A policeman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly inflicting burns on a one-and-a-half-year-old girl with a cigarette butt and thrashing her mother in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said.
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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Prithvi Shaw's Failure on Return Leads to Hilarious Memefest After DC's Loss to MI
Prithvi Shaw's low score on Saturday was fodder enough for the Trolls and Memers to flood the social spare with hilarious memes and reaction to his latest batting performance.
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How the controversial Nile dam might fix Sudan's floods
Egypt and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the mega dam, with Sudan literally stuck in the middle.
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Our Coronavirus World Is Undernourished
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Bumper harvests and healthy stockpiles coming into 2020 have helped the world dodge the worst of food-security worries triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Staples have been plentiful enough — and oil cheap enough — to avoid a repeat of the 2007-2008 crisis, and supply lines have held. Nutrition has suffered anyway. That’s the result of migrant laborers being kept home, children being...
Super typhoon slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated
A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday and about a million people have been evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport was ordered closed. “There are so many people who are really in vulnerable areas,” said Ricardo Jalad, who heads the government’s disaster-response agency. Typhoon Goni hit the island province of Catanduanes at dawn with sustained...
The Papers: PM's lockdown 'U-turn', and 'Goodbye Mr Bond'
Boris Johnson's decision to introduce a second nationwide lockdown in England dominates Sunday's papers.
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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: Human cost of two nations fighting for 'Motherland'
The stories of families who have lost sons in the latest territorial war over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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Polls Not For Power But Honour For Gwalior-Chambal: Jyotiraditya Scindia
The battle in bye-elections for Madhya Pradesh assembly is not about power but respect for the Gwalior-Chambal region, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Saturday.
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Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Dies At 72, Weeks After He Tested Covid+
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R Doraikkannu, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died last night at a private hospital in Chennai. He was 72.
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Covid: What will the England lockdown achieve?
Lockdown is the measure nobody "wanted" but now many European countries have decided they "need".
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Covid-19: Austria and Portugal announce restrictions
A number of European countries are enforcing new measures as cases continue to rise.
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Oleksandr Usyk beats Derek Chisora on points in stylish display
Oleksandr Usyk earns a unanimous points win over Derek Chisora at Wembley Arena to underline his credentials at heavyweight.
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Typhoon Goni: Philippines hit by year's most powerful storm
Torrential rain and "catastrophic violent winds" are expected on the main island of Luzon on Sunday.
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Your pictures on the theme of 'urban living'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of "urban living".
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Salvaged Victorian signal box to become museum
It became redundant in 2016 along with others in the East Midlands.
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The Miraculous Love Kids: Street kids changing their lives with guitars
The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson is just one star who's recorded with a group of girls from Afghanistan.
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The wedding DJ who wants to stop migrant boats
A growing band of campaigners is trying to push the government to stop migrants crossing from France.
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How I talk to the victims of conspiracy theories
The BBC's specialist disinformation reporter explains how to help people who've fallen down the rabbit hole.
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How His House turns refugee lives into horror film
Director Remi Weekes says film explores "the horrors that we do as humans to other humans".
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Match of the Day: Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy on how Diogo Jota & Xherdan Shaqiri helped Liverpool beat West Ham
Match of the Day pundits Alan Shearer and Danny Murphy analyse the impact of Liverpool's substitutes Diogo Jota and Xherdan Shaqiri during their 2-1 win over West Ham.
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Boris Johnson Announces Month-Long Virus Lockdown For England
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown across England, a dramatic shift in strategy following warnings hospitals would become overwhelmed within weeks...
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"Will Put Congress MLA In Jail If Voted To Power": Assam Finance Minister
Even as the controversy over an Assam Congress MLA's proposal for a museum for people in Char-Charporis (island) areas in the state refuses to ebb, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today...
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US Election 2020: Biden and Trump in last weekend dash round swing states
Joe Biden is in Michigan while Donald Trump arrives in Pennsylvania, both key to the White House race.
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Friday, October 30, 2020
गेल 99 रन पर हुए क्लीन बोल्ड, गुस्से में फेंका बल्ला; 5 मैच के बाद मायूस दिखीं प्रिटी जिंटा
IPL के 13वें सीजन का 50वां मैच राजस्थान रॉयल्स और किंग्स इलेवन पंजाब के बीच रोमांचक रहा। मैच में क्रिस गेल 63 बॉल पर 99 रन बनाकर खेल रहे थे, तभी जोफ्रा आर्चर ने क्लीन बोल्ड कर दिया। गेल IPL में अपने 7वें शतक से चूक गए। गुस्से में गेल ने बल्ला भी फेंक दिया। हालांकि, नॉन स्ट्राइक पर खड़े ग्लेन मैक्सवेल ने बल्ला उठाकर गेल को दिया। वहीं, गेल ने भी अपने इस बर्ताव के बाद गेंदबाज आर्चर से हाथ मिलाया।
गेल की पारी के बदौलत पंजाब ने 186 रन का टारगेट दिया,...
