Daily Archives: August 19, 2021

England recall Malan, drop Sibley for third Test against India

London, Aug 18 (PTI) England on Wednesday recalled batsman Dawid Malan and also added seamer Saqib Mahmood to their squad, apart from dropping struggling...

AFC Cup: Roy Krishna, Subhasish Bose score as ATK Mohun Bagan begin campaign with...

Male, Aug 18 (PTI): ATK Mohun Bagan began their AFC Cup campaign in style with an easy 2-0 win over another Indian club Bengaluru...

Vuelta a Espana: Belgian Jasper Philipsen wins stage five, Kenny Elissonde moves into overall...

Albacete, Aug 18 (PTI): Belgian sprinter Jasper Philipsen won stage five of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, edging a mass dash for the...

Ravinder wins silver at wrestling junior world championships, Yash, Pruthvi Patil, Anirudh win bronze

Ufa (Russia), Aug 18 (PTI): Ravinder settled for a silver medal after being outwitted by his Iranian opponent but Bipasha emerged a surprise finalist...

Indian boxing contingent’s departure for Asian Youth and Junior C’ships delayed due to COVID-19-related...

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI): A "technical issue" with their COVID-19 test reports on Wednesday delayed the Indian boxing contingent's departure for the Asian...

Junior national tennis: Chirag Duhan beats Parv Nage to reach singles quarter-finals

Chennai, Aug 18 (PTI): Top-seed Chirag Duhan of Haryana outlasted statemate Parv Nage in three sets to reach the boys singles quarter-finals of the...

UN peacekeeping missions continue to operate in challenging settings involving terrorists: Jaishankar at UNSC

United Nations, Aug 18 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that the UN peacekeeping missions continue to operate in a variety...

Right’s group: 1,001 killed since military took over Myanmar

Bangkok, Aug 18 (AP) More than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power from the elected...

UK to relocate 5,000 Afghans under new bespoke’ scheme

London, Aug 18 (PTI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday laid out the country's plans for the resettlement of Afghan refugees, primarily women...

Afghan central bank says $9B reserves abroad

Kabul, Aug 18 (AP) Afghanistan's central bank governor says that the country has some 9 billion in reserves abroad and not in physical cash...

China’s Communist Party expels censor accused of corruption

Beijing, Aug 18 (AP) China's ruling Communist Party has expelled a leading internet censor and accused him of a range of crimes and rule...

Pak PM Khan urges int”l community to stay engaged to support Afghan people economically

Islamabad, Aug 18 (PTI) Asserting that Pakistan is reaching out to all Afghan leaders for a peaceful settlement of the current crisis in the...

‘Judge Taliban On Actions, Not Words’: British PM Boris Johnson

London, Aug 18 (AFP): Britain has helped more than 2,000 Afghans to flee the country in recent days, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on...

US health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

NEW YORK , Aug 18 (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid...

Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person

KABUL, Afghanistan , Aug 18 (AP) — The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person...

Data of more than 40 million exposed in T-Mobile breach

NEW YORK , Aug 18 (AP) — The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of just over 40...

New wave of Ethiopian detentions of Tigrayans includes kids

NAIROBI, Kenya , Aug 18 (AP) — Small children are among those held amid a new wave of detentions of ethnic Tigrayans suspected of...

Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27

BORMES-LES-MIMOSAS, France , Aug 18 (AP) — A wildfire near the French Riviera killed two people and was burning out of control Wednesday in...