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Rugby Australia posts big losses, warns of ‘significant cuts’

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Rugby Australia’s alarming financial state heading into the coronavirus shutdown was revealed Monday with the organisation posting a near Aus 10 million (US 6.0 million) deficit, not helped by a hefty payment to the sacked Israel Folau. The 2019 numbers were released as the governing body struggles to navigate a way through the COVID-19-enforced halt to sport, and with players complaining of being locked out of critical talks about their future. RA said it was unable to produce a set of audited financial accounts due to uncertainty surrounding its business…

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Suspended JK police officer Davinder Singh sent to further custody till Apr 3

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ammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway earlier this year, has been sent to further custodial interrogation by a Delhi court till April 3. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Jain extended Singh’s custody after Delhi Police said that he was required to be confronted with other accused Javed Iqbal, Syed Naveed Mushtaq and Imran Shafi Mir arrested in the case. Heard the IO (investigating officer) and peruses the record. Police custody is granted for further interrogation…

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Food and other AID distribution by Corruption Information Diggers in Faridabad and other cities

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DIN NEWS (FARIDABAD) : At the time when the country is struggling with such an epidemic, the (Corruption Information Diggers) President Priyanka Singh Luthra ji she’s constantly giving inspiration to her team that she should cooperate with them in fighting the corona in the interest of maximum society. In this campaign, Prashant Rajput, Sombir Bhardwaj, Sunny Luthra, Sachin, Arun, Manoj, Ji from Delhi NCR and Vipul Ji from Bihar, Naveen ji from U.P.,Parshuram ji from Gujarat, Vishram ji are working in Rajasthan Priyanka ji told the society to take care…

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Using this break to sharpen my skills for Australia tour: Hanuma Vihari

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Confined to his home due to the nationwide lockdown, India cricketer Hanuma Vihari says he will use the time to “sharpen” his skills for the Australian tour, scheduled towards the end of the year. As with other sports across the world, cricket has also come to a standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed over 30000 lives while infecting more than 6.5 lakh people. “I am going to use this time to focus on my fitness, sharpen my skills for county cricket as well as for…

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There is constant learning and unlearning for actors: Manisha Koirala

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With time and the kind of roles that she is being offered now, actor Manisha Koirala believes she has changed from being spontaneous to methodical in her approach towards acting. The actor, one of the most popular faces in the 1990s and 2000s films such as “Bombay”, “Khamoshi”, “Dil Se”, says she is enjoying doing something new with the characters is playing today. “The roles that I used to do earlier didn’t require me to have specific skills or way of doing the role. Today, the roles that I am…

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Contributions to PM relief fund will help cos meet CSR obligations, says govt official

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Corporates have spent Rs 52,000 crore towards social welfare activities in the last five financial years and now making contributions to the Prime Minister’s relief fund will further help them meet their obligations under the companies law, according to a senior government official. As the country fights the outbreak of coronavirus, which has so far infected nearly 1,000 people, the government has initiated a slew of measures to deal with the situation. The corporate affairs ministry has said contributions to the PM-CARES Fund would qualify as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…

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Very idea of using disease as weapon is viewed with repugnance: UN chief

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The very idea of “using a disease as a weapon” is viewed with repugnance but the international community must remain vigilant as scientific advances are reducing technical barriers that earlier limited the potential of biological weapons, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. The UN chief, in his message on the 45th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention’s entry into force, said that all countries should reaffirm their unequivocal rejection of the use of disease as a weapon, as well as their commitment to a robust international health security architecture that…

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Centre asks states to seal state, district borders to stop exodus of migrants

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The Centre on Sunday asked state governments and Union Territory administrations to effectively seal state and district borders to stop movements of migrant workers during lockdown, officials said. During a video conference with Chief Secretaries and DGPs, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla asked them to ensure that there is no movement of people across cities or on highways as the lockdown continues. “There has been movement of migrant workers in some parts of the country. Directions were issued that district and state borders should be…

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Kohli is ‘boss’ of Indian cricket, support staff there to take burden off him: Shastri

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Head coach Ravi Shastri has called Virat Kohli the “boss” of Indian cricket and said the support staff is there to “take the burden off” the skipper. Batting mastero Kohli has been at the heart of India’s world-record 12 Test victories in a row on home soil. “The captain is the boss, I always believe that. The job of the coaching staff, as far as I’m concerned, is to prepare the guys in the best possible way to be able to go out there and play brave, positive, fearless cricket,”…

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Like doing complex, layered roles but don’t get offered much: Arshad Warsi

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As someone who has mostly done comedic roles, actor Arshad Warsi says web series Asur gave him a rare chance to play a complex and layered character. Arshad has played serious roles in the past, most notable in the under-appreciated film Sehar , but comedy movies Munna Bhai MBBS , Hulchul and Golmaal have been more successful. In Asur , which has garnering a lot of critical appreciation, the 51-year-old actor plays the role of a forensic expert. Arshad said he took up the offer as it gave him a…

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