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IPL 2021's Resumption Suffers First Casualty As Pat Cummins Pulls Out
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 suffered a setback months before its resumption in UAE in September when franchises' worst fears regarding availability of foreign players started to come true with pullout of Australia pacer Pat Cummins from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).....
Oversight Board Hails Move As Facebook Bans Former US President Donald Trump For 2 Years
Facebook has suspended US former President Donald Trump from its platforms for two years, the maximum penalty under a newly revealed set of rules for suspending public figures, a move that was hailed by the independent Oversight Board which had upheld the earlier decision by the social network to ban Trump. ....
Covid Significantly Impacted Mental Health Of Adolescent Girls
Covid-19 has had a significant, detrimental impact on adolescent mental health, especially in girls, according to a large study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. ....
'Rare' Genome Proves Covid Was Made In Chinese Lab: US Experts
Covid-19's rare genome shows that the virus was developed in a Chinese laboratory, two US experts have claimed in an essay, amid growing speculation that the coronavirus leaked from China's infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology, the media reported on Monday.....
After Ollie Robinson, Another England Player In Racism Row
A day after England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) suspended pace bowler Ollie Robinson for eight-year-old racist and sexist tweets, another current England player could find himself in trouble after an old, racist tweet of his was brought to light by media.....
US Government Lab In 2020 Concluded Covid-19 Leaked From Wuhan: Report
The US government's national laboratory had in a 2020 report on the origins of Covid-19 concluded that the virus leaked from a Chinese lab in Wuhan, the Wall Street Journal said on Monday citing people familiar with the classified document. ....
Shweta Tripathi: Post Covid, I Focused On Regaining Strength
Actress Shweta Tripathi says after fully recovering from Covid-19 she felt motivated and fitter. She claims this is the fittest she has been in her life, adding that she has even gone ahead and shot for two projects post recovery. ....
England Team Has Accepted Ollie Robinson's Apology Over Old Tweets: James Anderson
England pacer James Anderson on Tuesday said that the English team has accepted Ollie Robinson's apology for having written racist and sexist tweets several years ago, even as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has suspended the pacer and initiated a disciplinary investigation....
Former US President Donald Trump Welcomes Nigeria's Ban On Twitter, Says More Countries Should Follow Suit
Former US president Donald Trump, banned on all key social media platforms, has welcomed the Nigeria ban on Twitter, saying more countries should do the same. ....
Preparing Against COVID: Delhi Government To Set Up 57 Oxygen Plants
Having witnessed shortage of oxygen for Covid patients in and outside hospitals, during (mid-April to mid-May) the period when Delhi was registering over 20,000 new Coronavirus cases per day, the Delhi Government has planned to install 57 oxygen plants in the city. ....
