‘COVID-19 pandemic will continue for 6 more months in Iran’

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‘COVID-19 pandemic will continue for 6 more months in Iran’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue for another six more months in the country which is currently the hardest-hit in the Middle East.

As of Monday, the total number of coronavirus cases in Iran stood at 326,712, with 18,427 deaths.

A total of 284,371 coronavirus patients have recovered, while 4,022 are in critical condition.

“Until we obtain a vaccine that is effective and gets a sufficient quantity of it… We will be confronting this situation,” Rouhani said in a statement on Sunday.

However, it is not feasible to “completely cancel economic, social, cultural, and religious activity”, nor to act as prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, he added.

Rouhani asked the public to respect social distancing procedures, saying punitive measures will be announced next week against those who transgress norms and get infected with COVID-19.

38 fresh cases in Agra as B.Ed examinees flout Covid norms

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38 fresh cases in Agra as B.Ed examinees flout Covid norms

As India’s COVID tally breached the 22-lakh mark on Monday, Agra reported a surge of 38 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 2,103.

This was after 20,000 students trooped to the district on Sunday to appear for the B.Ed entrance examination at 42 centers set up by the Agra University. After March 17, this was the first examination conducted by the university. Along with locals, a large number of students from neighboring districts and Rajasthan appeared for the examinations.

Although elaborate sanitation and social distancing measures were announced, the examinees and their guardians largely ignored the safety norms. Many did not have masks. Social distancing was hardly observed.

With overall conditions anywhere near normal, the district administration is under pressure from the tourism lobby and the school bodies, demanding permission to reopen. Informed sources said the schools could reopen from September 1 in a staggered manner.

Hoteliers have asked for reopening of the Taj Mahal and restaurants.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma is scheduled to attend a meeting of senior officials at the Circuit House later on Monday to take stock of the situation. The district administration had given permission for holding the examination, despite the weekend lockdown.

Questions are now being raised at the callous negligence by the administrative machinery. The cost of this lapse could be high, health activists said.

The number of recovered cases in Agra now stands at 1,694. The recovery rate is 80.55 percent. More than 66,000 samples have been collected.

Despite 1,694 recoveries, the number of plasma donors is only 20 in Agra, a health official said.

The administration has decided to test samples of all inmates in the temporary jails. All accused will now be tested before being transferred to the jails.

The Covid-19 scare has affected work in government offices after a number of clerks, drivers, peons were found positive. Two municipal corporation officials were found positive on Sunday. The attendance has been reduced to below 30 percent daily in the collectorate and the divisional commissioner’s offices.

Firozabad has reported 36, Mathura 30, Etah 30, Mainpuri 23, and Kasganj three cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours.

District authorities in Mathura have already announced restrictions on the entry of outsiders for the Sri Krishna Janamashtmi celebrations. The temples are already shut till August 31.

Former WWE wrestler ‘Kamala’ passes away

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Former WWE wrestler ‘Kamala’ passes away

WWE legend James Harris, popularly known to fans as Kamala, has passed away at age 70.

Under the frightening face paint of Kamala, the 6-foot-7, 380-pound Harris battled the greatest Superstars in sports-entertainment history, including Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, and Andre the Giant. He wrestled more than 400 matches over the course of several stretches with the WWE.

“He terrorized opponents and thrilling audiences in Mid-South, World Class Championship Wrestling, WCW, and WWE until 2006,” WWE said in a statement.

“WWE extends its condolences to Harris’ family, friends, and fans,” it added.

Expressing remorse, WWE NXT General Manager William Regal said on Instagram: “My deepest condolences to the family of James Harris. I first saw him on TV when I was a child in the UK and at live shows as “The Mississippi Mauler” Big Jim Harris and then had the pleasure of being on shows with him in the US. A lovely man.”

“RIP Kamala. I’m happy I had the opportunity to share a locker room with him many years ago. A giant of a gentleman. Godspeed sir,” said Frankie Kazarian on social media.

“Another legend who deserved to be in WWE Hall of Fame and alive when that time came. An all-around great talent and good guy that got over and stood out wherever he went. RIP to the great “Ugandan Giant” Kamala. His memory will live on forever,” said Elijah Burke.

Toshiba wraps up laptop business, sells remaining shares to Sharp

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Toshiba wraps up laptop business, sells remaining shares to Sharp

Japanese tech giant Toshiba, once well-known for its satellite range of laptops meant for heavy use, has finally decided to quit the laptop business.

