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COVID-19: Rugby Australia axes one-third of its staff in organisational re
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 1 (ANI): The Rugby Australia on Monday announced that "over 75 per cent of its workforce has been stood down, or on significantly reduced hours since April 1" as part of phase one of its planned organisational restructure as the game continues to navigate the impa
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Khelo India e-Pathshala will motivate more young athletes to take up sport
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju and Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda on Monday inaugurated Khelo India e -Pathshala programme through a webinar which was attended by young archers, archery coaches and experts of the discip
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Japanese MotoGP Grand Prix cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Madrid [Spain], June 1 (ANI): The MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan has been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the organisers announced on Monday.
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Shanti Foundation distributes thousands of ration bags to the needy amid C
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Each one of us can make a change. Together we can make a difference". Togetherness is the need of the hour! Reckoning the current situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the vulnerable community, small farmers and daily wage workers
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Steve Smith willing to play IPL if T20 WC gets postponed
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Sydney [Australia], June 1 (ANI): Australian batsman Steve Smith on Monday said that he is open to playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) if the T20 World Cup gets postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump's prospect for re-election slips over negative Covid ratings, poll s
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Donald Trump's prospect for re-election expected to be held in November seems to be eroding as Americans give negative ratings to the US President for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the blowback of which continues to persist on the economy as w
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India 'really preparing well' for T20 World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], June 1 (ANI): Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah said the team was 'really preparing well' the T20 World Cup and had a 'fair number of T20 games' ahead of the tournament as per the original schedule which has been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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NGO steps in to cremate rickshaw puller after family, neighbours refuse am
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (ANI): The last rites of a rickshaw puller who died recently was conducted here on Sunday by a woman, who heads an NGO after nobody came forward to cremate him, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque re-opens after 2 months
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Jerusalem, May 31 (ANI): Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Sunday reopened for worshippers, the first time in two months after it was shut to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
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No fist bumps or handshakes, face masks mandatory: CDC guidelines to creat
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Americans who are looking forward to resuming office jobs in upcoming weeks will not be allowed to enjoy fist bumps or handshakes, no carpooling or share coffee pots in cafeterias and various other new measures mandated by the Centers for Disease Control
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Passing out ceremony of 138th course of NDA conducted in Pune in scaled-do
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 30 (ANI): The 138th course of National Defence Academy (NDA) in Khadakwasla, Pune conducted a scaled-down passing out ceremony for its cadets on Saturday, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tokyo metropolitan government unveils robots for use in hotels in fight ag
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 30 (ANI): Robots are becoming vital in helping Japan in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Recently, the Tokyo metropolitan government unveiled robots that will be used in two hotels accommodating patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
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