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Sobering Thought as Schalke 04 Hand Back 8,000 Litres of Beer

Veltins, who sponsor Schalke's stadium, will take back 8,000 litres of beer which was left over from the last home game




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Think Talent is an Innate Quality: AC Milan Boss Compares Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Roger Federer

AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli said talent is not the only thing but the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Roger Federer also work hard.




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'We Will Never Stop Fighting for Equality': Megan Rapinoe After Equal Pay Case Dealt a Blow

Megan Rapinoe and the US women's soccer team were left 'shocked and disappointed' after federal judged dismissed their bid for equal pay.




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Possibility to be Discussed: FIFA Vice-president Ponders Calendar Year Season in Europe

FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani said moving the entire European football season to a calendar year as a reaction to the coronavirus.




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Salomon Kalou Handshake Video 'shocked' German Politicians

Salomon Kalou was seen shaking hands with his teammates in a video that has since gone viral.




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German Football Has 'Enormous Responsibility' Says Manuel Neuer

Manuel Neuer said the players must ensure the Bundelsliga returns successfully.




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Tottenham Hotspur Hotshot Son Heung-Min Completes 3-Week Basic Military Training, Earns Top Performer

Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min completed a three-week basic military training course in South Korea on Friday and picked up an award as the top performer among 157 trainees




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Formula One: Lewis Hamilton Wary of Mercedes' Vulnerability in Title Run-in at Russian GP

Lewis Hamilton will be going into the Russian Grand Prix, where Mercedes have won every contest since 2014, on the back of three consecutive losses.




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Formula One Drivers to Stage Virtual Reality Races Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Formula One drivers will compete in ESports Virtual Grand Prix series as the season remains suspended due to coronavirus.




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Formula One Faces New Reality Amid Coronavirus Crisis: FIA President Jean Todt

Nine Formula One Grand Prix races have been cancelled or postponed and the next race scheduled is the French GP on June 28.




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FIA Safeguard Clause Could Facilitate Lower Formula One Budget Cap

F1 teams have agreed verbally to lower the 2021 budget but some are pushing for further cuts to reflect the global financial crisis caused by Covid-19.




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Lankan Tamils raise release of political prisoners issue with PM Mahinda Rajapaksa

A delegation of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), Sri Lanka's main Tamil party, met the prime minister on Monday for a separate discussion on the prisoners issue after attending an all-party meeting convened by Mahinda Rajapaksa.




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Why China's maneuvers in Nepal politics worry India




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Social Stigma, Low Testing Behind WB's High Covid-19 Mortality Rate: Experts

Social stigma and low testing are the key reasons for the high mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in West Bengal, where the disease, like elsewhere in the country, is still an urban phenomenon, experts say.




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With 396 Deaths in 6,600-plus Cases, Gujarat Has Worst Covid-19 Mortality Rate Among Most Affected States

Overall, the national mortality rate was 3.34 as on Friday morning and the recovery rate stood at 29.35 per cent. India has confirmed 56,342 confirmed Covid-19 cases so far.




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Gautam Buddh Nagar Reports First Fatality as 60-Year-Old Man Dies of Coronavirus

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.




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SC Fixes August 31 as Deadline for Verdict in Babri Masjid Demolition Case Involving LK Advani & Others

The court asked special judge SK Yadav to control the proceedings in accordance with law so that inordinate delay that is beyond the time-frame is no longer breached.




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Ram Vilas Paswan Says 20 States Getting Ready for Launch of Ration Card Portability from June 1

Under the initiative, eligible beneficiaries under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains from any Fair Price Shop in the country using the same ration card.




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'Bois Locker Room': Experts Say Youngsters Need Rehabilitative Measures, Not Just Punitive Action

A dialogue on sex, consent, ownership over bodies must be introduced from a young age so that it becomes part of a dominant narrative, say experts.




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Five Bihar Military Police Personnel Test Covid-19 Positive, State Tally Rises to 579

All the fresh cases are from Khajpura area of Patna and their infection trail is being ascertained by state health officials.




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Locked under Blue Skies: Air Quality and the Pandemic

With the lockdown in effect, and construction, industrial and vehicular activity (which cumulatively contribute 75% of Delhi’s PM 2.5 levels) down to a crawl, the capital has been experiencing record levels of clean air.




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AIIMS Experts Guide Doctors at Ahmedabad Hospital Amid Concerns over Rise in Covid-19 Fatalities

AIIMS director and pulmonologist Dr Randeep Guleria and Dr Manish Soneja of AIIMS' department of medicine, flew in on a special Indian Air Force plane on Friday, an official said.




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From 52 in 2005 to 22 in 2018, Jammu and Kashmir Witnesses Decline in Infant Mortality Rate

To further decrease the infant mortality rate in the Union Territory to single digit by 2022, an action plan has been developed which is being implemented at various levels, a spokesman said.




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Confusion over Covid-19 Deaths in Delhi as Govt Data Shows Fewer Fatalities than Hospital Figures

The toll of 68 shared by the Delhi government in its health bulletin on Friday is based on data collected from 10 hospitals, including AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College.




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62-year-old Becomes Second Covid-19 Fatality in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar

The resident of Sector 66 was among the two people who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours




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Owaisi Demands Relief for Migrant Labourers, Transport Facility after Lockdown to Go to Their Homes

The Hyderabad MP alleged that the lockdown was announced in an unplanned manner without providing relief to migrant labourers from states, including Bihar, UP, West Bengal and Jharkhand.




