The Board of Control of Control for India has accused outgoing chairman Shashank Manohar of deliberately putting off taking a decision on the fate of this year’s T20 World Cup. With Cricket Australia’s chairman Earl Eddings once again citing his …
Read More »Coronavirus: Dexamethasone should be used under close medical supervision, says WHO chief
7.35 am: Florida reports over 2,600 new cases and Arizona records more than 1,800 fresh infections – the second highest daily increase. 7.33 am: Toll in Brazil climbs to 46,510. Nearly 1 million people have been infected with the disease …
Read More »India elected unopposed as non-permanent member of UN Security Council
India was on Wednesday elected unopposed to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member for a two-year term beginning in 2021. India, which was the only candidate aiming for the Asia-Pacific seat in the 15-member UNSC, secured 184 …
Read More »Hard Times: Indian salon chains struggle with low footfalls and staff shortages in post-Covid ww
In 2019, Scroll.in’s Hard Times series sought to explain and illustrate how India’s slowest economic growth in a decade was affecting ordinary people. This followed reporting by Scroll.in in 2016 and 2017 on the effects that demonetisation had on the …
Read More »Covid-19 pandemic is EU’s chance to revive the project of European integration
The Covid-19 pandemic is first and foremost a public health crisis with multiple ramifications for the whole world. The European Union has faced criticism for its slow response to the pandemic, reinforcing debates about whether the partnership has a future. …
Read More »Manipur: Four NPP ministers, including deputy CM, resign; three BJP legislators join Congress
Four leaders of the National People’s Party in Manipur on Wednesday resigned from their posts as ministers in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, PTI reported. Among them was Deputy Chief Minister Y Joykumar Singh, who also held the finance portfolio. …
Read More »Premier League: Aston Villa, Sheffield United players take a knee to support Black Lives Matter
In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, all Aston Villa and Sheffield United players took a knee at kick-off on Wednesday when the whistle went off to signify the restart of the Premier League 2019-’20 season after a 100-day …
Read More »Coronavirus: French Open not likely to be held behind closed doors, says federation
French Open organisers have “absolutely” rejected the scenario of playing the tournament behind closed doors, the president of the French Tennis Federation said on Wednesday. Bernard Giudicelli said all of the tickets sold for the tournament in its original May …
Read More »Empty stadiums not new as we played before scarce crowds in the UAE, says Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi
Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi said Pakistan will have no problem competing behind closed doors during the upcoming Test series in England as they are used to playing their home matches before empty stadiums in the UAE. Pakistan are scheduled to …
Read More »PM Imran Khan has approved draft to make match-fixing a criminal offence: Pakistan Cricket Board
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is also the patron-in-chief of the country’s cricket board, has approved the PCB’s plan to revise its anti-corruption code and make match-fixing a criminal offence. The green signal came when PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani …
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