In focus, 16th Mar 2020, News & Stories from India

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16 Mar 2020

In focus, 16 Mar 2020

Ample Mission aims to spread the message that we are now more aware of our rights and morals as citizens and we perceive everyone as equal, regardless of their gender or social stature.

AMPLE MISSIION presents “Sindoor Khela”

AMPLE MISSIION presents “Sindoor Khela” by Designer Rohit Verma to showcase the strength of the Women on fashion ramp.

16 Mar 2020 11:48 PM

The Madrid municipal police put out a video on twitter of the drones in action. (Representative image | Flickr - Richard Unten)

Madrid, Dubai deploy drones deployed to get people to stay home during coronavirus crisis

Police in Spain’s Madrid, UAE’s Dubai, as well as locked down Kuwait deploy drones to make repeat announcements

16 Mar 2020 9:39 PM

BCCI tells employees to work from home

The National Cricket Academy (NCA) has also stopped its various zonal camps

16 Mar 2020 8:53 PM

Guilty starts Kiara Advani is the lead role.

Guilty: Finally, a Bollywood film that actually gets sexual abuse

Cleverly written by three women, Guilty pulls off quite a feat for rape-ambivalent Bollywood

16 Mar 2020 8:33 PM

Cell biologist Prof Frank Grosveld, one of the members of the research team.

Signs of hope: Cell biologists report discovery of first antibody to combat Covid-19

Team of 10 researchers say: “In conclusion, this is the first report on a (human) monoclonal antibody that neutralizes SARS CoV-2.

16 Mar 2020 7:48 PM

According to Microsoft, 100 per cent of Fortune 500 companies and one in seven people around the world use Windows 10 devices.

Microsoft hits target of 1 billion devices running Windows 10 globally

About 80,000 laptop models from over 1,000 manufactures make up a large chunk of the total number of machines running Windows 10

16 Mar 2020 7:36 PM

Rahul Ahuja explains how to become an established food blogger

One needs to take numerous steps needs to become an established food blogger in India or anywhere in the world

16 Mar 2020 7:32 PM

President of the Italian football federation Gabriele Gravina. AFP Photo

Italian FA to request postponement of Euro 2020

UEFA will hold a video-conference on Tuesday to discuss domestic and competitions across the continent, as well as Euro 2020

16 Mar 2020 7:20 PM

Microstays are a new concept in the hospitality industry.

Micro stay is a new revolution in the Indian hospitality industry

When need a hotel room for a short period of time, why pay for the whole day?

16 Mar 2020 7:14 PM

Shoppers wearing masks are faced with partially empty shelves at a supermarket in London on March 14, 2020, as consumers worry about product shortages, leading to the stockpiling of household products due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Faced with supermarkets being emptied and online shopping overrun due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UK retailers are appealing to consumers to come to their senses and ensure that the country will not run out of food. (AFP)

London Diary: We can't have a herd immunity approach to coronavirus in Britain

For herd immunity to work, experts say around 60 per cent of the population, some 40 million people, need to catch the virus

16 Mar 2020 6:40 PM

In this picture taken on March 11, 2020 an Apple staff (C) and customers wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus are seen inside of an Apple shop in Beijing. (Photo | AFP)

Apple to host WWDC 2020 in June, will release iOS 14 and more at online-only event

Upgrades of the iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS are also expected at the developers’ conference

16 Mar 2020 6:35 PM

Harbhajan Singh bowls at the Chennai Super Kings nets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, on March 12. PTI Photo

IPL teams disperse as franchises call off training camps

BCCI suspended the IPL last Friday following government-imposed travel restrictions and refusal by three states to host any matches

16 Mar 2020 6:30 PM

International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates. AP Photo

We didn't set any deadline for decision on Olympics: IOC official

May deadline was Dick's idea. There is four months to go for the Olympics, says John Coates

16 Mar 2020 5:41 PM

People shop at a grocery in Bamland shopping mall, in Western Tehran, Iran. AFP Photo

Iran reports 129 new deaths in Covid19 outbreak

The latest deaths bring the overall toll to 853 fatalities

16 Mar 2020 5:32 PM

Passengers landing at the Kolkata airport wear masks in the wake of the coronavirus scare. (PTI)

Passengers at Kolkata airport to be subjected to standard operating procedure

State health authorities issue protocol to streamline screening and quarantine referrals

16 Mar 2020 5:26 PM

This file photo is of the launch of the Honor 9X Pro and Honor 9X last month. The company claims to have attracted 1 million app developers for Huawei AppGallery.

Honor 9X Pro coming this month-end but without Google suite, as Huawei blacklisted by US firms

The United States government barred its companies from supplying software and hardware to Huawei in May last year.

16 Mar 2020 5:24 PM

The UK national was caught trying to escape after testing positive for Covid-19. (AFP)

Total Covid19 cases in Kerala touch 24

One UK national and a doctor from Thiruvananathapuram under treatment

16 Mar 2020 4:47 PM

Rohit Sharma, the only to player to have scored a double ton in ODIs more than once. PTI Photo

India's Rohit Sharma only player capable of notching 200 in T20s, says Brad Hogg

Aaron Finch's 172 off 76 balls against Zimbabwe in 2018 is the highest individual score in T20 internationals

16 Mar 2020 4:46 PM

Edutech apps are also seeing an increase in enrolments.

Extramarks, Byju’s, Toppr, Unacademy step up to fill education gap as schools shut amid corona fears

Some edutech apps offer free access to courses till April end, others provide access to training for JEE, NEET

16 Mar 2020 4:43 PM

In her complaint to the police in June, 2018, the nun had alleged that she was subjected to sexual abuse by the bishop during the period between 2014 and 2016. (PTI)

Kerala court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal's discharge plea

Franco Mulakkal is accused of raping and sexually assaulting a nun of the same diocese

16 Mar 2020 4:41 PM

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