A forceful challenger of union power at British Leyland

American literary and journalistic iconoclast who Norman Mailer said was the hardest working writer of his time

Editor who raised the profile of the Financial Times’ coverage in Japan

Vietnam vet and old-school conservative whose friendships crossed the political aisle

His 19% in 1992 was best result for independent presidential candidate in 80 years

It promises to be one of the most entertaining Champions League knockout ties of all-time. Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain have two of Europe's most lethal forward lines.

The Strictly Come Dancing star, 42, told Lorraine Kelly on Wednesday that she doesn't know the reason behind June's surprise exit, but said she and the cast still view her an 'inspiration.'

Scottish rugby fans were left truly stunned after it was revealed that the SRU chief executive more than doubled his salary from £455,000 to £933,000. The news comes prior to the Six Nations kick-off.

The first Penny Dreadful series was a supernatural horror on Showtime that aired from 2014 to 2016, but this new show is actually not connected to it at all.

With its orange rays and the unmistakable figure of Lev Yashin, Russia has produced a piece of artwork that lives up to a great tradition of World Cup posters. Here is every one, from 1930 onwards...

The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Republic of Cyprus next month, to recognise the work of the UN Peacekeeping Force and celebrate traditional Cypriot culture.

A judge was satisfied that Ahmed Hassan lied about his age to remain in the UK. He was convicted of attempting to kill 93 commuters with a homemade bomb at Parsons Green station.

Now aged 93 ('well past my sell-by date'), Jan Morris has taken to keeping a diary, or something like a diary, but more public, as it is clearly written for publication

The decision comes on the heel of mounting pressure from Democrats and pro-immigrant groups who have demanded the mass liberation of more than 34,000 incarcerated.

The Met Office has hailed it as the 'storm of the century' due to its sheer size, with warnings covering huge swathes of the UK.

Jan Morris, 93, who lives in the Llyn Peninsula has penned new book, Thinking Again. She would become the first transgender person honoured if made Dame Jan Morris.

Temperatures are due to hit the 90Fs for a third day in a row today, with the mercury expected to get to 93.2F (34C) this afternoon, following two consecutive days of 91.9F (33.3C) highs in London.

The Premier League of 1992-93 - the first season after the split from the Football League - feels a world away from the glitz and sheen of today. Just look at the kits, for example. 

Barbra Streisand is mourning the loss of dear and longtime friend and colleague Cis Corman, who passed away on Monday at the age of 93.

Iran has acquired three bomb-carrying drones with a range of 932 miles as tensions with the US escalate following the killing of General Soleimani (pictured, Shahed 129 drone).

Now aged 93 ('well past my sell-by date'), Jan Morris has taken to keeping a diary, or something like a diary, but more public, as it is clearly written for publication

Miss World Australia 2017 winner Esma Voloder and two other beauty queens headed to Canberra with World Vision to ask Australia to boost its foreign aide budget.

The show pushed the boundaries, remembers its voiceover artist Maria McErlane 

Princess Diana's former butler has revealed how she almost didn't attend a 1994 Vanity Fair party as it came soon after Prince Charles spoke out about his affair.

David Blanchflower, who was part of the Bank during the 2008 financial crisis, said unemployment is rising at the fastest rate in living memory as job losses mount around the world and in the UK.

A letter signed by global leaders past and present has urged G20 to prevent a 'global recession becoming a global depression'. Tony Blair and Gordon, among other signatures, support the creation of an $193bn fund.

The global lender said the national economy would shrink by 6.7 per cent in 2020 - the largest contraction since the Great Depression - and Australia would be one of Asia's worst-affected countries.

The Bachelorette alum, 34, said in her new web show that the addiction began after she was prescribed with the anti-anxiety medication during a severe bout of depression.

Joe Biden's campaign came to his defense Friday over sexual assault claims an ex-staffer has been making in the press this week.

The Dow soared more than 2,000 points on Tuesday in its strongest one-day performance since 1933 as US lawmakers neared a $2 trillion coronavirus aid deal.

A British sports car, whose determined lady driver beat the Nazis to win Olympic gold at the Berlin Games of 1936, has revved into London 2012.

With the Commonwealth Games soon to offer another stage on which the green and gold will shine, it's time to pick your favourite sporting moment of all time.

Kim Kardashian exuded old Hollywood style and glam on Saturday evening when she attended Diddy's 50th birthday party in a vintage wedding dress, retailing for $9300.

It certainly pays to be in 5 Seconds Of Summer.

The German sportswear firm warned its sales would slump 40 per cent in the second quarter despite China emerging from lockdown, and surging performance online.

