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ICC to review FTP program till 2023 due to coronavirus crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], April 23 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) in its Chief Executives' Committee (CEC) meeting via conference call agreed that the disrupted FTP program would need to be collectively reviewed till 2023 with a view to rescheduling as much of the cricket that has been po
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PIL in SC seeks ban on slaughtering of animals by way of 'halal' during CO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The non-governmental organisation (NGO) Vishwa Jain Sangathan on Thursday sought a direction from the Supreme Court to restrain the Union of India and all States from allowing slaughtering of any animal by way of 'halal' during the coronavirus crisis.
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ICA to provide financial aid to former cricketers amid COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): The Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) has decided to look after 25-30 former cricketers, who do not have any income source, and provide financial assistance to them owing to the coronavirus crisis in the country.
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Time to stand together and beat this virus: Olympian boxer Akhil Kumar
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Former Olympian boxer Akhil Kumar, who is currently serving in Haryana Police, on Thursday said the coronavirus crisis is the time to stand together and defeat COVID-19.
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SEEDS distributes 10 lakh meals across 8 states amid coronavirus crisis
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): In its endeavour to support the most vulnerable and invisible communities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) distributed 10 lakh meals in 27 days of lockdown across eight states of the cou
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Bangladesh extends shutdown till May 5 as coronavirus crisis surge
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown till May 5 as part of measures to stem the spread of coronavirus pandemic, local media reported on Thursday.
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Sachin Tendulkar will not celebrate birthday due to COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who will turn 47 on Friday, will not celebrate his birthday due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country.
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CPI's Binoy Viswam urges PM to reconsider Central Vista revamp plan
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): CPI Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to reconsider the redevelopment of the Central Vista in New Delhi in view of the coronavirus crisis.
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Here's how social media apps are bolstering fight against COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): The entire world is going through one of its most difficult times due to the coronavirus crisis, with the majority of the countries following complete or partial lockdown.
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No ICMR, NICED supplied COVID test kits in West Bengal, says state health
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Wednesday said that it has zero kits supplied by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease (NICED) which can test COVID-19 patients as per the ICMR guidel
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COVID-19: India gifts 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 22 (ANI): India has gifted 23 tonnes of essential medicines including Hydroxychloroquine to Nepal to assist the Himalayan nation in the fight against coronavirus crisis.
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Muslim religious leaders appeal to people to observe Ramzan at home amid c
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 22 (ANI): As the holy month of Ramzan is likely to begin from April 24, the religious leaders of the Muslim community on Wednesday appealed to the people to offer Taraweeh and hold iftar inside their homes and follow the lockdown regulations imposed to
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