There is cause for concern following the news that Love Island will not go ahead this summer as well as rumours circulating Strictly Come Dancing.

The former chancellor was spotted walking through the grounds before taking up his position in Centre Court's Royal Box, where he was seen chatting with former Bank of England governor Mervyn King.

Almost 4,000 members of the Armed Forces pension scheme breached their annual allowance in 2017-18. This puts them at risk of five or six-figure tax bills under changes introduced in 2016.

Palace fans have completed a 116-mile charity cycle to Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium for their Premier League clash only for the match to be called off halfway through.

By Uzmi Athar New Delhi, May 10 () Several NGOs working in the disability sector are facing severe financial crunch as most of the funds and donations they would earlier get has been diverted towards tackling the COVID-19 crisis.Prashant Verma, general secretary, National Association for the Blind, says he could just pay 65 per cent salary to his employees in the last two months due to financial crunch and if no fresh donations are made he does not have any money to pay his 120 staff members this month."We feel as if we are at the end of the line," he told .Verma said his organisation used to get grants from many companies under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and even from individuals, especially during March as it was the end of the financial year."But this year we didn't get any money.

At least six security personnel, including an Army major, were killed when a roadside bomb struck a patrol vehicle in southwestern Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, close to the border with Iran. The Army on Friday said in a statement that a vehicle of paramilitary Frontier Corps was targeted through a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) in Kech district's Buleda area, about 14 km from the Iran border. A major and five soldiers were killed while one soldier was injured, according to the Army. Baloch militants on Saturday claimed responsibility for the attack. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a statement said the roadside bomb was planted by its operatives and it will continue its struggle until the establishment of an independent homeland and a free society". BLA is a banned entity in Pakistan. It was also declared a terrorist group by the US in 2019. Security sources said the route where the explosion took place was monitored round the clock because of ...

Raul Luis Lopez never had the chance to say goodbye. Lopez was hospitalised for COVID-19 on April 3 before succumbing nearly three weeks later. The 39-year-old native of Oaxaca, Mexico, suffered from diabetes which worsened his illness. The day he left for treatment was the last time his wife, Sara Cruz, saw him. Now Lopez's family, clad in surgical masks and gloves, was gathered in the widow's living room in the Corona neighbourhood of Queens, New York, around a black box of his cremated remains. A rendering of the Virgin of Guadalupe, patroness of Mexico and the Americas, watched over his ashes on a table beside flowers and prayer candles. The Rev. Fabian Arias, a Catholic priest from Buenos Aires, Argentina, is the pastor of Iglesia de Sion, a congregation with a mission relationship alongside Saint Peter's Church in Manhattan, and has performed funeral services 14 times in the last two months. Saturday's service for Lpez was the first he's been able to perform in a private ...

A sheriff's deputy in North Carolina is facing criminal charges after authorities said he led a group of armed people to the wrong home in a search for a missing girl. New Hanover County District Attorney Ben David said Friday that Jordan Kita, who worked in the New Hanover Sheriff's Office, will be charged with trespassing and breaking and entering. Kita led an armed group May 3 to the home of Dameon Shepard, a senior at Laney High School in Wilmington, according to James W. Lea, a lawyer for Shepard's family who is preparing a civil lawsuit. The all-white group tried unsuccessfully to force its way into the home of Shepard, who is black, news outlets reported. Kita was looking for Lekayda Kempisty, a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing earlier that day. She was later found safe. In its effort to find Lekayda, Kita's group was searching for someone named Josiah who used to live next door. Shepard told news outlets that he repeatedly tried to point out to the group that they had

At least five migrant labourers were killed and 13 others injured when a truck in which they were travelling overturned in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district, a police official said on Sunday. The accident took place near Patha village on Saturday night whennearly 20 migrant labourers were going in the truck to Jhansi and Etah in Uttar Pradesh from Hyderabad, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Tiwari said. Five labourers were killed and 13 others were injured after the mangoes-laden vehicle overturned, he said. The injured persons were admitted to the district hospital for treatment, he added.

