- India records highest daily spike of over 1.31 lakh COVID-19 cases; 780 deaths take toll to 1,67,642
- India records highest daily spike of over 1.31 lakh COVID-19 cases; 780 deaths take toll to 1,67,642
- New Delhi: India registered a record single-day spike of 1,31,968 new COVID-19 cases, pushing its infection tally to 1,30,60,542, while the death toll increased to 1,67,642 with 780 more fatalities in a day, highest since October 18.
- Is it right to export vaccines, put countrymen at risk, asks Rahul Gandhi
- EC notice to Mamata Banerjee over remark on central forces
- Clear Friday morning in Delhi; minimum temperature recorded at 14.3 deg C
- Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warming: Study
- Union min Babul Supriyo and two TMC state mins in the poll battle in its 4th phase on Saturday
- Is it right to export vaccines, put countrymen at risk, asks Rahul Gandhi
- New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the export of COVID-19 vaccines, and asked if it is right to do so and put the lives of countrymen in danger.
- EC notice to Mamata Banerjee over remark on central forces
- The Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee for her alleged statements against central armed police forces deputed on election duty in the state.
- Clear Friday morning in Delhi; minimum temperature recorded at 14.3 deg C
- Delhiites woke up to a clear Friday morning with mild haze in some parts of the city as the minimum temperature settled at 14.3 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said.
- Third of Antarctic ice shelf area at collapse risk due to global warming: Study
- Over a third of the Antarctic''s ice shelf area may be at risk of collapsing into the sea if global temperatures reach four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to a study.
- Union min Babul Supriyo and two TMC state mins in the poll battle in its 4th phase on Saturday
- The electoral fates of Union
Minister Babul Supriyo and West Bengal ministers Partha
Chatterjee and Arup Biswas will be decided on Saturday when
votes will be cast for the fourth phase of the high octane
poll in West Bengal, for which is stage is set.
- Biden orders gun control actions - but they show his limits
- Iran frees South Korean ship it held amid dispute over funds
- US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
- Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Games
- UN chief: Sudan-South Sudan dispute will keep UN in Abyei
- Biden orders gun control actions - but they show his limits
- Washington: President Joe Biden has put on a modest White House ceremony to announce a half-dozen executive actions to combat what he called an "epidemic and an international embarrassment" of gun violence in America.
- Iran frees South Korean ship it held amid dispute over funds
- A South Korean oil tanker held for months by Iran amid a dispute over billions of dollars seized by Seoul was freed and sailed away early Friday, just hours ahead of further talks between Tehran and world powers over its tattered nuclear deal.
- US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
- The Biden administration has added seven Chinese supercomputer research labs and manufacturers to a US export blacklist in a spreading conflict with Beijing over technology and security.
- Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Games
- Japan is set to strengthen anti-virus measures in Tokyo on Friday to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant just three months before the Olympics begin in the capital where most people are not yet vaccinated.
- UN chief: Sudan-South Sudan dispute will keep UN in Abyei
- United Nations, Apr 9 (AP) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has informed the Security Council that he couldn''t provide options to reduce and terminate the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the Sudan-South Sudan border because of differences between the two countries.
- Sensex drops over 150 pts in early trade; Nifty below 14,850
- US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
- Asian shares mostly lower on strong China price data
- Amazon union organisers deflated as vote tilts against them
- Rupee slips 17 paise to 74.75 against US dollar in early trade
- Sensex drops over 150 pts in early trade; Nifty below 14,850
- Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 150 points in early trade, tracking losses in index-heavyweights HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid largely negative cues from global markets.
- US sanctions Chinese computer makers in widening tech fight
- The Biden administration has added seven Chinese supercomputer research labs and manufacturers to a US export blacklist in a spreading conflict with Beijing over technology and security.
- Asian shares mostly lower on strong China price data
- Shares fell Friday in most Asian markets after China reported a stronger than expected rise in prices that could prompt authorities to act to cool inflation.
Japan''s benchmark Nikkei 225 index rebounded after falling the day before. Shares declined in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney and Seoul.
- Amazon union organisers deflated as vote tilts against them
- Amazon is heading into the final stretch of a union push in Bessemer, Alabama with a sizeable lead over labour organisers.
- Rupee slips 17 paise to 74.75 against US dollar in early trade
- The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 74.75 against the US dollar in opening trade on Friday tracking weakness in other Asian currencies.
- Data should drive good contest in cricket, says Rahul Dravid
- Members of Differently-abled Cricket Council to witness IPL lung opener
- Former US Open champ Stephens in Volvo Car Open quarters
- Arsenal rues late equaliser; United wins in Europa League
- Fore, dad! McIlroy sends errant Masters shot off his father
- Data should drive good contest in cricket, says Rahul Dravid
- Washington: Data, which is used in statistics-driven cricket to help in strategy and player selection, should drive a good contest, legendary Indian batsman Rahul Dravid said.
- Members of Differently-abled Cricket Council to witness IPL lung opener
- In a first, office-bearers of the newly formed Differently-abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) will witness the opening match of Indian Premier League 14 between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore here on Friday.
"This year''s IPL opening ceremony for the first time shall have representation from the differently-abled governing council members. BCCI secretary Jay Shah has extended an invitation to the office bearers of DCCI to come and be part of the IPL opening match. This is for the first time the DCCI members will be part of any BCCI event," DCCI said in a statement.
- Former US Open champ Stephens in Volvo Car Open quarters
- Charleston (US), Apr 9 (AP) Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens reached the quarterfinals of the Volvo Car Open, her first time advancing this far in a tournament since the French Open in 2019.
- Arsenal rues late equaliser; United wins in Europa League
- Arsenal conceded in injury time to draw 1-1 with Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal, while Manchester United won 2-0 in Granada.
- Fore, dad! McIlroy sends errant Masters shot off his father
- Rory McIlroy hit his approach on the seventh hole at the Masters right where he was aiming.
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