Toshiba has quietly sold its remaining 19.9 percent stake in its Dynabook laptop brand to Sharp, officially exiting the laptop business.

The company earlier sold the 80.1 percent stake to Sharp in 2018.

“Toshiba Corporation hereby announces that it has transferred the 19.9 percent of the outstanding shares in Dynabook that it held to Sharp Corporation. As a result of this transfer, Dynabook has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sharp,” the company said in a statement.

Toshiba entered the market for laptops in 1985.

It introduced its ‘Satellite’ range of laptops to take on IBM’s ‘ThinkPad’ series. The company was outsourcing its laptop production until 2015, though it started manufacturing newer models at its facility in China.

During the 1990s and early 2000s, Toshiba was among the top PC manufacturers, but the growth of Lenovo, HP, and Dell made it tougher for Toshiba to continue its success in the market.

Toshiba’s share of the PC market had dwindled from its 2011 peak of 17.7 million PCs sold to about 1.4 million in 2017.

Atul Kulkarni: Pandemic will enhance disparity, impact economy and education

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Atul Kulkarni: Pandemic will enhance disparity, impact economy and education

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic will only enhance the existing inequality and disparity in Indian society and also impact economy and education, feels actor Atul Kulkarni.

“Everything is uncertain today but one thing certain, especially in a developing country like India, is that the disparity and inequality in our society are going to grow. Not only economic disparity, but it will also have an effect on the education,” Kulkarni told IANS.

With educational institutions shut owing to lockdown, online education has become an alternative for students.

Commenting on the same, the actor said: “For online education, you need certain equipment at home. You need parents who can teach children at home. If you go to a village or even in Mumbai if you go to a slum, such cultural capital is not with parents. As a result, you will see a huge inequality and disparity in education, which is going to come and bite us seven or eight years from now. The attempt of every government should be to reduce that inequality.”

Asked how his life changed over the past few months of lockdown, the actor commented: “I have not really missed shooting or the sets. I have not really missed Mumbai because I have been staying in my farmhouse for the last four months. I have really enjoyed my stay at the farmhouse. My NGO works from there and works on that front is going on.”

On the work front, the National Award-winning actor features in the recently-released Amazon Prime web series “Bandish Bandits”.

Sharing his experience of working in the musical, the actor said: “Music is the ‘Atma’ of ‘Bandish Bandits’. I am happy that I got this opportunity to try something I have never done before — to act as a classical singer.

“Classical singing is extremely difficult, to sing the Sargam isn’t very easy especially when you have the breathless Shankar (Mahadevan) lending his voice to you!” he added.

Asked if he would like to go through training to get a hold of classical singing, the actor joked: “I would perhaps need 49 births to sing classical!”

Mandeep Singh latest hockey player to test positive for coronavirus

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Mandeep Singh latest hockey player to test positive for coronavirus

Striker Mandeep Singh is the latest member of the Indian men’s hockey team to test positive for the novel coronavirus. He is, however, asymptomatic.

“Mandeep Singh, a member of the Indian men’s hockey team, who was given the COVID-19 test (RT PCR) along with 20 other players at the National Camp at SAI’s National Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, has tested COVID-19 positive, but is asymptomatic,” Sports Authority of India (SAI) said in a statement on Monday.

“He is being administered treatment by doctors, along with the other five players who have tested positive,” it added.

Earlier, captain Manpreet Singh, Surender Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, Varun Kumar, and Krishan Pathak had also been diagnosed with COVID-19 upon arrival at the center for the hockey national camp which began on August 4.

Coach Graham Reid had however said that all the five tested players were doing fine.

“I am constantly in touch with all five of them and they are doing fine. SAI has made every arrangement to give them the best care. The chefs are making special dishes for them as per their choice, beyond the mess menu, and the athletes are very happy about it,” Reid said.

“I am self quarantined on the SAI campus and I am very happy with the way SAI authorities have handled the situation,” Manpreet had said. “I am very happy that they made the testing of athletes mandatory. That proactive step helped in identifying the problem right in time. I am doing fine and hope to recover very soon.”

WhatsApp to soon sync your chat history on multiple devices

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WhatsApp to soon sync your chat history on multiple devices

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is working on a new feature that will soon allow it’s over two billion users to sync their chat history on at least four different devices.