We Want To See Our Fans In India And Show Them Our Performances: BTS
BTS started and ended the interview by saying Namaste to the Indian audience
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गेल 99 रन पर हुए क्लीन बोल्ड, गुस्से में फेंका बल्ला; 5 मैच के बाद मायूस दिखीं प्रिटी जिंटा
IPL के 13वें सीजन का 50वां मैच राजस्थान रॉयल्स और किंग्स इलेवन पंजाब के बीच रोमांचक रहा। मैच में क्रिस गेल 63 बॉल पर 99 रन बनाकर खेल रहे थे, तभी जोफ्रा आर्चर ने क्लीन बोल्ड कर दिया। गेल IPL में अपने 7वें शतक से चूक गए। गुस्से में गेल ने बल्ला भी फेंक दिया। हालांकि, नॉन स्ट्राइक पर खड़े ग्लेन मैक्सवेल ने बल्ला उठाकर गेल को दिया। वहीं, गेल ने भी अपने इस बर्ताव के बाद गेंदबाज आर्चर से हाथ मिलाया।
गेल की पारी के बदौलत पंजाब ने 186 रन का टारगेट दिया,...
Covid: When will it be over and we can do this again?
Christmas? Spring? A return to life as we knew it could be quite a long way off.
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'Millions face hardship' as government support ends
Renters and the self employed could be among those facing tough times this winter, charities warn.
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The Papers: 'National lockdown looms' and Stiles tributes
Several of Saturday's papers lead with reports that nationwide restrictions will be introduced.
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Growing up as a black child in post-war Germany
The racism and abuse suffered by thousands of children born to African-American fathers and white German mothers in post-war Germany.
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Bhangra brothers: We danced every day in lockdown
The brothers ran high-energy dance classes from their living room in Harrow every day during lockdown.
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Scared but socially distant in a Tokyo 'haunted house'
Could this zombie-inspired experience be for people who want to be frightened but be Covid-19 safe?
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Halloween: How the Boulet Brothers' Dragula blends drag and horror
Drag stars Boulet Brothers chat about dressing up at Halloween and their popular reality show Dragula.
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Covid: A town's intoxicating will to press on through the pandemic
In an ex-mining community hardship is nothing new, but a two-week lockdown presents new challenges.
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Climate change: You've got cheap data, how about cheap power too?
The iPhone transformed mobile phones in just 10 years. Could green energy see a similar revolution?
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Coronavirus: Slovakia holds national test but president calls for delay
Everyone in Slovakia over the age of 10 is to be tested for Covid - but the president is sceptical.
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Kanye West, Kim Kardashian and her dad: Should we make holograms of the dead?
The hip-hop artist gave his wife a hologram of her dead father. How did he do it - and is it ethical?
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Coronavirus: Is virtual reality tourism about to take off?
Tourism boards, hotels and destinations are turning to virtual reality to woo potential visitors.
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IPL 2020 Points Table: RR Beat KXIP To Spice Up Race For Playoffs
IPL 2020 Orange Cap and Purple Cap holder list: Leading run scorer KL Rahul consolidated his position at the top with a knock of 46 runs on Friday.
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Pak Minister's Admission Reveals Truth Of Pulwama Attack: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said that a Pakistani minister's admission of his country's involvement in the 2019 Pulwama attack has revealed the truth on the matter and silenced those who had...
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India Test-Fires Air-Launched Version Of BrahMos Missile: Report
In a display of its growing combat prowess, the Indian Air Force on Friday successfully test-fired an air launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter aircraft in...
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Trump’s Inner Circle Braces for Disaster
With just a few days left before Election Night and the president trailing in numerous state and national polls, Donald Trump’s inner circle is increasingly whispering the same thought: Our guy blew it.A forecast of a Biden White House is not one they welcome. But it’s one many of them have come to finally accept after a year of coronavirus deaths, economic devastation, and racial and civil unrest have throttled an administration run by a man they...
Police shooting of Black man near Portland raises tension
The shooting of a Black man by law enforcement in Washington state sent shockwaves through the Pacific Northwest on Friday and threatened to increase tensions in the region around Portland, Oregon, where protesters against racial injustice have clashed repeatedly with right-wing groups. Friends and family identified the dead man as Kevin E. Peterson Jr., 21, and said he was a former high school football player and the proud father of an infant daughter....
