Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain says CAA is a domestic issue, assures Paris is firm over FATF action against Pak, insists Rafale row was linked to Indian politics and that planes are on schedule, and hopes for ‘good news’ on the Jaitapur n-units

SAARC leaders are set to hold a summit on video-conference on coronavirus on Sunday, 5 pm, after Pakistan late Friday night accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to hold such a meeting.

The state government, however, is reluctant to close down its own string of IMFL (Indian made foreign liquor) outlets, which net an annual revenue of Rs 14,508 crore.

The Tamil Nadu government has sought a special assistance of Rs 4,000 crore and a slew of other financial support from the Centre to help the state fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

There was an institutional response by the Centre and the situation was monitored at the highest political and executive level by the Prime Minister, the government said.

Manufacturers have been told to commence production before July 31, 2020.

The labour ministry has started mapping details of such workers from April 8. Along with basic details such as name, age, gender, occupation, residential address and native district/state, details of their bank accounts and Aadhhar cards are also being collected.

Many workers have moved to their homes, but those who are still in Surat are desperate to move out of Gujarat, as the number of corona positive cases is rapidly surging.

The MHA has asked all states and Union Territories to designate nodal authorities and develop standard protocols for receiving and sending such stranded persons.

Meanwhile, member of the Bhartiya Rail Sangharsh Samiti Shan Khan has demanded for special trains from Surat to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for stranded labourers.

The British car manufacturer unveiled the first car that it will retail in India - the MG Hector - on Wednesday.

The Renault Triber compact seven-seater utility vehicle will launch in India sometime during the festive season this year. It prices are expected to fall in-between the range of Rs 5.5 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh.

The Maruti Suzuki XL6 has been priced in-between range of Rs 9.79 lakh to Rs 11.46 lakh (ex-showroom).

Currently there are a few electric cars on sale in India, however more are confirmed to arrive very soon. Here is a list of seven upcoming electric cars to the Indian market.

California based outfit, Rezvani Motors has modified a Jeep Wrangler to prepare it for the apocalypse. They call it a Tank and it features the engine from a Dodge Demon that develops 1000hp and is military ready as it is also bulletproof. The Rezvani Tank has as features in the movie Men in Black: International and is claimed have been bought by Hollywood movie star, Jamie Foxx

Whether it is Bill Gates and Steve Jobs for the baby boomers, or Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey for the millennials, the narrative of people starting from a garage to controlling the world has been compelling.

Figures by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) show the industry contributing $8.8 trillion to the global economy in 2018 with over 319 million jobs supported worldwide. Tourism can be a major contributor to the Indian economy given the right mix of policies and infrastructure.

How millennials Apoorva, Sujai and Dhananjai moved from the known, conventional path to embrace the risks and challenges of the unknown and the offbeat.

Edtech players can supplement brick-and-mortar companies, but it’s difficult to replace them as students from classes 8th to 12th are young enough to be self-motivated to study themselves.

College admissions, after all, may start in the next 30-40 days. All this has made research, information and choice limited for students.

Saudi shares tumbled Sunday, a day after the finance minister announced "painful" measures to tackle the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

ICC ODI rankings: In the all-rounders' category, Ravindra Jadeja, moved up three places above to be placed at seventh position .

The Virat Kohli-led team had an option of retaining KL Rahul in New Zealand given his rich vein of form in the just-concluded ODI and T20I series, but they opted to reward Prithvi Shaw and Shubhman Gill for their performances in red-ball cricket.

He had highlighted how cricket had inculcated various attributes in him, right from teamwork to competing with passion.

The statement came as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday requested the closure of schools nationwide in a drive to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

India's top-order failed miserably once again as New Zealand bounced back, reducing India to 90 for six at stumps on day two as a three-day finish is on the cards.

The CAC, comprising Madan Lal, R P Singh and Sulakshana Naik, picked the two selectors with Joshi replacing South Zone representative MSK Prasad.

Hashimoto told the upper house on Thursday that organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would continue to work together closely.

Persistent rain since morning delayed the toss and eventually the semifinal was called off without a ball being bowled, taking Indians into the summit clash and leaving England players in tears.

The IPL is slated to start on March 29 with the opening match between the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in what is arguably the clash of the titans at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

As a result, no foreign player will be available for the IPL till April 15. Before that, the shooting World Cup and the Indian Open golf tournament were postponed while badminton's India Open will be played without any spectators.

The postponement of the tournament was in thick of things since the time Maharashtra’s Health Minister Rajesh Tope had said that the state government was in discussion with the BCCI to postpone the annual cricket tournament that features cricketing stars from across the world.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a statement that the escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak globally has forced it to cancel or postpone all tournaments from March 16 to April 12.

The IOC's executive board will meet via conference call to prepare an "information exchange" ahead of a series of talks with athletes' representatives, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs), planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Japan has asked for a one-year postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games over the global coronavirus pandemic, and the International Olympic Committee has agreed, the country's prime minister said Tuesday.

In a statement posted on the body's Twitter handle, IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta said "we are deeply grateful to all the front-line workers who are risking their lives to fight this pandemic."

Warner posted a time-lapse video from his official Insta account where he can be seen tonsuring his head with a trimmer in front of the mirror.

The two nations have not played a full-series since 2007 due to the terrorist attacks on India by Pakistan-based outfits and the resultant diplomatic tension. They only play each other in ICC events and Asia Cup.

Earlier Shoaib Akhtar had made an appeal to Indian authorities to manufacture 10,000 ventilators to support Pakistan’s crumbling health infrastructure and an ailing economy.

Born in Kishoreganj District of undivided Bengal, which is now in Bangladesh, the striker, whose actual name was Subimal but was best known by his nickname, played 50 international matches between 1956 and 1964, including the 1960 Olympics in Rome.