Month: January 2025

Keeping Tab On Number Of HMPV Cases “Meaningless”: Ex-WHO Chief Scientist

January 7, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Only 3% of the people who are tested for Influenza-Like Illnesses (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Illnesses (SARI) are found infected with the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV), which has triggered concerns five years after COVID-19 first emerged, former World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said. In an exclusive interview with NDTV,…

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Pakistan Fined For Slow Over-Rate In 2nd Test vs South Africa

January 7, 2025 admin

Pakistan have been fined 25 per cent of their match fee and penalised five ICC World Test Championship points for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the second Test in Cape Town. “Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Pakistan were ruled to be five overs…

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Neeraj Chopra To Reduce Time Spent With Coach Jan Zelezny In 2025. Here’s Why

January 7, 2025 admin

Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will not train with his coach Jan Zelezny throughout the year and seek his guidance only when required, outgoing Athletics Federation of India (AFI) president Adille Sumariwalla said on Tuesday. Chopra roped in three-time Olympic champion and world record holder Zelezny (98.48m) as his coach in November 2024,…

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Bizarre ‘Leaking Roof’ Issue Halts India Badminton Star HS Prannoy’s First Match Of 2025

January 7, 2025 admin

India’s HS Prannoy experienced a frustrating start to the season-opening Malaysia Super 100 badminton tournament as his match against Canada’s Brian Yang was suspended midway due to a leaking roof at the Axiata Arena here on Tuesday. Prannoy, returning to action after the Olympics, was leading 21-12, 6-3 when rainwater began seeping through…

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CRICKET | Hardik riddle to dominate Champions Trophy selection meeting

January 7, 2025 admin

Out of India’s ODI squad since the 2023 World Cup, Hardik Pandya has been asked to prove his match-fitness via the domestic white ball tournaments while turning out for Baroda. | Photo Credit: File photo: K. MURALI KUMAR The hardcore Indian cricket fans may still be coming to terms with a prolonged season of Test…

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“Not Acceptable”: Yuvraj Singh Reminds India Of ‘More Hurting’ Loss Than Against Australia

January 7, 2025 admin

World Cup-winning former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has said that being whitewashed at home by New Zealand was a bigger low for Team India than the loss of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but refused to join the chorus of criticism against embattled veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. India have endured a difficult last few…

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Meta Announces Ending Program In US

January 7, 2025 admin

Facebook pays to use fact-checks from around 80 organizations globally on its platform Washington: Social media giant Meta announced Tuesday a significant rollback of its content moderation policies, including the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in the United States. “We’re going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes similar to…

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Why the location of China’s magnitude 7.1 quake matters

January 7, 2025 admin

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, people stand amidst damaged houses after an earthquake in Tonglai Village, Tingry County, Tibetan Tibet Autonomous Region. | Photo Credit: Xinhua/AP The story so far: At 6:35 a.m. IST on January 7, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Tibetan China and Nepal. The epicentre was…

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Reason Behind Rohit Sharma’s ‘Just Stood Down, Didn’t Retire’ Interview? “To Just Calm Down The…”

January 7, 2025 admin

File photo of Rohit Sharma© AFP The decision taken by Rohit Sharma to drop himself for the final Test match against Australia in Sydney caught a lot of people by surprise. Rohit scored just 31 runs in 3 matches and amid massive criticism from fans as well as experts, he decided to opt…

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Poll Body Chief On Post-Retirement Plans

January 7, 2025 admin

New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday revealed his intention to “detoxify” himself and spend several months in solitude in the Himalayas post his retirement next month. Responding to a question while addressing a presser to announce the Delhi Assembly elections, he shared his post-retirement plans with an introspective touch. “I will…

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