Year: 2020

More Indians turned against Labour, says 2019 UK poll review

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ An internal review of the election debacle suffered by Labour in the December 2019 election suggests that more members of the 1.5 million-strong Indian community in the UK voted against it, reinforcing pro-Conservative trends in recent elections. The review into Labour’s worst election result since 1935 blames several factors for the defeat, including lack of clarity on its Brexit position, a ‘toxic culture’ of conflict within the party, and negative perceptions of the former leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Once a natural party of preference of the Indian community…

WHO chief warns coronavirus pandemic ‘accelerating’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The head of the World Health Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” and that more than 150,000 cases were reported yesterday – the”highest single-day number so far. In a media briefing on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly half of the newly reported cases were from the Americas, with significant numbers from South Asia and the Middle East. “We are in a new and dangerous phase,” he said, warning that restrictive measures are still needed to stop the pandemic. “Many people are understandably fed up with…

Free registration open on Maq T10 USA Cricket League

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Free registration on MAQ T10 USA Cricket League, Starting from july 4th – 5th, 2020. Games will be played on MAQ STADIUM, (15621 s state road 7 delray beach fl 33446). Cash prizes for : BEST BOWLER. BEST BATSMAN. BEST WICKET KEEPER. Free drink, lunch, free Covid-19 safety kits will be provided by the MAQ T10 management. Register your team now: https://ccusa.info/pages/AihuDKBKCEdykdgvJ All Games will be live on MAQ TV    

‘No one can take an inch’: PM Modi spotlights India’s military capabilities

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Chinese troops were neither able to enter the country nor take over any post, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told an all party meeting on Friday evening, assuring the country and political parties that the armed forces were capable of action in more than one theatre. PM Modi had convened the all party meeting after a border stand-off with Chinese troops at four locations in eastern Ladakh escalated at one point in Galwan region on Monday night. PM Modi, who had started the meeting with rich tributes to the 20 soldiers…

New Surrey coach Solanki glad of Kohli time

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“Former England batsman Vikram Solanki is the new head coach at Surrey. ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – New Surrey coach Vikram Solanki said working with Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League had given him an insight into the mindset of cricket’s “superstars” as he prepared to take up the reins at the Oval. Former England batsman Solanki, who finished his playing career with Surrey before joining their backroom staff, succeeds Australia’s Michael Di Venuto at the London-based club. He is set to start his new post next week when…

‘Lot of asymptomatic cases’: Top China infection expert on Covid-19 cluster

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The new cluster of Covid-19 infections in Beijing could have begun a month earlier than thought, a top infection expert has said as the capital on Thursday recorded 21 new cases, increasing the caseload to 158 in a week with nearly all the infections linked to a sprawling fresh food market in the southwestern Fengtai district. Gao Fu, the director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the outbreak probably did not occur in early June or late May, but probably a month…

On Ladakh border incident, China official asked 6 questions. Answers none

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ India and China have agreed to deal with the “serious matter” triggered by the violent clash between border troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on Monday in a “just” manner, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday. “Both sides (India and China have) agreed to deal with the serious matter caused by the conflict at the Valley in a just manner, jointly observe the commander level talks consensus and deescalate the tensions as soon as possible and safeguard the peace and tranquility,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said…

Sri Lanka ‘sold’ 2011 cricket World Cup final: minister

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“India won the 2011 World Cup final by six wickets. ©AFP” /> Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka “sold” the 2011 World Cup final to India, the country’s former sports minister said Thursday, reviving one of cricket’s most explosive match-fixing controversies. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who was sports minister at the time, is the second senior figure to allege the final was fixed, after 1996 World Cup-winning skipper Arjuna Ranatunga. “I tell you today that we sold the 2011 World Cup finals,” Aluthgamage told Sirasa TV.”Even when I was sports minister I believed…

England women cricketers back in training

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“Back training – England captain Heather Knight (R) and Nat Sciver (L) are among a 24-strong training group . ©AFP” /> London (AFP) – Cricket chiefs announced on Thursday that England’s women players would return to training this month ahead of a possible tri-series in September. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) postponed a series against India, initially scheduled to start at the end of the end of June, because of the coronavirus pandemic. There had been fears that, with many sports prioritising the return of men’s matches over…

New Pakistan star Haider finds inspiration from old India foe Sharma

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“Haider Ali in action against against India in the semi-final of ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South AFrica in early 2020. ©AFP” /> Karachi (AFP) – Pakistan’s new batting star Haider Ali said Thursday that Indian cricketing great Rohit Sharma is his role model. The praise comes even though bitter rivals India and Pakistan seldom play each other, and as political tensions remain high over Kashmir. “Rohit Sharma is my role model because of the way he gives the Indian team a start.It’s amazing,” the 19-year-old Haider told reporters.…