The Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Friday banned three Indonesian shuttlers from all badminton-related activities for life after being found guilty of offences related to match-fixing, match manipulation and betting. According to The Badminton World Federation (BWF), eight Indonesian players who knew each other, and competed in lower-level international competitions mostly in Asia up until […]
Facebook has suspended US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely in wake of the violence that broke out at Capitol Hill ahead of the certification of the Electoral College votes. In a post, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, wrote that the account blocks have been placed indefinitely and “for at least two weeks […]
Social media giants Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday blocked US President Donald Trump from posting on their platforms as rioters attacked the US Capitol and violent protests broke out in Washington DC. Facebook and Instagram said Trump won’t be able to post for 24 hours. Facebook also removed posts, including a video that Trump […]
Celebrity couple Kim Kardashian, Kanye West’s six-year-long marriage and an eight-year-long love story, is coming to an end as they have “no plans” to start living together any time soon. The 40-year-old reality star and entrepreneur continues to live in Los Angeles with their four children while rapper Kanye, 43, stays at his ranch in […]
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. The 63rd annual Grammy awards show will now be held on March 14, according to a statement from Grammy organisers. “The deteriorating Covid situation in […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that England will enter another lockdown, the third of its kind since the coronavirus pandemic began. The new lockdown came into force at 12am on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also issued a stay-at-home order for Scotland, beginning at midnight and lasting until the end […]
Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar has been roped in by United Nations Women (The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women) for a global initiative #OrangeTheWorld to raise awareness on gender-based violence. Through the ‘#OrangeTheWorld’ initiative, Manushi Chhillar along with the United Nations Women organisation will be working on ending online […]
New Year is marked with the approval of the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. The expert panel at the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has given authorisation for the emergency use of the vaccine. More than 5 crore doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have already been stockpiled by its local manufacturer, […]
