NEW DELHI: Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries said on Sunday (Jun 7) that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will buy 1.16 per cent of its digital unit Jio Platforms for 56.83 billion rupees (US$752 million). ADIA’s investment in Jio Platforms, which comprises Reliance’s telecoms arm Jio Infocomm and its […]
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TOKYO: Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday (Jun 7), citing officials from countries involved. The United Kingdom, the US, Australia and Canada condemned China on May 28 for […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s movement control order (MCO) will enter a “recovery phase” beginning next Wednesday (Jun 10) until Aug 31, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said. The MCO, first imposed on Mar 18 to control the spread of COVID-19, was previously extended four times until Jun 9. In a televised address […]
LONDON: The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is seeking clarity on whether the physical distancing rule can be reduced from two metres to one so they can admit 40,000 fans into Twickenham Stadium for the November internationals, chief executive Bill Sweeney said. Elite sport in England was given the green light […]
REUTERS: World 400 metres champion Salwa Eid Naser was provisionally suspended for registering four “whereabouts failures”, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Sunday (Jun 7). The Bahrain athlete, who won gold at the World Championships in Doha last year, pleaded her innocence despite being suspended by the AIU on […]
LONDON: British anti-racism protesters briefly clashed with mounted police on Saturday (Jun 6) after thousands gathered in central London to voice their anger at police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. After a largely peaceful day, small numbers of protesters near Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Downing Street […]
WASHINGTON: Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters rallied for racial justice Saturday (Jun 6) in cities across the United States following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend. Protests took place from New York to Los Angeles but […]
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich showed their support for the Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday (Jun 6), following the death of black American man George Floyd last month. As thousands assembled in Berlin and Munich to demonstrate against police brutality and for racial equality, Bayern became the highest-profile […]
As international cricket returns with England-West Indies Test match in July, iconic fan club wants its chants on PA system. When international cricket returns to the stadium for the first time next month after the Covid pandemic shut down all sporting activity, its most iconic fans want to make their […]
Sammy has already taken his protest against racism to the ICC, urging the game’s global body to open its eyes and speak up. Darren Sammy alleged that he was called “kalu” while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy alleged that he was […]