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Global Markets Drop, Spooked by China-US Tensions Over Virus

Benchmarks fell in most countries except for Australia, which was lifted by signs its own virus outbreak is being brought under control.




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Cash Transfers, Food For All: How Govt May Balance Fiscal Concerns with Growing Hunger & Poverty

India has provided a stimulus which doesn’t even equal a percent of the country’s GDP when other countries have already pumped funds far in excess into their respective economies.




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India's Services Activity Collapses as Coronavirus Paralyses Global Economy: PMI

The grim result for the industry, the engine of economic growth and jobs, underlined the pandemic's sweeping impact across India as authorities extended a nationwide lockdown.




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Singles Only, Don't Share Tennis Balls, No Handshakes: Austrians Return to Tennis Court

Tennis is one of several social-distancing-compatible sports the Austrian government has allowed to resume as they ease the Covid-19 lockdown.




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No Spitting, No Fans: Baseball Restarts South Korea's Sports Season

South Korea's sporting industry emerged from the coronavirus shutdown with baseball while football and golf will soon follow suit.




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Tennis Star Dominic Thiem Participates in Global Charity Run

The global charity run also saw over 400 Indians running for the noble cause raising over 1250 Euros.




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Taiwan Baseball League Set to Allow Fans Back in Ballparks from Friday

The China Professional Baseball League said up to 1,000 people would be permitted to enter ballparks from Friday.




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Taiwan Baseball Draws Foreign Fans Amid Scarce Live Sports Due to Covid-19 Shutdown

Taiwan's baseball league games are being streamed with English commentary, racking up millions of views for matches featuring cardboard cut-outs of fans and robots beating drums.




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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sunny Leone, Katrina Kaif Are Most Searched Indian Stars Globally

The three fermale celebrities were respectively searched an average 39 lakh, 31 lakh, and 19 lakh times between January and April 2020, according to an SEMrush study after analysing global data.




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Bigg Boss 13's Himanshi Khurana Confirms She And Asim Riaz Approached For Nach Baliye 10

Earlier, there were reports about Himanshi and Asim being approached for Nach Baliye 10. Now, Himanshi has herself confirmed that they were indeed approached for the show.




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Apple 'Disbaled' FaceTime on Older iPhones and Now it Has to Pay $18 Million For Damages

Over 3.6 million devices are said to have been affected by the update and each class member will receive an estimated $3.




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Global Smartphone Output to See Record 16.5% Slump in June: TrendForce

Both Apple and Samsung will retain their first and third spots respectively but they are also expected to lose market shares as well.




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COVID-19 Impact: Global Smartphone Sales Plummet 13% in Q1 2020, Samsung Worst Hit

This is the first time since Q1 2014, that the smartphone market has fallen below 300 million units in a quarter.




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Qualcomm Predicts 30% Drop in Global Phone Sales in Q2 2020 Due to Covid-19 Crisis

Qualcomm also said that there was a decline of 21% in mobile phone sales between January and March this year.




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Facebook, Silver Lake And Now Vista: Jio is an Attractive Platform For Global Investors

These investments will push Jio’s Digital India vision for 1.3 billion people and businesses across the country, including small businesses, micro-businesses and farmers.




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Facebook Oversight Board Will Balance Free Speech, Says Sudhir Krishnaswamy

Sudhir Krishnaswamy also clarifies that he won't be representing cases related to India, but willl look at content moderation questions from around the world.




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Ball Shining with Spit, Celebrations During Games Set to Change Post Coronavirus: Sachin Tendulkar

But with increased focus on social distancing and personal hygiene to contain the spread of the virus, the sport stares at a changing landscape.




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After Coronavirus, Legalisation of Ball-tampering Could be Considered - Report

Following the chief executives meeting of the ICC on Thursday, its medical committee, headed by Peter Harcourt, had issued an update.




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Legalising Ball Tampering: Saliva is Must and Vaseline is no Replacement, Feel Nehra, Harbhajan

Nehra then gave the example of Englishman Lever who created a furore during his team's 1976 tour of India by applying vaseline during a Test match.




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Australia's David Warner Against Legalisation of Ball-tampering

Earlier, West Indies great Michael Holding had also questioned the suggestions of legalising ball-tampering as a precautionary measure in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.




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Australia Restricts Use of Saliva, Sweat to Shine Ball Under Coronavirus Guidelines

The framework, which outlines a staged return to play, has three stages -- Level A, Level B and Level C.




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Shane Warne Suggests Weighted Ball to Solve Shining Dilemma Without Risking Health

Australian cricket-ball manufacturer Kookaburra says it is developing a wax applicator to enhance the shine and aid swing but Warne offered an alternative.




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Bala Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana's Bald Truth Doesn't Sweep You Off Your Feet

Bala starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar and Yami Gautam, certainly gets your attention but does not manage to sweep you off your feet.




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Bala Movie Review: Ayushmann Khurrana's Winning Streak Continues

Ayushmann Khurrana, who’s cornered the market when it comes to playing flawed, insecure men with confidence issues, continues his winning streak with Bala.




