Regional, 28th Mar 2020, News & Stories from India

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28 Mar 2020

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Quarantine sticker pasted on Kamal Haasan's office

Chennai civic authority says it was a mistake

28 Mar 2020 3:54 PM

Badminton coach Pullela Gopichand (L) and Paralympian Devendra Jhajharia. PTI Photo

SAI's online workshop for athletes earns all-round praise

These sessions help us to know how important it is to keep oneself physically and mentally active and find ways to use our time better: Gopi

28 Mar 2020 3:39 PM

Bihar woman delivers baby in ambulance as borders closed between Kerala and Karnataka

Karnataka police allegedly refused to allow the ambulance carrying her to cross the border to Mangaluru to reach the hospital

28 Mar 2020 3:22 PM

US President Donald Trump has fuelled racism against the Chinese by insisting on calling the novel coronavirus COVID-19 the Chinese virus, despite being told that Chinese American citizens were being subjected to hate speech and racism. (Photo | AFP)

Hate speech on Twitter toward Chinese surges amid concerns Trump's coronavirus comments fuelling xenophobia

A lot of people are using racist hashtags such as #Kungflu, #chinesevirus and #communistvirus as they tweet about the pandemic

28 Mar 2020 3:20 PM

PAtients wearing masks and gloves wait to be directed into Covid19 testing centre in New York. AFP Photo

In America's virus epicentre, medical workers struggle with lack for protection equipment

The death of a 48-year-old male nurse crystallized fears of medical workers who've lamented severe shortage protective gowns and masks

28 Mar 2020 3:15 PM

Aesha Patel (right) and her roommate Letitia Klos, both students at Boston University Dental School, read in the Public Garden in Boston on March 27, 2020. The students are currently taking their courses online because all campuses are closed due to the coronavirus. (AP)

Indian embassy steps in to aid students told to leave US campuses

Conversely, flights being arranged to evacuate Americans stranded in Indian

28 Mar 2020 3:01 PM

Migrant workers walk carrying their belongings on a highway to Uttar Pradesh to go back to their villages. (AFP)

UP government arranges 1,000 buses for stranded migrant workers

Arrangements made to provide food and water to the migrants

28 Mar 2020 2:56 PM

In this representative image, commuters walk through ticket gates equipped with facial recognition systems at a metro station in Moscow on January 27, 2020. (Photo | AFP)

Microsoft to stop funding facial recognition startups, divests from firm whose tech is used by Israeli military

As a minority investor, Microsoft does not have enough oversight to ensure that the startup’s tech is not used for mass surveillance

28 Mar 2020 2:27 PM

A glimpse into the interiors of quarantine facility run by the Southern Naval Command to combat COVID-19 in Kochi. (PTI)

British media gives bad press to quarantine facilities in Kerala

Journalist debunks reports of poor facilities and indifferent care given to Britons

28 Mar 2020 2:17 PM

Republic of Ireland's midfielder James McClean scores against United States in an international friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. AFP Photo

Ireland star James McClean fined by Stoke City over balaclava post

In Northern Ireland, Balaclavas are associated with the paramilitary Irish Republican Army (IRA)

28 Mar 2020 1:52 PM

South Africa's Dane Piedt eyes cricket career in USA

Piedt signed a contract to play in the new Minor League T20 tournament in United States which was given ODI status last year

28 Mar 2020 1:47 PM

As Covid19 cases climb, IMF considers Pakistan's request for financial aid

The Covid19 cases in Pakistan on Saturday rose to over 1,320, including 11 deaths

28 Mar 2020 1:43 PM

United States captain Davis Love III (R) and Europe captain Darren Clarke with the Ryder Cup in 2016. AP Photo

House of Davis Love III destroyed by fire

Former PGA champion and two-time Ryder Cup captain's two-storey house was completely gutted

28 Mar 2020 1:42 PM

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) scores against the Golden State Warriors. AP Photo

Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert, his teammates and staff clear of coronavirus

Players and staff members completed a 14-day isolation and no longer pose a risk of infection to others

28 Mar 2020 1:39 PM

86 UN staff members test positive for Covid19

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said most of the infected staff members are in Europe, but there are also staffers in Africa

28 Mar 2020 1:02 PM

Police stop vehicles during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in Kerala. The state reported its first death due to the virus on March 28, 2020. (PTI)

Kerala's first COVID-19 death reported from hospital in Ernakulam

The man returned from Dubai on March 17 and developed pneumonia on March 24

28 Mar 2020 12:51 PM

South Korea reports 146 new Covid19 cases

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun called for local governments to strengthen monitoring South Koreans who returned from overseas

28 Mar 2020 12:34 PM

Australia's Queensland holds polls amid virus outbreak

The vote came as confirmed virus cases in Australia rose above 3,500 on Saturday, with 14 deaths

28 Mar 2020 12:07 PM

President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sebastian Coe. AFP Photo

New date for Tokyo Olympics won't satisfy everybody, says Sebastian Coe

Every sport has its own challenges but there has to be an element of flexibility

28 Mar 2020 12:00 PM

Team India coach Ravi Shastri with skipper Virat Kohli. PTI Photo

Ongoing break a 'welcome rest' for India players: Coach Ravi Shastri

Some players played all three formats, not only being on the field but adjusting from T20s to Test match cricket and then all the travel

28 Mar 2020 11:27 AM

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