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Taking PM Narendra Modi’s 'vocal for local’ as a call to action, government-run stores such as the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) and the Central Police Canteen (CPC) have asked their suppliers, who manufacture fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), durables, luggage and other lifestyle products to furnish details of their manufacturing location as also the place of origin of their raw materials.

India and Nepal seemed headed for a diplomatic showdown with Nepalese PM K P Oli declaring in Parliament on Tuesday the Kalapani area under India’s administrative control in Pithoragarh district belonged “indisputably” to Nepal and his government was going to wrest control of it with political and diplomatic initiatives.

Weakened but still packing a deadly punch, cyclone Amphan will make landfall close to Sundarbans between Digha (West Bengal) and Hatiya Islands (Bangladesh) as an “extremely severe cyclonic storm” on Wednesday afternoon or evening, dumping heavy rain with howling winds at sustained winds of 155-165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph.

Veteran India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh feels two balls can be used from both ends to keep the contest between bat and ball even in Test cricket, after the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Committee recommended banning the usage of saliva in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The railways took important decisions on Tuesday to increase the flow of migrants to states, though the measures might increase friction between the Centre and some opposition governments, as the consent of receiving states was done away with and the commencement of 200 scheduled ticketed trains daily from June 1 announced. ​

On a hot Saturday afternoon, Mahrous Mahmoud is busy as can be. The professional soccer player, however, is working up a sweat in a different way these days — as a street vendor. These days, he heads to work in a crowded market in an Upper Egypt town. Shoulder-to-shoulder, shoppers jostle around stalls as he prepares a pancake-like pastry.

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Chetan Hansraj shares his experience with fans when he played Balram in Mahabharat during his school days

The video, too, has been pulled down

The Premier League said on Tuesday that 6 people from 3 different clubs had tested positive for Covid-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals. The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of the return to small group training. "Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days," the league said.

Former India opener Robin Uthappa feels that tinkering with his batting technique at the age of 25 to realise ambitions of playing Test cricket became his undoing.

Nia Sharma and Reem Shaikh’s photos in black sari share a striking similarity and they both look stunning. Both the actresses are slaying the chiffon black sari.

After keeping mum over the last two days, one of the producers of the show Jyoti Gupta has finally broken his silence and released a statement in the media stating that even he is a victim.

Marathi TV show Yuva Dancing Queen judge Sonalee Kulkarni surprised fans and friends making her engagement announcement with a picture along with her fiance Kunal Benodekar yesterday (May 18).

Former India captain Anil Kumble took up the 'keep it up' challenge initiated by former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh to create awareness regarding social distancing. Kumble juggled a tennis ball on his hand and simultaneously took a pledge that he will continue to stay at home as a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus.

Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) shared a video of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on their social media handle on Tuesday, much to the delight of former India skipper's followers.

Kiren Rijiju, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports in India on Tuesday said that the National Sports Federations (NSFs) can organise a sporting event but Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) needs to be maintained and followed.

Governing body FMSCI on Tuesday announced a slew of measures aimed at reviving Indian motorsports, which is reeling from the adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was seen in a new avatar as he gave son Arjun a brand new haircut. Tendulkar uploaded the video of the same on popular social media platform Instagram on Tuesday.

Private airlines will soon be a part of the world’s largest repatriation exercise, Vande Bharat. Aviation secretary P S Kharola on Tuesday held a meeting with private airlines to ask them if they would be willing to participate in this mission. Airlines like IndiGo, SpiceJet and Vistara are learnt to be keen to do so.

Over 300 terrorists are present in launch pads across the LoC in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, waiting to infiltrate into the Indian side, Jammu and Kashmir's director general of police Dilbag Singh said on Tuesday. He said that there was a high degree of vigilance by the security grid to foil Pakistan's design of pushing terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir.

The police have lodged an FIR against UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu and Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra's personal secretary Sandeep Singh for alleged forgery over a list of buses to ferry migrant workers back to the state. Lallu and Singh have been booked on charges of giving false information to public servant, dishonesty, forgery of valuable security and cheating.

The Premier League said on Tuesday that 6 people from 3 different clubs had tested positive for Covid-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals. The novel coronavirus tests were taken on Sunday and Monday ahead of the return to small group training. "Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days," the league said.