Black Sabbath icon Tony Iommi to auction guitar

London: The iconic rock band Black Sabbath’s guitarist Tony Iommi has decided to auction personal belongings to raise money for the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the items he is auctioning is his guitar, which will be signed by the rock legend, reports bbc.com. The money raised by the auction will go to University Hospitals Birmingham in his home city. IANS

Food supplies given to Indian workers stranded in Sharjah

Sharjah: Following a distress call on Twitter, the Consulate Genera of India in Dubai provided food supplies to a group of 22 stranded Indian workers, who were seeking employment in Sharjah, it was reported. The men have valid visit visas and were brought to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by fraudulent employment agents in early March, Consulate officials told the Khaleej Times on Wednesday. The men, abandoned by their agents, could not find jobs due to the restrictions imposed in the country due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and had very little access to food and other supplies. IANS

Fastest rotating star discovered in Milky Way

Beijing: A Chinese astronomer has discovered a fastest rotating star in the Milky Way galaxy based on the data from a telescope located in northern China’s Hebei Province. The star was discovered based on the data from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) located in Xinglong, Hebei Province. The star, named LAMOST J040643.69+542347.8, has an estimated rotational velocity of 540 km per second, which is about 100 km per second faster than that of the previous record holder, HD 191423. PTI