World number one Novak Djokovic said he initially struggled to cope with the uncertainty surrounding when tennis can restart after its shutdown in early March due to the novel coronavirus. The sport is suspended till at least mid July due to the virus, which has infected more than 3.19 million people and killed almost 227,000, according to a Reuters tally. ...

Irrfan Khan’s wife Sutapa Sikdar recently took to Facebook to update her display picture with an adorable picture with her late husband and penned a heartfelt note in the caption. Sutapa shared a picture of herself hugging her husband and captioned it as “I have not lost I have gained in every which way….” Check out her post here: While ...

MUMBAI: India deal-making fell by more than a third in fiscal 2020 thanks to global tensions, economic slowdown, debt distress and the coronavirus outbreak. From a record high of $128 billion in fiscal 2019, merger and acquisition (M&A) value declined to $82 billion. While several headline-making transactions were announced in fiscal 2020, a few of them like Brookfield’s purchase of ...

NEW DELHI: In the wake of nationwide lockdown to contain spread of the COVID-19 virus, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the deadline of registration and submission of application for the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) entrance examination to May 15. Informing about the decision, the JNU Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar wrote on Twitter, “This is for the information of ...

NEW DELHI: Top Indian shuttler B Sai Praneeth believes a vaccine for coronavirus is an absolute must for resumption of sports and it must be approved by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) so that athletes are not adversely affected. Tennis star Novak Djokovic had recently said he is opposed to a compulsory coronavirus vaccination. “I have no such concerns but ...

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November. In an interview with Reuters in the Oval Office, Trump talked tough on China and said he was looking at different options in terms of consequences for Beijing ...

Sharing a short clip from the film ‘D-Day’ featuring the two departed actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, Kapoor’s star niece Karisma said her final goodbye to the actors. Karisma took to Instagram to share the video which signified the departure of the two stars, both of whom fought cancer until finally passing away. The clip from the film ‘D-Day’ ...

BENGALURU: ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and IDFC Ltd may subscribe to a majority of the Rs 2,000-crore preferential issue being planned by IDFC First Bank, as it looks to create a war chest to fight any liquidity crisis emerging from Covid-19. While ICICI Prudential is expected to invest Rs 500-600 crore, parent IDFC is likely to pump in about Rs ...

LONDON: Parents must ensure that physical activity is part of the routine for children and families during the COVID-19 lockdown and all kinds of screens are kept out of the kids rooms during the sleep time. The study, published in the journal ‘The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health’, covering 15 nations, found that time spent in places such as parks, ...

DUBAI: As the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 is inching closer, Australia cricket’s chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said they have a quite “settled line-up” in the shortest format of the game and are “very close” to finalising the squad. “The last one or two positions always give us a headache normally. Particularly when you’ve got a settled line-up that ...