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22 Apr

KL Rahul requested fans that Earth can be saved only if we become more “responsible with our actions”.

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As for World Earth Day KL Rahul tweeted. "Let's not take the earth for granted and be responsible with our actions. Only we can save the earth for ourselves and our future generation. Start now!! #EarthDay2020 #WorldEarthDay," On World Earth Day 2020, Indian cricketers came together to spread awareness about protecting "Mother Nature" for a better future. KL Rahul, who last week turned 28, urged his followers to "not take the Earth for granted". Rahul shared several pictures, including the picturesque stadium in Dharamsala, and told fans that we can save Earth for "ourselves and our future generation" only if…

22 Apr

America Announces Temporary Immigration Ban

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The President of America recently tweeted that, "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be signing an Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States!" Despite greater stress by America on jobs for Americans, the country remains the promised land for many, particularly in the IT industry. In normal times, India accounts for the highest number of annual immigrants to the US. While thousands get their foothold as students and stay on to work, many go first to onsite projects…

22 Apr

West Bengal government bans usage of mobile phones inside hospitals

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The West Bengal government has banned the usage of mobile phones inside the hospital premises claiming that they are a risky as they could carry the coronavirus around. BJP alleges the move is a reaction to a video that has gone viral, of two bodies lying in a ward full of COVID-19 patients.Doctors, health workers and patients have been banned from using cell phones inside hospitals, the state chief secretary Rajiva Sinha said today. Landlines and intercom would be installed for the use of patients in isolation wards, he said.Union Minister Babul Supriyo, in a tweet this morning, linked the…

22 Apr

Coronavirus Is Impacting Job Placements

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Jobs offered to six students of Indian Institute of Technology in Madras have been revoked by companies due to the pandemic, but the institute - ranked number one under the Education Ministry's overall institutions category and engineering institutions category – says there have been no cancellations of overseas job offers.The highly contagious coronavirus pandemic, which has infected over 2.5 million people worldwide, has had a massive impact on the global economy. Growth rates have plunged, millions have lost jobs and offers made in healthier and happier times are now being reconsidered.The contagion has also not spared the graduates of India's…

22 Apr

Attack Occours On Cops And Doctors In Madhya Pradesh

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Another attack occours on cop and doctor. In Madhya Pradesh a doctor working at a government hospital and a police officer were attacked today when they went to screen a suspected patient for coronavirus.This happened just hours after the government passed an order making provisions for strict punishment for attacks on medical professionals. The police officer has sustained head injuries though fortunately the doctor has been unhurt. This was the fifth attack on those working to battle the highly contagious virus. Earlier, doctors and policemen, as well as sanitation workers, have come under attack.Sources said today's incident was reported from…

22 Apr

Bills Gates Praises PM Narendra Modi On Coronavirus Fight

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Bill Gates has recently written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi praising his able leadership in terms of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, tells the government sources said on Wednesday.The Microsoft co-founder said in a letter, according to government sources that, "We commend your leadership and the proactive measures you and your government have taken to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 infection rate in India, such as adopting a national lockdown, expanding focused testing to identify hot spots for isolation, quarantining, and care, and significantly increasing health expenditures to strengthen the health system response and promote R&D and digital innovation,"

21 Apr

Novak Djokovic “Personally Against Vaccination” If Made Compulsory For Tennis Players

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Novak Djokovic has said he would be against a compulsory coronavirus vaccination if it became a requirement for tennis players to travel to tournaments. "Personally I'm against vaccination. I wouldn't like that someone forces me to get a vaccine in order to be able to travel," the world number one said late on Sunday. The Serbian star was speaking from Spain, where he is in lockdown with his family, in a video conference held on his Facebook for Orthodox Easter. "We (players) will have to travel. I think it will be the number one challenge," the 32-year said."If it (vaccination)…

21 Apr

China FA Proposes Minimum 30% Pay Cut Because Of Coronavirus

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The Chinese Football Association has proposed clubs slash wages of players and coaches by at least 30 per cent to cut costs because of the coronavirus, state media said Tuesday. The People's Daily said that the CFA is now awaiting feedback from teams in the top-tier Chinese Super League (CSL) and the two divisions below. The CSL season was supposed to begin on February 22 but was indefinitely postponed after coronavirus emerged in central China in December, before spreading worldwide. "After the opinions are collected and revised, the Chinese Football Association will report to FIFA and other relevant departments," the…

21 Apr

Frontline Workers Receives Essential Equipments From Real Kashmir FC

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Real Kashmir Football Club (RKFC) recently came forward to provide help by distributing essential equipment to the frontline medical professionals and sanitation workers in Srinagar and parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The club distributed 500 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, 50,000 masks, 3,000 sanitizers and 8,000 gloves with the help of the district administration and the local army of Jammu and Kashmir. RKFC co-founder, Sandeep Chattoo, urged people to come forward and help in whatever way they can during these testing times."This is a small token of gesture to the massive efforts being undertaken by the Srinagar district administration led…

21 Apr

Centre Sends Written Complaint to Punjab Gets From For Treating ACs As Essentials

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Punjab is the latest state to be told off by the centre for "diluting" coronavirus lockdown guidelines with decisions like designating the sale and servicing of air-conditioners as "essential". The state withdrew its order last evening. The home ministry had also written a sharp letter to Kerala for allowing restaurants, book shops and barber shops to reopen in parts of the state. Punjab had allowed the opening of some activities prohibited in the April 15 order of the home ministry, Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said in a letter to the state on Monday, ordering "strict compliance" with central guidelines.