India gifts USD 5 million medical aid to world to combat Covid-19
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India has gifted USD 5 million worth of medicines and other Covid-19 related supplies to the world so far as...
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Goal is to help India win two of the three upcoming World Cups: Rohit
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Rohit Sharma’s target is to help the Indian team win two of the three World Cups they are slated to be...
‘Upload’ is a new world, imagined thoroughly: Writer Greg Daniels
Los Angeles, April 23 (IANS) Emmy Award-winning writer Greg Daniels says his upcoming show “Upload” is a genre mash-up of comedy, sci-fi, mystery and romance....
Stars to fans on World Book Day: The more you read the more you’ll know
Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) On the occasion of World Book Day on Thursday, B-Towners took to social media to share with their fans which book...
World faces unprecedented threat from Covid-19: UN official
Bonn, April 23 (IANS) The world faces an unprecedented threat from Covid-19. It is a global crisis unlike any in recent history — one that...
Delayed World Games gets new logo and moniker
New York, April 23 (IANS) The World Games to be held in Birmingham, Alabama — which have been delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak —...
T20 World Cup postponement a possibility: Aaron Finch
Melbourne, April 23 (IANS) Australia skipper Aaron Finch is ready for the possibility of T20 World Cup being postponed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic...
World Book Day celebrated online amid COVID-19 lockdown: Unesco
Paris, April 23 (IANS) The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to it have severely limited public celebration of this year’s World Book Day but...
World Snooker Championships rescheduled due to COVID-19
London, April 23 (IANS) The World Snooker Championship has been rescheduled to run from July 31 to August 16. The annual snooker tournament, which was...
World Bank predicts “sharpest decline” of remittances due to COVID-19
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Global remittances are projected to decline by about 20 percent this year due to the COVID-19-induced economic crisis, the World Bank...
Can Facebook become Amazon of the world with Reliance Jio?
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Mark Zuckerberg-run Facebook has interestingly chosen India to begin its global ecommerce journey with investing $5.7 billion (approx. Rs 43,574...
Harper Collins to celebrate World Book Day
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) HarperCollins India will be celebrating a ‘World Book Day Jam’ on their Instagram page – @HarperCollinsIN – on April 23,...
Sehwag, Tendulkar find spot in Ashton Agar’s all-time World XI
London, April 22 (IANS) Australia cricketer Ashton Agar has assembled a set of high-profile players and put forward his all-time World XI. Agar revealed his...
COVID-19: Tennis world joins forces to create player relief program
London, April 22 (IANS) The ATP and WTA, along with the International Tennis Federation and organisers of the four Grand Slams (Tennis Australia, the Federation...
Agencies across the world know the work we are doing: Maulana Saad (IANS Exclusive)
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) “TablighiJamaat and violence are antitheses to each other,” said Maulana Saad Kandhalvi while speaking to IANS in a global exclusive...
India-Australia can swap T20 World Cup hosting rights: Gavaskar
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) In a bid to reduce the effect of coronavirus crisis on world cricket, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has come...
Big B on smartphones connecting world in COVID-19 era
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Actor Amitabh Bachchan feels a world without smartphones is an improbability, and adds that people are realising its value worldwide amid...
Iran applies for $50mn loan from World Bank
Tehran, April 20 (IANS) Iran has applied for a loan of $50 million from the World Bank to fund the country’s fight against the coronavirus...
COVID-19: IMF, World Bank urge countries to keep trade open
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have called on countries to keep trade open as the...
UN chief pledges to defeat COVID-19, rebuild fairer world
United Nations, April 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pledged that all human beings should unite as one to combat the common enemy of coronavirus...