Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday. Leading the lineup for the first time with pre-tax earnings of USD 106.3 million (95.5 million euros). The Swiss tennis legend, a men's record 20-time Grand Slam singles champion. Becomes the first player from his sport to top the annual list since its 1990 debut, rising from fifth in 2019. Roger Federer's haul over the past 12 months included USD 100 million from appearances fees and endorsement...
May 30, 2020•54 sec
The total number of coronavirus cases in India is now at 1,73,763. The country has witnessed the highest ever spike of 7,965 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. New 265 deaths were reported in the time frame, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. Of the total 1,73,763 cases, 86,422 are still active. One patient had migrated to another country. With 265 new fatalities recorded, the single biggest jump in the past 24 hours, the death to...
May 30, 2020•1 min
US President Donald Trump announced the termination of the United States' relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO). Over the latter's alleged mishandling of the coronavirus outbreak. Trump, in his press briefing, reiterated the charge that WHO's alleged cover-up of coronavirus in China turned the epidemic into a pandemic. "China has total control over WHO despite only paying $40 million a year compared to what the US has been paying which is approx $450 million a year. Because they ...
May 30, 2020•56 sec
The Maharashtra Police continued to witness a spike in coronavirus cases. With as many as 116 police personnel testing positive for the deadly virus and 3 fatalities in the past 24 hours. According to details by Maharashtra Police, the total number of coronavirus infected personnel in the force now stands at 2,211. The total number of deaths due to coronavirus has mounted to 25 so far with 3 new fatalities today.
May 29, 2020•46 sec
India witnessed the highest spike of 7,466 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours in the country. The total number of cases in India is now at 1,65,799 including 89,987 active cases and 71,105 people have been cured, discharged, and migrated. The death toll, on the other hand, jumped to 4,706, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare numbers released on Friday. Maharashtra is one of the worst affected states in India, with a total of 59,546 coronavirus cases. The death toll in ...
May 29, 2020•1 min
Cristiano Ronaldo is having a time of his life not only on the field but also off the field. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has already created ripples with his return to Turin. The official page of the Juventus keeps sharing pictures and videos of CR7 sweating it out in the nets. Now, CR7 was spotted bike riding along with Georgina Rodriguez and four kids. The family looked elated as they posed for a picture on social media. The happy picture was posted on social media by Cristiano Ronaldo.
May 29, 2020•50 sec
IT major Wipro today announced the appointment of top Capgemini executive Thierry Delaporte as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD). Abidali Neemuchwala will relinquish his position as CEO and MD on June 1. Rishad Premji will oversee the day to day operations of the company until July 5 and Delaporte join Wipro on July 6. Until recently, Thierry Delaporte was the Chief Operating Officer of Capgemini Group and a member of its Group Executive Board.
May 29, 2020•50 sec
The country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said it has partnered with HDFC Bank Ltd to offer flexible finance schemes for new car buyers. The schemes include flexi equated monthly installment (EMI) options under which a customer can avail low EMI for three months every year, up to 100 per cent on-road funding and installments starting from Rs 899 per month, per lakh, for the first six months, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement.
May 28, 2020•53 sec
India on Thursday morning reported a spike of 6,566 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose to 1,58,333. Currently, there are 86,110 active coronavirus cases in the country, while 67,691 have recovered from the disease so far. One patient migrated to another country. India also reported 194 deaths since Wednesday morning, due to this the death toll crossed 4,500-mark. The deadly virus has ...
May 28, 2020•1 min
As extreme heat, hunger and dehydration add to the woes of returning migrant workers. Nine passengers have been found dead in ‘Shramik Special’ trains since Monday and they included a woman. Whose toddler son was seen trying to wake her up in a heart wrenching scene at a railway platform in Bihar. While a few deaths on board the non-air conditioned trains were also reported earlier after they were launched on May 1. To ferry migrant workers to their home states, the Railways on Wednesday said mo...
