The price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders has been hiked by Rs 15. After the hike, a non-subsidised 14.2-kilogram cooking gas cylinder will cost Rs 899.50 in Delhi. LPG cylinder rates have increased by an equal amount in other parts of the country State-run oil companies have increased cooking…
Minister of State (Home) Ajay Mishra, who is at the centre of the Lakhimpur Kheri incident with his son being accused of murder, attended his office in the Ministry of Home Affairs at North Block on Monday. He also met Home Minister Amit Shah and discussed the situation arising out of Sunday’ incident and…
Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini said he was ashamed ‘as an Italian’ by the racist abuse directed at Napoli players by Fiorentina fans on Sunday. Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who is Black, said he was abused by Fiorentina fans, while the Gazzetta dello Sport reported his team mates Victor Osimhen and…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the revelations by whistleblower Frances Haugen in a post on his official page. Zuckerberg also termed Monday’s six-hour global outage as the ‘worst’ the company has had in years. In his lengthy post, which Zuckerberg initially shared with Facebook employees, he claimed…
It is natural for people to feel excited during the festive season, but they must not forget that the pandemic is very much on. The government mandates that people wear masks at all times and also follow social distancing. With celebrations for Navratri and Durga Puja beginning soon, Dr Sandeep Patil, chief…
At 63.68 per cent, cigarette-smoking prevalence is the highest among Karnakata’s adult population when compared to other states, a recent survey conducted to assess tobacco control has found. The survey conducted by AF Development Care (AFDC), a research agency, found that ground-level implementation of measures…
Canadian professional tennis player Leylah Fernandez, who lost in the US Open final, said on Tuesday that she has gotten advice from five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova and is eager to return to the court. Fernandez attended New York’s annual Met Gala a day after losing to British schoolgirl Emma…
David Warner may have lost the captaincy and eventually his place at SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) but he will still open the batting for Australia at the T20 World Cup, captain Aaron Finch has said. Finch said that Warner is “one of the best players to ever play the game for Australia” and will come good at…
India dominated the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) Hockey Stars Awards 2020/21 with drag-flickers Gurjit Kaur and Harmanpreet Singh winning the women’s and men’s Player of the Year awards. PR Sreejesh and Savita Punia won the men’s and women’s honours respectively for Goalkeeper…
Zaira Wasim shared her first picture on social media after quitting Bollywood in 2019. The actress had said that acting interfered with her religion. The former actress took to Instagram to post a photo of herself on a bridge. However, her face isn’t visible in the picture, as her back is facing the camera.…