Ricky Ponting shares his ‘favourite piece of memorabilia’ through Twitter Sydney: Ricky Ponting on Sunday shared a photograph of the Australian baggy green that he wore throughout his Test career and the new one that he had received from his wife Rianna Jennifer Cantor and Cricket Australia when he retired in 2012. ‘This is my favourite…

Five army commandos, 5 terrorists killed in LoC ‘hand-to-hand’ battle In a dark day for the army’s Special Forces (SF), five commandos belonging to an elite unit were killed in action along the Line of Control in Kashmir’s Keran sector on Sunday during an intense close-quarter battle with an equal number of terrorist infiltrators who…

Rwanda finds genocide grave that could contain 30,000 bodies A valley dam that authorities in Rwanda say could contain about 30,000 bodies has been discovered more than a quarter-century after the country’s genocide in which 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed. The discovery is being called the most significant…

‘Stop communalising Covid-19’, CM Yediyurappa warns of strict action against Muslim bashing Ever since the Tablighi Jamaat incident, reports of Muslim bashing from across the country are creating ruckus amid coronavirus lockdown. From heckling and harassing the minority community to assaulting them, disturbing reports have come to light at a time when the country is…

Citizens must exhibit responsible behaviour – Opinion The cry of the peacock, birdsong at dusk and dawn —these are sounds one now hears in the part of Noida where I live. Until a few weeks ago, the only noise that overwhelmed us was that of vehicles. But while the return of nature’s sounds should occasion joy,…

Coronavirus Can Last on Face Masks for a Week, Banknotes for Days – Study The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 can remain infectious on face masks for up to a week, and last on banknotes, stainless steel and plastic surfaces for days, according to a study. However, the virus can be killed by household disinfectants,…

Pearl case puts Pak terror industry in global spotlight The revoking of capital punishment awarded to international terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, of British origin, for the beheading of US journalist Daniel Pearl, has put Pakistan’s justice delivery system under glare. Look no further than the multiple escape routes Pakistan’s courts offered 26/11 Mumbai terror…

Mystery surrounds murder of Hezbollah fighter Younes BEIRUT: Lebanon was rife with speculation on Sunday after a Hezbollah fighter was found shot dead in a car between two villages in the south of the country. The Iran-backed militant group published an obituary of Mohammed Ali Younes describing him as a “martyr,” code for alleging that…

Pornhub Records 95 Percent Increase in Traffic from India amid 21-Day Lockdown With India in lockdown to fight coronavirus, it seems many are getting “handsy” with their phones and iPads to fight the pandemic blues. As the 21-Day lockdown amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases managed to push Indians indoors, many sought comfort and…