There were murmurs of disquiet in the England dressing room at Headingley last week and this time they werent about the top-order batting. They followed the news that a handful of cricket administrators were in line to share a £2.1m bonus, despite Covid cuts that had cost 62 jobs and…
Aug 29 (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli said his players are hurting after losing the third test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised. Joe Root’s men thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs on the fourth day of the test on Saturday…
NEW DELHI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – India reported 45,083 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, according to data from the health ministry, driven by surging cases in the southern state of Kerala. The country’s COVID-19 cases stood at about 32.7 million, with deaths rising by 460 to 437,830 in the last…
The Big Story The protest against the Centre’s three farm laws is back in the spotlight. On Saturday, farmers tried to block Haryana BJP leaders from reaching a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. They could not stop their vehicles but managed to show black flags and raise…
Looking for that perfect addition to your outdoor entertainment? This crazy contraption will be the talk of the town. Kids and adults alike will get a kick out of this Inflatable Giant Hamster Wheel. It’s sure to provide hours of excitement at your next backyard BBQ, birthday party, or event.…
Local and online scammers and shady business operators would love to take your cash. (Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels.) Every now and then, we write about some outright scams, or at least shady or confusing business practices we’ve run across and want to make others aware of. (See here,…
Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the City of Toronto. The weather agency says that the system is currently located near Gormley but is moving southeast towards the city. They say that it is capable of producing wind gusts of up to 90 km/hr, nickel-sized hail and…
It began, oddly enough, with a painful shoulder a deep muscular ache right in the spot where Id been vaccinated. That might have been easy to dismiss. But then came agonising muscle pains in my legs that kept me awake, intense bouts of shivering and a yo-yoing fever. A lateral…
What is the best way to deal with critical customer feedback? Well, Joan, a veteran academic at the fictional Pembroke College, an almost-Ivy League American university, knows exactly what to do with it. She quietly puts a match to reams of negative student evaluations of her work. It is an…
A volunteer carried the Afghan flag at the Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony Afghanistan’s Paralympic athletes have safely arrived in Tokyo, after being evacuated from the country. Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had been set to compete at the Tokyo Paralympics, which started on Wednesday. But the pair were among thousands…