YouTube rolls out ‘sleep timer’ in Music app

Posted on   9:40 am

Google-owned Youtube has started to roll out a ‘sleep timer’ feature to its music streaming service YouTube Music. The feature is now appearing for songs at the bottom of the Now Playing overflow menu in the app, according to 9to5Google.

Hockey India to re-launch of Hockey India League

Posted on   9:38 am

The performance of the national men’s and women’s teams at the Tokyo Olympics and the fervent fanfare that they received after the same, rekindled the spirit of hockey that lives in the heart of our country. The Hockey India League (HIL) epitomised this spirit over the five seasons it was held from 2013-2017

Jorge Almiron takes charge of Boca Juniors

Posted on   9:37 am

 Manager Jorge Almiron vowed to return Boca Juniors to the top of Argentinian football after taking charge of the Buenos Aires giants. The 51-year-old replaces Mariano Herron, who had filled the role on a caretaker basis following the sacking of Hugo Ibarra on March 28, a Xinhua report said.

Chennai, Kolkata could be Pakistan’s preferred venues for their WC

Posted on   9:36 am

 The Pakistan cricket team would prefer playing bulk of its 2023 ODI World Cup matches in Chennai and Kolkata — the two venues where the team has felt safe during its earlier tours, according to ICC sources. The World Cup will start tentatively on October 5, with 46 matches, including final set to be played across 12 Indian

Yashasvi Jaiswal eyes best IPL season after strong start

Posted on   9:36 am

With 125 runs in three matches at 41.66 including two half-centuries, Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has made his best start yet to the IPL, in the company of England giant Jos Buttler, from whom the youngster is learning more than just cricket. Jaiswal, who managed totals around 250

MI beats DC by six wickets

Posted on   9:34 am

 Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday. MI chased down the target of 173 in the last ball with captain Rohit Sharma top-scoring with 65 from 45 balls.

UN commission explores threats to global education

Posted on   9:32 am

 The UN’s Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has started examining the various threats to the achievement of the global educational goal, stressing the importance of quality and inclusive education for women and girls. UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned that the goal of achieving quality education for all by 2030

Fire erupts in Japan nuke plant

Posted on   9:32 am

A fire broke out at an idled nuclear power plant in Japan’s Niigata prefecture on Tuesday, and was quickly extinguished, local media said. The fire was detected just after 11 a.m. at the No. 5 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant located on the coast of the Sea of Japan, reports Xinhua news agency.