Новости за 13.06.2020

The Centre will work with states to further ramp up medical infrastructure to deal with Covid cases over the next two months, when the monsoon is expected to hit the country with full vigour, with a particular focus on cities and states that have a high burden of infection and a large number of hotspots.

Former Indian bowler Irfan Pathan on Saturday said that it was an 'absolute privilege' for him to have shared the dressing room with former cricketer VVS Laxman.

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday flagged concerns over the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the capital. At a high-level review meeting called to discuss the national coronavirus situation and attended by senior ministers and top officials, Modi noted it was important to get the capital back on track and devise a plan to contain the spike.

How fond are India's cricketers about soccer can be seen in the way they play football during their practice sessions. It was, therefore, not surprising that India's retired batting star Yuvraj Singh, who confessed that he's an ardent Manchester United fan, wore the iconic club's jersey as he connected for a chat on Sony Ten Pit Stop, on the channel's Facebook page, with Man United's star striker, Marcus Rashford, on Saturday evening.

Mahhi Vij's daughter Tara has not only become quite the social media star, but her adorable photos and videos have also become quite a source of happiness for few during these tough times.

A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale market sparked fears of a new wave of Covid-19. As many as 45 people out of 517 tested with throat swabs at the Xinfadi market in the city’s Fengtai district had tested positive for the coronavirus, Chu Junwei, a district official, told a briefing.

India’s Covid-19 death toll crossed 9,000 on Saturday with fatalities showing a steady rise in the past few days, even as new infections reported from across the country touched another new high. As many as 12,368 fresh cases were reported, the first time that the single-day count has crossed 12,000.

Borussia Dortmund substitute Erling Haaland headed a stoppage-time winner to give them a 1-0 victory at Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday and keep their slim Bundesliga title hopes alive.

The legendary Sachin Tendulkar said on Saturday that the decision to conduct the T20 World Cup rests with Cricket Australia, who will have to take the difficult call of whether they can go ahead with the tournament as per schedule in October.

Dominoes may be an unusual way to get ready for cricket but West Indies coach Phil Simmons believes the traditional Caribbean past time will help his squad's morale ahead of their behind-closed-doors Test series with England.

Ben Stokes considers himself to be "Scottie Pippen" to Joe Root's "Michael Jordan" as he is likely to lead England during the first Test against West Indies in regular skipper's absence.

Former opener Mark Butcher is proud of the multi-cultural England cricket team but admits that there needs a structural shift which is inclusive in nature for black and coloured people.

Mere Dad Ki Dulhan actress Shweta Tiwari and husband Abhinav Kohli's relationship is becoming complicated as the two have taken to social media to share explosive posts against each other.

Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya has given assent to the Uttarakhand Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act of 1897. After Kerala and Odisha, Uttarakhand has become the third state in the country to give assent to the amendment ordinance.

Reliance Industries on Saturday said it has sold 0.93% stake in its digital unit to global alternative asset firm TPG for Rs 4,546.80 cr, taking the cumulative fund raising to over Rs 1.02 lakh crore that will help pare debt at the oil-to-telecom conglomerate. "TPG will invest Rs 4,546.80 cr in Jio Platforms at an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh cr," the company said.

Grandmaster Harikrishna got off to a sturdy start at the World Stars Sharjah online tournament on Friday evening. The 34-year-old scored 3 points from 5 rounds and was sharing the second spot along with Rustam Kasimdzhanov.

Sunil Gavaskar feels that as the Australian government has now formally announced that 25 per cent crowd can turn up for sporting events, a T20 World Cup in October looks more imminent than the IPL. However, a curtailed IPL in September, may be in Sri Lanka or UAE, is a more practical solution, the legendary opener said.

Former Australia pacer Jason Gillespie feels the biggest challenge that fast bowlers will face due to the saliva ban is to get rid of the old habit of subconsciously licking their fingers while walking back to the bowling mark.

As the number of Covid-19 cases crossed the 3 lakh-mark, the government came out with a revised treatment protocol to deal with the infection, allowing use of antiviral drug Remdesivir in moderate cases & Hydroxychloroquine in patients during early course of the disease. It also recommended an off-label application of Tocilizumab, a drug that modifies the immune system.

With 46 people testing positive for the coronavirus in 3 days in Beijing after a period of lull, officials have initiated "wartime" measures, focusing on a food market where the cluster of infections were reported from. The new cases at Xinfadi wholesale food market has raised concern among people as it supplies 90% of the capital's vegetables and meat products.

Naagin actress Anita Hassanandani is bereaved. The actress lost her father-in-law who she was really close to. She shared an emotional note on her Instagram account thanking her father-in-law for loving her more than his son, Rohit Reddy.