The Sri Lanka men’s cricket team will have a new physiotherapist from the tour of India with former England men’s team physio Chris Clarke-Irons taking over for a two-year stint.
Rohit to remain captain; 20 players in WC plan
There is no imminent threat to Rohit Sharma’s ODI and Test captaincy as the BCCI top brass has not found anything unsatisfactory about his leadership in the traditional formats, according to sources in the Board.
China’s efforts to destroy Buddhism won’t succeed, says Dalai Lama
In a sharp attack on China’s moves to eliminate Buddhism the Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said China is attempting to target and destroy Buddhism but it won’t succeed.
Covid-19: S.Korea’s critically ill patients hit 8-month high
South Korea’s new Covid-19 cases fell for the fifth straight day on Sunday, but the number of critically ill patients rose to the highest in about eight months as the government is bracing for a wintertime surge and a spike in imported cases from China.
At least 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport
At least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that rocked the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban Interior Ministry spokesperson. Abdul Nafee Takkur, a spokesman for the Taliban Interior Ministry, reported that an explosion caused injuries close to the military airport’s main gate in Kabul.
US finally bids farewell to 3G technology
It is curtains for 3G mobile services in the US, with the last telecommunication provider Verizon winding the old network on its customers’ devices. AT&T turned off its 3G service in February this year and T-Mobile started shutting down old networks in March.
Taiwan offers to help China deal with Covid surge
Taiwan on Sunday offered to help China fight against a massive upsurge in Covid cases after Beijing’s abruptly abandoned its restrictive zero-Covid stance, reported CNN.
Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami launches protests against lawlessness
Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has launched a protest sit-in against a surge in lawlessness, crimes and narcotics in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Three of a family found dead mysteriously in Varanasi
A family of three in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi has been found allegedly dead inside their house in railway colony, police said on Monday. Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime and Headquarters), Santosh Kumar Singh, said that initial investigation
Stalin announces compensation for cracker blast victims
Chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced Rs 2 lakh each compensation to the families of four persons killed in an accidental blast at an unauthorised cracker storage facility in Namakkal.
