Lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, held guilty of contempt for his tweets, has been fined ₹1 by the Supreme Court. If he doesn’t pay the fine by September 15, he can go to jail for three months or be banned from practicing for three years. “Freedom of speech cannot be curtailed,” said the apex court while handing […]
Doctors of a private hospital in Chennai performed Asia’s first lung transplant on a Covid survivor, giving him hope of a better life after the infection severely damaged his lungs. The lungs for the transplant came from a brain dead donor at Chennai’s Gleneagles Global Hospital. The 34-year-old deceased man’s wife also agreed to donate […]
Jalandhar-based celebrity fitness coach and bodybuilder, Satnam Khattra, died after suffering a heart attack on Saturday. The model was just 31 years old. Once addicted to drugs, Khattra had been into physical fitness for the past eight years. His coach, Roshish Khera, shared the news of his death on social media. Khattra was immensely popular […]
Bengaluru-based edu-tech firm Unacademy on Saturday was roped in as official partner for the Indian Premier League for three seasons, announced Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The 13th India Premier League (IPL) is scheduled to be held in UAE from September 19 to November 10. “We are pleased to have Unacademy on […]
Panjab University (PU) was awarded the prestigious Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy at the National Sports Awards 2020. PU bagged the trophy second year in a row, a feat achieved after 25 years. The varsity had lifted the trophy twice consecutively last during 1994-1996. In the first virtual National Sports Awards ceremony due to […]
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Suresh Raina on Saturday pulled out of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 and has decided to return home, citing personal reasons. CSK informed about Raina’s decision through a post on Twitter. “Suresh Raina has returned to India for personal reasons and will be unavailable for the remainder of the IPL […]
Nepal’s only billionaire Binod Chaudhary tests positive for Covid-19 Nepal’s only billionaire and member of Lower House representing Nepali Congress Binod Chaudhary tested positive for Covid-19 on Friday. The industrialist confirmed this on social media and urged people who were in his contact to take precautions. In his tweet, Chaudhary also mentioned that he is […]
Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther star in the Marvel cinematic universe, died of cancer on Friday, said his representative. He was 43. Boseman died at his home in Los Angeles with his wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, and family by his side. He was diagnosed with colon cancer four years ago, his family revealed in a statement. […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resign on Friday citing health reasons. Abe said he is suffering a recurrence of the ulcerative colitis (an inflammatory bowel disease) and his condition had worsened recently. “Now that I am not able to fulfil the mandate from the people with confidence, I have decided that I should […]