April 2020

Actress Sharmila Mandre hurt as car crashes into Vasanthnagar railway bridge pillar Film actress Sharmiela Mandre, 33, and her friend K Lokesh Vasanth, 35, sustained injuries after the Jaguar in which they were travelling in the wee hours of Saturday crashed into a pillar of the railway underbridge in Vasanthnagar. The two got admitted to a private hospital on Cunningham Road around 3 am and left after taking first aid, saying they would approach their family doctors for further treatment. The High Grounds traffic police have taken up a suo moto case after coming to know of the accident from...

Let’s show the world, we stand as ONE: Virat Kohli on PM Narendra Modi’s light-a-candle initiative The Indian sports fraternity is doing its bit to gather support and rally behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of lighting a candle to mark the national fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Superstar athletes such as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar and Hardik Pandya tweeted in support of the movement which the PM announced on April 3. “The power of the stadium is in its fans. The spirit of India is in its people. Tonight 9pm for 9min. Let’s show the world, we...

‘Not proud of it’: Ashish Nehra recalls when he was caught ‘hurling abuses’ at MS Dhoni during Pakistan ODI match Former Indian speedster Ashish Nehra, on Sunday, recalled the ODI match against Pakistan in which he was caught on camera ‘hurling abuses’ at Mahendra Singh Dhoni after an edge off Shahid Afridi’s bat went between the keeper and Rahul Dravid who was standing at first slip. The moment took place 15 years ago in 2005 in Ahmedabad, and Nehra, on Sunday, said that he is not proud of his behaviour on that day. Speaking in an interview to Times of India, Nehra...

Suresh Raina Credits Unsung Hero Gautam Gambhir For 2011 World Cup Win Just a few days ago, fans across the country celebrated 9 years of India’s great triumph in the 2011 World Cup final. The host nation won the world cup after 28 years and etched their names in history to be the first country to win the World Cup at home soil. The Indian team was led by the MS Dhoni, who stood up on the occasion, and finished the match in style with a maximum – a moment that fans can never forget.  However, Gautam Gambhir who usually...

Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone set to become father at 89 The world might have come to a standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak, but there is some positive news as former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is set to become a father at 89 as wife Fabiana Flosi is expecting a son in July. Speaking to The Daily Mail, Ecclestone said that not only was his wife happy, but also he didn’t understand what the fuss was all about. “There’s nothing that unusual is there? I don’t see there’s any difference between being 89 and 29. Yes, she...

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner takes surprise top role in coronavirus fight He’s got no medical experience, was never elected or saw military service, but as Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner has crucial access — and now he’s White House pointman for the coronavirus crisis. A youthful looking 39, Kushner is no stranger in Washington. Although he’d never served at any level of government before, his marriage to Trump’s daughter Ivanka put him at the heart of power after the 2016 election. Now Kushner’s surprise appearance at Trump’s daily coronavirus briefing Thursday has confirmed his rise to the top tier on...

The Navy captain fired for sounding coronavirus alarms broke no law—just protocol In a world that seems to have gone to hell in a handbasket very rapidly, with the regular rules of society quickly jettisoned due to the coronavirus crisis, some authorities are responding to pandemic management critiques by firing subordinates who sound alarm bells. Most recently, acting secretary of the US Navy, Thomas Modly, announced that captain Brett Crozier was relieved of his command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, stationed in the Pacific, for showing “extremely poor judgment” by widely disseminating a memo about the coronavirus infection spreading quickly on the...

Keir Starmer is new Labour leader; regaining ‘Indian’ support key task Keir Starmer, who was on Saturday elected leader of the Labour party after Jeremy Corbyn resigned after the party’s heavy defeat in the December election, has a full in-tray before him that includes trying to regain the support of large sections of the Indian community. Starmer, 57, who was first elected MP in 2015 and served as the shadow Brexit secretary, defeated Rebecca Long-Bailey and Indian-origin Lisa Nandy in the contest. He has often participated in events of the Indian community. Source: Hindustan Times

Trump fires intelligence official involved in his impeachment probe U.S. President Donald Trump notified Congress on Friday that he is firing the inspector general of the U.S. intelligence community who was involved in triggering an impeachment probe of the president last year. In a letter to key lawmakers, Mr. Trump said he planned to remove the official, Michael Atkinson, in 30 days, saying, “it is vital that I have the fullest confidence in the appointees serving as inspectors general.” “This is no longer the case with regard to this inspector general,” he said. A U.S. official said Thomas Monheim, a career intelligence...

Even in Coronavirus Pandemic, the Japanese Won’t Work From Home Until PM Shinzo Abe Makes Them Tokyo: Salary men in suits crammed into trains during the rush-hour commute are staple scenes in Tokyo. Up until a few weeks ago, 52-year-old Hideya Tokiyoshi, who traveled into the capital from neighboring Saitama prefecture for work each day, was among them. The English-language teacher moved to online lessons after his students grew anxious over the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed more than 46,800 people globally, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Tokiyoshi, however, is a rare case. Source: News18