Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17 (ANI): After a number of media houses reported the demise of filmmaker Nishikant Kamat, actor Riteish Deshmukh refuted the claims and issued a statement, which confirmed "that Kamat is on ventilator and still alive".
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 17 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has made preparations to reshuffle the cabinet for which he has started consulting party insiders, sources in the Prime Minister's Office and Prime Minister's Secretariat confirmed to ANI.
Sydney [Australia], Aug 17 (ANI): Sydney Thunder on Monday confirmed the signing of all-rounder Sammy-Jo Johnson for the upcoming Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).
Brasilia [Brazil], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 23,000 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, while the death toll increased by over 600 in that period, according to the latest data from the Health Ministry.
Hong Kong, August 16 (ANI/Xinhua): Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection (CHP) reported 74 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 4,480.
Brasilia [Brazil], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Brazil has increased by 50,644 to 3,275,520 within the past 24 hours, the national Ministry of Health said on late Friday.
Ankara [Turkey], August 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Turkey has risen by 1,226 to 2,46,861 within the past 24 hours, Turkish Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said.
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): American model Chrissy Teigen has confirmed that she and her singer husband John Legend are expecting their third child.
Nyon [Switzerland], Aug 14 (ANI): UEFA on Thursday confirmed that England, Germany and Spain will represent Europe in the upcoming FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2021.
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The health condition of former President of India Pranab Mukherjee continues to remain very critical, but it hasn't worsened, confirmed his daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee here on Friday morning.
Lisbon [Portugal], Aug 14 (ANI): Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Thursday confirmed that Keylor Navas' participation in the Champions League semi-final is "uncertain" as the player suffered a tear in the femoral biceps.
Mexico City [Mexico], August 14 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Mexico has increased by 7,371 within the past 24 hours and has thus reached 505,751, Jose Luis Alomia, the director of epidemiology at the Health Ministry, said.