Star Australian batsman Steve Smith believes India is one of the toughest places to play Test cricket and winning a five-day format series in the country is a major career goal for him. “I would love to win a Test series in India,” Smith told New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi […]
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Sonali Bendre shares her secret formula to boost immunity, watch video
Bollywood actor Sonali Bendre has shared three tips for building a sturdy immunity and claims to be practising the same for last two years – after she was diagnosed and then treated for cancer. Her message comes amid Covid-19 pandemic. The video opens with a message “Health is not lack of germs, […]
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‘Hitting Akhtar must be easy’: Kaif’s son reacts to World Cup highlights
Former Pakistan fast bowling legend Shoaib Akhtar was regarded as one of the most dangerous opponent for batsmen all over the world in his days. The right-armer bowled consistently at 150 kph, which left the batsmen rattled. But in 2003, during India’s match against Pakistan, the seamer had an off […]
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Covid-19 Latest: PM Modi reaches out to political parties over coronavirus response
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a meeting with the floor leaders of political parties represented in the Parliament to discuss several key issues related to the spread of coronavirus even as the country entered the 15th day of the nationwide lockdown announced to contain the viral infection. The […]
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Ensure essential goods are available during lockdown; prevent hoarding: Centre to states
The Centre on Wednesday asked states to maintain smooth supply of essential items during the national lockdown, saying hoarding and black marketing cannot be ruled out during the period amid reports of loss of production. Union home secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla wrote to all state chief secretaries asking them to […]
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Covid-19 update: Chidambaram berates govt over jobless rate, then adds a praise
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday accused the government of adopting ‘miserly and negligent approach’ towards the poor during the lockdown to break the chain of coronavirus infections and called for providing money to them. The former Union finance minister quoted India’s unemployment rate, which the Centre for Monitoring […]
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Coronavirus rakes up racism in US, Donald Trump says infections in African-Americans higher
Infecting nearly four lakh people and killing over 12,000 others, the coronavirus pandemic has brought up the deep-seated issue of racism in the United States, especially with President Donald Trump announcing that African-Americans have higher rates of infection in the country. During a White House press briefing, Trump said evidence […]
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UP CM interacts with journalists, seeks cooperation in fight against coronavirus
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a video conference with journalists from all over the state on Tuesday, sharing details about government preparedness and seeking their cooperation to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. The chief minister said coronavirus was a contagious disease which does not differentiate between faith or religion. […]
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One COVID-19 case reported in Haridwar
One COVID-19 case has been reported in Haridwar on Wednesday. There are a total of 32 positive cases in Uttarakhand. This includes five patients who had successfully overcome the infection. In the state, as many as 176 persons are in hospital isolation, while the total number of people in quarantine (home and institutional) is 45,415. […]
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Covid-19 update: Arvind Kejriwal to hold meeting with all Delhi MPs on coronavirus
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will on Wednesday hold a meeting with all the members of Parliament who represent the national capital to discuss the situation over Covid-19 through video-conferencing. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader with speak with both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha members at 12pm as the […]
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Association of Radio Operators for India asks Sonia Gandhi to withdraw suggestion
The Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI) has opposed Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s recommendation to impose a two-year ban on media advertisements by the government and public sector. The Congress president had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday with a 5-point list of things that the government should do. […]
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‘I felt so good’: Joy, relief as lockdown in ‘city of heroes’ Wuhan ends
Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus epidemic first broke out, ended a 76-day lockdown on Wednesday, and thousands of people voiced joy and excitement as they left the city. Previously quiet train and bus stations bustled as an exodus began from the city of 11 million, with some passengers wearing hazmat […]
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Covid-19 state tally: Highest number of deaths in Maharashtra, cases near 1,200
India entered the 15th day of the 21-day coronavirus lockdown on Wednesday. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country soared to 5,194. As per the data released by the Ministry of Health, there are 4,643 active coronavirus cases in the country while 149 people have lost their lives to the deadly […]
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Covid-19 cases in India breach 5000-mark, death toll at 149
India registered 331 new coronavirus cases in the last 12 hours, the government said on Wednesday, taking the number of Covid-19 patients to 5194 and deaths to 149 with 25 new fatalities. The latest data available with the Union ministry of health at 9am showed out of the 4643 active […]
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Muslim vendor forced to shut shop in Haldwani after 5 Jamaatis test positive; FIR filed
Six people were booked in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani for asking a fruit vendor from the minority community to shut shop in the wake of five members of Tabhligh Jamaat testing positive for coronavirus disease Covid-19. The police said that the case was registered after a video of the incident, which took place […]