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Keep watch on rumour mongers, ensure essential services: MHA to states, UT
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): In wake of the lockdown in the entire country to tackle coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked states and Union Territories to keep a strict watch on rumour mongers, including those related to the shortage of food and other essenti
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Bhagwat urges people to follow lockdown, says keep personal interest aside
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Singh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday hailed the decision of a nationwide lockdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the rise of COVID-19 cases, and urged people to follow the rules of the lockdown.
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ITF 'fully supports' IOC's decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], Mar 25 (ANI): The International Tennis Federation (ITF) said it 'fully supports' the decision of International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next year due to coronavirus pandemic.
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WADA president says IOC took 'correct decision' to postpone Tokyo Olympics
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Montreal [Canada], Mar 25 (ANI): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Witold Banka said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken a 'correct decision' to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics until next year due to coronavirus pandemic.
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'Wonder Woman 1984', 'In The Heights' release postponed due to coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Warner Bros. has postponed the release of the movie 'Wonder Woman 1984' and the debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In the Heights' adaptation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Saudi King to chair G20 video summit on coronavirus tomorrow
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Mar 25 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Salman will chair a video summit of leaders of G20 countries on Thursday with the aim to advance a coordinated global response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Delhi temples follow coronavirus lockdown as Navratri begins
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Despite the occasion of the first day of 'Chaitra Navratri', all major temples in the national capital remained closed on Wednesday, amid the countrywide lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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US repatriations of coronavirus-stranded Americans overseas tops 9,000: US
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 25 (ANI): Over 9,000 Americans who were unable to return to the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic have been repatriated, State Department spokesperson Morgan Orgatus said in a press release on Tuesday.
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Russia to airlift hundreds of tourists trapped in New Delhi, Goa
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] Mar 25 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian airlines on Wednesday will bring back to Moscow hundreds of Russians stranded in India's New Delhi and Goa by the coronavirus outbreak, the air transport authority said.
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US may become new epicenter of coronavirus pandemic: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 25 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Margaret Harris on Tuesday said that with a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the country could become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus: Pakistan suspends all domestic flights from March 26
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 25 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to suspend all domestic flights from March 26 onwards, amid efforts to stem down the coronavirus pandemic in the country, informed Country's Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday.
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Italy calls for solidarity from Europe to curb COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Mar 25 (Sputnik/ANI): Italy has asked EU countries for help in fighting the coronavirus pandemic, as the government cannot run the country by issuing decrees that may lead to an authoritarian state, Isabella Tovaglieri, a member of the European Parliament from Italy's rig
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