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Akmal refuses to divulge details of two meetings with suspected bookies

Umar Akmal, who was found guilty of two charges under the PCB Anti-Corruption Code has refused to divulge details of his two meetings with suspected bookies. According to the source, Akmal had a meeting with two unidentified men in Defence Housing Society in Lahore. The PCB source said Akmal also gave conflicting statements before the Disciplinary Panel hearing on April 27.




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Have to plan to make sports more interesting without fans: Rijiju

The Sports Ministry had banned spectators in stadiums for any events, including cricket matches, in one of its earliest advisories on the pandemic before all sporting events were brought to a halt altogether.




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Cricketers will have to live with dangers of COVID-19: Gautam Gambhir

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir doesn't see major changes in the way cricket is played in the post COVID-19 scenario besides the ban on using saliva on the ball. The International Cricket Council is considering legalisation of the usage of artificial substances to shine the ball instead of saliva.




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Celebrating Mother’s Day with lots of love & warmth




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Maharashtra: No promotion for medical students without exams

Unlike conventional universities in the state, students of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) will not be promoted to the next level without examinations.




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NMC-OCW plugs 730 leakages without affecting water supply




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Covid-19: 57% of deaths in PMR within 7 days

Many Covid-19 patients in the Pune Metropolitan Region died within a week of onset of illness, an analysis of the toll so far has revealed.




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Gajapati seals border with Ganjam after rise in cases




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Desi jugad: How to pluck mangoes without letting them fall

Desi jugad: How to pluck mangoes without letting them fall





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Google celebrates Mother's Day with a Doodle

Google celebrates Mother's Day with a Doodle





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In India, they soldier on without a combat role

Women at war is part of Indian history, from Jhansi Ki Rani to Rani Durgawati to Razia Sultan. But they weren’t part of modern India's war strategy till very recently. Independent India’s Army restricted women to the medical corps, dental corps and the nursing service.




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Three trains leave for Bihar, UP with 1,140 workers each




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3 more with mandi link among 16 to test positive for Covid-19 in Gurugram




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25 Gurugram residents stuck abroad register with government to return home




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Haryana: With 1st Covid-19 cases, Rewari & Mahendergarh turn ‘orange’




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Quarantined with its owners, 9-month-oldpug ‘Max’ languishes because of poor diet




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Videocon Cube 3 (V50JL) smartphone with Android Marshmallow, 5-inch display launched at Rs 8,490

Videocon Mobiles has launched its latest 4G smartphone, Cube 3 (V50JL) in India. Priced at Rs 8,490, the smartphone will available across all retail stores.




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Attacks on cops will be strictly dealt with: Gujarat DGP

While speaking to reporters this Saturday, Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha said once again that the administration will deal most strictly with those who attack police and Covid frontline warriors.




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Karnataka: With no festivities, shamiana traders hit

Over 55,000 pandals and shamiana providers in the state are staring at heavy losses after the mass cancellation of events, including weddings and other festivities during lockdown.




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Italy's Daily Coronavirus Death Toll and New Cases Fall with 194 New Fatalities, 1,083 Fresh Infections

The total death toll since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21 now stands at 30,395 the agency said, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain.




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France Records Lowest Covid-19 Daily Death Toll in a Month with 80 New Fatalities

The ministry said the number of people in intensive care units - a key measure of a health system's ability to deal with the epidemic - fell by 56, or about 2%, to 2,812. That is less than half the peak of 7,148 seen on April 8.




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Anthony Fauci Among 3 Members of White House Virus Task Force Isolated After Contact With Patient

President Donald Trump, who publicly identified the affected Pence aide as spokeswoman Katie Miller, said he was 'not worried' about the virus spreading in the White House.




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IAS Officer With Month Old Baby, Telangana Woman Who Rode 1,400 Km: Supermoms And Coronavirus Warriors

These mothers deserve a huge round of applause!




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Delay In EPFO Pandemic Withdrawal Claim Processing: Here's Why

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has granted provision to allow withdrawal of funds from the fund balance to tackle liquidity crunch. Nonetheless, while the institution has received many such withdrawal request there has




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Mother's Day 2020: Google Celebrates Moms with Interactive Doodle That Let's You Design Cards

Google explained that its latest doodle was inspired by a surge in searches for 'Homemade Mother’s Day card' and similar searches for 'virtual' gifts and ideas for the holiday.




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24-year-old man kidnapped, assaulted for ‘matri karar’ with woman




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Attacks on cops will be strictly dealt with: Gujarat DGP

While speaking to reporters this Saturday, Gujarat DGP Shivanand Jha said once again that the administration will deal most strictly with those who attack police and Covid frontline warriors.




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State Varsities to Implement Academic Calendar Within Month After Lockdown is Lifted: Bengal Edu Minister

Partha Chatterjee said the institutions have also received the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines in this regard and the issue came up in the meeting held during the day.




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Mizoram Becomes Coronavirus-free With Recovery of Lone Patient

Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone COVID-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment.




