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GHMC struggles to pay workers as virus pandemic hits the city

According to highly placed sources, even as the corporation is falling short by Rs 50 crore pertaining to salaries

24 March 2020 2:31 PM IST

A worker disinfects a Karnataka public transport bus to contain the coronavirus. (PRI)

Police to charge Australia-returned man who wandered around in Mysuru

Cops to throw three sections of IPC at him

24 March 2020 2:26 PM IST

Anouk Vetter of the Netherlands clears the bar during the high jump event in the womens heptathlon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, in 2019. AP Photo

World Athletics ready to shift 2021 World Championships for Olympics

If Tokyo Olympics are postponed to 2021, one of the major events it would clash with is World Athletic Championships

24 March 2020 2:18 PM IST

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame is displayed outside Fukushima railway station in Fukushima Prefecture. AFP Photo

It'll be 'Olympic torch visits' as there will be no torch, no...

'Torch Relay' or 'Torch Visits' could be a very short event or the longest if it runs into 2021

24 March 2020 2:13 PM IST

South Africas Beuran Hendricks during a practice session in Dhaka. AP Photo

Dale Steyn left out of CSA's national contracts

Left-arm seamer Beuran Hendricks makes the cut; Contract upgrades for Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius and Rassie van der...

24 March 2020 2:07 PM IST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) with Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto (L) at a recent cabinet meeting. AP Photo

Shinzo Abe and Thomas Bach to discuss the way forward for Tokyo Games

Tuesday's telephonic call also oncludes Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, organising committee chief Yoshiro Mori and...

24 March 2020 1:55 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Briefing Room. AP Photo

Trump signs executive order to prevent hoarding of medical supplies

The US for the first time registered over 130 deaths in a day due to coronavirus

24 March 2020 1:55 PM IST

PRESTIGIOUS TASK: India football captain Sunil Chhetri. PTI Photo

FIFA names Sunil Chhetri along with Lionel Messi in its campaign...

FIFA and WHO have teamed up to combat the coronavirus by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned...

24 March 2020 1:43 PM IST

In this file photo, Scuderia Ferraris German driver Sebastian Vettel drives during the Monaco street circuit in Monte-Carlo in 2015. AFP Photo

2020 Formula One season could be a 15-18-race affair

While admitting that it was impossible to know exactly what the schedule will look like, F1 boss Chase Carey said he...

24 March 2020 1:39 PM IST

Pakistan deploys army to enforce lockdown

The decision to deploy army was taken as police faced problems in enforcing the strict measures

24 March 2020 1:38 PM IST

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Rupee rises 18 paise to 76.02 against US dollar

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 76.02, registering a rise of 18 paise over its previous close

24 March 2020 1:09 PM IST

Just days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray in connection with the IL&FS scam, his party leaders are up in arms against the state government for not putting up a Marathi language signboard at the ED office located at Ballard Pier.

ED to probe MF Husain painting sold by Priyanka to Rana Kapoor

What MF Hussain was to the world of painting, the Congress is to the corruption. If corruption is an art, the Congress...

24 March 2020 1:07 PM IST