Month: January 2022

ILS-Bhubaneswar witnesses COVID surge: Omicron variant detection affected NEW DELHI : With scientists and staff getting infected with COVID-19 cases at the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS)- Bhubaneswar, the genome sequencing of samples for Omicron variant detection has virtually come to a grinding halt for more than a week. The State had last reported Omicron […]

Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgement, in which it termed the suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly as “unconstitutional” and “irrational”. The Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly said the top court’s decision is “another tight slap” on the face of the Maha […]

  After many delays, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film Gangubai Kathiawadi will finally release in theatres this February. The Alia Bhatt starrer has been postponed a few times due to Covid-19 but the makers have now announced that the film will release in theatres on February 25. Gangubai Kathiawadi, which also stars Ajay Devgn, will […]

Ecuador is one win away from returning to the World Cup after a 1-1 home draw with South American qualifying leader Brazil on Thursday. Coach Gustavo Alfaro’s team will qualify to play in Qatar if it beats Peru next week. Chile, once a force in the region, saw its chances shrink dramatically after a 2-1 […]

  A division bench of the Gujarat High Court granted relief to an interfaith couple and cautioned the woman’s parents to not “misbehave” due to their opposition to the marriage.   The court also directed the woman’s parents to share the books and clothes of the woman that are in the parents’ possession as the […]

The Indian women’s hockey team’s hopes of defending the Asia Cup title went up in smoke as Korea secured a come-from-behind 2-3 win to qualify for the final of the continental event at the Sultan Qaboos Complex here on Wednesday. India started brightly and took the lead in the 28th minute through Vandana Katariya before […]

Hrithik Roshan celebrated 10 years of his film Agneepath, a remake of the Amitabh Bachchan classic. He took to Instagram and thanked everyone who was a part of the project, including Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar and Rishi Kapoor. He also mentioned the ‘overwhelming’ anxiety he had, while doing the remake. Sharing a video, Hrithik wrote, […]

Hrithik Roshan celebrated 10 years of his film Agneepath, a remake of the Amitabh Bachchan classic. He took to Instagram and thanked everyone who was a part of the project, including Priyanka Chopra, Karan Johar and Rishi Kapoor. He also mentioned the ‘overwhelming’ anxiety he had, while doing the remake. Sharing a video, Hrithik wrote, […]

Like most aspects of our health, immunity, too, isn’t built in a day. It is strengthened over time with the help of a healthy diet and lifestyle. In the last two years, it has become especially essential to take care of our immunity to fight the virus, common cold, and flus. But, it is worth […]

New Delhi: The coronavirus situation in Delhi is under control and the city is expected to report less than 5,000 cases of the infection today, said city health minister Satyendar Jain. Speaking to news agency ANI, he also said the positivity rate in the national capital will also decline from the current 10 per cent. […]

DELHI : Azad who leads the G23 and is at loggerheads with the Congress leadership extensively toured Jammu and Kashmir recently along with his trusted former legislators without taking into confidence the local party leaders. However, his loyalists and independent observers point out that in his rallies across J&K, Azad criticised the Modi government’s style […]

  The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday admitted an appeal against a Bharuch court order rejecting anticipatory bail to a maulvi accused for alleged forced religious conversion.   The maulvi, Varvaya Abdul Vahab Mahmood, was arraigned as an accused in December 2021 on addition of new charges in an existing FIR of November 2021 at […]

  NEW DELHI : Japan’s Health Ministry on Friday approved the use of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate children aged between 5 and 11 as the nation continues to grapple with surging numbers of new cases. The vaccine rollout for 8 million eligible children in this age group will start in March, informed sources said […]

Do you sleep for 7-8 hours but still wake up feeling sore and tired in the morning? Worry not, we’re here to help. A good way to start your day is by doing some simple stretches that will help your body stabilise after waking up. According to ayurvedic practitioner Dr Nitika Kohli, everyone should try […]

Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from her fifth husband, Dan Hayhurst, after just over a year of marriage. Hayhurst was Anderson’s bodyguard and contractor prior to entering into a relationship with her. They’d been living in her native Canada after tying the knot on Christmas Eve in 2020. Rolling Stone first broke the news, […]

Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from her fifth husband, Dan Hayhurst, after just over a year of marriage. Hayhurst was Anderson’s bodyguard and contractor prior to entering into a relationship with her. They’d been living in her native Canada after tying the knot on Christmas Eve in 2020. Rolling Stone first broke the news, […]

Australia will begin the defence of their Twenty20 World Cup title against New Zealand in Sydney on October 22 in a re-run of last year’s final. The Australians will be hosting the tournament, which begins on Oct. 16 and runs until Nov. 13, for the first time. There will be fireworks on Sunday, October 23 […]

  With Gujarat recording 24,485 Covid-19 new cases and 13 fatalities due to the infection on Thursday, daily test positivity rate (TPR) for the state continues to be on the rise — over 17 percent — as does the weekly TPR of Ahmedabad, at approximately 30 per cent.   Ahmedabad recorded 9,957 new cases and […]

  Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday chaired a meeting with a panel of experts to assess the Covid-19 situation even as Gujarat recorded the highest single-day surge of 17,119 new cases and 10 deaths. Ahmedabad district, too, recorded a new high of 6,078 new Covid cases and three fatalities.   At the meeting, sources […]

Four-time champions Ghana were eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday in a stunning upset, while Morocco and Senegal won their respective groups but without backing up their status as pre-tournament favourites. Just two days after Equatorial Guinea shook up the tournament by beating defending champions Algeria, equally tiny Comoros humiliated Ghana with […]

  After spending a ‘self-care weekend’, Janhvi Kapoor has treated fans to pictures of herself enjoying her day in a pool. “arcadia- Finding my way back to ya,” she wrote as the caption. The photos received immense love from her fans as well as her friends. Maheep Kapoor, Manish Malhotra, Amit Thakur and others dropped […]

  After spending a ‘self-care weekend’, Janhvi Kapoor has treated fans to pictures of herself enjoying her day in a pool. “arcadia- Finding my way back to ya,” she wrote as the caption. The photos received immense love from her fans as well as her friends. Maheep Kapoor, Manish Malhotra, Amit Thakur and others dropped […]

NEW DELHI : Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the BJP on January 19. She joined the party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and and its State chief Swatantra Dev Singh. Expressing her admiration for PM Narendra Modi, she also said the nation’s interest […]

Green tea, which is one of the least processed teas made from unoxidised leaves, often finds mention in talks about weight loss. While many restrict it to one or two cups a day, some others even consume up to five cups. But what is the ideal quantity that one should consume for weight loss, among […]