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Badminton fans wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 situation attend the All England Open Badminton Championships in Birmingham, central England. AFP Photo

BWF cancels five more tournaments amid COVID-19 pandemic

Consequent to the escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak globally, BWFtook the decison after consultation with its...

20 March 2020 6:32 PM IST

Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra who qualified for Tokyo Olympics. DC File Photo

Self-isolation for Neeraj after returning from Turkey training

He and Rohit Yadav have been given rooms away from other trainees with a gym facility in close proximity

20 March 2020 4:06 PM IST

Sunwolves Rudy Paige is tackled during the Super Rugby match between Japans Sunwolves and New Zealands Crusaders in Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane last weekend. AFP Photo

Revamped Super Rugby to relaunch amid coronavirus pandemic

Rugby Australia decision came hours after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced strict rules on...

20 March 2020 3:23 PM IST

In this handout picture taken on March 16, 2020, and released by Wuhan Three Towns Football Club shows the clubs players taking part in a training session in Haikou in Chinas southern Hainan province. AFP Photo

'Blessing amid misfortune': the Chinese football club at coronavirus...

China on Friday reported no new local cases for a second straight day, suggesting that the stringent containment...

20 March 2020 3:02 PM IST

People wearing protective masks in to protect against the coronavirus pandemic walk along the Ramlala market in Ayodhya on March 14, 2020. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is planning to hold a massive congregation of religious seers on the occasion of Ram Navami at Ayodhya from March 25 to April 2 despite the threat of the coronavirus (Covid-19). (PTI)

AA Edit: Ram Navami meeting at Ayodhya is an invitation to disaster

And Narendra Modi is having to choose between the holy men at the core of his constituency and his responsibilities as...

20 March 2020 12:42 PM IST

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C. (Image- AP)

Senate Intelligence Chairman sold off stocks before market tumbled

Records show that Burr and his wife sold between $600,000 and $1.7 million in 30 separate transactions in late January-...

20 March 2020 12:39 PM IST

Mary Kom with her children during last Christmas. DC File Photo

Self-isolation gave me some freedom: Mary Kom

'Right now, all I know is that my children are very happy. For 10-15 days, they have got their mom and that too without...

20 March 2020 12:28 PM IST

Indonesian police prepare to spray disinfectant in the Baiturrahman grand mosque, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Banda Aceh. AFP Photo

Fatalities in Covid19 outbreak rise to 10,000 worldwide

The novel coronavirus was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation

20 March 2020 12:11 PM IST

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. AFP Photo

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma bat for self-isolation

A number of sports personalities have come forward in spreading the message to combat the coronavirus pandemic

20 March 2020 11:37 AM IST

The UP Test Kit for COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP Photo

Some Spanish clubs give away their virus tests kits to the needy

The league last week offered some 500 test kits to its teams, prioritizing those that recently traveled to high-risk...

20 March 2020 9:47 AM IST

Poor countries at high risk if virus spreads unchecked: UN chief

Guterres said the focus should be on helping the most vulnerable: low income workers and small and medium-sized...

20 March 2020 9:39 AM IST

A man covers his face with a handkerchief as municipal workers spray disinfectant as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 outside at the Government Medical College in Jammu on March 19, 2020. (AP)

India must bridge huge gaps to tackle Covid-19

India has a law on epidemics that dates back to 1897

20 March 2020 8:53 AM IST