Regional, 24th Apr 2020, News & Stories from India

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24 Apr 2020

Regional, 24 Apr 2020

Two men pray with Hyderabad's iconic monument Charminar in the background on Friday night, April 24, 2020 even as the Union Home Minister sounded an alarm on the coronavirus situation in the city. (PTI)

COVID-19 situation 'especially serious' in Ahmedabad, Hyderabad

Union Home Ministry sends expert teams to several hotspot cities

24 Apr 2020 11:58 PM

Giraffes Yadunandan and Gowri reach out to each other from their enclosures at the Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru. (DC Photo)

When Yadu met Gowri: Lots of neckin' goin' on during lockdown

Lonesome giraffe finds her soulmate in a young guy from her home town

24 Apr 2020 9:49 PM

Apple registered a 78 per cent year-on-year growth, driven by strong shipments of iPhone 11 and multiple discounts on platforms like Flipkart and Amazon in 2019.

Smartphone shipment in India will fall 10 pc this year, says industry research

Just last year, the Indian smartphone market surpassed the US for the first time on an annual level with shipment of 158 million units

24 Apr 2020 9:18 PM

An Indian Finance Ministry employee walks carrying files outside the ministry building on April 20, 2020. An increasing number of officers are opting to work from home amid concerns over the coronavirus epidemic in New Delhi. (AP)

Virtual working is just an option for post-corona times

What Covid-19 may indeed accelerate is a world that offers the option between physical and virtual ways of functioning

24 Apr 2020 8:31 PM

The ICEA, whose members include leading handset makers like Apple, Foxconn, and Xiaomi, said on an average approximately 2.5 crore new mobile phones are sold every month, many of which are replacements, and the number of active users of mobile phones is 85 crore currently.

By May-end, 4 crore Indians may not have a working phone, due to lockdown curbs on sales, repairs

The India Cellular and Electronics Association said phone sales and services should be deemed essential services and allowed during lockdown

24 Apr 2020 8:30 PM

Among payment modes (during lockdown), UPI made the highest contribution of 43 per cent, followed by debit and credit cards with 39 per cent and netbanking with 10 per cent.

In 30 days of lockdown, online payments dropped by 30 per cent, says Razorpay

This is due to drop in transactions in travel, logistics and real estate, but adoption of digital payments has grown in tier II, III cities.

24 Apr 2020 7:50 PM

For nearly a week, states other than Bihar have been arranging buses, such as this one by Uttar Pradesh, to take students from tutorial town Kota in Rajasthan to their home towns. (PTI)

In Kota, Bihari students watch everyone else go home

And in Patna, Nitish Kumar's government tells High Court it can't discriminate between Kota students and migrant workers

24 Apr 2020 7:18 PM

'Desert Storm' voted Tendulkar's top ODI innings on birthday

Meanwhile, BCCI relived the master blaster's unbeaten century against England in the Chennai Test in 2008

24 Apr 2020 7:12 PM

Bayern Munich players attend a training session at the team's training grounds in Munich, southern Germany, on April 22, 2020. AFP Photo

Quarantine, masks prescribed for German footballers on return

Masks should not slip in sprints, headers and challenges; games should stop if they slip; masks should be changed every 15 minutes

24 Apr 2020 7:08 PM

Sachin Tendulkar taking his mother's blessings. Twitter Photo

Wishes pour in for Tendulkar who inspired millions

Started my day by taking blessings from my Mother. Sharing a photo of Ganpati Bappa that she gifted me. Absolutely priceless, he tweeted

24 Apr 2020 7:04 PM

German Cup soccer final postponed indefinitely

The final was to be held on May 23 in Berlin but the federation is now sticking to a June 30 deadline to finish the season

24 Apr 2020 7:00 PM

India versus New Zealand match in the 3-Nation Junior Tournament in Canberra. PTI Photo

FIH Hockey Pro League Season 2 to run through June 2021

India are currently fourth on the table with 10 points behind Belgium, Australia and the Netherlands

24 Apr 2020 6:54 PM

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana plays a shot during a practice session. PTI Photo

Indian women's tour of England postponed

Four ODIs and two T20 Internationals were scheduled for the Indians during their short two-week trip that would have ended on July 9

24 Apr 2020 6:51 PM

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar. DC Fike Photo

Shashank Manohar may continue as ICC chairman for two extra months

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Colin Graves is the favourite to replace the former BCCI president

24 Apr 2020 6:47 PM

Health workers take a man's sample as Tamil Nadu intensified testing for coronavirus in Chennai in an effort to contain the virus in red zones in Tamil Nadu's big cities. (PTI)

Corona surge anticipated: Tamil Nadu's big cities to have total curfew for 4 days

Government opts for tougher measures because spread of epidemic in red zones not yet contained

24 Apr 2020 6:18 PM

Karimangar had hit headlines after it came to light that the Indonesian preachers visited various places in the district after attending the Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi. PTI

Telangana's Karimnagar district lifts lockdown restrictions in six containment zones

The district, which had as many as 19 cases at its peak,has only two active cases now

24 Apr 2020 5:36 PM

An artist makes a coronavirus themed idol for Puja festivities at a workshop at Kumartuli, during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in Kolkata. PTI photo

Covid19: Centre sends 4 interministerial teams to Gujarat, Telangana, Tamil Nadu

These teams will be in addition to six interministerial central teams constituted earlier

24 Apr 2020 5:03 PM

A policeman stands guard as people maintaining social distancing wait in a queue to enter a vegetable market during ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. PTI Photo

Seven police personnel in Coimbatore test covid positive

They were part of a group of 75 personnel manning 10 containment zones in the city

24 Apr 2020 4:41 PM

Health workers wearing protective suits walk in a locality during their door-to-door surveillance to detect COVID-19 cases, in Kolkata. PTI photo

Lockdown helped prevent US or Europe-like situation in India: Experts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the countrywide lockdown for 19 additional days till May 3 to contain the spread of the pandemic

24 Apr 2020 4:05 PM

More than 4.4 million laid-off Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government reported. AFP Photo

Due to virus pandemic, unemployment rates in the US highest since Great Depression

In response to the deepening economic crisis, the House passed a nearly USD 500 billion spending package to help buckled businesses

24 Apr 2020 3:57 PM

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