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Jharkhand Grapples with Ill-equipped Infrastructure as Covid-19 Cases Among Returning Migrants Rise

Even RIMS, the only state-run super-specialty medical institute in Jharkhand, does not have the required equipment to deal with the crisis. At present, there is one ventilator for every 70,000 people in the state.




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More Central Teams for 10 States That Have Witnessed or are Witnessing High Covid-19 Cases: Health Min

According to the health ministry statement, the central teams comprises a senior official from the health ministry, a joint secretary-level nodal officer and a public health expert.




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INS Jalashwa Arrives in Kochi with 698 Repatriated Indians from Maldives Under Vande Bharat Mission

The arrival marks Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the Covid-19 lockdown.




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Centre Proposing to Do Away with Interstate Migrant Workmen Act, Alleges Congress

Congress said Parliament should assert itself and called upon the Centre and the states to jointly formulate an action plan to ensure safe return of migrants to their homes




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Punjab Ministers Walk Out of Pre-cabinet Meeting after Tiff with Chief Secretary over Excise Policy

The development led to the deferment of the cabinet meeting which was scheduled to be held on Saturday. Now, it will be held on Monday.




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Lockdown Effect: Junior Badminton Coach Says Feel Like a Counsellor Dealing with Frustrated Players

Chief junior national coach Sanjay Mishra tells his wards to try and control the negative thoughts which would also help them deal with tough match situations.




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Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way: Sania Mirza Posts Adorable Photo with Son Izhaan

Sania Mirza took to social media to post a picture with her son Izhaan.




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KBC 2020 Registrations Begin, Iulia Vantur Reacts to Marriage Rumours with Salman Khan

Registrations for Kaun Banega Crorepati begin tonight, Iulia Vangtur fields questions about rumours of marrying Salman Khan. More details in today's showbiz highlights.




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Asha Negi was 'Awkward and Shy' During Her First On-screen Kiss with Sharman Joshi in Baarish 2

Actress Asha Negi, who has recently appeared on the second season of the web series 'Baarish', opened up about her first on-screen kiss with co-star Sharman Joshi.




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F1 Without a Crowd Leaves Lewis Hamilton With an Empty Feeling

Lewis Hamilton said racing without fans will be weird as they are the ones who really make that race.




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UK doctor alerts Indians to poor diet link with Coronavirus deaths

London, May 3: Poor diet is a major cause behind the COVID-19 deaths and the Indians must urgently cut down on ultra-processed food to build resilience against the deadly virus, a leading Indian-origin cardiologist in the UK has cautioned.




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Within a year says Trump on vaccine for COVID-19

Washington, May 05: President Donald Trump says he believes a vaccine for COVID-19 will be available by the end of the year. Trump also says the US government is putting its full power and might behind remdesivir, a drug that has




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After argument with mother, 5-year-old drives to California to buy Lamborghini with just $3

New York, May 6: A 5-year-old boy stunned police officers in the US state of Utah after he was pulled over by them while driving his mother's car to California to buy a Lamborghini with USD 3 in his pocket, according




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UK PM Boris Johnson's divorce with Indian-origin wife finalised

London, May 7: Boris Johnson has become the first British Prime Minister to divorce while in office in 250 years as papers filed by his Indian-origin ex-wife Marina Wheeler earlier this year were granted recently. The 55-year-old had announced




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Punjab ministers walk out of pre-cabinet meeting after tiff with senior officials over excise policy

Chandigarh, May 09: Punjab ministers on Saturday walked out of a pre-cabinet meeting on the excise policy with senior state officials over an ‘unacceptable behaviour’ of the chief secretary with one of their colleagues. The development led to the deferment




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Govt sends teams to 10 states with high number of COVID-19 cases

New Delhi, May 09: The health ministry has decided to deploy central teams in 10 states that have witnessed or are witnessing high COVID-19 cases to assist their health departments to facilitate management of the outbreak. These are




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'Road to Lipulekh within our territory,' says India on Nepal's objections

New Delhi, May 09: India on Saturday, said the road that was opened for use by pilgrims of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra lies well within Indian territory. The response comes a day after raised objection over India inaugurating a strategically crucial link




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HC tells AIIMS to ensure dispensation of medicines without delay

New Delhi, May 10: The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ensure that dispensation of medicines from its pharmacy, which was functioning in limited capacity due to the coronavirus lockdown, resumes without any




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Naval ship arrives in Kochi with 698 repatriated Indians from Maldives

  Kochi, May 10: INS Jalashwa,carrying 698 repatriated Indian citizens from the Maldives, arrived at Cochin Port on Sunday morning, completing the Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the COVID-19 lockdown. "The first group of




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UP Assembly will be able to accommodate only 200 of 403 MLAs with social distancing: Speaker

Lucknow, May 10: Only 200 of the 403 MLAs will be able to sit inside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly if social distancing norms are implemented in the House as there are not enough seats, Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit said. However, Dixit




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Manikandan Achari Ties The Knot With Anjali

Manikandan Achari, the talented actor who rose to fame with some notable roles in Malayalam cinema, entered the wedlock. Manikandan tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend Anjali in a traditional ceremony, which was held on April 26. The wedding, which