Новости за 25.05.2020

Domestic air travel had a bumpy take-off on its comeback on Monday after two months of being grounded, thanks to an already sanitised first-day schedule being almost halved at short notice to leave hundreds of stranded flyers marooned again in a mess of last-minute coordination between the civilian aviation ministry and states.

It’s this thought that has made actor Swwapnil Joshi teach acting to his three-year-old daughter, Maayra. He has taken upon himself to teach her the basics of the craft like lighting, camera angles, etc.

Pakistan head coach and chief selector, Misbah-ul-Haq, has said that pacers will find it extremely difficult to adopt to ICC's new guidelines for resumption of cricket and proposed a mask for the bowlers to ensure they don't end up applying saliva on the ball "instinctively".

Taking cognisance of the expected surge in Covid-19 cases due to influx of migrant workers in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is working to scale up testing facilities and capacities. Testing capacity - already increased to 1.4 lakh samples per day - is now being further raised to 2 lakh samples per day, the council said.

The immediate provocation for the PLA incursions 1-3 km into Indian territory this time was to object against the construction of small feeder link roads in certain 'finger areas' (mountainous spurs). Some analysts have read the Chinese moves in the context of India's recent decisions to scrutinise Chinese investments and may be a warning not to be proactive in supporting calls for an investigation into the origin of coronavirus.

The HRD ministry is ready with a proposal to set up a National Assessment Centre (NAC) as an overarching body to get various school boards to set uniform standards for examination pattern and evaluation for Classes 10 and 12. NAC will advise school boards regarding new assessment patterns, promote collaborations between school boards, and sharing of best practices among them. It will prevent inflation of marks.

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the WHO said.The world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, WHO emergencies head Dr Mike Ryan told an online briefing.

India is looking at storing some low priced US oil in facilities there as its local storage is full, oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. India’s plan could be similar to a move by Australia, which last month said it would build up an emergency oil stockpile.

The World Health Organization said Monday that it had "temporarily" suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 being carried out across a range of countries as a precautionary measure.

Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated in India on Monday in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic with no traditional congregational prayers in mosques and idgahs or community gatherings due to the lockdown restrictions and the need to maintain social distancing.

Legendary hockey player Balbir Singh Senior, who passed away on Monday morning at a private hospital, was cremated with full state honours at the Sector 25 electrical crematorium.

As is the case with all of us, Gunjan Utreja, too, is confined to his home and he is staying with his wife, sister and brother.

While the COVID-19 pandemic might have brought the entire sporting world to a standstill, former England batsman Kevin Pietersen believes that the "forced break" might have helped certain athletes to increase the length of their careers.

Some of the ICC guidelines on resumption of cricket border on the impractical and will need a review when the cricketing world is closer to action, feel former players Aakash Chopra, Irfan Pathan and Monty Panesar. The ICC recommended a host of "back to cricket" guidelines including 14-day pre-match isolation training camps.

Ace filmmaker Karan Johar, who is celebrating his birthday today, took to his social media account to confirm that two members from his household staff have tested positive for COVID-19. He shared the official statement on his Twitter account.

After Faizal Siddiqui, it's his elder brother, Amir Siddiqui -- who enjoys a following of 3.8 million -- whose account has been suspended owing to multiple community guidelines violations.

The cash registers were ringing as the Tiger vs Phil match-up took on a whole new dimension. Most people on television were just delighted to see Woods in his Sunday red, swinging on a golf course again. And to top it off, NFL Hall-of-Famers Peyton Manning and Tom Brady provided the icing on the cake.​

As domestic passenger flights have resumed operations, actor Parth Samthaan took one (possibly to his hometown) and shared his experience with his followers on social media.

Assam government wants to wrap up the process of receiving the home-bound people of the state from outside and of their subsequent quarantine by June 30 so that from July it can shift its entire focus on managing the floods, which has already affected over than 30,000 people and displaced nearly 9,000 of them to relief camps.

Barcelona manager Quique Setien feels forward Lionel Messi's comments have 'created a big debate' after the footballer stated they cannot win the UEFA Champions League this season if they continue to play in the same manner that they have been doing.