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Coronavirus patient present in stadium during ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, says MCG, issues checklist

The MCG in its statement shared the Australian DHHS's recommendation for those who were seated in section N42 of the ground during Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final.




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Coronavirus threat over IPL 2020: Overseas players to be unavailable till April 15 due to fresh visa restrictions

IPL is scheduled to begin on March 29 between the Chennai Super Kings and the defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.




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COVID 19: Kohli’s message “Stay strong and fight outbreak”

India captain Virat Kohli has urged his countrymen to take all necessary precautions in the wake of novel coronavirus pandemic.




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Coronavirus outbreak: IOC official says no deadline for decision on Olympics

More than 77,000 people have recovered from it so far, mostly in China where the outbreak started late last year.




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Coronavirus: Cricket Australia likely to review IPL contracts in wake COVID-19, says report

Cricket Australia has not directed the players officially with its chief executive Kevin Roberts on Tuesday saying that players were individually contracted to their IPL teams and can make up their own minds to compete in the 2020 IPL or not.




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Coronavirus outbreak: All national camps, except those preparing for Olympics, postponed due to COVID-19, says Kiren Rijiju

In India, the shooting World Cup and Indian Open Golf has been postponed so far, while badminton's India Open was also deferred after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) suspended all World Tour and sanctioned events.




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Coronavirus: Sachin Tendulkar urges people to fight COVID-19; 5 things he said

Coronavirus Scare: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has released a video urging Indian citizens to fight the novel Coronavirus battle.




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Coronavirus cloud over Olympics 2020: Canada pulls out, Japan’s Shinzo Abe says delay may be ‘inevitable’

Olympics 2020 Japan: Canada announced that it would not participate in the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said the decision on the Japan Olympics would come within weeks.




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On or off? Who’s saying what over Tokyo Olympics postponement

"Human lives take precedence over everything, including the staging of the Games." -- International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, announcing on Sunday that a postponement was under consideration.




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IPL 13 fate: We are at same place, don’t have an answer right now, says Sourav Ganguly

The world's richest cricket board has not yet pledged any donations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Ganguly said he will have a discussion with secretary Jay Shah to figure out the best possible option.




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Tokyo 2020 Games: Japan requests one-year Olympic postponement over global coronavirus pandemic, says Shinzo Abe

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.




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Coronavirus: New date for Tokyo Olympics ‘won’t satisfy everybody’, says World Athletics president Sebastian Coe

The 2020 Olympics, which were set for July 24-August 9 this year, were postponed until 2021 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week because of the coronavirus.




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Virat Kohli is ‘boss’ of Indian cricket, support staff there to take burden off him, says Ravi Shastri

"The captain is the boss, I always believe that. The job of the coaching staff, as far as I'm concerned, is to prepare the guys in the best possible way to be able to go out there and play brave, positive, fearless cricket," Shastri said.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Big change next year if IPL 2020 is canceled due to COVID-19, says report; Check details

Meanwhile, BCCI and its affiliated association states have decided to donate Rs 51 crore into the PM-Care fund to help in the fight against Covid-19.




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Not Virender Sehwag, but this Pakistani batsman, changed opening batting in Test cricket, says Wasim Akram

Akram also said that he listened to his gut feeling and former Pakistani captain, Imran Khan’s advice, to take Shahid Afridi on the tour to India when he was originally not supposed to be included in the squad.




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If IPL doesn’t happen, it will be difficult for Dhoni to make comeback, says Gautam Gambhir

The 38-year-old Gambhir picked KL Rahul, who has been keeping in ODIs, as an "apt replacement" for Dhoni.




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MS Dhoni arguably the greatest captain ever, says former England batsman Kevin Pietersen

India tasted huge success under Dhoni, winning the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup at home. India also won the 2013 Champions Trophy under the Jharkhand dasher, who has not played any international cricket since India's semi final exit from the ODI World Cup last July.




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BCCI creates ‘Team Mask Force’; video features messages from Kohli, Tendulkar

The video has messages from BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Smriti Mandhana, Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Harmanpreet Kaur, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj, all of them speaking about the importance of wearing masks and following the directives of the government in this fight.




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To spit or not: Bowlers face ‘saliva’ conundrum in post COVID-19 scenario

The world will never be the same even when it is able to overcome the current crisis. In such a scenario, the way the game is played is also likely to change.




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Sport in empty stadiums will be disappointing, feels Sachin Tendulkar

Spectators are integral to any sport. Their encouragement, vociferous chants for or against you is a necessity in sport, said the batting icon, who turns 47 on Friday, April 24.




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Was his decision to rule Sachin Tendulkar out in India vs Pakistan game correct? ‘Yes’, says umpire Ian Gould

He said that his mind was "gone" after that reversal of decision, and like a fielder who wishes that balls don’t come to them after dropping a catch, he too wished that no other batsman would get hit on the pads after that.




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Rohit Sharma has an edge over Virat Kohli in terms of impact in white-ball format, says Gautam Gambhir

Talking further about Kohli and Rohit, the 2011 World Cup winner said, "It is very difficult to compare both of them. Virat Kohli is unbelievable. His stats prove that. "But when your reputation is such that when you get out after a hundred, people say he has missed out on double hundred, that speaks volumes about you."




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MS Dhoni’s advice helped immensely, says Kuldeep Yadav; recalls Anil Kumble’s ‘challenge’ to him on Test debut

The young spinner, who now has made a mark for himself in the international arena, said that he no longer remembers what Sivaramakrishnan had said to him as his mind was blank at that stage.




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Kuldeep Yadav bats for MS Dhoni in ICC World T20 squad, says his presence ‘will make it easier for India’

The ongoing Coronavirus crisis across the world and a prolonged lockdown in India has halted MS Dhoni’s planned comeback to competitive cricket. He had joined the training camp with his IPL franchise team Chennai Super Kings but the initial delays in the start of IPL until April 15 and then for an indefinite period stopped him to press on for a place in the Indian squad.





