Chinese company Evergrande has started to repay investors in its wealth management business with property, as the world’s most indebted real estate developer faces a key test this week, the BBC reported. Major banks have reportedly been told that they won’t receive interest payments on loans that are due Monday, while interest payments of $84m […]
Farm workers from a Hindu family in Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan, city have landed in trouble for taking water from a mosque tap, according to a media report. Some village landlords allegedly tortured and held them hostage for “violating the sanctity” of the place, Dawn news reported. The incident took place a few days ago […]
Cosmologists have found signs of a previously unknown type of dark energy — a primordial form of the substance — which may explain why the cosmos now seems to be expanding faster than theory predicts. According to cosmologists, the type of dark energy might have existed in the first 3,00,000 years after the Big Bang, […]
As the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) saw another drop in the single-day acquired Covid-19 cases, authorities in the country’s epicentre of the pandemic have cautiously pointed at a downward trend in the current Delta outbreak. NSW recorded 935 new locally acquired cases in the last 24 hours, marking the first time that […]
Australian women’s team pace bowler Ellyse Perry, who is set to return to her role as new-ball bowler after her career over the past 18 months was hampered by hamstring injury, has termed the forthcoming ODI series against India as an opportunity. “With Megan Schutt missing for this series, there might be more opportunity there […]
Customers in China have placed more than 2 million pre-orders for Apple’s iPhone 13 lineup, surpassing the number of iPhone 12 pre-orders in 2020, the media reported. According to AppleInsider, it is likely because of the void left by high-end Huawei handsets. Chinese customers have already placed more than 2 million pre-orders on retailer JD.com […]
Comedian Bharti Singh and screenwriter Haarsh Limbachiyaa are entering the ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ house on Friday to host an awards evening for the contestants. The names of the awardees will be decided by Bigg Boss, that is, Karan Johar. What would be interesting to see is how much positivity Bharti and Haarsh are able to […]
The goal of vaccinating 40 per cent of Africa’s population against Covid-19 by December appears elusive as the continent grapples with cutbacks on doses supplied via multilateral platforms, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said. In a statement on Thursday, Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, said the continent faces a nearly 500 […]
Australia’s Test skipper Tim Paine said on Friday that he is recovering well from the invasive neck surgery he underwent earlier this week and that after a six-week session with the physio at the hospital he will start his cricket rehab and be fit for the Ashes beginning at The Gabba on December 8. A […]
Leading sportswear giant – adidas unveiled its first flagship store in India. Located in the heart of the national capital – Connaught Place, ‘The Home of Possibilities’ store is a blend of multiple digital touch points, sustainability zone and embodies the future of retail experience for consumers. Spread in 5,900 sq ft of retail area […]