The ongoing edition of cricket’s showpiece event, the Indian Premier League (IPL), has been put off after several players tested positive for COVID-19. The IPL said the decision was “unanimously” taken by the tournament’s governing council and the BCCI. There was no official word on when or whether the remainder of the tournament will be staged.
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The world’s fourth richest person Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage. “We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple.” The billionaire couple have three children.
Twitter has permanently suspended actor Kangana Ranaut’s account for repeated violation of its rules. It is believed that Ranaut’s tweet asking PM Modi to “tame” TMC chief Mamata Banerjee might have resulted in her account being suspended.