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Coronavirus scare: After Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak temple, Shirdi Saibaba temple set to close from Tuesday

The above mentioned Trust is the authorised body to manage and supervise the day-to-day activities and facilities of the samadhi temple.




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Coronavirus: Govt launches 24×7 helpline for visa, travel queries

With coronavirus cases swelling in the country, the central government had on Monday banned the entry of passengers from the European Union countries, Turkey and the UK from March 18 till 31. 




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Saviour! Air India aircraft to rescue over 200 Indians stranded in Rome, Italy due to Coronavirus

Amid Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak, Air India will send an aircraft to bring back Indians stranded in Rome.




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COVID-19 impact: International tourism hardest hit, set to plunge up to 30%, says UN

The drop in arrivals will lead to an estimated loss of $300-450 billion in international tourism receipts, almost one third of the $1.5 trillion generated in 2019, the Madrid-based UN body said in a statement.




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COVID-19: Big blow for global tourism! 96 per cent of worldwide destinations restricted travel, says UN body

The UNWTO called on all governments to continuously review travel restrictions and ease or lift them as soon as it is safe to do so.




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New Visa restrictions: Suspension of all foreign visa, incoming passengers through immigration check posts extended

As the Coronavirus outbreak intensifies in India, the Ministry of Home Affairs have decided to extend the suspension of existing Indian visas given to foreign nationals.




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COVID-19: Sikkim not to host Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, border trade through Nathula Pass

The Ministry of External Affairs organises the yatra from June-September each year through two different routes -- Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkim).




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COVID-19: NORKA registration for safe return! Kerala to bring back Malayalis stranded in other states

The Kerala government has asked Keralites who are stranded in different parts of the country to register on the Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NORKA) website for their safe return to the state.




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Now, Himalayas visible from Saharanpur! UP town wakes up to spectacular view of snow capped peaks!

Earlier this month, people of Jalandhar also witnessed snow-capped mountain peaks of the Himalayas after decades.




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Covid-19 impact: Loss forecast for India’s tourism sector doubles to Rs 10 lakh crore, says FAITH

The earlier forecast, which was shared with the government in March 2020, had put tourism's economic value at risk at around Rs 5 lakh crore, FAITH said in a statement.




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Disneyland in Shanghai will reopen May 11 after COVID-19 shutdown under enhanced health, safety measures

Social distancing will be maintained in lines for amenities, in restaurants, on rides and other facilities and sanitization and disinfection will be boosted, the company said in a news release.




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COVID-19: Safety measures stepped up! How Kochi airport is gearing up to receive NRIs from Middle East; details

Expecting many stranded non-resident Keralites to be evacuated from the Middle East stating Thursday onwards, the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) is gearing up with several safety measures!




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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella bets on new Windows OS for breachheads in mobiles

Microsoft set to unveil details about Windows 10 that can adapt PC applications to mobile devices




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SAP aggressively moving customers to new database

You’ve got to hand it to SAP for competitive vision. Then take some back for how it’s explaining itself.




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Paul Gauguin painting said to fetch $300 million

A sensuous Paul Gauguin painting of two Tahitian girls has been sold from a Swiss private...




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H-1B visa applications for 2017 drops to 199,000

The number of applicants seeking H-1B visas has dropped significantly with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) receiving only 199,000 petitions for 2017, compared with 236,000 in 2016, reflecting the impact of the recent protectionist measures undertaken by the American government.




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US H1B visa: Donald Trump move not to have immediate impact on India, says Nasscom

The President’s executive order directs the federal bureaucracy to enforce visa law more vigorously, and to study new ways to reform and restrict the H-1B system.




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Serious charges: Air Asia board says former CEO to blame

The board of directors of AirAsia Group (AAGB) on Tuesday rebutted all allegations levelled against the airline’s top brass including group CEO Tony Fernandes, deputy group CEO Bo Lingam and also AAGB and AirAsia India.




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Saudi Arabia’s think-tank studying hypothetical world sans OPEC

The study is the second in a series, after an earlier report found that OPEC’s spare capacity reduces oil price volatility and generates as much as $200 bn of annual economic benefits for the world economy.




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Donald Trump to take public opinion on H-4 visa revocation

The Trump administration has assured lawmakers and the American corporate sector that the public would get an opportunity to respond to its proposal of revoking work authorisation to H-4 spouse visas after they raised their concerns over the move, which will impact thousands of Indians. H-4 visas are issued to the spouses of H-1B foreign […]




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In its largest-ever deal, SAP to buy Qualtrics for $8 billion

That’s a field Europe’s biggest software company wants to gain a stronger foothold in because it’s growing faster than its core enterprise software business.




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Walmart puts Amazon on notice with sales beat, rosy outlook

Walmart sailed into the holiday season with stronger-than-expected sales and a boosted full-year outlook, signaling that the world’s largest retailer can more than hold its own against rival Amazon.com in the critical holiday weeks ahead.




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Estimated 29% drop: Weak chip demand hits Samsung’s Q4 profit

Samsung Electronics surprised the market on Tuesday with an estimated 29% drop in quarterly profit, blaming weak chip demand in a rare commentary issued to ‘ease confusion’ among investors already fretting about a global tech slowdown.




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China could use medical data to blackmail Americans, report says

The two sides have been struggling with more than 100 issues raised by the United States in a lengthy statement given to Chinese officials in May




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Pakistan confers highest civilian award on Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman

Pakistan on Monday conferred its highest civilian award Nishan-e-Pakistan on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for his “outstanding support” in reinvigorating the ties between the two countries.