Currently, WhatsApp works on a single device and it is not possible to use the account on multiple devices, the most requested demand from the users.

According to WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, the messaging app is working on the possibility to use the same account on different devices.

“They are testing the feature in order to work with 4 devices at the same time,” the report said on Sunday.

WhatsApp is already working on creating an interface for Android as well as iOS.

“When the user wants to use WhatsApp on a second device, there is the need to copy the chat history. In this case, WhatsApp always requires a Wi-Fi connection, because it may use a large amount of your data plan,” said the report.

When WhatsApp has safely copied the chat history to the second device, it will be finally possible to use your account from it.

“Note that any message will be delivered to all your family devices, so your chat history will be always synced across platforms, and when you use or remove a device, your encryption key changes,” said the report.

When the encryption key changes during the process, all active chats will be notified.

WhatsApp has also reportedly developed an iPad app that will be released after the activation of the feature, so you will be able to use WhatsApp on your iPhone and your iPad at the same time.

The company used WhatsApp for Desktop for this test.

It is possible that WhatsApp will allow mobile devices to be connected to your main device later than WhatsApp for Desktop, according to the report.

Currently, one can simultaneously access one WhatsApp account both from a PC — through WhatsApp Web – and a smartphone.

Twitter working on new tool to help users view ‘quote retweets’

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Twitter working on new tool to help users view ‘quote retweets’

Twitter is working on a new feature where the users will be able to view retweets with quotes (formerly known as retweets with comments) on each of their posts.

The ‘quote retweets’ will now appear as “Quotes” under tweets, with their own counter, similar to how the number of retweets and likes are displayed.

The social network confirmed to The Verge that it is testing this new feature.

“A few months ago, we made Retweets with Comments more visible when you tap to see Retweets on a Tweet,” a Twitter spokesperson said.

“This is available to everyone. Now, we’re testing making Retweets with Comments accessible directly on the Tweet and new language (Quotes) to see if this makes them easier to access and more understandable,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying over the weekend.

In May, Twitter announced it is testing a new feature where it will show retweets with comments in a separate column or bar alongside the current retweet counter.

The move is to help users see “retweets with comments” in a simplified way.

The column will be separate from the current retweets counter but would be live in the same line underneath your post.

This feature would list all the retweets you get and separates those with comments from those without, making it easy to check if there’s somebody you can interact with.

Twitter is also working on a key feature that will let both Android and iOS users schedule a tweet to be released on a specific date and time.

Scheduling seems to be currently available only to some users on Twitter for desktop and will be available for all soon.

The micro-blogging feature is also experimenting with giving users a second opportunity to self-edit their tweets and replies if they contain harmful, abusive and hate content before they post it on the platform and face consequences for violating its policies.

UP woman commits suicide after allegedly being beaten up by police

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UP woman commits suicide after allegedly being beaten up by police

A 22-year-old woman committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun after she was allegedly beaten up by a police inspector.

The incident took place in the Naya Ramnagar area.

The deceased, Nishu Chaudhary, was found hanging by a noose at her house on Saturday. The family rushed her to the hospital but doctors declared her dead.

According to Nishu’s family, she had gone to the market in Baldau Chowk on Friday afternoon.

Some shopkeepers accused the victim and two of her friends of stealing passports and caught them. They called the police and handed them over to inspector Yogesh Pathak.

Police took the three to the Kotwali police station and after questioning they were handed over to their relatives.

Her family members said Yogesh Pathak beat up Nishu at the station. She was called to Kotwali by police again on Saturday and was stressed about it.

“She was very disturbed since the beating by the inspector,” said a family member.

After Nishu committed suicide, her family went to the police station and created a ruckus, demanding action against the inspector.

Circle Officer (CO) Santosh Kumar reached the spot and assured the family that the matter will be investigated.

Fiona Ferro ousts Anett Kontaveit to win Palermo Open title

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Fiona Ferro ousts Anett Kontaveit to win Palermo Open title

Rising French star Fiona Ferro registered a straight-sets victory over No.4 seed Anett Kontaveit in what turned out to be a rather one-sided final of the 31st Palermo Ladies Open.

Ferro defeated Kontaveit 6-2, 7-5 in one hour and 43 minutes on Center Court on Sunday to secure her second career WTA title in an outstanding fashion.

