Monthly Archives: August 2021

4 magnitude earthquake hits west Assam, tremors felt in north Bengal

Guwahati, Aug 23 (PTI) Assam was hit by an earthquake of magnitude 4 on Monday afternoon, an official bulletin said. As per the National Center...

Ligament tear rules Bajrang out of worlds, brings early end to his 2021 season

New Delhi, 23 Aug: Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Punia will not compete in the upcoming wrestling World Championships after being advised a six-week rehabilitation...

The Hundred is going to get bigger and better, feel Warne and Pietersen

London, 23 Aug: The Hundred is going to 'get bigger and better' in the coming years, feel spin legend Shane Warne and former England...

Harmanpreet, Gurjit, Sreejesh in short-list for FIH annual honours

Lausanne, 23 Aug: The Indian men's hockey team drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh and his female counterpart Gurjit Kaur were on Monday nominated for the FIH...

Cincinnati win lifts Zverev to fourth in ATP rankings

PARIS, 23 Aug: Alexander Zverev's victory in the Cincinnati Masters saw the German leapfrog Rafael Nadal to take fourth spot in the new ATP...

I’m happy people are talking about me: Rahane on criticism for slow batting at...

Leeds, 23 Aug: India vice captain Ajinkya Rahane on Monday dismissed criticism he and Cheteshwar Pujara faced for slow batting during the Lord's Test...

Shaili is more or less like me, will be happy to see her break...

New Delhi, 23 Aug: Small, frail and not even in top three -- that was Shaili Singh when Anju Bobby George first saw her...

Liverpool refuses to release Salah for World Cup qualifiers

Cairo, 23 Aug: Liverpool has refused to release Mohamed Salah for Egypt's upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of coronavirus restrictions, the country's soccer...

China hints at providing financial aid to Taliban controlled Afghanistan

Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) China on Monday hinted at stepping up financial assistance to the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, saying it will play a positive...

Lanka lauds India’s ‘continuous support’ to combat COVID; $15 mn offer to enhance religious...

Colombo, Aug 23 (PTI) Sri Lanka's newly-appointed foreign minister G L Peiris on Monday appreciated India's "continuous support" for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive

London, Aug 23 (PTI) Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private...

China says ‘shocked’ by suicide bomb attack on Chinese nationals in Pakistan

Beijing, Aug 23 (PTI) China on Monday said it is shocked by last week's suicide bomb attack on a vehicle carrying Chinese personnel in...

Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1 amid chaotic evacuations

Kabul, Aug 23 (AP) A firefight just outside Kabul's international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest...

UN agencies call for ‘humanitarian airbridge’

Berlin, Aug 22 (AP) The World Health Organization and UNICEF are calling for a humanitarian airbridge to be set up immediately to allow the...

UK To Urge Extension Of Kabul Evacuations At G7 Talks

London, United Kingdom, Aug 23: Britain said Monday it would urge the United States to extend an end-of-the-month deadline for evacuations from Afghanistan, while...

Ukraine’s leader vows to do all he can to bring back Crimea

KYIV, Ukraine, 23 Aug (AP) — Ukraine’s president on Monday vowed to do all he can to bring back the peninsula of Crimea, annexed...

US VP Harris believes SE Asia, Indo-Pacific will dictate future of world

Singapore, Aug 23 (PTI) US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she believes that Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific will dictate the future...

CM lays foundation stone of 200-bedded multi-specialty hospital at RKMH

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday laid the foundation stone of a 200-bedded multi-specialty hospital at the Ramakrishna Mission Hospital (RKMH)...

State reports 2 Covid deaths on Sunday

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: The state reported two Covid-19 deaths on Sunday, taking the death toll to 259. One of the deaths was registered on...

APWWS urges APSCW to scrap clauses in draft marriage & inheritance bill

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) has written to the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) to scrap Clauses...