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Ryan Giggs is close to consolidating his coaching reputation as Wales face showdown with Hungary

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN CARDIFF: If Giggs guides his team to victory over Hungary in the winner-takes-all clash and secures a place at Euro 2020, it will be a significant achievement.




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Coronavirus could change our holidays for a long time, says Lee Boyce

Forecasts predict a 28% reduction in global tourism in 2020, costing the global economy £2trillion, but the more long-lasting change could be to our holiday habits




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Liverpool 'leading Man United and Real Madrid' in chase for Kalidou Koulibaly

The Serie A club are willing to entertain offers for the 28-year-old Senegal centre back when the transfer window finally opens this summer with Liverpool reportedly leading the chase.




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AFL superstar Dustin Martin parties with Serena Williams during lavish holiday in the Maldives

AFL superstar and duel premiership winning midfielder Dustin Martin was filmed enjoying time n the Maldives with tennis great Serene Williams and her husband as he makes most of post-season.




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How to give your Zoom photo a touch of the exotic: Holiday companies make beautiful photos available

Google Trends data has revealed the most popular destinations for Zoom background pictures, and it's the Caribbean that's in the No1 spot, with searches for locations there up 9,900%.




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Pope calls for global solidarity over coronavirus in streamed service from empty St Peter's Basilica

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby - who normally presides over a congregation of 1,500 at Canterbury Cathedral - delivered his Easter service on his iPad at his London flat




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eBay sellers ramp up cost of hand gels by up to 5,000% with 49p Lidl sanitiser sold for £29.99

Online market place sellers looking to cash in on the coronavirus outbreak in the UK are selling hand sanitiser products for more than 5000 per cent their recommended retail price.




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How your everyday credit card spending could help pay for your next holiday

Many credit cards offer reward points that can be exchanged for air miles. If you can pay off the balance every month, these cards are a good place to start racking up air miles.




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Should you take a credit card payment holiday during coronavirus pandemic?

While borrowers make no payments for three months, card providers often still charge interest on balances during payment holidays, meaning borrowers continue to rack up interest




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Don't leave sorting your holiday cash to the last minute this year

Every year most of us leave sorting out our holiday spends to the last minute, pushing up the cost. Check out our timeline to take advantage of the best cheap travel spending deals.




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240,000 Santander customers ask for credit card and mortgage holidays

The UK arm of Santander revealed its pre-tax profit fell 58 per cent to £114million in the first three months of 2020.




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Amex charged me a foreign exchange fee on my holiday refund

Banks and credit card providers may levy fees on refunds as well as purchases, meaning a double whammy of charges on trips hit by coronavirus.




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Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend shares family holiday card

Posted by his 22-year-old girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez, footballer Cristiano looked delighted to be ringing in his first Christmas with his new family of four children.




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West Bengal Assembly polls: Trinamool Congress heads for landslide victory

Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee said that she will take oath on May 27




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New insurance rules could save holidaymakers with pre-existing medical conditions up to 40%

Millions of travellers with pre-existing medical conditions should soon be able to find appropriate cover more easily, according to new rules from the Financial Conduct Authority.




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Man City star Kevin De Bruyne lifts lid on working with Pep Guardiola

The Belgium star joined City in 2015 a year before Guardiola arrived from Bayern Munich and has helped the club to win two Premier League titles over the last five years.




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Virgil van Dijk lifts the lid on why he chose to join Liverpool in 2018

The defender was highly sought after having impressed for Southampton and assessed his options, with aspects such as playing style and fan base taken into consideration.




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Left slide continues despite better show in Kerala

Even in Kerala, where the Left Democratic Front (LDF) is heading for a majority, what is shocking is the erosion in vote share of the CPI (M)




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This £3.5m Lancashire Huf Haus has holiday lodges that earn £500k

The Lancashire house, lake, eight holiday lodges and 34 acre site is up for sale for £3.5million, and the business generated a turnover of more than £500,000 last year.




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Swapping a buy-to-let to a short-term holiday let can prove profitable,

Renting out a property as a short-term let or holiday home can be profitable, and a combination of changes to buy-to-let tax and the rise of Airbnb and rivals has made it increasingly popular.




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Harry Redknapp's TV show lifts lid on posh Dorset enclave Sandbanks

Sandbanks in Dorset is Britain's most expensive location, with homes that are higher priced than in Monte Carlo and where the parties are glitzier than in St Tropez. just ask Harry Redknapp.




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Coronavirus: Rishi Sunak announces three month mortgage payment 'holiday'

Rishi Sunak today announced any homeowner who is adversely affected by coronavirus will be eligible for a three month mortgage payment 'holiday'.




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Coronavirus UK: 'Greedy' holiday home owners claim £50m bailout

Five thousand lets have claimed £10,000 each from the fund in Cornwall (pictured, St Ives), which was set up to help minor firms survive the coronavirus lockdown.




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External Affairs Minister meets Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs of Qatar in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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ASK TONY: Travel agent pocketed £225 of our China holiday refund

Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu.




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Japan Stocks mixed on profit booking ahead of holidays

Total 17 issues of 33 industry category of Topix index were in positive territory, with Rubber Products, Air Transportation, Services, Electric Appliances, Precision Instruments, Securities & Commodities Futures, and Information & Communication issues being notable gainers, while Iron & Steel, Mining, Chemicals, Nonferrous Metals, and Land Transportation issues were notable losers.




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Hong Kong Market closed for holiday

Asian market advanced on Thursday, 30 April 2020, on following U.S. shares advancing overnight on reports the antiviral drug remdesivir is showing promise as an effective COVID-19 treatment.




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Japan Market closed for a national holiday

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday, 04 May 2020, as risk sentiment turned sour on reigniting tensions between the world's top two economies after U.S. officials tried to pin blame for the coronavirus pandemic on China.




