Former Australia captain Mark Taylor on Sunday warned that ban on the usage of saliva, to combat the COVID-19 threat, runs the danger of upsetting balance between bat and ball in Test cricket. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned the utilization of saliva on ball as an interim health precautions within the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — a move that has raised concerns about the sport becoming even more batsmen friendly. “I think it’s a touch of a priority because i prefer , particularly in Test matches, to ascertain the ball slightly dominate the bat, it’s far better…
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Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon is stable and his condition is improving, whilst he remains within the ICU of Medanta Hospital here, a politician said on Sunday. Tandon, 85, was admitted to the hospital on the morning of June 11 with breathing problems, difficulty in urination and fever. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the hospital Sunday evening and enquired about his health. Tandon was kept under supervision of doctors and his condition improved following the treatment given by the experts, the hospital said in its medical bulletin. His COVID-19 sample report came out negative at the time of…
Pakistani troops on Sunday shelled mortars along the road of Control in Rampur sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. This is the second ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Rampur sector and therefore the third within the north Kashmir district within the last three days. “On 14 Jun 2020, within the morning hours, Pakistan initiated an unprovoked Ceasefire Violation (CFV) along the LoC in Rampur by firing mortars and other weapons,” defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said. On Saturday, the Pakistan Army violated ceasefire in Kamalkote Sector in Uri…
India’s limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma wants to compete in both the T20 World Cup and therefore the IPL this year as likelihood is that that just one of the 2 tournaments might be salvaged thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. The ICC is yet to make a decision on the fate of the planet Cup, scheduled to be held in October-November in Australia, while the BCCI has postponed the favored and lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) indefinitely. It is being speculated that if T20 World Cup is postponed, the IPL are often held therein window. Rohit initiated an Instagram chat…
Pakistani celebrities attacked for mourning Hindu actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s demise Pakistani celebrities who mourned the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput were attacked by their fellow countrymen for mourning death of a ‘kaafir’ (non-believer). Pakistani cricketer Shan Masood, who took to Twitter to express his grief over Rajput’s passing was abused for wishing peace upon death of a ‘kaafir’ who committed suicide. https://twitter.com/shani_official/status/1272106427503587329?s=20 https://twitter.com/alinachoudhar12/status/1272164902426345472?s=20 He was told not to pray for peace for the departed soul who is not a Muslim. https://twitter.com/AbidPaKhtooN1/status/1272127436113809409?s=20 He was also accused of being a ‘liberal’ for mourning death of a Hindu. Similarly, Pakistani…
India is not interested in land of Pakistan or China but wanted peace and amity, Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday. Addressing virtual ”Jan Samvad” rally of Gujarat BJP from Nagpur in Maharashtra, he said India believed in peace and non-violence and do not want to be strong by becoming an expansionist. “India never tried to grab land of its neighbours like Bhutan and Bangladesh,” he added. The Minister of Road Transport & Highways and MSME also said that COVID-19 crisis will not last long, as a vaccine is on its way soon. “India do…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that India will never compromise on its “national pride”, asserting that it is no longer a “weak” country and that its security capability has increased. Speaking at a virtual rally for Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Singh also assured “India will not compromise with national pride, India is no longer a weak”: Rajnath Singh the opposition that the central government will not keep Parliament or anyone in the dark about developments on the border and will share details at an appropriate time. “I want to assure that we will not compromise with national pride…
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, here on Sunday, complemented Anmol Narang for becoming the first observant Sikh woman to graduate from the US Military Academy. “I congratulate 23-year-old Anmol Narang who on Saturday became the first observant Sikh to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point,” the Chief Minister tweeted. “Anmol, the entire Punjab is proud of you. God bless!” he added. “I am excited and honored to be fulfilling my dream of graduating from West Point,” said Second Lt. Anmol Narang. “I am showing other Sikh Americans that any career path is possible for anyone willing to…
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1272114642039345153?s=20 Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad and several other political leaders condoled the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who committed suicide on Sunday at his home in Mumbai. https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1272119430303019013?s=20 Union minister and former television actor Irani took to Twitter and wrote, “I have no words, no understanding of why you left the way you did. From a bright young kid who came to Balaji to a star who made the nation swoon.. you had come a long way and had many more miles to go. You will be missed Sushant Singh Rajput…
India’s COVID-19 recovery rate crossed 50 per cent today even as the country logged the biggest single-day jump of 11,929 new infections in the last 24 hours, the government data said. The recovery rate is 50.60% at present, indicating that of all the cases of COVID-19, half of them have recovered. Even though India recorded more than 11,000 new infections for the second consecutive day today, recoveries continued to outnumber the rise in active cases. The active number of cases in the country at present is 1,49,348 while 1,62,378 patients have been cured of the highly contagious disease with 8,049…