Новости за 01.08.2020

Actors are sending wishes online this Rakhi and not going home to avoid being carriers of the virus to their families

The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended best wishes to the iconic East Bengal football club on completing 100 years.

Urging PM Narendra Modi once again to restrain BJP from trying to topple an elected government, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Saturday accused Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Piyush Goyal of being among the other big names “secretly” involved in the horse-trading conspiracy allegedly orchestrated by Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

With Indian and Chinese troops locked in a prolonged military standoff, foreign minister S Jaishankar told TOI in an interview on Saturday that “reaching an equilibrium with China is not going to be easy and India must stand its ground”.

After having issued a new map showing Indian territory as part of Nepal, the K P Sharma Oli government is preparing to share the map with the “international community”, including the UN.

In a major relocation from China as part of global business’ effort for derisking of manufacturing bases by diversifying supply chains, a contract manufacturer for Apple is shifting six production lines looking forward to exporting around $5 billion worth of iPhones from India apart from catering to the domestic market.

The daily death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic in India crossed 800 for the first time, with 848 fatalities being reported on Saturday, 322 of these in Maharashtra alone, even as the country recorded nearly 56,000 fresh cases, the second-highest single-day count so far.

Indian captain Sunil Chhetri was voted as the favourite player of the AFC Asian Cup 2019, the Asian Football Confederation said on Saturday. Chhetri edged out Eldor Shomurodov of Uzbekistan in the final by a 51-49 percent of votes in a fan poll conducted by the AFC.

Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice to help his side secure a 2-1 win over 10-man Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday for a record-extending 14th crown in the competition - and a spot in next season's Europa League. The victory earned Mikel Arteta his first trophy as Arsenal manager.

Television actor Srman Jain talks about how after travelling around the world for a couple of years, he is finally ready to settle down in a new house in Mumbai

India's ODI skipper Mithali Raj says she is focussed on winning the World Cup next year to complete some unfinished business and finish her career on a blaze of glory.

The original petitioner in the IPL spot-fixing case, Aditya Verma, has requested BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to conduct the cash-rich league in India and not the UAE, which is "also not safe" from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli shared a glimpse of his gear that he is likely to use during the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 13th edition of the cash-rich league is currently scheduled to be played from September 19 in the UAE.

Handsome hunk - actor Avinash Mukherjee - is celebrating his birthday today and the young actor has fulfilled one of his dreams. He has gifted himself a luxury car which he has always dreamt of.

Lewis Hamilton smashed the track record twice on Saturday to grab a record seventh British Grand Prix pole position with a stunning performance in a tense qualifying session. Hamilton, who on Sunday seeks a record-increasing seventh Silverstone victory, finished ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas by more than three-tenths of a second.

A player set to participate in the Palermo Ladies Open starting on Monday has tested positive for COVID-19 but the event which marks the return of the professional tennis season will continue as planned, the WTA said on Saturday.

With his eyes set on the hot seat of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Dave Cameron, former Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief, has a broad roadmap as to how cricket can become an Olympic sport.

After a 150-day hiatus, the famed Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy will raise its shutters as the Telangana government has decided to open stadia and playgrounds from August 5.

The IPL governing council will be updated on the status of necessary government approvals for hosting the T20 league in the UAE when the members meet on Sunday apart from deliberating a foolproof SOP on health safety. While the BCCI is all set to shift the league, it is learnt that the status of government's clearance is top-most in the agenda of the Brijesh Patel-led governing council.

Faisal Khan shares how he is celebrating a low-key Eid this year

Cristiano Ronaldo will be rested for Juventus' final match of the Serie A season on Saturday against Roma, ahead of the Italians' Champions League last-16 second leg against Lyon next week.

The online chess Olympiad commenced on July 23 but India -- the seventh seeds in the tournament -- will begin their campaign on August 21 in the top division. What's interesting to note is that the Indian team will have a brother-sister duo of Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali in the mix. GM Praggu and WGM Vaishali are in the reserves of the boys U-20 and women's categories respectively.

Congress party veterans urged their colleagues on Saturday not to discredit their own legacy and said by doing so, they would only be aiding the BJP's designs to undermine the party in the public eye. Advising restraint in airing grievances in public, several former Union ministers cautioned party colleagues, saying such tendencies divide the Congress at a time when unity is needed.