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Next year’s Olympics will be cancelled if pandemic not over: Games chief

April 28, 2020 strong

The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president warned, ruling out further delays. The comments, in an interview with a Japanese sports daily published Tuesday, come as medical experts doubted whether the pandemic can be sufficiently contained by next year to hold an event drawing participants and spectators from around the world. The pandemic has already forced a year-long delay of the Games, which are now scheduled to open on July 23,…

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Shift in conversation on women and their portrayal: Lisa Ray

April 28, 2020 strong

Having started her career at a time when complex and layered characters for women were a rarity, actor Lisa Ray is happy to be a part of the shift in the cultural conversation and storytelling. Ray plays a superstar reluctant to come out of the closet in Amazon Prime Video’s Four More Shots Please , a story revolves around four urban women. Lisa said the creator of the series, Rangita Nandy had offered her roles in the past as well but she found Four More Shots Please compelling. Everything about…

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Covid-19: NGT issues instructions on its functioning from May 4

April 28, 2020 strong

The National Green Tribunal Tuesday issued instructions regarding its functioning from May 4, when the Covid-19 lockdown is slated to be relaxed, stating that the Chairperson, Members and officers (Deputy Registrars and above) will attend the Office with 100 per cent attendance. As for the remaining staff, up to 33 per cent of the strength will physically attend the office as separately notified from time to time, the NGT said. According to the office order issued by the NGT, the section heads/incharge of all sections shall prepare rosters of…

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Centre procures 3.75 lakh tonnes of pulses, oilseeds under PSS so far

April 28, 2020 strong

Amid the COVID-19 lockdown, the Centre has procured 1.92 lakh tonnes of gram and tur dal and 1.83 lakh tonnes of mustard seeds, totalling 3.75 lakh tonnes under the Price Support Scheme (PSS), according to the Agriculture Ministry. The PSS is operationalised on state governments’ request when prices fall below the minimum support price (MSP). The procurement is undertaken by nodal agencies like Nafed at minimum support price (MSP). Only fair average quality commodity is purchased. However in view of COVID-19 pandemic, the daily procurement limit has been increased…

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New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

April 28, 2020 strong

France and Spain, two of the worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia. But on the other side of the globe, Brazil is emerging as a new hotspot for infections. And new doubts were raised over whether Japan would be able to host the already postponed Summer Olympics next year without the development of a vaccine. In Europe and elsewhere, the key question of when…

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 934 in India; cases climb to 29,435: Health ministry

April 28, 2020 strong

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 934 and the number of cases climbed to 29,435 in the country on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 21,632, while 6,868 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said The total number of cases include 111 foreign nationals A total of 48 deaths were reported since Monday evening of which 27 fatalities were reported from Maharashtra, 11 from?Gujarat, five from Rajasthan, four from Madhya Pradesh and one from Jammu…

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Pressure of replacing Dhoni behind wickets was immense: KL Rahul

April 27, 2020 strong

The pressure to replace iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni behind the stumps was “immense” due to high expectations from fans says K L Rahul, who has been doing the wicket-keeping duty for India in the limited overs format for some time now. Dhoni quit Test cricket in 2014 and has not played for India in the limited overs format since last year’s ODI World Cup in England. Rahul kept the wickets in the limited overs series against Australia in January this year and also during the team’s tour to…

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Gone are the days when actresses didn’t get roles after 35: Lara Dutta

April 27, 2020 strong

Actor Lara Dutta says she is in her “most fun” professional phase right now, courtesy the ever-evolving digital content which offers exciting characters to women of all ages. Lara said with the arrival of the streaming platforms, quality content has found its way. “Age is liberating. Now that I’m in my 40s, I think you tend to care a lot less about in life. You stop taking yourself too seriously. Right now it’s a fantastic time to be an actor in the medium right now. There are so many opportunities.…

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‘This institution is not hostage of government ‘, says SC

April 27, 2020 strong

This institution is not hostage of government, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it sought reply from the Centre on a plea seeking direction to authorities to allow migrant workers across the country to return home after conducting coronavirus tests. The top court’s remark came after advocate Prashant Bhushan told the court that the government’s view is being blindly considered without verifying it, while fundamental rights of people especially migrant workers are not being enforced. A bench of Justices N V Ramana, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and B R…

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Sensex rises 416 pts; financial stocks steal the show

April 27, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex settled 416 points higher on Monday, led by gains in financial stocks as RBI’s Rs 50,000-crore stimulus to mutual funds and positive cues from global markets buoyed investor sentiment. Though, after rallying over 700 points during the session, the BSE gauge pared some of its intra-day gains. The 30-share index finally settled 415.86 points or 1.33 per cent higher at 31,743.08. Similarly, the NSE Nifty closed 127.90 points, or 1.40 per cent, to 9,282.30. IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying over…