Technology, Mobiles tabs, 21st Mar 2020, News & Stories from India

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Technology Mobiles & Tabs 21 Mar 2020

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Leanne Francis, first grade teacher at Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, conducts an online class from her living room on March 20, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo | AFP)

Students can't wait to get out of digital classrooms as they wait for schools to reopen after coronavirus shutdown

Challenges aplenty as students stare at a screen all day, interact with fewer classmates and teachers struggle to spot those lagging behind

21 Mar 2020 12:31 PM

Young people vulnerable to the virus too: WHO chief

While the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the hardest hit, young people are also vulnerable to coronavirus

21 Mar 2020 12:29 PM

Government fails to improve hygiene in fish market

No decision on importing fish from AP, Bengal, Maha

21 Mar 2020 12:07 PM

Andy Cohen, Colton Underwood added to the list of celebrities to test positive for coronavirus

Both the artists took their Instagram accounts to talk about this

21 Mar 2020 12:04 PM

People sunbathe on Bondi Beach ahead of its closure in Sydney on Saturday. AFP Photo

Australia shuts down Sydney's beach after beachgoers ignore virus warnings

The temporary measure comes after photos of beachgoers packed on the famous sands were widely shared online, drawing ire from the media

21 Mar 2020 11:52 AM

Smartphone supply and demand plummeted in China and across Asia, and slowed in the rest of the world. (Photo | AFP)

People under lockdown, no demand for smartphones even as production stalled

Global shipments plummeted by as much as 38 per cent with factories shut down last month in China, where 80% of smartphones are assembled

21 Mar 2020 11:50 AM

ECB Chief Executive Officer Tom Harrison. DC File Photo

ECB suspends all pro cricket till May 28, delays start of new season

ECB announcement came following discussions with the First Class Counties, the MCC and the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA)

21 Mar 2020 11:40 AM

A view of a stand of the Saint Petersburg Stadium which will host some matches of the EURO 2020. AFP Photo

Leap year: UEFA admits error over 'Euro 2020' name for 2021 tournament

Euro 2020 has been pushed back 12 months to June 11 to July 11 next year to clear the way for suspended domestic competitions to wrap up

21 Mar 2020 11:36 AM

Eliud Kipchoge, the first man to run a marathon in less than two hours. DC File Photo

Kipchoge suffers loneliness of the long-distance runner thanks to virus

On the third day after breaking up from the camp, Kipchoge finds that it's really hard to train alone because teamwork helps him so much

21 Mar 2020 11:33 AM

Susanne Lyons, the USOPC chair. AFP Photo

US sports bodies split over Tokyo Olympics

While the US Olympic chiefs say there is no need to rush Tokyo Olympic decision, USA Swimming urges USOPC to seek postponement

21 Mar 2020 11:12 AM

In this file photo from 2019, Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor performs during celebrations of the Karva Chauth festival in Amritsar. The singer has become the first Bollywood celebrity to test positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, and has been charged by the UP administration for allegedly neglecting coronavirus protocols. (AFP)

Kanika Kapoor booked: How dare she give corona to big people?

Three sections of IPC thrown at singer for attending three parties in Lucknow while having a flu

21 Mar 2020 10:52 AM

President Donald Trump speaks during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House. AP Photo

Trump lashes out at reporters over his handling of Covid19 pandemic

Trump said he was tapping the Defense Production Act to order American businesses to manufacture and send supplies to hospitals

21 Mar 2020 10:37 AM

People line up to buy long distance train tickets at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai on March 20, 2020. The Indian Railways has announced a one-day cessation of trains on Sunday.(AP)

India's corona count rises to 258, with 23 cured and sent home

39 of the corona+ cases are foreigners, most from Italy

21 Mar 2020 10:19 AM

White House staffer tests positive for Covid19

Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual

21 Mar 2020 10:02 AM

A worker sprays disinfectant inside a Karnataka interstate transport bus to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Bangalore on March 19, 2020. (AFP)

Here's what happens when a corona+ person is detected

A 35-year-old businessman from Dubai exposed 331 people in Kodagu, Bengaluru before being quarantined

21 Mar 2020 9:41 AM

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, an artillery firing competition between army units is held in the country's west in North Korea. AFP Photo

Amid virus outbreak, North Korea fires ballistic missiles

North Korea has not reported any cases of the coronavirus

21 Mar 2020 9:34 AM

A railway worker cleans a compartment of a train at a yard in the Patna railway station on March 20. The Indian Railways has cancelled on trains on Sunday in view of a nationwide shutdown called by prime minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Al trains cancelled on Sunday, no catering until further notice

Indian Railways responds to prime minister Narendra Modi's call for a 24-hour shutdown

21 Mar 2020 6:54 AM

As we battle corona, let’s not forget the vulnerable

Invisible Indians cannot be forsaken like they were during the catastrophe of demonetisation

21 Mar 2020 1:02 AM

The scene outside the Tihar jail at dawn when the rape convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case were hanged.

AA Edit: Nirbhaya hangings were nothing to gloat about

Reactions from either side of the ideological divide were bereft of sobriety

21 Mar 2020 12:35 AM

Modi speaks and a huge majority of over a billion follow.

AA Edit: Shot off the citizen’s shoulder, PM’s salvo finds the target

When Modi appeals, citizens listen, as they did when they stood patiently in queues outside ATMs

21 Mar 2020 12:26 AM

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