File photo of Ricky Ponting with Andrew Symonds© AFP Former Australian cricketers paid tribute to Andrew Symonds at a memorial service on Friday. Symonds, 46, was killed in a vehicle accident in North Queensland earlier this month, leaving Australian cricket once again rocked by the unexpected deaths of greats Shane Warne and Rod Marsh. Family,…
Sergei Lavrov accused the West of banning Russian writers and cultural figures. Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday accused Western nations of waging a “complete war” on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow steps up its military operation in Ukraine. “The West has declared war on us, on the entire Russian…
Out of the total filings, 56 patents were approved in FY 2021-22. New Delhi: Tata Motors on Friday said it filed 125 patents related to powertrain technologies in the last financial year. The company said the number of patents filed in the last fiscal was the highest ever for the auto major. Tata Motors said…
The new doll was released by Mattel on May 25. Barbie-owned toy company Mattel has launched its first transgender doll as a tribute to Orange Is the New Black actor Laverne Cox. The Emmy winner is one of the most prominent transgender activists in America. The Barbie Tribute Collection Laverne Cox doll was released on…
The earthquake occurred on May 20 in Shimian County, China. A video is going viral on the internet in which students in a Chinese classroom are shown helping their specially-abled classmate to vacate a room during an earthquake. The clip was shared by former Norwegian diplomat Erik Solheim with the caption, “Solidarity! On May 20,…
Global equity funds see first weekly inflow in seven weeks After a sharp fall in the stock markets over the past seven weeks, some investors took heart from a rebound in the markets this week as global equity funds saw money inflows in the week to May 25. According to Refinitiv Lipper, investors bought a…
India’s GAIL ready to buy Russian oil and gas assets, says chairman New Delhi: India’s largest gas transmitter GAIL is set to buy Russian oil and gas assets left behind by Western companies after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, company chairman Manoj Jain said on Friday. European countries and the United States have imposed heavy sanctions…
An official said there was a window of opportunity to stop the spread of monkeypox. Geneva: Monkeypox needs to be prioritized in non-endemic countries, a senior World Health Organization official said on Friday, adding that it can be achieved through prompt action. Monkeypox, usually a mild viral infection, is endemic in African countries, but its…
Looking at the ‘downside’ of the introduction of digital currency: RBI Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said that it is looking at the pros and cons of introducing virtual currency in the country. It will adopt a graded approach to launch the central bank’s digital currency. Presenting the budget for 2022-23, Finance…