Новости за 08.07.2020

Most of the elite shooters in the country, who are preparing for next year's Tokyo Olympics, are in a quandary after they received a mail from Sports Authority of India informing them about the opening of the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in Delhi from Wednesday.

If the dirt-track road the Chinese have built along the Galwan river all the way to the LAC is found to have been “black-topped” to asphalt in coming weeks, or if the People’s Liberation Army begins stocking up provisions and shelters for the winter, these would be read as indications the Chinese want to settle in rather than disengage, top-level officials in government said.

Actress Divyanka Tripathi has a romantic message for her husband Vivek Dahiya on the occasion of their wedding anniversary.

India recorded its biggest single-day spike on Wednesday with 25,530 fresh Covid-19 cases, breaching the 25,000-mark for the first time, even as the toll raced past the 21,000-mark with the country recording over 400 deaths for the sixth consecutive day. The spike in fresh cases comes amid increased countrywide testing in the last few days. 1.8 lakh people were tested on Sunday, 2.41 lakh on Monday and 2.62 lakh on Tuesday.

India dismissed as a “continuation of a farce” Pakistan’s claim on Wednesday that Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav has refused to file a review petition against his death sentence and only wants to follow up on his mercy petition. India said the claim, yet another instance of concocted narratives, was meant to mask Pakistan’s reticence to implement the ICJ judgment in letter and spirit.

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah's Munmun Dutta recently shared a few pictures from her childhood days. The images soon caught everyone's attention as they revealed an unknown fact about the actress.

The sports ministry has asked Hockey India president Mushtaque Ahmad to step down, declaring that his 2018 election was violative of the national sports code's tenure guidelines. In a July 6 letter addressed to HI secretary general Rajinder Singh, the ministry asked the federation "to conduct fresh election for the post of president" by September 30 for the remaining term, that is, "upto 30.09.2022...".

Ishq Mein Marjawan actress Aalisha Panwar is currently in her hometown, Himachal Pradesh. She was staying in Mumbai during the lockdown solely by herself. The loneliness was definitely killing her initially but later, she resorted to reading books, cooking, doing yoga and various other activities to keep her mind calm.

India's P Harikrishna will take part in the 53rd Biel International Chess Festival, to be held in Switzerland on July 18. The event marks the sport's return to the board since the COVID-19 outbreak and features former world no.4 Michael Adams and Radolsaw Wojtaszek.

After a 117-day absence, international cricket returned in familiar fashion on Wednesday as rain and bad light restricted the first Test between England and West Indies to 17.4 overs and the hosts closed a frustrating day on 35-1.

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh referred to former captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly as his eternal captain after the latter turned 48 on Wednesday.

England and West Indies players took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign as international cricket resumed after the coronavirus lockdown. Both teams had already announced they would be wearing BLM logos on their shirts. England captain Ben Stokes decided to bat after winning the toss, with rain having washed out the morning session.

Veteran actor Jagdeep, best known for his role in Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer 'Sholay' as Soorma Bhopali has passed away. He was 81. The reason behind his demise is yet to be disclosed.

With three of the six previous director-generals coming from Europe and the others from Thailand, Brazil and New Zealand, pressure has been building to choose a leader from Africa. However, the continent has not united on a single figure, instead producing three candidates, from Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria. The others are from Britain, Mexico, Moldova, Saudi Arabia and South Korea.

A BJP leader, his father and brother were shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Wednesday night. Terrorists opened fire on Wasim Ahmad Bari, BJP district president, outside his shop near police station Bandipora at around 9 pm, J&K DGP Dilbag Singh said.

An emotional Michael Holding didn't hold back as he delivered a powerful message against racism, asserting that the black race has been dehumanised and its accomplishments wiped off from a history "written by people who do the harm." "...when I say education I mean going back in history. What people need to understand, these things stem from hundred years ago," the former pace great said.

The US has announced new visa bans on senior Chinese officials involved in restricting access to foreigners to Tibet and reaffirmed its support for "meaningful autonomy" for Tibetans, opening another point of friction amid tense relations between Washington and Beijing. Mike Pompeo said he was taking action against an unspecified number of Chinese officials.