Several NGOs working in the disability sector are facing severe financial crunch as most of the funds and donations they would earlier get has been diverted towards tackling the COVID-19 crisis. Prashant Verma, general secretary, National Association for the Blind, says he could just pay 65 per cent salary to his employees in the last two months due to financial crunch and if no fresh donations are made he does not have any money to pay his 120 staff members this month. "We feel as if we are at the end of the line," he told PTI. Verma said his organisation used to get grants from many companies under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and even from individuals, especially during March as it was the end of the financial year. "But this year we didn't get any money. Some of the companies, which even committed to us, are saying that this time they have to think about their own survival. Many individuals (who earlier donated) don't have money to support us. A lot of the money is ...

Children in 21st century India are having to deal with a rapidly gathering danger: a degrading environment from pesticides, air pollution and unsafe toys to contaminated rivers and more. Ramesh Menon surveys the troubling landscape.

Videh Upadhyay argues that adivasis will benefit greatly if the Provision of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) is implemented on the ground by the state governments.

The idea of interlinking rivers is appealing because it is so grand. But this is also the reason it is nothing more than a distraction from the business at hand, writes Sunita Narain.

Over 1400 families who had started living on the rubber plantation of Harrisons & Crossfields -- the Chengara struggle -- will now get land in a deal brokered by the Chief Minister in the presence of the Leader of the Opposition. P N Venugopal takes stock.

The World Bank's much touted 'knowledge' products are coming out of a flawed process. The bank hires highly paid consultants who are mostly directed through a system of incentives towards arriving at a pre-determined policy consensus. Information and experiences that run counter to the consensus are ignored. Shripad Dharmadhikary on the implications for India.

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Seventeen years after the Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot restrict content on radio, it remains impossible for independent news to be aired on radio channels. Navya P K reports.

According to the European Union's plans for agricultural reforms, subsidies received by farmers will now become their entitlement until 2013. The big businesses that get most of these subsidies are quite happy; meanwhile the subsidies continue to create starvation and death in the developing world, notes Devinder Sharma.

Former Uttar Pradesh advocate general S M A Kazmi was today killed and three others were injured when the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree in Hatigawan area, a senior police officer said here.

Scientists are developing a predictive model to help Nasa anticipate conflicts and communication breakdowns among crew members and head off problems that could make or break the US space agency's future manned mission to Mars. Nasa has formalised plans to send a crewed spacecraft to Mars, a journey that could involve 250 million miles of travel.

Three persons, including the owner of the well, died and two others were injured, after the mound of earth collapsed on them while they were repairing the old well at Kodoli village of Panhala taluka in Kolhapur district on Saturday night.

The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB, 128GB and 256GB will cost Rs 72,000, Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000 respectively

A fire at a Moscow hospital treating people infected by the new coronavirus killed one patient and forced the evacuation of about 200 others.

At least two people have died in separate avalanches in northern Italy on the first weekend Italians have been allowed to venture far afield after a two-month coronavirus lockdown.

EPFO's retirement fund EPF apart from a reasonable return provides a handful of other benefits which most of the subscribers are not aware of such as the EDLI scheme that offers insurance up to Rs. 6 lakh, pension etc. Also, there

The accident took place near Patha village on Saturday night when nearly 20 migrant labourers were going in the truck to Jhansi and Etah from Hyderabad.

कोरोना वायरस संक्रमण के चलते अभी भी बहुत सी जगहों पर लॉकडाउन जारी है। लेकिन उन जगहों पर जहां कोरोना के मामले कम हैं या नहीं है, वहां पर सरकार ने व्यवसाय शुरू करने की इजाजत दी है और ऐसा हुए अभी दो ही दिन हुए हैं।

टोयोटा और सुजुकी ने भारतीय और वैश्विक बाजारों के लिए नई कारों, प्लेटफार्मों और प्रौद्योगिकियों को विकसित करने के लिए मिलाया है। टोयोटा ने 2019 में बलेनो पर आधारित ग्लैंजा हैचबैक लॉन्च किया था, और अब जॉइंट वेंचर के तहत दूसरे

