Kannada outfits withdrew their strike call for Friday after their leaders met Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. This comes after the CM had urged Kannada organisations to call off the bandh called by them demanding a complete ban on activities of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES). “Karnataka bandh is not appropriate,” Bommai had said.
Ashwin, Pujara & Siraj dance after India beats South Africa at Centurion Test
Cricketers R Ashwin, Cheteshwar Pujara and Mohammed Siraj celebrated the Indian team’s first-ever win in Centurion match to take a lead of 1-0 in the series on Thursday by dancing together after the match. Sharing their video, Ashwin wrote on Instagram, “The customary post-match pictures got too boring.” Team India defeated South Africa by 113 runs in the Centurion Test
Smith gets stuck in lift for 55 minutes
Australia Test vice-captain Steve Smith got stuck in the lift of Park Hyatt Melbourne today. The 32-year-old took to his Instagram Stories to share updates. In one of the Stories, his teammate Marnus Labuschagne was seen giving him chocolate to eat. “Not quite the evening I had planned, let’s be honest,” Smith said. Labuschagne also tried to open the door.
ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year nominees revealed
The ICC today announced the nominees for ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year award, with no Indian making the cut. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Pakistan captain Babar Azam, South Africa’s Janneman Malan and Ireland’s Paul Stirling are the four cricketers nominated for the award. Stirling finished as the highest run-scorer in ODIs this year.
Delhi sees over 1,000 daily COVID cases after 7 months, 42% rise in 1 day
Delhi on Thursday reported 1,313 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a 42% rise from Wednesday when the national capital logged 923 fresh coronavirus infections. Notably, the daily count of coronavirus cases crossed the 1,000 mark after seven months. No deaths were reported and 423 patients recovered, the bulletin said. Delhi’s positivity rate stands at 1.73%.
Maharashtra reports 198 new Omicron cases, 190 found in Mumbai alone
As many as 198 new Omicron cases were reported in Maharashtra in the last 24 hours on Thursday, taking the state-wide tally to 450. Of the new infections, 190 were reported in Mumbai alone, data from Public Health Department revealed. Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 5,368 new COVID-19 cases, a jump of 1,468 from yesterday’s cases while 22 people died of COVID-19.
2nd husband & daughter’s affair led to B’luru woman’s murder in front of son: Police
After 42-year-old Archana Reddy was hacked to death in front of her son on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Monday, police said the affair between her second husband Naveen and her daughter from first marriage Yuvika could have led to the crime. Yuvika was also demanding property which Archana was unwilling to give. So far, seven people have been arrested.
Celeb manager Angela Kukawski, who worked with Kanye West, found dead in car trunk
Los Angeles-based business manager Angela Kukawski, aged 55, whose clientele included names like rapper-singer Nicki Minaj, rapper Kanye West and the Kardashians, recently died in an alleged incident of homicide. She was found dead in the trunk of a car. Kukawski’s boyfriend, 49-year-old Jason Barker, has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Ignorant, illiterate: Sonam on BJP MLA Sudhir’s remarks over LGBTQ community
Actress Sonam Kapoor criticised BJP legislator Sudhir Mungantiwar after he questioned the Maharashtra government’s move to appoint representatives of the LGBTQ community as members of universities. “Are you going to include lesbians and gays as members? Have some seriousness,” he stated and further questioned asexual relationships. “Ignorant, illiterate and hateful,” Sonam reacted to his remarks.
4 Real Madrid players test positive for COVID-19
Real Madrid on Wednesday said Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Jr have tested positive for COVID-19. Several Real Madrid players tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, including David Alaba, Isco, Andriy Lunin, Marcelo, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Rodrygo and Marco Asensio. Real Madrid are currently top of the LaLiga table with 46 points in 19 games.
I follow PM Modi: Sanjay Raut on not wearing mask at event
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut who was seen without a mask at an event in Nashik on Thursday said that he was following PM Modi. Raut, when questioned by reporters on being maskless, said that while PM Modi tells people to wear a mask, he doesn’t wear one himself. Raut said, “I follow the PM…[hence] I don’t wear a mask”.
Man assaults bank staff in Delhi on being told to wear mask, video surfaces
A man allegedly assaulted a security guard at a bank in Delhi’s Chhatarpur area after he was refused entry for not wearing a mask. According to Delhi Police, the incident caused bank employees to intervene, after which the accused called his associates and assaulted staff at the bank. The accused and his associates also ransacked the bank.
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