A 1993 clip has emerged alleging to show former Joe Biden staffer Tara Reade's mother Jeanette Altimus calling into Larry King about the former Vice President's alleged sexual assault of her daughter.

The Riley Lynx is a pristine example of fourwheeled elegance from the early days of motoring. But only five years ago, this 1934 Riley Lynx sports car was a burnt-out shell in Yorkshire.

As per provisional closing, the barometer S&P BSE Sensex gained 199.32 points or 0.63% at 31,642.70. The Nifty 50 index gained 51.55 points or 0.56% at 9,250.60.

: The number of active COVID-19 cases slid below the 1,000 mark to 999 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday though the overall tally rose to 1,930 with the addition of 43 in the last 24 hours ending 9 am. The COVID-19 toll in the state also increased by three to 44 while 45 more patients were discharged from hospitals, according to the latest bulletin. Chittoor district saw a sudden spurt in cases, with 11 reported in the last 24 hours ending 9 am on Saturday, as some people who returned from Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai city tested posted for coronavirus. It is suspected that these people contracted the disease at Koyambedu and several others who also returned from the place were sent to quarantine, sources here said. Visakhapatnam too continued to show an upward trend as five fresh cases were registered, taking the total in the district to 62. The major hotspots Kurnool, Krishna and Guntur reported six, 16 and two fresh cases. In the last 24 hours, Krishna reported two

After hiking liquor price by 75 per cent early this week, the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to reduce the number of retail liquor outlets, by a further 13 per cent, to 2,934 by this month end to curtail alcohol consumption and help people "move towards a better life." According to Special Chief Secretary (Revenue) Rajat Bhargava,the government has also taken a number of steps to check illicit distillation of liquor and inter-state trade of non-duty paid liquor. Now, the state government has also decided to constitute an independent Special Enforcement Bureau to deal with illicit liquor, with special focus on districts bordering neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha and Telangana. Retail liquor business in the state is currently run by the government, through the AP State Beverages Corporation Limited, and the number of outlets was brought down to 3,500 from 4,380 in August last year. With the latest decision, the number will drop further to ...

COVID-19: Sensex plunges 3,935 points in biggest intraday fall as India goes into lockdown

खेल मंत्री किरेन रिजिजू ने 1936 बर्लिन ओलिंपिक का एक शानदार वीडियो शोयर किया, जिसमें ब्रिटिश इंडियन टीम मार्च पास्‍ट करती हुई नजर आ रही है. इस ओलिंपिक में ध्‍यानचंद की अगुआई में भारतीय हॉकी टीम ने गोल्‍ड मेडल जीता था.

A health-tech community product, FYI, undertook the survey conducted by MindMap Advance Research with 560 India Inc. entities, including employees from across small, medium and large enterprises in major metro cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

An episode of the Simpsons from 1993 seems to have accurately predicted 2020!

Flamengo conducted coronavirus tests on 293 employees, including all players, their families and their helps at home.

Retail liquor business in the state is currently run by the government, through the AP State Beverages Corporation Limited,

The indian radio company Red FM 93.5 has rolled out its own version of mobile application. This is a much appreciated effort made by the company and music enthusiasts can enjoy the music while on the Go. mobile application features

Vespa BS6 scooters have been launched in the Indian market. The BS6 scooters are now available at a starting price of Rs 93,035 ex-showroom (Delhi).

प्रखंड में विभिन्न प्रांतों से आए 275 प्रवासी मजदूरों को क्वारेंटाइन और 293 विद्यार्थियों को होम क्वारेंटाइन किया गया है। बीडीओ रघुनंदन आनंद एवं सीओ अनुज कुमार ने बताया कि प्रखंड में बिहार प्रदेश से 12 एवं अन्य प्रांतों में से बंगाल से 04, यूपी से 06, सिक्किम से 05, मध्य प्रदेश से 02, राजस्थान से 40, झारखंड से 06, केरल से 121, कर्नाटक से 17, गुजरात से 18, हरियाणा से 01, जयपुर 08, बंगलोर 12, महाराष्ट्र से 01 एवं आंध्रप्रदेॆश से 01 प्रवासी मजदूर आए हैं, जिसे चिकित्सकों द्वारा स्क्रीनिंग के बाद प्रखंडस्तरीय क्वारेंटाइन कैंप में रखा गया है।
इसमें प्रखंड के क्वारेंटाइन कैंपों में आदर्श मध्य विद्यालय अमौर में 73, उत्क्रमित उच्च विद्यालय बेलका में 161, मध्य विद्यालय सिरोटोल में 30 एवं कस्तूरबा विद्यालय में महिला सहित 11 प्रवासियों को रखा गया है। इसके अलावे दूसरे प्रदेशों से 14 छात्र एवं 01 छात्रा आए हैं, जिसे होम क्वारेंटाइन में रखा गया है। प्रखंड में विभिन्न प्रांतों से आए 293 विद्यार्थियों को होम क्वारेंटाइन किया गया है। प्रभारी चिकित्सा पदाधिकारी डॉ एतेमामूल हक ने बताया कि प्रखंड क्वारेंटाइन कैंप में रेड जोन से आए सात लोगों को प्रथम चरण में विशेष स्वास्थ्य जांच के लिए पूर्णिया सदर अस्पताल भेजा गया है। इसमें रंगरैया लालटोली, तालबाड़ी, विष्णुपुर, मझुवा हाट, दलमालपुर, आमगाछी एवं पोठिया गंगेली पंचायत के प्रवासी मजदूर शामिल हैं।

