Dr. Seema Javed Heat and humidity levels hit extreme levels this week as Tokyo Olympics start today. The Japan’s environment agency has issued a Heat Stroke Alerts. Data suggests that the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature – a measure combining heat and humidity, used by organisers to assess safety – hit …
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Tokyo Olympic: Spectators barred for covid
Special Desk Tokyo Olympics may go without spectators owing to rising cases of coronavirus. Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa has made this announcement. A state of emergency in Tokyo will run throughout the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told media state of emergency will run from July 12 till August 22. …
Read More »DEEP SHOTS : IS THIS MONEY ONLY?
IS THIS MONEY ONLY? Emergence of Indian origin American Abhimanyu Mishra as the youngest chess grandmaster at 12 years and 4 months of age, breaking a record by three months that Sergey Karjakin held for 19 years, took the chess world by storm. Karjakin was 12 years and 7 months …
Read More »PM hails struggles of UP’s Olympic-bound athletes
News Desk Lucknow . Praising the struggle and sustained efforts of Priyanka Goswami and Shivpal Singh of Uttar Pradesh who recently qualified for Tokyo Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the entire country to bolster their enthusiasm and hailed their spirit as an inspiration for all during his ‘Mann Ki …
Read More »Uganda first to test positive at Tokyo Olympics
Special Desk While debate over once again postponing Tokyo Olympics goes on one member of Uganda’s Olympic squad has become has tested positive for covid, the first to test positive for Covid-19 on arrival in Japan. The competition is slated to start on 23 July. The event was postponed last …
Read More »Just before Tokyo Olympics comes travel warning
Special Desk Just week before the Tokyo Olympics, the US has issued a travel warning for Japan which is based upon the country’s Covid-19 surge. But officials are confident athletes will be able to take part in the Games. The Tokyo Olympics are slated to go from July 23 after …
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