Новости за 16.08.2020

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Sunday congratulated former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his retirement and said he enjoyed lifting 2007 and 2011 World Cups and many on-field partnerships with the wicketkeeper-batsman.

The surge in coronavirus cases as well as deaths continued over the past seven days, making it the deadliest week yet of the pandemic in India. However, in what appears to be a silver lining in the Covid-19 numbers, the growth rate of both new cases and deaths has slowed considerably in the past week.

Ravi Shastri, the coach of the Indian men's cricket team on Sunday congratulated MS Dhoni on a glowing international career and asked the former skipper to entertain in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar pens a moving tribute to his longest-serving opening partner Chetan Chauhan, who died of COVID-19 related complications on Sunday. "Aaja, aaja, gale mil, after all we are in the mandatory overs of life" was the usual greeting of my opening partner Chetan Chauhan whenever we met over the last two or three years.

Lewis Hamilton claimed his 88th Formula One career victory and, with it, an outright record 156th podium finish on Sunday when he drove his Mercedes to a masterful victory in the Spanish Grand Prix.

The country's cricket fraternity as well as the political class, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday mourned the death of former India opener Chetan Chauhan, who wore many hats in his illustrious career.

Pakistan claimed the wicket of opener Rory Burns for a duck on Sunday to leave England seven for one in their first innings, but rain forced an early close to day four in the rain-hit second Test at the Rose Bowl.

Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso won an action-packed Austrian Grand Prix which was halted for 20 minutes after Franco Morbidelli's Yamaha collided with the Avintia Ducati of Johann Zarco in Spielberg on Sunday.

Former India opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to COVID-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours, his brother Pushpendra Chauhan said. Chauhan, who played 40 Tests for India, was 73 and is survived by his wife and son Vinayak, who is scheduled to arrive from Melbourne later in the day.

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh on Sunday congratulated former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his retirement and said he enjoyed lifting 2007 and 2011 World Cups and many on-field partnerships with the wicketkeeper-batsman.

Acting on a tip-off, an operation was launched in the afternoon in Katlibil forest in Saraibil border outpost area and Belguri forest in Sefanguri police station area, Kokrajhar's SP Rakesh Roushan said. A medium machine gun with a chain, five AK-56 rifles with four magazines and 244 cartridges, and an INSAS rifle with 23 cartridges were among those recovered.

Child actor Ruhaanika Dhawan says it is very important for everyone to have clean water and a green environment, and that is why she always urges her friends to take action against climate change.

The Met department issued a red alert of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra on Monday, an official said. The forecast also predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places in Mumbai, Raigad, and Palghar from Monday onwards, he said, adding that the intensity of rains would reduce from Tuesday.

A day after announcing retirement from international cricket, left-handed batsman Suresh Raina on Sunday said that cricket runs through his veins and he is filled with mixed emotions upon retiring from the game. Raina's decision to retire from international cricket came just minutes after Dhoni's announcement to call time on his career in international cricket.

Mahesh Shetty, one of the closest friends of Sushant Singh Rajput, has shared a post on the late actor after a long time, demanding that the truth should come out about his death.

Sonia Gandhi on Sunday constituted a 3-member committee of Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal (AICC Gen Secy, incharge Organisantion) and Ajay Maken (AICC Gen Secy, Incharge, Rajasthan) to oversee and ensure the smooth resolution of recent issues in Rajasthan. Congress appointed Maken as the general secretary in-charge of Rajasthan, replacing Avinash Pandey with immediate effect.

Russia’s decision to approve a coronavirus shot before tests have shown it’s safe & effective raises worries that politics will trump public health in the quest for a vaccine. The country’s plan to start mass inoculations as soon as October could put pressure on other governments to rush ahead of regulators and skip key steps, putting people who get the jabs at risk.

From US President Donald Trump himself promoting pernicious “birther” theories about her eligibility to run for high office, to his surrogates and supporters referring to her with coarse expletives, the American right wing has unleashed a vicious racist attack on Kamala Harris, the mixed-race Democratic nominee for vice-president.

It sees the actor looking handsome in a smart jacket and faded denim. He enters the stage on the song 'Saathiya Tune Kya Kiya' and then says, 'Ab baitho aur ab lait jao (now sit and lie down).'

TV actors share their feelings after hearing the retirement announcement of cricketers MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina

There have been several rumours doing the rounds about Parth Samthaan's replacement in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. Not just him, reports of Erica Fernandes quitting the show and being replaced by Yeh Hai Mohabbatein's Divyanka Tripathi have also surfaced on social media.

MS Dhoni wasn't exactly an accomplished 'Wordsmith' but his whacko sense of humour came in handy off the field just like the unorthodox helicopter shot did on it. From making light of speculated rifts in team, to his disdain for technology without "warranty" in the game, to the hows and whys of strategies working out, and sometimes not working out, humour was like his trusted ally.

Dilip Vengsarkar, former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chairman on Sunday said that youngsters will find it tough to fill in MS Dhoni's shoes owing to his huge contribution to the sport.