Month: September 2024

England’s Away Series In Pakistan: Visitors To Play Tests In Multan And Rawalpindi

September 20, 2024 admin

File photo of England Test team.© AFP Multan and Rawalpindi will be the venues for three-Test series between Pakistan and England, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Friday. While Multan will host the first two Tests of the series with the opening game scheduled from October 7-11, followed by second one from October…

Sports

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin

September 20, 2024 admin

Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source. Researchers analysed genetic material gathered from…

Science

Residents in Kyiv asked to stay indoors as air pollution blankets Ukrainian capital

September 20, 2024 admin

A delivery cyclist wearing a face mask cycles down a street in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, on a day with poor air quality. | Photo Credit: AP Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday (September 20, 2024) as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region,…

World

Shakib Al Hasan Bites A Mysterious Thread While Batting vs India In Chennai Test. Reason Is…

September 20, 2024 admin

Shakib Al Hasan in action during first Test match against India in Chennai© X (Twitter) Bangladesh cricket team all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was seen biting on a mysterious thread attached to his helmet while batting on Day 2 of the first Test match against India in Chennai on Friday. Shakib came out to…

Sports

Sensex soars 1,359 pts to settle above historic 84,000 mark; banks shares shine in global rally

September 20, 2024 admin

The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex jumped 1,359.51 points, or 1.63%, to settle at an all-time high of 84,544.31. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark Sensex closed above the historic 84,000-mark for the first time while Nifty settled at a new record high on Friday (September 20, 2024), powered by a rally in frontline bank…

Business

Rupee logs 10 paise gain to settle at 83.55 against U.S. dollar

September 20, 2024 admin

The rupee stayed on the upward track for a record seventh straight session and settled 10 paise higher at 83.55 (provisional) against the dollar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee stayed on the upward track for a record seventh straight session and settled 10 paise higher at 83.55 (provisional) against the dollar on Friday…

Business

Unsafe food causes 600 million cases of illnesses, 4,20,000 deaths annually: WHO chief

September 20, 2024 admin

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. File photograph | Photo Credit: Reuters WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday, September 20, 2024, highlighted the critical role of food regulators in combating unsafe food, which causes 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 4,20,000 deaths annually. In a video message to the second Global Food…

World

Ashneer Grover On Why He Left EY After Day One Despite Rs 1 Crore Salary

September 20, 2024 admin

Days after the death of Ernst & Young (EY) employee Anna Sebastian Perayil, allegedly due to “overwork”, an old video of BharatPe co-founder Ashneer Grover talking about toxic work cultures has resurfaced on social media. In the video, the former Shark Tank India judge shared his decision to quit EY within a day, despite receiving…

Nation

Tirupati Laddoo Row Reaches Top Court For “Protecting Religious Rights”

September 20, 2024 admin

Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has said the allegation is false. New Delhi: The row over animal fat allegedly being used to make the famed Tirupati laddoos reached the Supreme Court on Friday with a lawyer filing a petition alleging that the act violates fundamental Hindu religious customs and deeply hurts the…

Nation

How Elliott Hill Went From Being An Intern To Nike’s Chief Executive Officer

September 20, 2024 admin

Elliott Hill was in various senior leadership positions across Europe and North America. Nike has announced the return of Elliott Hill as president and CEO, succeeding John Donahoe. The leadership shake-up comes amid the sportswear giant’s efforts to revive its sales and combat increasing competition in the industry. Mr Hill, who boasts an impressive 32-year…

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