राजस्थान से आए 10 प्रवासी मजदूरों को सुमरित स्कूल में किया क्वारेंटाइन

प्रखंड क्षेत्र के बहोरा में गुरुवार सुबह गांव पहुंचे 10 प्रवासी मजदूरों वार्ड पांच के प्राथमिक विद्यालय बहोरा घाट स्कूल से बिना भोजन पानी के रात बिताने को मजबूर थे। ग्रामीणों ने बताया कि 10 प्रवासी मजदूर राजस्थान से प्राइवेट गाड़ी से गुरुवार सुबह गांव पहुंचे थे। ग्रामीणों ने इससे गांव में घुसने न देकर स्थानीय स्कूल में रहने को भेजा। तत्काल इसकी सूचना पंचायत मुखिया व अन्य ग्रामीणों ने संबंधित अधिकारी को भी दिया, लेकिन सूचना के बावजूद भी संबंधित अधिकारी ने मजदूरों का हाल-चाल लेने स्कूल नहीं पहुंचे।
समाजसेवी एवं वार्ड अध्यक्ष बजरंगी मंडल द्वारा इसकी सूचना स्थानीय पत्रकारों को दी, जिन्होंने एसडीएम एवं सीओ से संपर्क स्थापित कर यहां रह रहे प्रवासी मजदूर की समस्याओं से संबंधित सूचना दी। सूचना पर शुक्रवार संध्या स्थानीय पुलिस के साथ बीडीओ स्कूल पहुंचकर वहां रह रहे 10 प्रवासी मजदूरों को बनमनखी स्थित सुमरित उच्च विद्यालय भवन में बने क्वारंेटाइन केंद्र में 21 दिनों तक रखने भेजा। इस संबंध में पूछे जाने पर अंचलाधिकारी अर्जुन कुमार विश्वास ने बताया कि बोहरा गांव में आए सभी प्रवासी मजदूरों को सुमरित उच्च विद्यालय के क्वारेंटाइन सेंटर लाया गया है।

सेंट्रल जेल के नवनिर्मित भवन में खुला स्पेशल कोविड-19 प्रमंडलीय कारा

शनिवार से प्रमंडल के चारों जिले के नवागंतुक बंदियों को रखा जाएगा इसमें
पूर्णिया | कोरोना वायरस महामारी को देखते हुए जेल प्रशासन द्वारा पूर्णिया सेंट्रल कारा में नव निर्मित चार खंडों को प्रमंडलीय स्पेशल कोविड 19 जेल बनाया गया है। यहां प्रमंडल के अररिया, कटिहार, किशनगंज जिले के नये बंदियों को रखा जाएगा। इसकी जानकारी देते हुए पूर्णिया सेंट्रल जेल के अधीक्षक जितेन्द्र कुमार ने बताया कि शनिवार से स्पेशल कोविड 19 जेल में बंदियों को रखना शुरु कर दिया जायेगा।
उन्होंने बताया कि महिला बंदियों को अब दरभंगा के उपकारा बेनीपुर भेजा जायेगा। सहरसा के बंदियों के लिए वीरपुर के उप कारा को खाली कराया गया है। सहरसा के बंदियों को उपकारा वीरपुर में रखा जायेगा। सेंट्रल जेल पूर्णिया के उपकारधीक्षक मृत्युंजय कुमार ने बताया कि स्पेशल कोविड 19 जेल के चार नवनिर्मित खंडों में अलग-अलग जिले के बंदियों के रहने की व्यवस्था की गई है। उन्होंने बताया कि अन्य राज्यों के जेलों में बंदियों में कोरोना वायरस महामारी फैलने की वजह से सरकार द्वारा स्पेशल कोविड 19 जेल अगले 30 जून 2020 तक के लिए बनाया गया है।