Watch Highlights Of Team India’s Intra-Squad Match Ahead Of WTC Final

WTC Final: The BCCI took to social media to give fans a glimpse of Team India’s ongoing intra-squad match ahead of their World Test Championship final clash against New Zealand. With the World Test Championship (WTC) final set to begin on June 18, Team India have ramped up their preparations and are currently…

Chinese Researchers Find Batch Of New Coronaviruses In Bats: Report

In a report published in the journal Cell, the Chinese researchers from Shandong University said, “In total, we assembled 24 novel coronavirus genomes from different bat species, including four SARS-CoV-2 like coronaviruses.” Amid renewed calls to probe into the origins of COVID-19, Chinese researchers said…

Mehul Choksi masterminded Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam: India to Dominican High Court

In an affidavit filed before the Dominican High Court, India has cited evidence uncovered by investigative agencies to assert that fugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi masterminded the Rs 13,500 crore PNB scam. HIGHLIGHTS Choksi was arrested last month for illegally entering Dominica Mehul Choksi is one of the key…

Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu becomes 1st Indian weightlifter to qualify for 2021 Summer Games

HIGHLIGHTS Mirabai Chanu is the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for Tokyo Olympics Mirabai Chanu is placed 2nd in the 49kg category (4133,6172 points) on the Absolute Ranking list This will be the 26-year-old’s second Olympics after the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro Superstar athlete Saikhom Mirabai Chanu made…

J&K: Two cops, as many civilians killed as militants open fire in Sopore

Militants fired upon a joint party of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police near Main Chowk Sopore in north Kashmir district around noon. Two policemen and as many civilians were killed and at least three others injured on Saturday when militants opened fire targeting security forces in Sopore town of…

Revision to FAME II subsidies to be game changer for eco-friendly vehicles: Electric 2-wheeler makers

Electric two-wheeler makers on Saturday termed as “a phenomenal move” by the government to increase subsidy for such vehicles by 50 percent under the FAME II scheme saying it would be a game-changer in the adoption of eco-friendly vehicles. The government had on Friday made a partial modification of the…

UN chief extends support to India, South Africa’s initiative of waiving TRIPS for COVID products

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres has extended support to India and South Africa’s initiative at the WTO to waive intellectual property protection for COVID-19 vaccines and products, though he cautioned that “technology transfer” must be backed up by “technical support”. India has…

Barbora Krejcikova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Live: French Open 2021 women’s final updates from Roland Garros

Barbora Krejcikova vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova French Open 2021 women’s final Live Updates: First-time Grand Slam finalists Barbora Krejcikova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are all set to entertain the 5000-odd crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris. Notably, this is the first time that the 25-year-old Czech…

Sona Comstar raises Rs 2497.5 crore from anchor investors before IPO

The company is scheduled to go public on June 14 in a 3-day listing.The company claims it will be the largest IPO by an auto component maker. Sona Comstar filed its preliminary IPO papers in February and was given the green signal by Sebi in May to float the public issue Blackstone-backed Global Automotive Supplier…

China backed APT41 behind SITA and Air India cyber attacks

The recent cyberattack on air travel solutions software major SITA and a number of airlines including Air India have been linked to the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor APT41. Airlines have been warned to comb through their networks and trace the campaign that may be concealed within their networks. SITA is one of…