Thursday, October 29, 2020
AP PHOTOS: Teachers improvise to make hybrid learning work
With state guidelines for social distancing making it impossible for all students to attend classes in person at the same time, educators prepared for a hybrid model of instruction. Educators now deliver their lessons to half empty classrooms as well as computer screens filled with faces of children logged in from home. As they move from desk to desk helping students with their lessons, they also remind those at home to unmute their computers so...
Covid: Nottinghamshire moves into tier 3 restrictions
A 9pm curfew on buying alcohol in shops is one of the restrictions put in place in the county.
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Covid-19: Record traffic out of Paris as second French lockdown begins
Jams stretched more than 430 miles (700km) in total just hours before new measures came into force.
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New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia
The preliminary results of a referendum on assisted dying show 65.2% voted "yes" to enforcing a law on euthanasia.
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Armenians on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenian mothers fear for sons on the front line in Nagorno-Karabakh as both sides suffer heavy casualties.
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Coronavirus hardship in Mexico, Nigeria and Bangladesh
Three people from around the world who lost their jobs during the pandemic explain how it has affected their lives.
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Guy Davies spots gap in film market for his first feature
How one independent film-maker spotted a gap in the movie market left by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Planning reforms aim to making building easier, but who wins?
Government proposals to introduce planning reforms have been met with a mixed reaction.
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Quiz of the week: Which Borat slogan did Kazakhstan embrace?
How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?
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Carrie Hope Fletcher on how Cinderella went 'bad'
The singer, who will star in Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical, reveals some of the show's secrets.
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Getting too many texts? Blame the election
Every election campaign uses more sophisticated tech, but the text message still cuts through.
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Oil firm whistleblower trapped in Croatian holiday hell
A British lawyer exposed huge oil industry corruption - and now Monaco wants him extradited.
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Sharad Pawar Runs State, No Use Meeting Uddhav Thackeray: State BJP Chief
It is NCP president Sharad Pawar who is running the Maharashtra government, state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Thursday.
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Police who shot Wallace were improperly trained, family says
The footage from body-worn cameras that was taken as police responded to a call about Walter Wallace Jr. shows him emerging from a house with a knife as relatives shout at officers about his mental health condition, a lawyer for the man's family said Thursday. The video also shows Wallace became incapacitated after the first shot of 14 that two officers fired at him, said lawyer Shaka Johnson, describing footage he said police showed him and other...
Jeremy Corbyn suspension 'could cost Labour next election'
The boss of the powerful Unite union urges the party to reinstate its ex-leader or risk "chaos".
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US Election 2020: Trump and Biden duel in critical state of Florida
Democrat Biden's lead over the US president is narrower in must-win states, with Florida a key prize.
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Days After Uddhav Thackeray Spat, Maharashtra Governor Meets MNS Chief
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray today met Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari ostensibly to discuss the issue of high electricity bills. Coming days after the latter's sharp exchanges with...
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Remittances To India To Drop By 9% In 2020: World Bank
The World Bank on Thursday said remittances to India would fall this year by 9 per cent to $76 billion due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and global economic recession.
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Nitish Kumar Needs Trump's Reassurance: Chirag Paswan's Dig On BJP Links
Nitish Kumar is suffering from insecurity following speculation about BJP backing for his rebellion, Chirag Paswan indicated today, saying despite multiple reassurances by the BJP, "the Chief Minister...
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UN: After 20 years, no equality for women in peace talks
The head of the U.N. agency promoting gender equality told the 20th anniversary commemoration of a resolution demanding equal participation for women in peace negotiations that its implementation has failed, declaring Thursday that women still remain “systematically excluded” from talks to end conflicts where men make decisions affecting their lives. Despite some good initiatives, UN Women's Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka told the Security...
वरुण ने दूसरी बार धोनी को बोल्ड किया, CSK सबसे ज्यादा 6 बार आखिरी बॉल पर मैच जीतने वाली टीम
IPL के 13वें सीजन में गुरुवार को चेन्नई सुपर किंग्स ने कोलकाता नाइट राइडर्स के खिलाफ रोमांचक जीत दर्ज की। कोलकाता के वरुण चक्रवर्ती ने सीजन में दूसरी बार महेंद्र सिंह धोनी को बोल्ड किया। इससे पहले उन्होंने सीजन के 21वें मैच में भी धोनी को बोल्ड किया था।
वहीं, रविंद्र जडेजा की आतिशी बल्लेबाजी से चेन्नई ने आखिरी बॉल पर इस मैच को अपने नाम किया। इसी के साथ चेन्नई सबसे ज्यादा 6 बार आखिरी बॉल पर मैच जीतने वाली टीम बन गई है। चेन्नई के बाद मुंबई इंडियंस...