Новости за 18.09.2020

High drama unfolded on Friday afternoon as search engine giant Google removed mobile payment application Paytm from its Play Store, citing breach of its gambling restrictions, before bringing it back again by evening. Paytm's fantasy gaming application was also removed ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday, and was not back till the filing of this report.

A day after BJP’s oldest ally Shiromani Akali Dal pulled out of the Modi government to protest against the legislations meant to restructure agricultural trade, and amid continuing opposition from Congress and some other parties, PM Narendra Modi went on the offensive on Friday and called the bills a “historic” pro-farmer measure and dismissed the resistance as having been engineered by “middlemen”.

The actor shares an exclusive picture of his baby boy, and tells us how he feels extremely blessed

FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the subject of criminal proceedings in Switzerland, spoke of forces which he said wanted to drag the global soccer body into the "darkness of the past" as he defended himself at the annual Congress on Friday.

World number one Novak Djokovic won a battle with fellow Serb Filip Krajinovic to advance to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Friday.

Denmark's Soren Kragh Andersen claimed his second audacious solo stage win of the Tour de France on Friday with a perfectly timed attack late in the 19th stage, an undulating 166.5-km ride from Bourg en Bresse to Champagnole.

The historic oil price crash in April and a protracted spell of subdued market reduced India’s oil import bill since January by 40%, giving the cash-strapped government some headroom as it battles Covid-induced headwinds.

The BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Friday expressed his satisfaction after inspection of arrangements at the Sharjah Stadium ahead of the start of 13th Indian Premier League.

Pakistan on Friday rejected India's demand that an Indian lawyer or a Queen's counsel should be appointed for death-row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to ensure a free and fair trial in this country.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the GST Council will arrive at a common ground on ways to compensate states for loss of revenue, amid opposition charge that the Centre is reneging on its promise of paying compensation.

In a pre-pandemic world, Munisha Khatwani would have thrown a bash and partied with her friends on her birthday (September 18). However, while COVID-19 has made Munisha cancel her big plans for the occasion, it has not been able to dampen her spirits. The actress-tarot card reader is in Igatpuri, ringing in the day with her fiancé, Sameer Thakur, and some close friends.

As Japan steps into a new chapter with Suga Yoshihide taking over as prime minister from Shinzo Abe, India will have to change the template of its approach to its closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific.

An Army inquiry ordered two month ago has found “prima face evidence” that the Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act, 1990 was exceeded during an anti-terror operation in Amshipora, Shopian, on July 17 this year in which three “unidentified terrorists” were killed, an Army statement said on Friday.

It's official! ETimes TV was first to tell you about Gauahar Khan and Zaid Darbar having found love in each other. Now, Zaid's father and music composer Ismail Darbar has confirmed the news too.

'Porus' actor Savi Thakur, who can’t thank his father enough for inculcating good values in him, shares his childhood memories with him

The 13th edition of the IPL will be devoid of any physical media presence due to the strict health safety protocols put in place in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the BCCI said on Friday. It has also been learnt that the franchises would not be required to conduct pre-match press conferences. However, there will be a mandatory virtual media conference after every game.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that bulk of the additional spending sought in the first batch of the supplementary demands for grants would be spend on people-centric schemes to help them amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Pep Guardiola said Friday that only Lionel Messi knows if a move to Manchester City is a possibility next year after the Argentine reluctantly decided to stay at Barcelona this season.

Ever since the news of ‘Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’ (‘SNS’) returning with a second season has made headlines, speculations have been rife over its time slot. But, in what is a shocker of a news, BT has it that the show will replace Rajan Shahi’s ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke’ (‘YRHPK’), which features Shaheer Sheikh and Rhea Sharma in lead roles.

This weekend, the reality dance show will welcome singer Neha Kakkar and actor Sunny Kaushal for its Retro special episode. Neha and Sunny had a great time watching some phenomenal acts by the contestants who performed on the hits tracks of the early eras of Bollywood.

England skipper Eoin Morgan had a quirky take on being covered in PPE kit as he arrived in Abu Dhabi to link up with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The investigations into the Amshipora case, where three Rajouri locals were killed, in an encounter, will be conducted with utmost fairness and will be taken to their logical conclusion, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Friday.

Varun Badola, who took the Covid-19 test after wife Rajeshwari Sachdev tested positive, shared on social media about his test results. The actor also took the test and said that his reports have come negative.

Gonzalo Higuain has signed with David Beckham's Major League Soccer outfit Inter Miami, the club announced Friday, a day after he departed Serie A champion Juventus.