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China Market closed for Golden Week national holiday

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday, 04 May 2020, as risk sentiment turned sour on reigniting tensions between the world's top two economies after U.S. officials tried to pin blame for the coronavirus pandemic on China.




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Japan Market closed for a national holiday

Asian stock markets advanced on Wednesday, 06 May 2020, as investors risk sentiments buoyed on tracking positive cues overnight from Wall Street after reports of easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Europe and the U.S. Stocks also saw a modest boost from a rebound in oil prices.




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5Paisa Capital reports consolidated net loss of Rs 1.70 crore in the March 2020 quarter

Sales rise 69.34% to Rs 35.41 crore




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Cyient consolidated net profit declines 74.41% in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 7.68% to Rs 1073.60 crore




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R Systems International consolidated net profit declines 23.02% in the March 2020 quarter

Sales rise 6.60% to Rs 209.26 crore




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Adani Gas consolidated net profit rises 60.28% in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 0.77% to Rs 462.25 crore




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Shree Cement consolidated net profit rises 57.60% in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 2.13% to Rs 3415.14 crore




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Uttam Galva Steels reports consolidated net loss of Rs 536.04 crore in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 57.18% to Rs 118.66 crore




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Reliance Power reports consolidated net loss of Rs 4206.38 crore in the March 2020 quarter

Sales rise 13.39% to Rs 1798.05 crore




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Reliance Capital reports consolidated net loss of Rs 2124.00 crore in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 33.91% to Rs 3580.00 crore




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Reliance Infrastructure reports consolidated net loss of Rs 153.84 crore in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 9.01% to Rs 3625.86 crore




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Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India reports consolidated net loss of Rs 164.57 crore in the March 2020 quarter

Sales decline 2.83% to Rs 616.61 crore




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Adani Transmission consolidated net profit declines 35.72% in the March 2020 quarter

Sales rise 25.20% to Rs 3186.96 crore




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ICICI Bank consolidated net profit rises 6.92% in the March 2020 quarter

Total Operating Income rise 11.47% to Rs 21740.68 crore




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Mahindra Holidays posts Rs 161.51 cr loss in Q4

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd on Saturday reported a consolidated loss after tax of Rs 161.51 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2020. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 52.35 crore in the same period a year ago, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations in the fourth quarter stood at Rs 616.61 crore, as against Rs 634.59 crore in the year-ago period. The company said in the fiscal ended March 2020, it posted a consolidated loss after tax of Rs 134.26 crore. It had posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 59.57 crore in 2018-19. Revenue from operations in 2019-20 stood at Rs 2,371.87 crore, as compared to Rs 2,238.99 crore in the previous year.




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People say agitated at being put in quarantine centres despite having valid pass to travel

Despite having a valid official pass to move between Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of travellers have ended up at administrative quarantine centres set up by the government on the outskirts of the winter capital as part of its efforts to combat the coronavirus. The move is agitating the people who questioned the logic behind sending them to an institutional quarantine when they are given the passes in extremely exceptional situations, like a medical emergency or joining their duties after completing the formalities due to a lockdown. One such quarantine centre is set up at Excise and Taxation Training institute in Nagrota, 15 km from Jammu city, where 35 persons, including women and a seven-year-old girl, are anxiously waiting for their sample reports the outcome of which will decide their future at the sprawling facility. While a majority of them are expected to be released after their test reports are negative, four labourers from Amritsar in Punjab who had travelled from Srinagar to




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ICICI Bank Q4 consolidated profit up 6.91 pc to Rs 1,251 cr; sets aside Rs 2k-cr for virus impact

ICICI Bank on Saturday reported a 6.91 per cent growth in March quarter net at Rs 1,251 crore on a consolidated basis, after setting aside over Rs 2,000 crore in provisions for potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On a standalone basis, the second largest private sector bank's profit grew 26 per cent to Rs 1,221 crore as against Rs 969 crore in the year-ago period. For fiscal year 2019-20, it reported a 135 per cent jump in standalone profit to Rs 7,930.81 crore. From an asset quality perspective, the bank reported an improvement in gross non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio to 5.53 per cent as against 6.70 per cent in the year-ago period and 5.95 per cent as of December 2019, despite over Rs 5,300 crore in fresh slippages during the reporting quarter. ICICI Bank President Sandeep Batra said it had slippages of Rs 4,300 crore in the preceding December quarter, and the additions on this front can be attributed to two accounts -- a West Asian healthcare company and a Singaporean oil




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Chennai girls learn to land a solid punch


These days, select impoverished neighbourhoods in Chennai have become the nursery of future champion boxers. Girls in these neighbourhoods are receiving training in boxing, something that has given them the confidence to stand up for themselves and dream big, reveals Hema Vijay.




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Where history and prejudice collide


While the old town is chaotic and crowded, on the other side the roads are wide and well maintained. There appears to be a complete disconnect between the two halves of Mirzapur, writes Kalpana Sharma.




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Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai : Unique example of solidarity


Muzaffarnagar and Shamli districts in western Uttar Pradesh had their long standing communal harmony destroyed by the riots that took place there in September 2013. Shoma Chatterji reviews the powerful documentary Muzaffarnagar Baaqi Hai which looks closely into the how, why and the aftermath of these riots.




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RTI and EIA collide at NIO


The National Institute of Oceanography has repeatedly attested that the Adani group's projects in Kutch would not negatively impact the region's ecology, but admits this only reluctantly. Kanchi Kohli reports.




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How valid is the criticism?


A number of barbs have been flung at Anna Hazare and the India Against Corruption campaign, amidst the rising popularity of the effort. Are these justified, wonders Rajesh Kasturirangan.