The 23-year-old, who had been undefeated in two regional exhibition tournaments held while the WTA tour was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, rode that momentum through five more wins with the loss of just one set in Palermo.

“I think it was my best match of the week,” Ferro said after the match as per the official WTA website.

“I was feeling relaxed; I don’t know why because it was a final! I wasn’t really feeling the pressure. It was a tough match because she’s a really consistent player who doesn’t give you too many points.

“I had a good intensity throughout the whole match, I didn’t miss a lot, made a lot of winners, so I’m really happy to have the trophy with me.

“This title means a lot, especially after five tough months of practice. I was already feeling so happy just to be back on the court and competing, so this is an even nicer way to finish the week with the win,” she added.

Brazilian Serie A match postponed amid coronavirus outbreak

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Brazilian Serie A match postponed amid coronavirus outbreak

Sao Paulo’s opening match of the Brazilian Serie A season at Goias was postponed after the hosts reported 10 positive coronavirus cases.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) suspended Sunday’s clash just minutes before its scheduled kick-off at the Serra Dourada stadium in Goiania, reports Xinhua news agency.

In a statement, the CBF said the decision was based on a need to “preserve the health of the players”. It did not set a new date for the fixture.

Goias said tests were conducted on their players, coaching staff, and employees last week on Thursday, in line with CBF guidelines.

However, an error by the laboratory responsible for handling and processing the samples meant a new round of tests had to be conducted on Friday, for which the results only became known on Sunday afternoon. Goias said eight first-team players were among those to test positive.

The 2020 Brazilian Serie A season started on Saturday, three months later than originally planned because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world with more than three million confirmed infections and 101,000 deaths.

Swastika Mukherjee: People tend to get intimidated by successful women

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Swastika Mukherjee: People tend to get intimidated by successful women

From trolling to rape threats, popular Bengali actress Swastika Mukherjee has dealt with a lot lately. The actress says in our society, successful women are always targeted and humiliated. However, she adds, she has never let people shame her for the choices she has made in life.

“In our society, people tend to get intimidated by successful women and therefore start trolling and humiliating you. Our hard work is always discounted, our talent never appreciated. If we are pretty and successful, we have mostly gossiped about, and it is said, ‘she must be sleeping around’. If I am really working hard to earn money and then buy an expensive car, they say, ‘she must have got a gift from her boss’. When a man buys the same car, society looks at it as a result of his hard work! But honestly, I am immune to such criticism,” Swastika told IANS.

“Now, when I hear anything of that sort, I am like ‘yeah, God has given me beautiful legs, what I do with it is my call’. I do not feel ashamed of my choices in life and the success I have achieved, because I did not get anything overnight. I have been working since the year 2000.” the actress added.

Besides numerous Bangla hits, Swastika has worked in Bollywood films such as “Dil Bechara” and “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!”, besides the web series “Paatal Lok”. Although she is the daughter of veteran Bengali actor Santu Mukherjee, Swastika never ever wanted to be an actor.

“My father never took to a film set. Whenever my sister and I asked him if we could come along to his set, Baba would reply, ‘do your friends go to their father’s office? My film set is my workplace, my office. Why would you come to my office?” recalled Swastika.

“So, until I went for the shooting of my debut TV show, I did not know anything about the shooting. But honestly, in my first show, I was very bad, and people wrote reviews slamming me taking my father’s name. That was the time I realized I have to give my 100 percent to acting. I think the show ‘Ek Akasher Neeche’ changed everything for me. I worked on it for around three years,” she said.

Swastika refuses to get into the debate of nepotism. “If people say that it was easy for me to get into films, they are wrong. I have worked in TV for a good four years before I got film offers. So, I was not a random face, dropped with a glamorous debut! By the time I did my first film, I was known on TV,” mentioned Swastika.

8 including 6 French tourists killed in Niger gunmen attack

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8 including 6 French tourists killed in Niger gunmen attack

Eight persons including six French tourists and two Nigeriens — a guide and a driver have been killed by armed individuals in the Kore area, according to the Nigerien ministry of interior and public security.

The Elysee Palace on Sunday confirmed the incident. “French nationals were killed on Sunday in Niger,” President Emmanuel Macron’s office told French media and denounced the attack, adding that Macron had spoken over the phone with Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, Xinhua reported.

The victims, who went to see giraffes in the Koure area about 70 km southeast of Niamey in the Kollo department, Tillabry region, were in a vehicle belonging to a French NGO Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development.

