Новости за 27.03.2020

Congress president Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging immediate help for migrant workers walking home, saying the purpose of lockdown should not be defeated by letting the poor bear its cost. She said transport should be made available to take the migrants home and district collectors should be made responsible for those who cannot afford to rent a guest house.

With reports of thousands of migrant labourers on the highways and stranded at various places, the Centre has sent an urgent advisory to states asking them to provide food and shelter to unorganised sector workers to ensure they stay where they are and do not take to the roads during the ongoing 21-day national lockdown.

Quarantine mode was something that no one would have ever imagined. Especially the television actors who are a part of daily soaps.

Some 15 lakh people who returned to India between January 18 and March 23, when the complete ban on international arrivals kicked in, are at the centre of an intense scrutiny to ensure they do not become Covid-19 transmitters with the cabinet secretary writing to states and asking them to track individuals who have not been accounted for in the screening-quarantine surveillance process.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, on Friday, attended his first board meeting of the ICC as India's representative. The matter regarding the payment of US$23.7m that is due to BCCI from the ICC in lieu of the 2016 World T20 will now be referred to the governing body's dispute resolution committee. It has been a bone of contention for over 3 years now.

Doordarshan has decided to re-telecast the mythological series Mahabharat on public demand, Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Twitter that the series will be aired at 12 noon and 7 PM in the evening. Not just Mahabharat even Ramanand Sagar's 'Ramayana' which was a popular series in the late 1980s will have a rerun.

Stranded after his flight was cancelled thrice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, former New Zealand pacer Iain O'Brien couldn't hold back tears after mustering enough money via crowd-funding to book his way back home. O'Brien who now lives in the UK, was in New Zealand to deal with his mental health issues but his month-long trip was disrupted due to lockdowns.

The all-powerful ICC Board on Friday discussed various contingency plans for its flagship tournaments, including World T20 and World Test Championship in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic that has brought cricket to a standstill. BCCI prez Sourav Ganguly was India's representative. No decision has been taken as change of dates involves gigantic logistical exercise.

In a video message, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday urged the government to help them migrant workers walking down to their villages in reaching their homes. "I am pained at seeing thousands of migrant labourers walk down towards Uttar Pradesh from the Delhi border. They are poor people and is it not our duty to help them," she asked.

The decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics until 2021 will be welcomed by the sponsors who pay hundreds of millions to be associated with the event, British advertising veteran Martin Sorrell has told AFP.

Every day there's something interesting or controversial happening in every person's life, and our television celebrities are no different. Every footstep of them is followed by the paparazzi. From their love life, professional life to their fashion statement, everything is under scrutiny. This week, let's see which TV actor grabbed headlines and why.

"In the current scenario, IPL looks unlikely and we will have to wait for BCCI's call. His (Dhoni's) position will become tough obviously. But my sixth sense says he will get a chance in the T20 World Cup, which will be his last," said MS Dhoni's coach Keshav Ranjan Banerjee. Dhoni last played in the semifinal exit of the World Cup in July last year.

British PM Boris Johnson said on Friday that he has tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing "mild symptoms", becoming the first world leader to announce the infection. Minutes after Johnson's announcement, his health secretary Matt Hancock tweeted that he too was infected and was in self-isolation. Johnson said he will continue to lead the UK govt's response to the virus.

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic pledged one million euros ($1.10 million) to help buy ventilators and other medical equipment in his native Serbia on Friday, joining a list of other athletes in the fight against coronavirus.

Finch was asked to compare Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara and asked who was more fun to bat with, Lara or Tendulkar?

With some citizens failing to abide by the lockdown rules implemented by the government, India skipper Virat Kohli has made an appeal to all to strictly follow the guidelines that have been set by not just the government, but also medical experts in our fight against the coronavirus pandemic. PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced a 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of virus.

Actors say they are happy that their favourite show 'Ramayan' is returning to small screen again

Manchester United will refund supporters if they have to play their remaining home games of the season behind closed doors or if they are scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NTA on Friday decided to postpone the NEET UG 2020 examination in view of ongoing coronavirus epidemic.

In a letter to States and UTs, Cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba asked authorities to urgently strengthen the surveillance of international travellers who entered India before the lockdown as there appeared to be a "gap" between the actual monitoring for Covid-19 and the total arrivals. He said such a gap "may seriously jeopardise the efforts to contain the virus."

Diamond League events in Stockholm, Naples and Rabat that were scheduled for late May have been postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Friday.

It was on March 27, 2016, when Virat Kohli played one of the finest T20I innings to take India to the semi-finals of the 2016 T20 World Cup.

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