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Paris: The Tour de France will take place August 29 to September 20, organisers announced on Wednesday. Cycling’s flagship event was originally slated to start June 27. However, it has been postponed due to the outbreak of coronavirus. The new dates follow French President Emmanuel...

Cuttack: Amidst the lockdown calm, Parijata, a rare flower, has blossomed in the garden of Prahallad Nayak, a resident of Nuagarh village of Cuttack Sadar. Prahallad’s younger son Pulak had planted the Parijata sapling about eight years ago. Parijata holds mythological importance. Lord Krishna is...

London: “I almost died,” recalls Indian-origin woman Ria Lakhani, still struggling to breath normally, days after surviving a severe case of coronavirus that has so far killed over 6,000 people in the United Kingdom (UK). “It (breathing) used to be such a natural action but...

New Delhi: The epithets of colossus and regal were reserved for Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath but Dilip Vengsarkar has no regrets that he was not as feted as his two illustrious colleagues. He said he cherished an ‘extremely fulfilling’ career. Vengsarkar, who turned 64...

Lucknow/New Delhi: Mohammad Saad, the Amir (head) of the Tablighi Jamaat that has emerged as a corona hotspot, is, undoubtedly, an intelligent man and has proved smarter than the establishment. Even as reports emerged of Tablighi Jamaat intensifying the Corona scare in the country and...

Aizawl: At least 26 people from Mizoram, including 11 children, were rescued and brought back to India after they got stranded on a bridge along the India-Myanmar border which has been sealed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Monday. The 26 people,...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Friday announced a relief package of Rs 2,200 crore for the weaker sections of society in view of the lockdown to fight COVID-19 outbreak. Patnaik said the state government has been providing three months advance ration to all the persons...

Mumbai: Director Neeraj Pandey, who has been behind spy thrillers like Baby, Aiyaari and Naam Shabana, believes there is an appetite for such films and shows as long as one does not repeat the story. With Special Ops, Neeraj has ventured into the world of...

Chandigarh: The coronavirus patient who died here March 18 is responsible for spreading the disease to 23 out of 33 cases so far registered in Punjab. The 70-year-old, a Gurudwara priest, had behaved very irresponsibly according to sources. He had returned from a two-week tour...

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the imposed lockdown in the state is keeping the children isolated from the outside world, experts claim this time should be utilized to build family bonding and help children thrive at home. Government officials, doctors and psychologists claim that the...