May 28, 2020•57 sec
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown have severely hit the wedding industry in Gujarat. Which has witnessed approximately 30,000 cancellations and postponements in the last two months. At least 30,000 weddings planned across the state have been called off or postponed in the last two months. In light of the ongoing health crisis, said a spokesperson of Hotel and Restaurant Association Abhijit Deshmukh.
May 27, 2020•42 sec
The Maharashtra government on Tuesday ordered reinvestigation by the CID into the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer and his mother. Allegedly over non-payment of dues by TV journalist Arnab Goswami and two others. State Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said he ordered reinvestigation after Adnya Naik, daughter of interior designer Anvay Naik. Claimed that Alibag Police in neighboring Raigad district did not probe the non-payment of dues which had driven her father and grandmother to suicide....
May 27, 2020•56 sec
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur have arranged water tankers and chemicals for spraying in a bid to drive away locusts from attacking their farms. "Locust swarms can be repelled by making loud sounds and spraying. All such arrangements have been made in the district, if locust swarms attack we will be ready for it," said Bharat Yadav, Jabalpur District Magistrate.
May 27, 2020•37 sec
India's coronavirus count crossed the grim milestone of 150,000-mark today. The states registered 6,387 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of coronavirus patients in India increased to 151,767. While Maharashtra continued to report a high number of cases, the coronavirus infection touched a new high in Tamil Nadu, where over 600 new cases emerged on Tuesday. The death toll from the virus zoomed to 170 in the last 24 hours. The number of fatalities related to coronavirus...
May 27, 2020•1 min
Are you still not over with Carry Minati and his recent roast video getting removed from YouTube adhering to its cyberbullying policy? Maybe YouTuber Amit Bhadana’s success could bring some cheer in you! The individual creator has completed 20 million subscribers on his YouTube channel. With this latest feat, Amit Bhadana became the first Indian YouTuber to have achieved this milestone. Isn’t it a proud moment? Bhadana could not hold his emotions too. He posted this big news on his Twitter, with...
May 26, 2020•51 sec
The World Health Organization said on Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus infection. The decision came after a study published in the Lancet medical journal last week suggested the drug. This could increase the risk of death among coronavirus infection patients, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference.
May 26, 2020•42 sec
The Rajasthan government on Monday allowed the sale of paan, gutkha, and tobacco to take away. However, the government said that prohibition on consumption of tobacco products and spitting in public places will remain in force in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The Rajasthan government also allowed taxis and autorickshaws including cab aggregators like Ola and Uber. To travel to and from the railway station, airport, and hospitals, in red zones, except containment zones.
May 26, 2020•45 sec
The coronavirus tally in India saw a spike of 6,535 new coronavirus cases and 146 deaths in the last 24 hours on Tuesday. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in India now stands at 1,45,380, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said. Of these, 80,722 are active cases while 60,490 individuals have been cured and discharged from the hospitals. The death toll has mounted to 4,167 while one person has migrated to another country, according to the data released by the Health Mi...
May 26, 2020•57 sec
Severe heatwave conditions continued to sweep Northern and Central India with the mercury touching 47 degrees Celsius in several parts. Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra among others have been facing the wrath of heatwave since the past few days. On Tuesday, as mercury level continued to rise in Delhi. A large number of people were seen cycling and walking at the Rajpath area following relaxations in the fourth phase of nationwide lockdown. On Monday, the mercu...
May 26, 2020•54 sec
In a shocking incident, a 20-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Sunday. According to a tweet by ANI, the boy ended his life after his parents denied to recharge his mobile internet pack. S Sharma, Station-Incharge Bagsewaniya was quoted by ANI saying that the boy used to constantly urge his mother to recharge his mobile internet data pack. However, even after repeatedly requesting, the mother denied recharging, following which the boy committed suicide. "He wa...
May 25, 2020•54 sec
Domestic flights resumed today after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Passengers have started reaching their respective airports in order to catch their flights to their destinations. Long queues of masked people were seen outside every airport. According to the images shared by ANI, passengers at the Chennai international airport can be seen observing social distancing. The number of incoming passenger commercial flights to Chennai has been restricted to 25 per day. The firs...