The vehicle was charred by the attackers, said the ministry in a statement, adding that an “investigation and search operations in collaboration with our partners are underway to find the perpetrators of this despicable act and to strengthen security in the area.”

The Kore area bordering Burkina Faso has for over a year being a new hotbed of insecurity in the extreme southwest of the country.

Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases

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Chinese mainland reports 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases

Chinese health authorities said on Monday it received reports of 49 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the Chinese mainland on Sunday, including 35 imported cases and 14 locally-transmitted ones.

All the 14 locally-transmitted cases were reported in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the National Health Commission said in its daily report, Xinhua reported.

One new suspected Covid-19 case, which was imported from outside the mainland, was reported in Shanghai Municipality.

No deaths related to the disease were reported Sunday.

BJP MP urges Modi to table Population Control Bill in Parliament

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BJP MP urges Modi to table Population Control Bill in Parliament

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anil Agarwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to introduce the Population Control Bill in the next session of the Parliament.

In a letter addressed to Modi, the BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP said “population explosion” needs to be checked, and the only way to make India ‘Atmanirbhar’ or self-reliant to is to introduce the population control law.

“Everyone wants the population control law… be Hindu or Muslim. This law will eliminate most of the country’s problems. China (the world’s most populous country) will soon be left behind by the rate at which the population in India is increasing,” Agarwal told IANS.

“Arable land in the country is also continuously decreasing. If there is no population control law in time, many problems will arise,” the BJP MP said.

The letter addressed to PM Modi reads: “On August 15, 2019, you talked about population control while addressing the country from the Red Fort. The time has now come… I urge you to bring an effective population control bill in the next session of the Parliament.”

Agarwal said Modi stays firm on his promise — whether it is on Triple Talaq, Article 370 or Ram temple.

India conducts record tests with more than 7 lakh samples in 24 hrs

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India conducts record tests with more than 7 lakh samples in 24 hrs

A record number of over 7 lakh samples of COVID-19 were tested in the last 24 hours taking the total tests conducted to 2,41,06,535, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday.

A total of 7,19,364 tests were conducted increasing its frequency by more than a lakh from the previous day when 5,98,778 tests were conducted.

The ministry said that such a high level of testing would also lead to a high number of daily positive cases. However, states have been advised to firmly focus on comprehensive tracking, prompt isolation, and effective treatment.

It also added that such an approach has started showing results and recoveries are also increasing exponentially.

The recovery rate of COVID-19 has improved to 68.3 percent from 48.2 percent a month earlier. Between June 6 and August 8, the recovery rate increased by 20 percent.

Meanwhile, India’s COVID caseload rose to 21,53,010 on Saturday recording the highest single-day surge in fresh infections at 64,398 and 861 deaths in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases stood at 6,28,747 and recoveries surged to 14,80,884. The death toll has increased to 43,379, the ministry said on its website.

Unique police cafe opens in Muzaffarnagar

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Unique police cafe opens in Muzaffarnagar

After setting up a washing line for police personnel in April this year, Muzaffarnagar SSP Abhishek Yadav has now opened a ‘police cafe’ in the district.

The cafe will serve healthy organic meals, fresh fruit juices, smoothies, ‘daliya’, ‘poha’, and food cooked in olive oil. The cafe also has a gym attached to it.

“Policemen need to follow a highly exhaustive schedule of duty that seldom gives them the opportunity to avail of a proper diet. Cases of hypertension, diabetes, and stress are common among the UP police force. This facility is aimed at alleviating such health problems. Improper diet and lack of awareness for a healthy lifestyle were also the reasons behind opening such a unique cafe,” the SSP said.

The police department has hired trained chefs and deliverymen who will run the cafe along with police staff. Next to the cafe, a gym with all modern equipment was also ‘gifted’ to the cops.

The air-conditioned police cafe that has eye-catching interiors will also serve jaggery-added drinks – as using sugar in any product here is ‘banned’.

SSP Yadav said he had worked on the idea for nearly six months.

“This unique concept will be upgraded once we start getting more feedback. It may be then introduced to other police stations as well,” the SSP added.

The cafe will also deliver food orders to various city spots and will remain open till 9 pm.

Wouldn’t call it financial crisis: Ganguly on Vivo’s exit

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Wouldn’t call it financial crisis: Ganguly on Vivo’s exit

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly stated that Vivo’s exit as title sponsor for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) shouldn’t be seen as the financial crisis.