New Delhi, May 09: The testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to around 95,000 tests per day and a total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far across 332 government and 121 private laboratories, Union Health Minister Harsh

Actress turned politician Nagma has found herself in trouble as she has been accused of being anti-India for siding with journalists from Pakistan. The actress is now getting trolled on Twitter for her tweet supporting the journalists. More than 10,000 tweets

Within no time, Alia Bhatt has proved herself to be one of the greatest actors of her generation. Cinephiles are thrilled to watch Alia on the screen, but not many would know that her decision to be an actor was made

Actor and director Guruprasad's upcoming directorial has been titled Lockdown and will be shot during the quarantine time itself. The Sandalwood filmmaker is currently busy with the process of finalizing the production house for his unconventional venture.   A report published

Fans and cine-goers have been eagerly awaiting the release of Kiccha Sudeep’s highly anticipated next, Kotigobba 3. The Sandalwood biggie was initially scheduled to release on April 30. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, the release of the

Rakshit Shetty who was busy shooting for 777 Charlie is currently homebound like the rest of us due to the COVID-19 lockdown. However, the Kirik Party and Avane Srimannarayana star, in a recent interview with the Metrolife revealed his childhood memories

Rocking star Yash’s success story is unlike several actors from the industry. The actor who hails from a village in Mysore with no movie background whatsoever is now one of the most desired actors of the entire nation. The unprecedented success

After Mayabazar 2016, Puneeth Rajkumar is currently backing Pannaga Bharana’s upcoming laugh riot titled French Biryani. The Danish Sait starrer will be Power stars’ banner PRK Productions first film to directly hit the OTT platform.   The movie chronicles a 3-day

Puneeth Rajkumar starrer Yuvarathnaa is one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2020. The Sandalwood biggie helmed by Santhosh Anandram was all set to hit the silver screens in April. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide lockdown, the

It’s been speculated for a while now that KGF star Yash will be working with director Narthan on a yet-untitled project. Even though the official announcement about the film is yet to be made, the Mufti fame director recently spoke about

Several Tech giants, MNCs and companies including Google, TCS, Cognizant, Capgemini, Wipro, etc. have decided to go ahead with the process of honouring campus hires stalled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic induced lockdown. Despite a bleak revenue picture, companies are

At least six were killed when protesters angry over what they see as unfair food aid distribution during the coronavirus pandemic clashed with police in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Saturday, according to officials.

Honda is reportedly planning a sub-4 metre SUV for the Indian market. Like the other cars in the portfolio, like the CR-V, BR-V and WR-V names, the company is likely to call it the ZR-V at the time of launch.

Nissan India has officially revealed the Kicks BS6 in the Indian market. The upcoming SUV will feature a host of upgrades over the previous-gen BS4 models. The Nissan Kicks BS6 will be offered in four variants, and two engine and transmission options to choose from.

The Hyundai Grand i10 NIOS BS6 petrol variant mileage figures have been revealed. The company had updated the petrol engine to achieve BS6 compliance earlier this year, and also added a new turbo-engine to the Grand i10 NIOS BS6.

Within no time, Alia Bhatt has proved herself to be one of the greatest actors of her generation. Cinephiles are thrilled to watch Alia on the screen, but not many would know that her decision to be an actor was made

Actor Vijay Sethupathi recently got into trouble for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of many people. Popularly known as Makkal Selvan, Vijay's recently online interaction with Kamal Haasan caught everyone's attention and also landed Kamal Haasan in trouble. He had called

Yamaha Motors has unveiled the 2020 Bolt cruiser motorcycle. The new (2020) Yamaha Bolt carries forward the same bobber-style retro-theme from its predecessors. The motorcycle is expected to go on sale in international markets by June 2020.

Vespa Elegante BS6 125 and the 149 models have been revealed ahead of its India launch. The Vespa 125 and the 149 Elegante models are the top-of-the-line variants in the 125cc and the 149cc categories, respectively.

Insufficient testing kits and limited resources have led India to go for pooled testing in districts where no coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have been reported. Pooled testing is an effective method to conduct COVID-19 tests that will provide data on whether the