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K'taka CM's Political Secretary Stages Stir with Supporters over Quarantined Foreigners at Resort

The agitation continued till late in the evening and despite local police officer’s intervention, MLA SR Vishwanath and his men left the spot only after the civic body was compelled to shift the foreigners to another facility.




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Polls or Fresh Oath? Sena Readies Strategy Amid Fears of Political Crisis in Maharashtra Due to Guv Impasse

For Uddhav Thackeray to continue as the CM of Maharashtra, he will have to become a member of the legislature before May 28. That is when his six-month-old term ends.




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TMC Dubs IMCT 'India's Most Callous Team' and Says They're Visiting Bengal to Spread Political Virus

The central teams have been visiting hospitals and quarantine centres and meeting officials in Kolkata and Siliguri.




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Sitaram Yechury Slams PM Modi, Says Democratic Accountability Grossly Missing in His Governance

In a letter to the prime minister, Yechury said the political executive in the country is proving its "incompetence by knee-jerk reactions" and suggested measures that need to be put in place to fight coronavirus.




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Chidambaram Welcomes RBI's Special Liquidity Facility for Mutual Funds

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday lauded the RBI's prompt action in announcing a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds.




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Uddhav Phones PM Modi on Attempt to 'Create Political Instability' as His CM Post Hangs in Balance

Thackeray will cease to be the Maharashtra CM if he is not a member of the legislative council by May 28, when he completes six months in office.




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Covid-19 Response Will be Litmus Test for NDA in Bihar as Nitish Eyes Return to CM’s Throne in Polls

The problem for Kumar is more confounded because he will have to perform and emerge successful in a short span of time as polls are only five months away and the contagious disease is likely to create havoc till the time a proper vaccine is tested and developed.




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RaGa as Scribe, Spl Panel to Help Centre: Rising Over Duel, Politics Has New Face in Times of Covid-19

As Congress gets restricted to fewer states and a non-player in important states like UP, Bihar and down South, Covid crisis is being used by the party to remain relevant.




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'Old Style Politics, Consensus & Grace': How BSY Thwarted Threat to CM Chair amid Covid-19 Crisis

A shrewd politician and an experienced administrator, Yediyurappa seized the opportunity to demonstrate his capabilities in the face of a grave crisis.




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BJP Files Petition for Deployment of Paramilitary Forces in WB, Wants Death Audit Committee to be Shut

The West Bengal BJP’s legal cell convenor said the Mamata Banerjee-led government has failed to tackle the coronavirus crisis in the state.




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Don't Use Coronavirus Pandemic as Political Opportunity: BJP Tells Congress

The BJP's response came after the Congress accused the Centre of "cruelly" and "mercilessly" abandoning the entire category of migrant labourers and termed "a cruel joke" the order on inter-state movement of workers.




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Congress has no Suggestion on Covid-19 Crisis, is Interested in Doing 'Ugly Politics', Says BJP

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain accused the Congress of raising "irrelevant questions" over the issue of the pandemic.




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Congress, BJP Slam CM Vijayan For Ignoring Migrant Keralites

Earlier this week that the state government opened a website and by now 3.98 lakh Keralites in 201 countries, and 1.38 lakh Keralaites within the country have registered from various states, wanting to return.




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Congress State Units to Work Out Modalities with Railways, Chief Secretaries to Pay Train Fare of Migrants

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said Congress are working out the modalities to ensure that every worker and migrant stranded reaches home safely.




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Don't Play 'Petty Politics' over Shramik Special Trains: Railway Union to Sonia Gandhi

In a letter to Gandhi, the Railways' largest union of workers said travelling during the coronavirus pandemic is dangerous but railway staffers are making it possible through their hard work.




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Pandemics Make People Less Willing to Experiment. Here's How it May Sway Political Affiliations in Bihar

Studies show that the fear of contagion leads individuals to become more conservative and less accepting of experimentation. They prefer quietly falling in line, however long, rather than taking on eccentricity.




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Seven Political Parties Write to President Ram Nath Kovind over Labour Law Dilution

Workers are being treated as slaves, said the letter signed by CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, CPI (ML)'s Dipankar Bhattarcharya and RJD MP Manoj Jha among others.




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'Cheap Politics': JD(U) Trashes Kejriwal Govt's Claim of Bearing Migrant Labourers Train Fare Back Home

The JDU, headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accused the AAP of resorting to "cheap politics to gain popularity" as the Arvind Kejriwal government has sought reimbursement of the payment.




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I Don't Think I will Ever Have Interest in Politics, Says Malayalam Superstar Mammootty

Mammootty, one of the biggest stars of South Indian cinema, feels that one doesn't have to be a part of politics in order to serve people.




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Vijay Sethupathi to Act in Muttiah Muralitharan Biopic?

Murali, on his part has an Indian connection with his wife being from Chennai. He was also a key player in IPL during the early seasons of the league.




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Bowing to Pressure, Vijay Sethupathi Walks Out of Muralitharan Biopic

Producer Rana Dagubatti was already facing difficulties meeting the budget and facing the pressure of roping Sachin Tendulkar for a cameo.




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Dulquer Salmaan Collaborates with Joy Mathew for a Political Thriller

A joint venture of Dulquer Salmaan’s Wayfarer Films and Joy Mathew’s Abra Films, the film will be directed by Mathew.




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Donald Trump Tests Negative for Coronavirus after White House Military Aide Reports Infection

US Vice-President Mike Pence has also tested negative.




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‘They are Thieves, not Journalists’: Trump Asks Newspapers to Give Up Pulitzer Prize for Russia coverage

The US President said all the American journalists with the Pulitzer Prize should be forced to give it back because they were all wrong.