BANGKOK: This month’s joint US-Thai military exercises in Thailand have drawn criticism from Thais on social media after authorities announced that dozens of visiting American troops would be undergoing their mandatory 14-day quarantine in Bangkok hotels. Some 106 American soldiers will join three separate exercises from Aug. 18 to 30 ...
Read More »India to accept quarantine to save Australia Test series
SYDNEY: India’s cricket team is prepared to undergo quarantine to salvage a money-spinning Test series against Australia, a top official said Friday, but there was less optimism about this year’s Twenty20 World Cup taking place Down Under. Virat Kohli’s men are scheduled to contest a four Test series in Australia ...
Read More »Indian woman gang raped after quarantined alone in school
NEW DELHI: An Indian woman was allegedly gang raped in a school in the desert state of Rajasthan where she had been quarantined for a night by the police amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, a police official said on Sunday. The incident occurred last week when the victim, a daily ...
Read More »Indian police order ‘cave-dwelling’ foreign tourists into quarantine
RISHIKESH: Six foreign tourists who tried to sit out the coronavirus pandemic in an Indian cave have been sent to quarantine at an ashram near a town made famous by the Beatles after running out of money, police said Sunday. The four men and two women – from France, the ...
Read More »In Modi’s India, virus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus
MUMBAI: The purple ink stamped on Iqbal Hussain Siddiqui’s hand by Indian health workers was supposed to ensure he stayed home under quarantine. But the 66-year-old Siddiqui, an egg seller in Mumbai’s sprawling Dharavi slum, rubbed it off as best he could and went back to work. The mark would ...
Read More »Ayeza Khan tells fans to be productive during quarantine
KARACHI: Many people might be finding it difficult to get work done during this coronavirus lockdown, but prominent actor Ayeza Khan believes work should not come to a halt. Taking to Instagram, she urged her fans to be productive and work from home. Sharing a collage with her team working ...
Read More »Mansha Pasha’s three quarantine revelations
KARACHI: Pakistani actress Mansha Pasha is quite active on social media amid the coronavirus lockdown. She shared her three ‘quarantine revelations’ on recently. View this post on Instagram Happy Siblings Day! ♥️ All these gorgeous gurls have been leading me and paving the way for me all my ...
Read More »Quarantine got us like
LONDON: Shaniera Akram decided to share some hilarious glimpses into her life with husband, former cricketer Wasim Akram, and the rest of her family. Wasim joking around wearing questionable wigs. The photos have since received thousand of likes with many fans cheering on the light-hearted take on quarantine. View this post ...
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