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Kamal Haasan (File photo)

Quarantine sticker pasted on Kamal Haasan's office

Chennai civic authority says it was a mistake

28 March 2020 3:54 PM IST

Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand (L) and Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia. PTI Photo

SAI's online workshop for athletes earns all-round praise

These sessions help us to know how important it is to keep oneself physically and mentally active and find ways to use...

28 March 2020 3:39 PM IST

Representational Image. (PTI)

Bihar woman delivers baby in ambulance as borders closed between...

Karnataka police allegedly refused to allow the ambulance carrying her to cross the border to Mangaluru to reach the...

28 March 2020 3:22 PM IST

US President Donald Trump has fuelled racism against the Chinese by insisting on calling the novel coronavirus COVID-19 the Chinese virus, despite being told that Chinese American citizens were being subjected to hate speech and racism. (Photo | AFP)

Hate speech on Twitter toward Chinese surges amid concerns Trump's...

A lot of people are using racist hashtags such as #Kungflu, #chinesevirus and #communistvirus as they tweet about the...

28 March 2020 3:20 PM IST

PAtients wearing masks and gloves wait to be directed into Covid19 testing centre in New York. AFP Photo

In America's virus epicentre, medical workers struggle with lack for...

The death of a 48-year-old male nurse crystallized fears of medical workers who've lamented severe shortage protective...

28 March 2020 3:15 PM IST

Aesha Patel (right) and her roommate Letitia Klos, both students at Boston University Dental School, read in the Public Garden in Boston on March 27, 2020. The students are currently taking their courses online because all campuses are closed due to the coronavirus. (AP)

Indian embassy steps in to aid students told to leave US campuses

Conversely, flights being arranged to evacuate Americans stranded in Indian

28 March 2020 3:01 PM IST

Migrant workers walk carrying their belongings on a highway to Uttar Pradesh to go back to their villages. (AFP)

UP government arranges 1,000 buses for stranded migrant workers

Arrangements made to provide food and water to the migrants

28 March 2020 2:56 PM IST

In this representative image, commuters walk through ticket gates equipped with facial recognition systems at a metro station in Moscow on January 27, 2020. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft to stop funding facial recognition startups, divests from...

As a minority investor, Microsoft does not have enough oversight to ensure that the startup's tech is not used for mass...

28 March 2020 2:27 PM IST

A glimpse into the interiors of quarantine facility run by the Southern Naval Command to combat COVID-19 in Kochi. (PTI)

British media gives bad press to quarantine facilities in Kerala

Journalist debunks reports of poor facilities and indifferent care given to Britons

28 March 2020 2:17 PM IST

Republic of Irelands midfielder James McClean scores against United States in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. AFP Photo

Ireland star James McClean fined by Stoke City over balaclava post

In Northern Ireland, Balaclavas are associated with the paramilitary Irish Republican Army (IRA)

28 March 2020 1:52 PM IST

South Africas Dane Piedt. AFP Photo

South Africa's Dane Piedt eyes cricket career in USA

Piedt signed a contract to play in the new Minor League T20 tournament in United States which was given ODI status last...

28 March 2020 1:47 PM IST

As Covid19 cases climb, IMF considers Pakistan's request for financial...

The Covid19 cases in Pakistan on Saturday rose to over 1,320, including 11 deaths

28 March 2020 1:43 PM IST