India tour of Sri Lanka: Chetan Sakaria eyes Test cricket after getting maiden national call-up

HIGHLIGHTS Chetan Sakariya has played 15 first-class matches for Saurashtra Chetan made his debut for Rajasthan Royals in this year’s IPL Chetan Sakariya has lost his father due to Covid-19 Rajasthan Royal’s left-arm pacer Chetan Sakariya emerged as one of the most promising talents in this year’s…

Is Big B’s granddaughter Navya Naveli dating Meezaan? Dad Jaaved Jaaferi responds

Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter Navya Naveli and Meezaan Jaaferi have been in the headlines for quite some time now owing to their dating rumours. Meezaan’s father Jaaved Jaaferi has now reacted to the rumours pertaining to their alleged relationship. JAAVED JAAFERI REACTS TO NAVYA AND MEEZAN’S DATING RUMOURS…

BookMyShow lays off 200 employees as Covid hits business

BookMyShow has laid off 200 employees as the company’s online ticket booking service suffered a severe blow due to the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. BookMyShow, a popular online platform for booking film tickets and entertainment events, has laid off 200 employees, making the second major round of job…

Salman Khan to star in Hindi remake of Thalapathy Vijay’s Master

After a dull 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Salman Khan is set to be back with a bang. The actor has an array of films that he will be shooting in 2021. According to news reports, he will star in the Hindi remake of Thalapathy Vijay’s Master. The adaptation of the Tamil hit will be produced by…

Delta variant 60% more transmissible, reduces vaccine effect, UK experts say

The Delta variant is 50% more transmissible than the Alpha variant, first discovered in the UK, experts from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) said. The rapid surge in cases during Delhi’s fourth Covid-19 wave was mainly driven by the…

WTC Final: New Zealand will definitely come in to Southampton with an advantage, says Ravichandran Ashwin

HIGHLIGHTS India arrived in England on June 3 and won’t be playing any practice games before the WTC Final New Zealand are facing England in a series of 2 Tests which will end 4 days before they face India in Southampton India qualified for the WTC Final as the most successful team with 12 wins and 5 series…

Sensex, Nifty close at record highs as more states ease Covid curbs

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index rose 0.39% to 15,799.35 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex closed 0.33% higher at 52,474.76. Indian shares ended at a record high on Friday, gaining for a fourth consecutive week as more states eased pandemic restrictions, with investors seeming confident that high U.S. inflation…

Mukul Roy returns to TMC, Mamata says he has come back home

Mukul Roy, who had joined the BJP with much fanfare, returned to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday. He was felicitated by TMC MP and Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee at the TMC headquarters. The party also welcomed Mukul Roy’s son, Subhranshu Roy, who had too joined the…

Beijing unveils images of Mars clicked by Zhurong rover, marks ‘complete success’ for maiden Chinese rover

As China prepares to launch its first astronaut crew to its under-construction space station, the Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) on Friday released the first batch of images clicked by its Zhurong Mars rover after a touchdown on the Red Planet. The images include a panoramic view of the landing site and the…

India’s Greco-Roman wrestling foreign coach Kasarashvili sacked after grapplers fail to qualify for Olympics

HIGHLIGHTS SAI said that the decision has been taken upon recommendation from the WFI No Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers qualified for this year’s Tokyo Olympics Kasarashvili’s contract was due to end after the Olympics The Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Friday that it has relieved foreign greco-roman…