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Sri Lanka needs to devise method to win T20 games ahead of WC: Coach Arthur
Sri Lanka will be looking to add another World T20 title to their kitty after winning it in 2014
 "Sri Lanka needs to devise method to win T20 games ahead of WC: Coach Arthur")
ICC T20 WC: Organisers unfazed despite potential clash with other sports
The men's T20 World Cup, slated to be played from October 18 to November 15, has come under doubts due to the coronavirus outbreak which has brought the entire sporting calendar to a grinding halt
 "ICC T20 WC: Organisers unfazed despite potential clash with other sports")
Coronavirus: Traditional Chinese medicines and the Ayurveda connection
With life-threatening side-effects of conventional drugs, doctors in China used traditional medicines on patients
 "Coronavirus: Traditional Chinese medicines and the Ayurveda connection")
Coronavirus crisis: F1 in 'very fragile state', warns McLaren boss Brown
The 2020 world championship has been unable to start with eight races of a scheduled 22 already either scrapped or postponed
 "Coronavirus crisis: F1 in 'very fragile state', warns McLaren boss Brown")
Competitors join hands to tide over supply-chain challenges amid lockdown
Towards the end of last week, at least three such tie-ups were announced
 "Competitors join hands to tide over supply-chain challenges amid lockdown")
Will tennis return in 2020? Former star Gabriela Sabatini has her doubts
The professional tennis season was suspended in mid-March, in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization
 "Will tennis return in 2020? Former star Gabriela Sabatini has her doubts")
Rohit Sharma urges people to stay home, says World Cup still some time away
Although the coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc all across the globe, the International Cricket Council on March 17 said the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 will 'go ahead as scheduled'
 "Rohit Sharma urges people to stay home, says World Cup still some time away")
Revealed: China's solution to fight the first wave of coronavirus pandemic
Excerpts from notes of the Chinese medical staff who wrote their treatment experience while fighting the coronavirus outbreak
 "Revealed: China's solution to fight the first wave of coronavirus pandemic")
Covid-19: Mass compliance and social control
The govt must resist the temptation to use public acquiescence to meet an unprecedented crisis to extend partisan and undemocratic agendas which would have been debated in normal circumstances
 "Covid-19: Mass compliance and social control")
India coronavirus dispatch: How is rural India managing the pandemic?
From empathy for those in isolation, to the challenges of managing a pandemic in rural India, and why pregnant women need to be monitored - read these and more in today's India coronavirus dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: How is rural India managing the pandemic?")
Covid-19 in US: 1.6 mn tests conducted, Trump urges people to stay at home
President Trump on Saturday said that he has sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the sale of Hydroxychloroquine tablets ordered by the US to treat the growing number of coronavirus
 "Covid-19 in US: 1.6 mn tests conducted, Trump urges people to stay at home")
Covid-19: Sec 144 extended till Apr 14 in Noida; 324 violators arrested
Gautam Buddh Nagar, adjoining Delhi, in western Uttar Pradesh has so far recorded 58 positive cases of coronavirus
 "Covid-19: Sec 144 extended till Apr 14 in Noida; 324 violators arrested")
Covid-19 Factoid: Spike in critical cases globally, and 3 other data trends
From the US continuing its rapid increase in number of confirmed cases, to the UK's strikingly low recovery rates, and the spread by the virus by density in Indian states, here are the key data trends
 "Covid-19 Factoid: Spike in critical cases globally, and 3 other data trends")
Social media chides people for bursting crackers on PM's 9 pm 9 mins call
While many put up video clips and pictures of themselves lighting candles, most social media posts came down heavily against those bursting crackers
 "Social media chides people for bursting crackers on PM's 9 pm 9 mins call")
Coronavirus LIVE: India lights lamps to find strength, hope in dark times
Coronavirus updates: The number of Covid-19 cases have reached 1,265,480 worldwide, and around 69,000 have died so far. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates
 "Coronavirus LIVE: India lights lamps to find strength, hope in dark times")
Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak, RBI moratorium, and more
Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up the views
Govt may allow flight ops in staggered manner after lockdown ends
Except Air India, all other airlines have been taking bookings for commercial passenger services from April 15
 "Govt may allow flight ops in staggered manner after lockdown ends")
Interdependence in corona world
What should countries like India do, with limited testing facilities and even more limited public health infrastructures?
NITI Aayog seeks help from NGOs, UN, industry bodies in combating Covid-19
The initiative is being undertaken by the empowered group, constituted on March 29 under the Disaster Management Act 2005 and headed by Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog
 "NITI Aayog seeks help from NGOs, UN, industry bodies in combating Covid-19")
Covid-19: Gartner revokes job offers at IIMs; IITs too witness cancellation
With countries closing borders and entering into lockdowns, recruiters, especially MNCs, are revisiting their hiring plans and are either revoking offers, or postponing joining dates.
 "Covid-19: Gartner revokes job offers at IIMs; IITs too witness cancellation")