Новости за 17.07.2020

After the second consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav for India on Thursday turned out to be a non-starter, Pakistan offered another round of access to India claiming the meeting will happen this time without the presence of any Pakistan official. This third consular access offer was announced by Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a television interview.

Bigg Boss 13's Himanshi Khurana was not keeping well since the last couple of days and had undergone a COVID-19 test. The actress was waiting for her reports. Himanshi's fans can finally heave a sigh of relief as the actress' reports are out and she has been tested negative for coronavirus.

There are early signs that India is finally turning into a digital payment economy less dependent on cash. For the first time, in the fourth quarter of 2019, the value of card and mobile payments at Rs 10.57 lakh crore exceeded ATM withdrawals which amounted to Rs 9.12 lakh crore. Card and mobile payments are now at Rs 10.97 lakh crore, even as ATM withdrawals declined 5% to Rs 8.66 lakh crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said it was important to “assess the UN’s role and relevance in today’s world” while making a strong pitch for a “reformed multilateralism”. PM Modi was addressing the high-level segment of the UN-ECOSOC session on Friday, the first time after India rejoined the UNSC for two years. His virtual address was followed by Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi.

No force in the world can grab Indian territory, asserted defence minister Rajnath Singh while addressing troops on Friday at the west bank of Pangong Tso, around 40 km from where Indian and Chinese militaries are in a prolonged stand-off in eastern Ladakh. His remarks came at the inland lake, the north bank of which is the site of Chinese intrusions in the mountainous spurs— Fingers 4 to 8.

Real Madrid's 34th La Liga title looked a distant dream when they lost 3-7 to Atletico Madrid in a pre-season friendly in July last year.

Shweta Tiwari's estranged husband Abhinav Kohli was recently accused by the former's close friend Anuraddha Sarin for asking inappropriate things to his daughter Palak.

Among India’s nine largest urban centres (with 5 million plus population), it is now Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune that are witnessing the most rapid rise in Covid cases while the earlier epicentres — Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Ahmedabad — are showing signs of the outbreak slowing down. In Bengaluru, the cases have increased at an average 12.9% per day in the past four weeks.

Formula One reported on Friday that two people had tested positive for COVID-19 in the latest batch of nearly 5,000 tests but said neither attended the first two races in Austria.

The actress wants to auction her clothes online to raise money for them.

After months of uncertainty, audiences started getting their daily dose of entertainment from July 13 as shows started churning out fresh content. Now, there is another exciting piece of information that is sure to please viewers. For all those who have been patiently waiting for comedian Kapil Sharma to tickle their funny bone, the wait is almost over.

Ben Stokes' impressive 176 took England to an imposing first-innings score of 469-9 declared in the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford on Friday. The tourists, faced with a tricky hour to bat until stumps on the second day, lost John Campbell to the recalled Sam Curran and were 32-1 at the close.

Sudhanshu Pandey recently made his daily soap debut with 'Anupamaa'.

Kasautii Zindagii Kay fame Hina Khan made headlines as she walked the Cannes red carpet in 2019. And you just can’t get enough of her Cannes appearance.

Chelsea's defence will have to be on their toes when they are up against Manchester United's in-form attacking trio which is the most potent in the country in Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, manager Frank Lampard said on Friday.

In a long-drawn dispute the sun had finally risen for owners of Deccan Chargers on Friday. A sole arbitrator awarded Rs 4800 crore to Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd (DCHL) in its dispute against Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over what it alleged was an illegal termination of the former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise team from Hyderabad.

India is moving to store oil in the US, the first time world’s third-largest oil guzzler is creating an emergency reserve abroad to take advantage of low prices and guard against possible supply disruptions. “We have signed an MoU to begin co-operation on strategic petroleum reserves. We are also in an advanced stage of discussion for storing crude oil in US," said oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan.

Desperate to end its four decade medal jinx, the Indian men's hockey team will open its campaign against New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics on July 24 next year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India's grass-roots health system is helping the country ensure one of the best recovery rates in the world as he highlighted the government's efforts to make the fight against the pandemic a people's movement.

The team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police that was waiting outside the resort in Manesar where Sachin Pilot camp Congress MLAs are staying, was allowed to enter the resort. Congress leader Anand Sharma alleged that there was an attempt to prevent the Rajasthan Police from entering the resort at the behest of BJP, which is in power in Haryana.

Substitute Trent Buhagiar scored a late brace in a three-minute burst to give A-League champions Sydney FC a 3-1 win over Wellington Phoenix on Friday as professional soccer resumed in Australia after a four-month hiatus due to COVID-19.

Amitabh Bachchan, his son Abhishek Bachchan, daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and granddaughter Aaradhya have been tested positive for COVID-19. While Big B and junior AB have been rushed to the Nanavati hospital, Aishwarya and Aaradhya are in home quarantine.

Human clinical trials for Covaxin, a vaccine candidate for Covid-19 being developed by Bharat Biotech has been initiated across the country in 375 volunteers, company sources said. This is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial in 375 volunteers, sources said. India's first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine initiated phase-1 clinical trials on July 15.

After 22 seasons, 40-year-old Harbhajan Singh backs himself to come out on top in a one-on-one "skill" battle. "If you still want to test me by pitting me for a battle of skills against those youngsters you consider best in the business, please bring it on," said Harbhajan, who has a career T20 economy rate of under 7 with 235 wickets. Age at one level is over-rated, he said.

Actor Mohit Malik, who has some back to back male dominated roles on Indian television, is all set to return with Rashami Sharma’s upcoming show based on a couple and their marriage turmoil during the lockdown.