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Ashwin reveals the misconception he had about cricket while growing up
The International Cricket Council (ICC) had posted a tweet, asking everyone to reveal the misconception they had about cricket growing up
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Covid-19: Indian Railways extends suspension of services till May 3
Earlier, the railways had also ordered the closure of all rail museums, heritage galleries and heritage parks as a preventive measure to control the spread of the deadly virus.
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Domestic, intl flights suspended till May 3 as Covid-19 lockdown continues
Domestic and international commercial passenger flights were earlier suspended from March 25 to April 14
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Lockdown extended till May 3: Here are the 7 things PM wants you to follow
The prime minister said detailed guidelines on implementation of the new lockdown will be announced on Wednesday
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Covid-19: PM Narendra Modi extends world's biggest lockdown till May 3
The fight against coronavirus was still on, said PM Narendra Modi in his address to the nation and warned that the coming week would see more strict action to contain the damage
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Barcelona to take legal action against ex-director, denies graft charges
Barcelona added in their statement that an audit of the club's social media monitoring contracts being carried out by PriceWaterhouseCoopers was being slowed down by the coronavirus pandemic
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Enough stock of essential commodities: Amit Shah after lockdown extension
In a series of tweets, the home minister also appealed to the affluent people to help the needy living nearby
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Covid-19 impact: Moody's takes rating action on three Indian NBFCs
Muthoot Finance's Ba2 CFR is affirmed and its outlook changed to negative from stable.
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Covid-19: MSSL board gives nod to raise Rs 10 billion to enhance liquidity
The firm, which has plants in India, Europe and America that are temporarily closed now, said it has received positive reopening dates for the vast majority of the plants by end of April/ early May.
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Lockdown extension: Economic growth will be zero for CY2020, says Barclays
The brokerage had said earlier that the three-week lockdown would likely to have an economic cost of $120 billion which is now estimated to balloon up to $234.4 billion
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Key takeaways from PM Modi's lockdown extension speech
Mr Modi has warned, "In the next few days, you will see more strict actions to contain the damage. Till April 20, there will be a careful survey and evaluation
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Covid-19 lockdown: Hockey India defers national championships indefinitely
The tournaments were rescheduled to start on April 29 and continue till July 3 but have been suspended for now
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Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz dies of coronavirus
Zafar Sarfraz is the first professional cricket player from Pakistan to succumb to the coronavirus, after testing positive last Tuesday
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IPL 2020: AB de Villiers has been my idol growing up, says Jos Buttler
Got to know him (ABD) a little bit during the IPL actually when I was at Mumbai Indians, says Jos Buttler
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Covid-19 lockdown: May take two or three quarters for normalcy to return
We need to get used to the "new normal" now and calibrate our expectations accordingly
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Dealers knock at the Prime Minister's door as automobile sector hits snag
For the last 15 months, the automobile industry has been gripped by an unexpected and severe slowdown
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Govt's Covid-19 advisory for senior citizens: Here are the do's and don'ts
Based on the Census 2011 age-cohort data, it is projected that there would be approximately 160 million senior citizens in India
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Coronavirus LIVE: India awaits PM's word on lockdown as cases top 10,000
Coronavirus Live updates: While India cases have gone past 10,000, the govt is likely to decide on lockdown extension today. Stay with Business Standard for latest Covid-19 updates
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SC dismisses petition against PM CARES Fund, calls it 'misconceived'
The Supreme Court also directed that Indians stranded in other parts of the world should "stay where they are" as currently it is not possible to fly them back home
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Covid-19: 7.4 mn bank accounts to be credited with Rs 1,500 in Telangana
Apart from that each of the nearly 8.8 million food security cardholders in the state would be given 12 kg of rice.
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