India’s coronavirus tally breached the 96-lakh mark after 36,652 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s data on Saturday. The overall coronavirus cases reached 96,08,211 including 4,09,689 active cases and 90,58,822 recoveries. With 512 new deaths, the cumulative toll mounted to 1,39,700. According to the ministry, calibrated and effective strategy of the Centre focused on high levels of testing, combined with early identification, timely tracing, isolation, and hospitalisation for the severe cases, have resulted in a manageable number of active cases and continuously rising number of recoveries. “India’s active cases have fallen below 4.2 lakhs, while the recovered…
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India’s domestic season is yet to get underway as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major hurdle towards the resumption of cricket activities. In order to start the domestic season, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently asked the state associations’ on the structure of the shortened season as it plans to create six bio-secure hubs across the country between December and March. According to earlier PTI report, the board has proposed 67 days for the Ranji Trophy (January 11-March 18), 22 days for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Tournament (December 20 to January 10) while the Vijay Hazare Trophy, if held,…
The Virat Kohli-led Indian side pipped Australia by 11 runs in the opening T20I of the three-match series on Friday, December 4. Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and his concussion substitute Yuzvendra Chahal played starring roles in the match with their dazzling performance through bat and ball respectively. Apparently, the Chahal concussion substitute call upon Jadeja concussion made Australian coach Justin Langer so furious, that he even lashed out at match referee David Boon during the interval, who was incidentally the man batting with Langer on his Test debut for Australia in 1993.Justin Langer was seen having a heated discussion with…
Dambulla Viiking will go up against the Galle Gladiators in Match 12 of the Lanka Premier League 2020. The DV vs GG match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 pm IST from the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota on December 5. Here are the DV vs GG live streaming details, how to watch DV vs GG live in India and the pitch and weather report for the contest. The Dambulla Viiking side will be going into this match having won their last two games, against the Kandy Tuskers and the Colombo Kings, on the trot. They are now in third…
Juventus (JUV) face Torino (TOR) in Matchday 10 of Serie A in the famous Derby della Mole, with both sides finding themselves at opposite ends of the table. The JUV vs TOR live game will take place on Saturday, December 5 at 10:30 PM IST. Fans can play the JUV vs TOR Dream11 prediction game on the fantasy sports app – Dream11. Here’s a look at our JUV vs TOR Dream11 prediction, JUV vs TOR Dream11 team and JUV vs TOR top picks for the encounter.Andrea Pirlo’s side have failed to put together a consistent run of wins in the…
Montpellier (MOT) will face Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at La Mosson Stadium on Saturday, December 5 on Matchday 13 of Ligue 1. The game between Montpellier and PSG is scheduled to kick off at 9:00 pm local time (Sunday, 1:30 am IST). Here’s a look at our MOT vs PSG Dream11 prediction, MOT vs PSG Dream11 team and MOT vs PSG Dream11 top picks ahead of the game. Montpellier are currently in sixth place on the Ligue 1 table with 23 points from their 12 games. Michel Der Zakarian’s side are on a four-game win streak at the moment and recorded a 1-0 win over…
Sachin Tendulkar famously took five years to register his first ODI century, with the feat coming in his 79th ODI against Australia in Colombo. The Master Blaster, regarded by many as the greatest batsmen of all time, has a special connection with Sri Lanka when it comes to another one of his ODI firsts. On December 5, 1990, Sachin Tendulkar registered his first ODI half-century against Sri Lanka in Pune. Notably, the milestone came almost a year after he had made his debut against Pakistan in 1989. Sachin Tendulkar achieved the feat in the second ODI of the India vs…
The World Health Organization, during a media briefing on December 4, urged people to follow the safety measures even after the vaccine is rolled out as it will not put an end to the deadly virus. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the progress in vaccines gives people a lift ‘and we can now start to see the light at the end of the tunnel’. He also said that the organization is worried about the growing perception of people about how the pandemic is over as this can turn out to be harmful.The COVID-19 pandemic which saw its first…
In an ‘early warning notification’, European Union police agency Europol said that the member states and third-party countries must stay vigilant against the organized crime scams linked to COVID-19 vaccines. The warning was issued after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that it was set to conclude the evaluation of the first conditional marketing authorization application for the vaccines. “Increased vigilance for criminal fraudulent activity is advised to all Member States,” Europol said in a statement, stressing that criminals replacing genuine shots shipments with counterfeit vaccines. In an official report published in late November, Europol said, “It was identified that the distribution…
After one week of intense trade negotiations in London, the chief intermediaries from Britain and the European Union (EU) agreed on Friday to put the talks on hold due to “significant divergences.” Releasing identical statements on Twitter, UK’s chief Brexit negotiator David Frost and his EU counterpart Michel Barnier said “the conditions for an agreement are not met due to significant divergences on the level playing field, governance and fisheries. The two sides have agreed to pause the talks in order to brief their Principals on the situation of the negotiations”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British…