Melbourne [Australia], Mar 9 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus scare, Australia coach Justin Langer has insisted that the team would not ditch the handshake tradition as there are enough hand sanitizers available.
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed people to remain calm and not to trust rumours about the coronavirus outbreak while advising them about the protective measures to be taken.
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Members in Lok Sabha gave various suggestions to prevent the spread of coronavirus including greeting people with 'namaste' instead of a handshake, having quarantine facilities outside city limits and virology labs in different regions of the country.
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday advised sportspersons and countrymen to avoid shaking hands and follow India's traditional ways of greeting.
Jerusalem [Israel], Mar 5 (ANI): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has encouraged Israelis to adopt the Indian way of greeting -- the 'Namaste' -- instead of the handshake as a preventive measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Wuhan [China], Mar 4 (ANI): As Covid-19 headcounts soar each day, handshakes now seem to be running out of favour among people as a means to greet each other.
Melbourne [Australia], Mar 3 (ANI): Amid concerns related to coronavirus, England Test skipper Joe Root has revealed that the team will not go for handshakes in their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
New Delhi [India], Feb 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Donald Trump met at the Hyderabad House here on Tuesday and posed for a handshake, with the iconic building decked up with flags of the two countries.
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 5 (ANI): The ultimate climax of Donald Trump's nearly one hour of speech at the State of Union address on Tuesday (local time) was not when the US President appeared to reject a handshake from Nancy Pelosi, instead the gathering was awe-struck when the House Speake
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): In an apparent snub to Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, Union Minister Anurag Thakur kept him waiting for a handshake at a function here.
Buenos Aires [Argentina], Dec 1 (ANI): The latest show of camaraderie between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has sent Twitterverse into a tizzy, with many claiming that the handshake or 'bro down' was well-thought out before time!
Singapore [Singapore], Jun 11 (ANI): Come Tuesday morning, all eyes will be on the first public handshake between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Singapore's Capella Hotel.