“Arrest Justified”: Court Warned Narayan Rane Against Repeat Offence

Mumbai:  Union Minister Narayan Rane, who was arrested yesterday in Maharashtra over his “slap Uddhav Thackeray” comment and granted bail within eight hours, has been asked to appear before the police in Nashik on September 2. One of the four FIRs against Narayan Rane has been filed in Nashik. The…

Protection From Pfizer, AstraZeneca Jabs Wanes Within 6 Months: UK Study

London:  Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to researchers in Britain. After five to six months, the effectiveness of the Pfizer jab at…

From ‘Miyanganj’ To ‘Mayaganj’, The Latest In Uttar Pradesh’s Renaming Roster

Lucknow:  A gram panchayat or a local body in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao has proposed changing the name of a block in the district from ‘Miyanganj’ to ‘Mayaganj’ – the latest in a series of proposed name changes across Uttar Pradesh. The term “Miyan” is sometimes used as…

Amarinder Singh To Lead Polls: Congress After ‘Remove Captain’ Calls

New Delhi:  The Congress backed Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh a day after a section of party leaders renewed their rebellion against his leadership. Senior party leader Harish Rawat said Mr Singh will lead the party in the coming state elections. “We will contest 2022 Punjab elections under…

Supreme Court Slams Agencies Over Delay In Probe Against MPs, MLAs

New Delhi:  Agencies like the CBI and Enforcement Directorate were reprimanded today by the Supreme Court over delays in investigations against MPs and MLAs. Cases are pending for 10-15 years and chargesheets are not filed, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said, asking the agencies to explain why. The Enforcement…

Virat Kohli is trying too hard to be error-free: Anjum Chopra decodes India captain’s ordinary batting form

HIGHLIGHTS Virat Kohli has averaged less than 24 in Tests since the start of 2020 Kohli has not hit a hundred in international cricket in 19 months Anjum Chopra said batters, at times, falter when focussing too hard What is wrong with Virat Kohli, the batsman? While the India captain has led the transformation of the…

India in England: I would want Cheteshwar Pujara to improve his strike rate, he bats too slowly, says Brian Lara

HIGHLIGHTS Pujara does the job but I feel he must work on his strike rate, says Lara India will face England in the third Test at Headingley, starting from today Cheteshwar Pujara has failed to score a fifty in the ongoing series against England Cheteshwar Pujara’s batting has been one of the topics of discussion in…

Xiaomi is not done with the Redmi Note 10 line up yet, may add another model

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi may launch another Redmi Note 10 smartphone. Redmi Note 10 Lite might be launched in India. New phone tipped to be rebranded version of Redmi Note 9 Pro. Xiaomi is prepping to launch the Redmi 10 Prime in India on September 3 and while you may think it has finally taken the focus off the Note 10…

Apple Days sale on Flipkart: iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max available with up to Rs 9,000 discount

HIGHLIGHTS The iPhone 12 Pro Max can be grabbed at Rs 120,900 after discounts during the Apple Days sale on Flipkart. The iPhone 12 mini can be purchased at Rs 61,900 after discounts. The MacBook Air M1 is available at as low as Rs 82,990. Apple Days sale is back on Flipkart, and it brings massive discounts on iPhones…

Apple wins major patent for a MacBook with dual displays, virtual keyboard, and wireless iPhone charging

HIGHLIGHTS Apple filed a patent for a very futuristic MacBook three years back. It has now won the patent that shows a MacBook with two displays. One of the displays will feature all sorts of virtual tools, such as virtual keyboard. Apple has won a major patent for its MacBook from the US Patent and Trademark Office…