Month: April 2020

Maharashtra governor Koshyari asks EC to seek early polls for nine council seats

This move comes days after the Maharashtra cabinet recommended to him proposing Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's appointment to the Legislative Council.

April 30, 2020

La Liga preparing to test players for virus in bid to restart season

La Liga is planning to carry out the tests between Tuesday and Thursday next week, after which they would be able to resume individual training programmes.

April 30, 2020

Novak Djokovic was ‘mentally empty’ in beginning of COVID-19 shutdown

Novak was set to defend his Wimbledon title this year before the grass court Grand Slam was cancelled for the first time since the Second World War.

April 30, 2020

Tokyo Olympics 2020 target 100 per cent renewable energy

The medals of both Olympics had been made from metals of recycled electronics that have been collected all over Japan since April 2017.

April 30, 2020

Paris Saint-Germain declared winners of 2019-20 French Ligue 1

This is PSG's seventh title in the last eight years and their ninth overall, thus making them the joint second most successful club in the French league.

April 30, 2020

Sania Mirza becomes first Indian to be nominated for Fed Cup Heart award

Sania Mirza played an integral role as India secured a first-ever place in the playoffs of Fed Cup. She won the decisive doubles encounter in Group 1 match.

April 30, 2020

Internationally acclaimed author Roshan Bhondekar’s The Shoes bags another milestone at the ‘Global Shorts’ Film Competition in Los Angeles

The short film by written and directed by Indian-born Spanish filmmaker Roshan Bhondekar has won special mentions from the 'Global Shorts' Film Competition in Los Angeles.

April 30, 2020

PSG likely to be declared 2019-20 Ligue 1 champions: Reports

Before the season was suspended, PSG stood 12 points clear at the top with 68 points from 27 games, with Marseille, Lille and Rennes following.

April 30, 2020

MHA asks states/UTs to allow free inter-state movement of trucks supplying essentials during lockdown

Centre took the reference of its consolidated guidelines on lockdown measures released on April 15 in which is provided with the measures to fight COVID-19.

April 30, 2020

NItish govt’s fresh excuse: ‘Just impossible to bring 27 lakh stranded Biharis by buses’

Now that the Centre has eased lockdown restrictions allowing the States to bring back migrant workers, students and pilgrims stranded across the country, the Bihar government now says that it is not possible to bring all of them back home by buses.

April 30, 2020

BCCI mourns death of legendary Indian footballer Subimal ‘Chuni’ Goswami

After making his first-class debut in the 1962-63 season, Chuni Goswami went on to lead Bengal to the final of the Ranji Trophy in the 1972-73 season.

April 30, 2020

All India Football Federation condoles Chuni Goswami’s demise

The former Indian captain, Chuni Goswami, was the leader of the gold medal-winning team in the 1962 Asian Games where they had defeated South Korea 2-1.

April 30, 2020

Newlywed arrive in ambulance, booked for lockdown violation

"A case has been registered against three members of a family including the groom Irfan, his father Hazi Israr and ambulance driver Mehtab under section 188 of IPC for the violation of lockdown rules," said Santosh Singh, SHO Khatauli Police Station.

April 30, 2020

Four KoPT officials test Covid positive

The KoPT chairman, Mr Vinit Kumar today said “Out of the three, two KoPT employees are in the hospital and are undergoing treatment while one CISF constable has also been put in isolation.

April 30, 2020

Govt bats on ‘plug and play’ infrastructure, attract more foreign investment to boost economy amid COVID-19 crisis

The meeting was held to discuss measures to attract more foreign investment as well as promote local investment to boost the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 30, 2020

Alipurduar vans collect samples for Covid tests

Sources said that two health staff wearing the personal protection equipment (PPE) and taking other precautionary measures will go about in different places in the van and collect the samples from people around.

April 30, 2020

Legendary Indian footballer Subimal ‘Chuni’ Goswami passes away at 82

Chuni Goswami was captain of the 1962 Asian Games gold-medal winning team and had also represented Bengal in the first-class cricket tournaments.

April 30, 2020