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City-based firm proposes Global Safety Centre




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Guj tribals walk home along rail track from UP




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Punjab CM Amrinder Singh Seeks Bharat Ratna for Hockey Legend Balbir Singh

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has sought the Bharata Ratna to be awarded to Indian hockey legend Balbir Singh Senior.




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Former India Hockey Player and Olympic Bronze Medallist Balbir Singh Kullar Dies

Balbir Singh Khullar, a part of India's 1968 Olympics bronze-winning team, passed away at the age of 77.




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Actor Balraj Sahni's Biography by Son to Hit Stands in August

A book on the life and times of veteran actor Balraj Shani, written by his son Parikshit, will release in August.




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Shiv Sena's Anti-Bihari Rhetoric Has an Underlying Irony That Traces its Origin to Bal Thackeray’s Father

While his son Bal Thackeray and grandsons Uddhav and Raj were to take a political position against north Indians, Prabodhankar traced the roots of Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhu caste -- the same caste to which the Thackeray family belongs -- to Bihar.




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Shashi Tharoor's New Book Explains India's Potential To Become A 'Major Global Power'

The authors argue that India has a major role to play in shaping the regimes the world in future, given its size, growing clout, and stake in practically every major multilateral organization.




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Fresh Questions Over Football Restart as New Research Says Players at Risk of Covid-19 Spread to Lungs

The research suggests due to strenuous exercise, elite athletes are more likely to inhale Covid-19 particles and direct them to the lower areas of the lung.




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Italian Footballers' Union Furious at Government's Ban on Team Training

Italian footballers' union was unhappy with PM's announcement that individual athletes could begin training from May 4 but no team sports' practice could take place.




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Juventus Star Paulo Dybala Tests Positive for Coronavirus for Fourth Time: Report

Paulo Dybala has reportedly undergone four coronavirus tests in the last six weeks and latest one was positive again.




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Italian Federation Chief Fears 'Football Death' With Non-completion of Serie A Due to Covid-19

Italy's football federation chief Gabriele Gravina warned that a decision to cancel Serie A season would signal "the death of Italian football".




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Swiss Football League Set to Resume on June 8 Behind Closed Doors

With the Swiss government easing coronavirus lockdown, they plan to allow the football season to restart in June.




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Divided Over Resumption, League-by-league Guide to European Football's Coronavirus Shutdown

European football has been hit hard by coronavirus shutdown and different leagues have separate ideas about resumption amid coronavirus fears.




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FIFPro Warns of Coronavirus' 'Almost Existential Threat' to Women's Football

FIFPro lauds the growth of women's football but called for protection during coronavirus pandemic.




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Football's Return 'Good For Everyone': Jose Mourinho Though Says Have To Be Patient

Jose Mourinho said he is missing football and if the Premier League returns, players will still be putting on a show for millions watching around the world.




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French Football Season Declared Over, Paris Saint-Germain Awarded Title: League

PSG were leading Ligue 1 table by 12 points from Marseille when the season was suspended.




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Indian Football Legend Chuni Goswami Dies Aged 82 Due to Cardiac Arrest

Former India football captain Chuni Goswami, passed away in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest.




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India's Greatest! Football Will Always Remember Him: AIFF Leads Tributes for Chuni Goswami

Indian football mourned one of it's greatest heroes Subimal 'Chuni' Goswami, who passed away in Kolkata after suffering a cardiac arrest.




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Serie A Will Comply Should Government End Season, Says Italy Football Chief

Serie A will hold an emergency general assembly on Friday and the possibility of the season being ended is likely to be on the agenda




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Portuguese Football Season to Restart in May Behind Closed Doors: Prime Minister

Primeira Liga and the final of the Portuguese Cup are the "only exception" to a ruling that has kept all other professional sport suspended, Portugal's Prime Minister said.




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Small Chance of Footballers Dying of Covid-19: Brazil's President Wants Football to Return

Jair Bolsonaro said since footballers have solid physical conditioning, there is little chance of them dying even if they catch coronavirus.




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Majority of Players Are Scared of Returning to Football Amid Covid-19, Says Sergio Aguero

Sergio Aguero said that with footballers having their family to take care of, majority of them are scared around returning to play too soon.




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Chuni Goswami was Irreplaceable, I Lost a Dear Friend: Tulsidas Balaram

Chuni Goswami, PK Banerjee and Tulsidas Balaram are one of India's most famous trios to step onto a football pitch.




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Chuni Goswami Will Forever Remain Golden Boy of Indian Football: Franco Fortunato

Chuni Goswami passed away at the age of 82 after suffering a heart attck.




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Developing Football at The Grassroot Level Way Forward: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju stressed on the need for a robust setup of football federations at the state and the district level to realise this dream




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I Would Definitely be Interested in it: Gareth Bale on Possible MLS Move

Gareth Bale's Madrid contract ends in 2022 and earns him close to 30 million euros a year before tax.