Новости за 20.10.2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned against the demonisation of technology. He said that effort should be to harness its potential to transform people’s lives. The PM was speaking at the launch of the book ‘Bridgital Nation’.

According to a new study issues such as judges’ absence, repeated adjournments and courts refusing to simplify processes add to judicial delay. The study was conducted by IIM Calcutta . It found that on an average, it took over 122 weeks, for a litigant to get a judgment.

Huge disparities in the cost of treatment have been noticed between public and private hospitals . This is even after the government has fixed prices of packages under the Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme.

Superbikes are available in mint condition for half the price of the new one, this Diwali. Several superbike owners do not keep their motorcycles for more than one or two years. Almost all major global brands now sell their international bestsellers in India.

Maharashtra and Haryana will vote for assembly elections on Monday. In 288-seat Maharashtra, the contest is between the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition against the bloc formed by Congress and NCP while Haryana is a clash between BJP and Congress with the fledgling JJP, an offshoot of INLD.

Here are the big sports events lined up for Monday (October 21) that comprise Day 3 action of third Test between India and South Africa, and quarterfinal matches of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Manchester United ended Liverpool's 100 percent start to the Premier League season -- and their 17 match winning streak -- with a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Andy Murray won his first ATP title since March 2017 on Sunday with a battling 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the Antwerp final.

Kuhoo Garg and Dhruv Rawat put up a brilliant effort to win the mixed doubles title at the Egypt International 2019 in Cairo on Sunday. The unseeded Garg and Rawat held their nerves for a 21-16, 22-20 win over Utkarsh Arora and Karishma Wadkar in an all-Indian final.

India batsman Ajinkya Rahane said communication was the key which helped him and Rohit Sharma form a brilliant partnership during the third Test match against South Africa on Sunday.

There is some good news waiting for the Lodha compliant state units of the BCCI, as they will start getting their allocated annual grants once Sourav Ganguly-led new committee takes charge after the Annual General Meeting on October 23.

Viswanathan Anand drew his 9th round clash against Kirill Alekseenko to be placed on 6 points at the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss event at Isle of Man on Saturday. The draw leaves the five-time former World champion 0.5 points away from the leaders pack.

The 150-run opening partnership between skipper Parthiv Patel (76, 60b, 10x4, 1x6) and Priyank Panchal (80, 91b, 8x4, 1x6) was the cornerstone of Gujarat's six-wicket win over Delhi in a rain-affected quarterfinal encounter at the Just Cricket Ground on Sunday.

The latest episode of Divya Drishti begins with Ojaswini asking the Shergills to believe her that she was under Pishachini’s spell. Rashi asks her that when all of this happened.

A parachutist landed on the pitch during Sunday's seven-goal Serie A thriller between Sassuolo and Inter Milan in northern Italy. The game was briefly suspended at Sassuolo's Mapei Stadium two minutes before the break.

Rohit Sharma has earned praises from different quarters for his consistent performance up the order after being promoted to open the innings for India in Tests.

Hunar Hale, who was last seen in Patiala Babes, recently did a couple photoshoot with husband Mayank Gandhi.

South Africa spinner George Linde on Sunday said he learnt lessons during India's 497 for nine declared as he claimed four wickets on debut in the third Test.

Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez scored two goals each as Inter Milan survived a late fightback to beat Sassuolo 4-3 at the Mapei Stadium on Sunday.

In a major counteroffensive after Pakistan's unprovoked firing, the Indian Army on Sunday carried out heavy artillery strikes targeting four terror launch pads and several Pakistani military positions in Neelam Valley in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, killing at least six Pakistani soldiers and reportedly eliminating a sizeable number of terrorists, government sources said.

An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the world's oldest will be displayed in Abu Dhabi. The pearl is a proof the objects have been traded since Neolithic times. The natural pearl was found in the floor of a room discovered during excavations at Marawah Island, off the capital of the UAE, which revealed the earliest architecture found in the country.