May 25, 2020•52 sec
India recorded the biggest spike in daily coronavirus cases count as states had registered 6,977 fresh cases in the last 24 hours. India overtook Iran to become the 10th nation among the countries worst-hit by coronavirus pandemic. The total number of coronavirus patients in the country stood at 138,845. Maharashtra continued to witness the explosion of coronavirus cases. On Sunday, the state reported 3,041 new coronavirus patients which is the highest single-day rise so far.
May 25, 2020•51 sec
Maharashtra cabinet minister Ashok Shankarrao Chavan has tested positive for coronavirus infection on Sunday. According to reports, Ashok Chavan is admitted to a hospital in the Nanded district of Maharashtra. His condition is reportedly stable. Ashok Chavan is an MLA from Bhokar Vidhan Sabha constituency. In Nanded and is currently serving as the Public Welfare Department (PWD) Minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi government led by Uddhav Thackeray. He was also former chief minister of the state. ...
May 25, 2020•54 sec
A total of 80 bodies have been recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board. In the southern city of Karachi on Friday, provincial health officials said in a statement, with more feared dead. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane had made multiple approaches to land at the city's airport. The plane crashed among houses, devastating buildings and killing several people on the ground. The official statement confirmed two survivors and said that 17 of the bodi...
May 23, 2020•49 sec
India has recorded 6,654 new coronavirus cases during a 24-hour period starting 8 am on Friday. It's the biggest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic - taking the total to 1,25,102. Out of 1,25,101 confirmed coronavirus cases, 69,597 are still active. The death toll rose to 3,720 with 137 more people dying from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
May 23, 2020•53 sec
By taking Telugu star Rana Daggubati's Instagram handle he introduced his girlfriend. On 12th May he surprised his millions of fans by introducing his girlfriend Miheeka Bajaj. On that post, he wrote she said "yes" and on 20th May Rana Daggubati had the Roka ceremony. Rana Daggubati's father Suresh Babu revealed that they invited them over tea and it was a formal meeting between their families. The dates of engagement and wedding yet to decide. The dates will be decided after the situation gets ...
May 22, 2020•57 sec
In this lockdown, Kartik Aaryan started making hilarious videos to entertain his audience. Likewise, a few days back Kartik Aaryan made a video with his sister. In that video, it was shown that his sister made a chappati, and Kartik didn't like it so he pulled her hair and thrown her out of the window. The video got viral by terming it as a "misogynistic content" by some of the netizens. They are also stating that the video is promoting domestic violence on women. So Kartik Aaryan removed the vi...
May 22, 2020•46 sec
Indian National Congress leader Sanjay Jha on Friday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Sanjay Jha informed in a tweet that he is asymptomatic or without symptoms and is currently under home quarantine in Mumbai. The Congress leader further urged people to not underestimate the transmission risk. "I have tested positive for coronavirus. As I am asymptomatic I am in home quarantine for the next 10-12 days. Please don’t underestimate transmission risks, we are all vulnerab...
May 22, 2020•50 sec
China's Wuhan has ordered a ban on eating and hunting wild animals as the novel coronavirus cases are reappearing in the country. Chinese farmers are being offered cash to stop breeding exotic animals. According to a statement by local administration "There will be a ban on the sale and eating of terrestrial wild animals that are both in the wild as well as bred and reared." The city has also banned hunting of wild animals, declaring Wuhan "wildlife sanctuary". With an exception for hunting by t...
May 22, 2020•53 sec
The Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will address the media at 10 am today. Amid buzz that the central bank may extend a moratorium on payment of all term loans. "Watch out for RBI Governor live address at 10:00 am today on May 22," RBI said in a tweet. In March, RBI had allowed a three-month moratorium on payment of all term loans due between March 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020. With the government extending the nationwide lockdown up to May 31. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may ext...
May 22, 2020•56 sec
