Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on February 14 clarified that there had been no ban on the participants wearing black face masks at an event he attended at Wayanad recently.The Chief Minister made this remark during his opening speech at CM@campus, an interaction session with students from the Calicut University, the Kerala Kalamandalam Deemed to be University, the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University and the Kerala Agricultural University on the Calicut University campus.“… An impression had been created by some quarters that people wearing black masks were banned from the event. Some people were found to be propagating this news. No…
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After a two-week break following their Argentina tour, the core group assembled at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru campus. Hockey India on February 14 announced its 25-member core probable group for the senior women’s national coaching camp as part of the team’s preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.After a two-week break following their Argentina tour, the core group assembled at the Sports Authority of India, Bengaluru campus and will undergo mandatory quarantine.In January, the 25-member core group had set out on their first tour in over 12 months. Despite not registering a win in Argentina, chief coach Sjoerd Marjine was…
An altercation took place after the vehicle the jawan and a woman were travelling in was blocked by unknown persons in Dhoomanganj area. A 40-year-old Army jawan who was home on leave died after being beaten and hit with bricks by unidentified persons in Prayagraj district while he was going in a car with a woman who lived in his neighbourhood, said police.Ashutosh Singh, a jawan posted in Udhampur, was declared brought dead at a hospital with severe head injuries, said a police officer.On Friday evening, unknown persons blocked the vehicle of the jawan under the Dhoomanganj area and refused…
New Zealand has not had any local virus cases for months until the recent infections and was ranked the best performing in an index of almost 100 countries based on containment of the coronavirus New Zealand Prime Minsiter Jacinda Ardern on February 14 announced a three-day lockdown in the country’s biggest city Auckland, after three new local COVID-19 cases were reported.Ms. Ardern said the level 3 restrictions, which require everyone to stay home except for essential shopping and essential work, were being imposed, repeating the super cautious approach the country has taken over the past year in stamping out the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Tamil Nadu and Kerala on Sunday, and will inaugurate several development projects in the two poll-bound States.”Tomorrow, 14th February, will be in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Kochi (Kerala). Numerous development works would be launched that would add speed to fulfilling the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The projects will boost ‘Ease of Living’ for our citizens,” Mr. Modi tweeted in English, Malayalam and Tamil from his official handle.The Prime Minister is expected to be in Chennai before 11.15 a.m., when the first official event is slated to begin. Following this, he will reach Kochi to…
This week the glamour of a tie between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain heralds the dawn of the Champions League knockout phase Lionel Messi scored with two scorching strikes as Barcelona hammered Alaves 5-1 on Saturday in La Liga to warm up for their upcoming Champions League clash with Paris St Germain in style.Portuguese forward Francisco Trincao put Barca in front after a cut-back from 18-year-old debutant midfielder Ilaix Moriba and Messi thought he had doubled the lead later on when knocking in on the rebound but the goal was ruled out for a marginal offside against Antoine Griezmann.Messi then took…
In the vote, seven of the 50 Senate Republicans joined the chamber’s unified Democrats in favouring conviction. Donald Trump on Saturday was acquitted by the U.S. Senate in his second impeachment trial in 12 months, as his fellow Republicans shielded him from accountability for the deadly assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol, a shrine of American democracy.The Senate vote of 57-43 fell short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict Mr. Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection after a five-day trial in the same building ransacked by his followers on January 6 shortly after they heard…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed climate change with U.S. envoy John Kerry and the two agreed to cooperate further within the Arctic Council, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.“During the conversation, questions were raised about the implementation of the Paris climate accord,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released late on Saturday. ‘Welcomed decision’The Foreign Minister told Mr. Kerry, a former Secretary of State who is now the U.S. Climate envoy, that he “welcomed” the decision by new U.S. President Joe Biden to rejoin the landmark Paris Agreement on curbing global emissions of greenhouse gases.Mr. Biden’s predecessor Donald…
Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial came to an abrupt standstill after a majority of senators voted to consider calling witnesses about the deadly storming of the Capitol.Even senators seemed confused by the sudden turn of events on January 13 (Saturday). The quick trial had been racing toward closing arguments and a vote on whether to acquit or convict Trump.Under Senate rules for the trial, it appears debate and votes on potential witnesses could be allowed, potentially delaying the final vote. House prosecutors want to hear from a Republican congresswoman who has said she was aware of a conversation Mr.…
The voice-based app, started last year, already has 2 mn users and is worth $1 bn It is being touted as the next big thing in social media. It is yet to turn one, having launched last March just as the world was going into a pandemic-induced lockdown, but already has 2 million users and is reportedly worth $1 billion. It is funded by one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the world, Andreessen Horowitz. And, it is being promoted by the biggies of Silicon Valley.Clubhouse, the app that describes itself as “a new type of network based…