Babar Azam's mother was on a ventilator when the Pakistan skipper went about leading his team to a thumping victory over arch-rivals India in their T20 World Cup match in Dubai last Sunday.
This was revealed by the captain's father, Azam Siddiqui, on Saturday.
The right-handed batter smashed an unbeaten 68 against India on the big day, even as his mother was put on a ventilator following a surgery.
Babar's father has posted a message on his Instagram account saying that the Pakistan captain played all three World Cup games "in severe distress". (PTI)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday that French threats in an escalating row with Britain over post-Brexit fishing licences were "completely unjustified".
"The prime minister also raised his concerns about the rhetoric from the French government in recent days over the issue of fishing licences," Johnson's office said in a statement after a meeting between the two leaders in Rome at a G20 summit.
"The prime minister stressed that the French threats are completely unjustified and do not appear to be compatible with the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement or wider international law." (Reuters)
From major streets in the capital city of Bengaluru to markets facing the iconic Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru, countless admirers of Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar have put up large posters of him with garlands at many places as they mourn his sudden demise.
The actor and celebrity television host, fondly knows as 'Appu' and 'Yuvarathnaa' after his eponymous films, died at 46 at a hospital in Bengaluru Friday afternoon after suffering a massive heart attack, plunging his legions of fans into a state of extreme grief and anguish.
By late evening on Friday, several big posters bearing his images were put up across various cities in Karnataka, predominantly in Bengaluru and Mysuru. (PTI)
Beijing introduced new Covid-19 curbs on Saturday to stamp out a "serious" outbreak as the Chinese capital maintains its strict zero-tolerance policy, with less than 100 days before it hosts the Winter Olympics.
China's leading epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan said Saturday that authorities could contain a nationwide outbreak within a month -- but also warned the "pandemic cannot be eradicated within a short period of time".
The outbreak has hit at least 14 of China's provinces and millions have been tested in the past week. (AFP)
USPresident Joe Biden was greeted by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi after arriving at the Group of 20 summit site in Rome, before joining other world leaders for a “family photo.”
Biden shook hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with whom he is expected to have a bilateral meeting at the upcoming UNclimate summit in Scotland, as well as French President Emmanuel Macron, whom he met on Friday. (AP)
Queen Elizabeth II is in good spirits, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed on Saturday after doctors advised the 95-year-old monarch to rest for at least a fortnight.
"I spoke to Her Majesty and she's on very good form," Johnson told UK broadcaster Channel 4 in Rome. "She's just got to follow the advice of her doctors and get some rest, and I think that's the important thing. I think the whole country wishes her well." (AFP)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on Pope Francis at the Vatican and discussed with him issues covering a range of areas of interest, including Covid-19, general global perspectives and maintaining peace and tranquility.
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The last rites of Kannada superstar Puneeth Rajkumar will be held tomorrow (October 31), CM Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday. Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called on Pope Francis at the Vatican and discussed with him issues covering a range of areas of interest, including Covid-19, general global perspectives and maintaining peace and tranquility. Read more
"We fought elections in Chhattisgarh and promised to waive the loan of farmers and we did it. You can go and confirm it in Punjab, Karnataka also. Whatever goes in our manifesto is a guarantee, not only a promise,"said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Goa.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan was released from the Arthur Road Jail on Saturday couple of days after he was granted bail by the Bombay High Court. Read more
TheHigh Court of Karnataka cited this famous line from Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde’s1893 play ‘A Woman Of No Importance’ to order the release of a triple murderer on 15-day parole so that he can attend his daughter’s wedding scheduled for November 7 and 8 in Kollegal, Chamarajanagar district.
The Union Health Ministry on Friday expanded the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in the universal immunisation programme for the entire nation with the hope of reducing death among children by 60%.
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday allowed full-seating capacity in cinema halls, theatres and multiplexes, and also raised the number of people attending wedding functions and last rites from 100 to 200.