In a surprise move, Saudi Arabia has relieved Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih from his post and replaced him with Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, according to a royal decree. Al-Falih, who chaired state oil giant Saudi Aramco until last week and had been Energy Minister since 2016, also lost his Industry and Mining Resources portfolios last week, Efe news quoted the decree as saying on Saturday.
Hardline Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have celebrated the creation of a new Buddhist entity in Ladakh. It is an optical illusion that Jammu and Kashmir has been neatly divided into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh, that is, Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist entities.
Shikhar Dhawan never shies away from sharing a laugh on the pitch and it seems that never changes even if he gets hit on the neck by a searing bouncer. Sanju Samson, who batted with Dhawan during India A's fifth one day match against South Africa A at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, said that Dhawan asked him to see if the ball was broken after coping it on the neck during the match.
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday received the JKLU Laureate Award 2019 for his exemplary contribution in public service, governance, redefining economy and nation building by JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU).
Actress filmmaker Pooja Bhatt has rubbished reports that her father, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, passed away after suffering a heart attack. Pooja took to social media to quash rumours of her father's death, saying that he was absolutely fine.
Samson, who caught the eye with a blistering 48-ball 91 in the final match, said after the game that he had decided to donate match fees from the two games that he played to the groundsmen for their efforts to ensure that the series could be played despite the treacherous weather.
The ban by the clothing label on all leather from Brazil will remain "until there are credible assurance systems in place to verify that the leather does not contribute to environmental harm in the Amazon," the company said.
"There are certain protocols which need to be followed since he is an India player. He is centrally contracted and he can't be seen in the CPL dressing room without informing the BCCI and taking permission. He has seven days to reply to the notice," the functionary informed.
Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom has adopted a pet snake to overcome his fear of serpents. "The Lord of the Rings" star took in a snake, while playing outside with Flynn, his son from his marriage to former wife Miranda Kerr, reports "aceshowbiz.com".
The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft comprised three segments - the Orbiter (weighing 2,379 kg, eight payloads), ‘Vikram’ (1,471 kg, four payloads) and ‘Pragyan’ (27 kg, two payloads). On September 2, the Vikram separated from the Orbiter.
Shabana Azmi is shocked that most people in Mumbai do not let officials of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to enter their homes in order to track dengue mosquitoes. "I was shocked when BMC officers who checked my home for #Dengue said that most people do not let them enter their homes!" Azmi tweeted on Saturday.
The T20I series will be followed by three matches in the World Test Championships. The first Test is in Visakhapatnam (Oct. 2-6), the second one in Pune (Oct. 10-14) and the third one in Ranchi (Oct 19-23). With South Africa not renewing the contract of Ottis Gibson, the squad is being led by interim team director Enoch Nkwe.
Salman Khan who recently completed 30 years in Bollywood, says whatever he does on the screen will always continue to be based on the choices of his fans. "There is that bond between fans and stars.
Hrithik Roshan has called Katrina Kaif a "mazdoor" (labourer). He insists it is a "well-intentioned compliment" but she takes it as a kind of "insult". Social media is lapping it all up, if Twitter trends are to go by.
During his visit here, Singh held talks with his counterpart and visited the Demilitarised Zone on the border with North Korea. Sixteen flights to and fro Seoul were cancelled and several others delayed by hours as the typhoon hit South Korea on Saturday.
West Indies cricket star Chris Gayle has shared a photograph with Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who is currently in the Caribbean Islands rooting for Trinbago Knight Riders in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League.
Deejay and music producer Steve Aoki has collaborated with the popular boy band Backstreet Boys on a track called "Let it be me". The song, out on September 6, originated in Las Vegas after Aoki invited the group's member Nick Carter onstage during a set at Hakkasan to perform the Backstreet Boys'
Did India's first moon lander Vikram crash on to the lunar surface resulting in the sudden snapping of the communication link with the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter?
Bangladesh will organise a number of events ahead of the golden jubilee of its Independence and the birth centenary of the country's first President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 16 countries, including India.
The lone BJP legislator in Telangana, Raja Singh, on Saturday warned that if carvings of the images of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao and other politicians were not removed from the pillars of the Yadadri temple within a week, the government would be responsible for the consequences.
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