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A general view of the arena during day three of the Boxing Road to Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying event in London. AP Photo

IOC gives itself clean chit over virus spread at London boxing event

Organisers said it was not possible to know the source of infection as participants were in training camps before...

26 March 2020 8:15 PM IST

McLarens world champion driver Lewis Hamilton who pushed the organisers of the Australian Grand Prix to cancel the race. DC File Photo

McLaren F1 staff back home after a fortnight in Melbourne quarantine

One had tested positive for Covid-19, another developed virus-like symptoms and the remainder were in close contact with...

26 March 2020 7:31 PM IST

A statue of a discus thrower stands opposite Athens Panathenaic stadium or Kalimarmaro, where the first modern Olympic Games began, in Athens, one day after the historic decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Japan on March 25 started the unprecedented task of reorganising the Tokyo Olympics after the historic decision to postpone the worlds biggest sporting event due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that has locked down one third of the planet. (AFP)

AA Edit: Olympics makes the sacrifice

There can be no winner in this battle against Covid-19, only survivors

26 March 2020 6:50 PM IST

File photo of Narsingh Yadav who tested positive for a banned steroid that ruled him out of the Rio Olympics. PTI Photo

I've trained hard during ban period, ready for comeback: Narsingh...

Yadav was handed a four-year ban by Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in August 2016 for failing a dope test

26 March 2020 6:39 PM IST

A homeless woman sleeps on a deserted platform of the Lokmanya Tilak train terminus in Mumbai. (File photo: AP)

AA Edit: Centre must plan for Lakshman Rekha

The Lakshman Rekha poses no hazard to those who have an assured income but what about the 50 crore daily-wage earners?

26 March 2020 6:32 PM IST

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. (Photo- PTI)

Moody's investor places Hyderabad airport's rating on review for...

Rating action reflects worsening coronavirus outbreak and the increasingly stringent travel restrictions imposed both in...

26 March 2020 6:27 PM IST

Air India. (Photo- PTI)

Air India avoids default; secures funds to service Rs 700-cr NCDs

These non-convertible debentures (NCD) are due for interest payment or redemption on March 26

26 March 2020 6:24 PM IST

Medical personnel stand outside a tent for coronavirus (COVID-19) testing in Hansen Dam Park on March 25, 2020 in Pacoima, California. (Photo | AFP)

COVID-19 home test kits developed by UK scientists give you results in...

Each test costs as little as Â£4 or around Rs 350, while the testing devices themselves cost Â£100 or less than Rs...

26 March 2020 6:03 PM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)

Coronavirus: Doctors, paramedics in India get 50 lakh insurance cover

Government has finalised an economic stimulus package to deal with the impact of 21-day countrywide lockdown

26 March 2020 5:23 PM IST

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Sensex ends 1,400 pts up, Nifty above 8,600 after FM unveils relief...

IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying up to 46 per cent

26 March 2020 5:18 PM IST

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand and current world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway at the Tata Open. PTI Photo

FIDE stops Candidates tournament midway after Russia bans flights

The tournament will resume from the 8th round with France's Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in...

26 March 2020 5:10 PM IST

Indian mens hockey team coach Graham Reid (L) with captain Manpreet Singh. PTI Photo

India set to retain foreign coaches till Tokyo 2021

With the Games postponed, contract extension for India's coaching imports are imperative in the interest of continuity

26 March 2020 4:44 PM IST