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Nadal, Federer, Djokovic in the same half of draw for French Open

Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal and his big rivals, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were on Thursday drawn in the same half of the French Open

'Up to three quarters of the UK's new Covid cases are of B.1.617 strain'

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said almost half and possibly three-quarters of all new coronavirus cases in the country are of the B.1.617 variant

While House encouraged by Senate Republicans' infrastructure counter-offer

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said it was encouraging to see Senate Republicans' $928-billion infrastructure counter-offer, while noting that major concerns remained

Appreciate work done: Allahabad HC on Yogi Adityanath's Covid measures

The appreciation comes weeks after the court's harsh observation on the Yogi govt's approach to Covid management in the state

Investing less than 1% of world GDP in nature can tackle climate change

An investment of $8.1 trn in nature is required over three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises, according to the State of Finance for Nature report

US economic growth in April-June remains unrevised at annualised 6.4%

The US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, the Commerce Department said in its second estimate.

Covid-19 update: Global coronavirus caseload goes past 169.6 million

Deaths on account of the Covid-19 pandemic have surged to more than 3.52 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Russian court fines Twitter for failure to remove illegal content

A court in Russia fined Twitter about $259,000 for its failure to remove banned content, including calls for unauthorised protests, increasing fines on the company to $380,000

Karnataka coronavirus update: Tally tops 2.5 mn; 476 more deaths reported

The state has reported 24,214 new cases in a day, according to the state health bulletin on Thursday

Karnataka slams the brakes on its decision to sell land to JSW Steel

The BJP-led Karnataka Cabinet made the U-turn following widespread criticism from MLAs of its own party and several petitions pending in various courts

IND vs NZ final: Ashwin on the cusp of ending as top wicket-taker of WTC

Off Ashwin will most likely end as the top wicket taker in World Test Championship (WTC) cycle after India's final against New Zealand next month

Australian players want coach Justin Langer to change his ways: Report

Justin Langer, who is in his last year of contract as coach of the Australia team, faces pressure to change his ways according to an end-of-season review of players and support staff

Covid-19: US experts flag concerns for Olympics 2021, call for WHO help

International Olympic Committee has not taken adequate steps to protect athletes, coaches, and support staff from Covid-19 during the impending July Olympic Games in Tokyo, say experts

England will not change its home schedule for IPL 2021: Ashley Giles

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will not tweak its home schedule for any reason, says England director Ashley Giles

Govt approves appointment of B V R Subrahmanyam as Commerce Secy from July

Subrahmanyam, a 1987 cadre IAS office, is currently Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir

Class XII board exams in late July, Class X in August: Mamata Banerjee

This is in view of the ongoing Covid crisis

Tokyo Olympics 2021: Australia announces women's basketball team

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) announced its 12-strong women's basketball team for the Tokyo Olympic Games

Cyclone Yaas impact: PM Modi to visit Odisha, Bengal on Friday

Yaas has now weakened into a "deep depression"

Olympics 2021 qualification: Indian swimmers may compete in Europe in June

Top Indian swimmers could not compete in an Olympic Games qualification event in Monaco last week as the French government didn't exempt the 10-day quarantine rule for them

Rohan Gavaskar wants states to give contracts to domestic cricketers

Former India cricketer Rohan Gavaskar on Wednesday demanded that state cricket associations offer annual contracts to their players, like the Indian cricket board sign players for the national teams.