A plan to extend compulsory military service in Taiwan to one year from the current four months will be announced on Tuesday, a senior government official said, as the island deals with rising Chinese military pressure. The office of Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said she will call a national security meeting on Tuesday morning to … Read more
Normal service is set to resume in France on Wednesday with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar both set to feature for leaders Paris Saint-German as they restart their Ligue 1 season, 45 days after it was popped on ice for the World Cup, with a home game against struggling Strasbourg. Lionel Messi, however, will not be … Read more
Australia’s veteran opener David Warner hit a century on Tuesday against South Africa in his 100th Test to snap a near-three-year drought as he bounced back to his best at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. En route to three figures, the 36-year-old passed 8,000 Test runs — the eighth Australian to do so — after coming … Read more
Noida: The Noida Authority has issued a notice to real estate developer DLF to pay ₹ 235 crore as compensation to the previous owner of the land on which the Mall of India has been built, a senior official said Monday. The DLF, however, said it was yet to receive the communication. READ | PAN … Read more
China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry said Monday, after China expressed anger at Taiwan-related provisions in a US annual defense spending bill passed on Saturday. READ | China COVID: Residents paying price for not having exit plan for … Read more
New Zealand will play all their matches in the upcoming tour of Pakistan in Karachi after the PCB was forced to reschedule the fixtures due to adverse weather conditions in the Punjab province. The decision was taken after a mutual agreement between New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The PCB said … Read more
Actor Anil Kapoor is one of essentially the most versatile actors the Indian cinema ever witnessed. Since 1979, after making his appearing debut with Umesh Mehra’s movie ‘Hamare Tumhare’, the actor has delivered numerous blockbuster hits for which he obtained quite a few awards and appreciation from the viewers. As the actor turns a 12 … Read more
New Delhi: The Income Tax department Saturday issued an advisory that those permanent account numbers (PAN) which are not linked with Aadhaar by the end of March next year will be rendered “inoperative”. “What is mandatory, is necessary. Don’t delay, link it today!” the department said in a public advisory. “As per Income-tax Act, 1961, … Read more
New Delhi: The Centre should issue “mandatory” protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and everyone, be it a political party or someone taking out a march, must follow them, the Aam Aadmi Party said on Saturday in a veiled reference to Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi. READ | Govt released COVID-19 … Read more
Women have a lower survival rate from sudden cardiac arrest, partly because bystanders are slower to provide resuscitation to women than men, according to a study published this week. The researchers also found that primary care visits substantially rose in the weeks before a sudden cardiac arrest. The scientists believe this shows there are more … Read more
This time last year, an air of uncertainty swirled around Novak Djokovic’s participation in the 2022 Australian Open. One that turned into a full-blown storm after he landed in Melbourne. Without a Covid vaccine and with a medical exemption that wasn’t of any worth, the Serb, then world No. 1, was barred from defending his … Read more
Brasilia: Outgoing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has pardoned security forces convicted of crimes committed more than 30 years ago, which legal experts say applies to agents found guilty of an infamous prison massacre in 1992. READ | Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat for top diplomatic position in State Department The far-right leader’s decree, which … Read more
Washington: US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat Richard Verma, also a former US ambassador to India, to a top diplomatic position in the State Department, a move hailed by the Indian diaspora here as an “inspired choice”. The White House in a statement on Friday said that Joe Biden announced his intent … Read more
An order has been given by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to simplify the banking system. It was said on behalf of the Finance Minister that banks should make banking operations simple according to the needs of the customers. With this, more and more customers will be able to connect with them. The Finance Minister … Read more
Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that through the new National Education Policy (NEP), a forward-looking and futuristic education system is being created in the country for the first time. READ | Government schools to be developed into Himachal’s first smart school: Deputy CM PM Modi, who was addressing the 75th ‘Amrut Mahotsav’ of … Read more