The BCCI, last week, had decided to officially announce the suspension of the partnership with title sponsors Vivo. The move came after the BCCI and the IPL Governing Council were both criticised for retaining Vivo as the title sponsor amid the raging anti-China sentiment.

“I wouldn’t call it as a financial crisis,” Ganguly said while speaking during a webinar organized by Learnflix, as per ESPNCricinfo. “It’s just a little bit of a blip. And the only way you can do it is by being professionally strong over a period of time.A

“Big things don’t come overnight. And big things don’t go away overnight. Your preparation for a long period of time gets (you) ready for losses, gets you ready for success.

“You keep your other options open. It is like Plan A and Plan B. Sensible people do it. Sensible brands do it. Sensible corporates do it. BCCI, it’s a very strong foundation – the game, the players, the administrators in the past have made this game so strong that BCCI is able to handle all these blips,” he added.

Meanwhile, the suspension of Vivo’s title sponsorship has opened up the market for a new brand to come in for the cash-rich league. Market experts believe it will be a case of one from either e-commerce or e-learning companies coming in with the telecom sector playing the role of the dark horse.

Robert Pattinson’s sneaky ‘Batman’ audition story

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Robert Pattinson’s sneaky ‘Batman’ audition story

Actor Robert Pattinson said he lied to filmmaker Christopher Nolan to make it to the screen test for a superhero film, The Batman.

In an interview with Irish Times, Pattinson recalled his attempt to sneak away from the “Tenet” set for his “Batman” audition. He said that he cited “family emergency” for his absence from the sets of “Tenet”, but the filmmaker was quick to figure out the truth, reports ew.com.

“It’s funny because Chris is so secretive about everything to do with his movies,” Pattinson said, adding: “And then I had to be really secretive about Batman stuff. So I had to lie to Chris about having to go for a screen test an” I said I had a family emergency. And as soon as I said ‘it’s a family emergency’ he said: “You’re doing the Batman audition, aren’t you?'”

Nolan is known for putting his own spin on Batman with the “Dark Knight” trilogy.

Pattinson credits “Tenet” for helping him get in shape for the role of the caped crusader.

“When I’m running on screen I’m generally paired with John David (Washington) who is an ex-NFL player so it was the most unfair thing in the world. The maximum workout I do most of the time is a casual stroll. John David can run all day long. It was good that I ended up being pretty fit. But definitely, in the beginning, there were days I just could not walk afterward,” Pattinson said.

Nolan’s “Tenet” has been described as “an action epic evolving from the world of international espionage”. The second trailer of the film came with hints of ‘inversion’ versus time travel as a part of survival. The latest trailer of the action thriller gives a glimpse into the mission that the protagonist secret agents, essayed by Pattinson and Washington, embark on, in a time-bending mission to prevent World War III.

The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Clemence Poesy. The film has been shot across seven countries — India, the US, the UK, Denmark, Estonia, Italy, and Norway.

Dravid was a difficult and determined batsman: Akhtar

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Dravid was a difficult and determined batsman: Akhtar

Former Pakistan fast-bowler Shoaib Akhtar said that Indian batting great Rahul Dravid was a difficult proposition for him to bowl. Akhtar said that Dravid’s determination and ability meant that the latter could play him pretty easily.

“Dravid was a difficult and determined batsman. It was difficult for me as well as him. He would play me quite easily,” said Akhtar on former India batsman and commentator Aakash Chopra’s YouTube show AakashVani.

Explaining the training he got at club level during his developmental years, Akhtar said, “If a batsman used to play the ball late like Rahul Dravid, we would bowl him length balls. From close to the stump we would aim at the gap between bat and pad, try to hit the ball on the pad.”

Akhtar also recalled a time when he had managed to get Dravid out LBW in Bengaluru but the umpire did not give the decision in Pakistan’s favor.

“There was a final match in Bangalore, I had dismissed Sadagoppan Ramesh early, we took 3-4 wickets early. Sachin Tendulkar was not playing. Shahid Afridi and I said Rahul Dravid will take a lot of time and it’s Friday night today. Afridi said bowl something and take his wicket else he will play for long,” Akhtar recalled.

“I hit him directly on the pad and urged the umpire to raise his fingers. I even said it’s our Friday night. He did not give the decision in our favor but we had won in the end.”

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