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Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 239; cases climb to 7,447

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The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 239 and the number of cases to 7,447 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 6,565, as many as 642 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said As many as 33 new deaths have been reported since Friday evening, the ministry said Seventeen deaths were reported from Madhya Pradesh, 13 from Maharashtra, two from Gujarat and one from Assam, it said Maharashtra has reported…

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Don’t push Dhoni into retirement, cautions Nasser Hussain

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The doubting thomases “should be careful” about what they wish for as there is no second coming for a once-in-a-generation player like Mahendra Singh Dhoni if people “push him into retirement”, former England captain Nasser Hussain said on Saturday. HUssain, one of the most respected voices in world cricket feels that the soon-to-be 39 year old former India captain still has a lot to offer in Indian cricket. “Once Dhoni is gone, there is no getting him back. There are some legends of the game, appreciating while around, because they…

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Dwayne Johnson had lost ‘Jack Reacher’ role to Tom Cruise

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Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he had auditioned for the part of popular character Jack Reacher but lost out to Hollywood star Tom Cruise. During a Q&A session on Instagram, Johnson said he was confident about bagging the part as he believed his physical attributes are perfect for the character, created by author Lee Child. “In Hollywood, actors are kind of like in-a-box. There are actors that can vie for a particular role because it allows for them to have a certain look, skin colour, size, etc. “Fortunately, for me,…

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Kerala MP moves SC, seeks evacuation of Indian citizens stranded in gulf countries

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A Congress MP from Kerala has approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to establish a specialised team to identify Indian citizens who are stranded in Gulf countries and require immediate evacuation amid the coronavirus pandemic. M K Raghavan, a Member of Parliament (MP) from Kerala’s Kozhikode constituency, has said in his plea that the Centre should also be directed to facilitate the evacuation of Indian citizens who cannot afford to travel back from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar,…

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Trump says when to reopen coronavirus-hit US economy is the ‘biggest decision’ he ever had to make

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US President Donald Trump has said that when to reopen the country’s economy that has been crippled by the “invisible enemy” will be the “biggest decision” he will ever had to make, as his administration grappled with the raging coronavirus pandemic. America’s economy, the world’s largest, has literally come to a standstill due the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 95 per cent of the 330 million population are under stay-at-home order amid a national emergency in place. A record number of over 16 million people have lost their jobs due to…

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Magic Johnson hopeful NBA can crown a champion despite Covid-19

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Magic Johnson says if the NBA does resume this season it will be without fans and the players shouldn’t have any trouble adjusting on the fly to playing in empty stadiums. The former NBA legend and part owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team sees a glimmer of hope and said all it will take is one game for the players to adapt to not having spectators in the building. “Let’s say the NBA comes back without fans. Once you play one game without fans you will adjust to…

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Coronavirus death toll crosses 16,000 in US, infected cases surge past 460,000

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The coronavirus pandemic has claimed over 16,000 lives and infected over 460,000 people in the US, devastating the country’s economy and rendering a record 16 million workers jobless in just three weeks. Of this, the New York metropolitan area, comprising the adjoining New Jersey and Connecticut, alone account for more than 9,000 and 220,000 cases respectively. Globally, over 1.5 million people have been infected so far by the coronavirus and the fatalities stands at nearly 95,000. The United States accounts for nearly 30 per cent of the all the COVID-19…

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Death toll due to COVID-19 touches 199; cases climb to 6,412

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The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 199 and the number of cases to 6,412 in the country on Friday, according to the Union Health Ministry While the number of active COVID-19 cases is 5,709, as many as 503 people were cured and discharged and one had migrated, it said The ministry said at least 30 new deaths have been reported since Thursday evening Twenty-five deaths were reported from Maharashtra, three from Delhi and one each from Gujarat and Jharkhand Maharashtra has reported the most coronavirus deaths…

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Vijay Mallya gets bankruptcy reprieve from UK High Court

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In a relief to liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the High Court in London has deferred hearings on a plea by the SBI-led consortium of Indian banks, seeking the indebted tycoon to be declared bankrupt to enable them recover a loan of around 1.145 billion pounds from him. Justice Michael Briggs of the insolvency division of the High Court granted relief to Mallya, ruling that he should be given time till his petitions to the Supreme Court of India and his settlement proposal before the Karnataka High Court be determined, allowing…

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NBA legend Michael Jordan wins long-running China trademark dispute

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China’s Supreme Court has ruled in favour of basketball legend Michael Jordan in a long-running trademark dispute, ending an eight-year legal battle with a Chinese sportswear firm that illegally used his name. Upholding intellectual property rights is one of the core disputes of the US-China trade war, and a phase one deal signed in January saw Beijing pledge to improve protections of intellectual property. The landmark ruling, made late last month, prohibits the Fujian-based Qiaodan Sports from using the Chinese translation of Jordan’s name, Qiao Dan. The retired Chicago Bulls…

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