01:00 Silk saris, gold jewellery, oiled hair adorned with loops of jasmine, large spectacle frames and an unapologetic Malayali accent—growing up in the 2000s, it was impossible to miss Lola Kutty, the versatile VJ of Channel V. Lola was the quintessential woman …
  • Travel bosses slam Boris traffic light system which has just 12 green countries 08 May 2021 21:58 Angry industry bosses last night demanded Boris Johnson review his “ridiculous” Covid travel traffic light system – and do it by the end of this month. They are furious the Government has put only 12 countries on its green list and insist many other …
  • ABC Owned TV Stations Airing ‘Our America: Asian Voices’ 08 May 2021 21:09 “Our America: Asian Voices” airs across ABC Owned Television Stations the weekend of May 8-9, and rebroadcasts May 15-16, with a special airing on National Geographic on May 20. The news special celebrates the heritage of the Asian American Pacific …
  • Ashley Cain shares update on £1.6m raised for late daughter Azaylia 08 May 2021 21:00 Ashley Cain has revealed the £1.6 million raised for his late daughter Azaylia's cancer treatment will now be used for her funeral and to set up a children's charity. On Saturday, the grieving father, 30, shared an update on the GoFundMe which was …
  • Fighting an invisible enemy 08 May 2021 12:02 The current covid tragedy in India is unparalleled in the recent political memory of the subcontinent. The only comparable tragedy could be the partition mayhem in mid-20th century, but while in the mayhem one could identify friends and enemies, in the …
  • Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia's record-breaking epic 'Ramayan' is back on TV 08 May 2021 03:17 Image Source : TWITTER/@ADI_RUKHSTER06 Arun Govil, Dipika Chikhlia's record-breaking epic 'Ramayan' is back on TV The late Ramanand Sagar's blockbuster mythological show "Ramayan" is back on television. The serial had gained …
  • TV Bits: ‘Percy Jackson’, ‘Betty’, ‘Scary Stories For Young Foxes’, ‘That Damn Michael Che’, ‘The Kominsky Method’, ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ and More 07 May 2021 23:22 In this edition of TV Bits: Michael Rapaport is starring in a TV series about shoe designer and entrepreneur Steve Madden. Disney is currently looking for their Percy Jackson lead. Noah Centineo gets his own Netflix series. Watch a trailer for Betty season …
  • Samsung rolls out new update for Bixby with support for Indian English 07 May 2021 19:37 Samsung unveiled in March the Galaxy A52 and A72 in India, the successors to the Galaxy A51 and A71. Now, the phones have gained some improvements in terms of their native digital assistant capabilities for the Indian market. Samsung announced today a new …
  • IPL postponement: Indian cricket not a complete loser (Column: Close-in) 07 May 2021 10:56 ‘The show must go on’ was what one had hoped would have been the way forward. Unfortunately, the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic struck the progress of the second half of cricket’s most popular entertainment, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The …
  • Samsung rolls out Bixby update with support for Indian English 07 May 2021 07:38 Samsung rolls out Bixby update with support for Indian English. Samsung announced the addition of Indian English as part of Bixby 3.0 update. In order to improve user experience and make Bixby features more meaningful and contextual to the Indian consumers …
  • Twitter's ban on actor Kangana Ranaut could lead to confrontation with Indian government 07 May 2021 06:05 Beyond her most prominent role as an evil mutant in the 2013 blockbuster Bollywood movie “KRRISH 3,” actor Kangana Ranaut may be best known in India for her tweets. “Kangana Ranaut has a massive Twitter following,” said Nikhil Pahwa, digital rights …
  • Lessons we learnt from the Chinese virus - The Sunday Guardian Live 07 May 2021 06:04 International cooperation during the pandemic has brought out the best and the worst in globalization. Ten countries are reported to have cornered three-quarters of the world’s corona vaccines. 55 countries have the remaining 25%. 130 countries have …
  • Family of Indian Kiwi mum dying every day 06 May 2021 19:08 Shweta Tomar (right) with her parents Rakhir Tomar (mum) and Yashveer Tomar on Piha Beach in 2020. Photo / suppliedThe Herald has joined forces with World Vision to support India in its fight against the COVID-19 outbreak. We're bringing you …