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Facebook ‘Quiet Mode’ silences push notifications on mobile

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

San Francisco: Facebook has announced a “Quiet Mode” on its main app which will mute or pause most push notifications to help you focus on your family and friends, sleep without distraction or manage how you spend your time at home.

If you try to open Facebook while in ‘Quiet Mode’, you’ll be reminded that you set this time aside to limit your time in the app.

“We also added shortcuts to Notification Settings and News Feed Preferences, so you can make the most of your time on Facebook by controlling the type of posts you see in your News Feed as well as the updates you receive,” the social networking giant said in a statement late Thursday.

The aim is to help people adjust to new routines as they stay home in COVID-19 times.

“Setting boundaries for how you spend your time online can be helpful,” said Facebook.

The ‘Quiet Mode’ can be found under Facebook’s “Your Time on Facebook” dashboard.

Facebook said it is sharing tips from the World Health Organization (WHO) on how people can take care of themselves, stay active, relieve stress, and establish new goals and routines while staying home.

“We’ll also connect people to their local crisis hotline, so people can call or text to get help when they need it. These tips and resources will be available in the Coronavirus Information Center on Facebook,” said the company.

Facebook also donated $2 million to support organizations like Vibrant Emotional Health that operates the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the US, Kids Help Phone in Canada, iCALL Psychosocial Helpline in India, Samaritans in the UK, Centro de Valorização da Vida in Brazil and more.

“These organisations offer critical support for people struggling with loneliness, anxiety and other mental health issues and we want to help them increase capacity quickly during this time,” said Facebook.

Source: PTI

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Death toll from COVID-19 exceeds 90,000 worldwide

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

New York: The death toll from COVID-19 exceeded 90,000 worldwide on Thursday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The fresh figure reached 90,057 as of 12.25 p.m. (1625 GMT), an interactive map maintained by the university’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) showed, reported Xinhua news agency.

Italy saw most deaths

Italy saw the most deaths, standing at 17,669 among 139,422 confirmed cases, followed by Spain, with 15,238 deaths among 152,446 cases, the tally showed.

The United States reported 432,579 confirmed cases, the most in the world, and its death toll stood at 14,831, according to the CSSE.

Source: IANS

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14 more test positive for COVID-19 in Old City; 23 in on area

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

Hyderabad: After 14 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the city’s Hafez Baba Nagar, the policemen were deployed around the neighborhood. The government agencies have placed barricades around the lanes of house. As a result, the South (Charminar) Zone of Grater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) declared the area as a ‘danger zone.’

On Thursday, a siasat.com reporter visited the area where curfew had been imposed in Baba Nagar. The inner lanes of the locality were barricaded by the residents themselves. Two-wheelers, and four wheelers were kept at the both ends of the lanes so that no one could enter or exit the perimeter.

“Among the fresh cases, eight were reported from this area alone, two from Barkas who were in primary contact with with the 70-year-old woman, Khair Unnisa, who succumbed to death via COVID-19 on Wednesday,” said Shirley Pushyaragam, GHMC Deputy Commissioner of Chandrayangutta Circle.

Mrs. Shirley also added that in this locale, the 14 coronavirus cases were members of Khair Unnisa’s family as well as tenants who too were infected by her. The patients included nine members from Khair Unnisa’s family, three tenants and two from Barkas who are relatives of Khair Unnisa.

When asked about the travel history, Mrs Shirley claimed that Khair Unnisa’s son had traveled to Delhi.

Bandlaguda Mandal Revenue Officer Farheen Sheikh said, “The entire area of Hafez Baba Nagar has been turned into ‘containment cluster’ — barricaded with police deployed and all the lanes connecting to the deceased’s house now a part of a ‘Red Zone’.

Hafez Baba Nagar area under COVID-19 containment zone. Photos Mohammed Hussain

Talking about the primary contacts of the deceased the official relayed that as much as 23 samples of relatives and neighbours were collected from the places where those tested positive people visited subsequently.

The GHMC has made 11 healthcare teams to identify the suspected people who came in contact with positive patients. Though primary and secondary contacts who have been tested negative the officials have asked them to self-quarantine themselves for 14 days.

Similarly, the Deputy Commissioner of Falaknuma D.Jagan stated, “Under the limits within the GHMC Falaknuma Circle, two positive cases have been reported in Kishanbagh and Roshan Colony in Falaknuma. They had a travel history to Delhi and are currently undergoing treatment at Gandhi Hospital.”

Earlier in Dabeerpura three positive cases were detected.

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Lady Gaga looking forward to kids, marriage

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

Washington D.C.: It seems like American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga is envisioning a family-filled future for herself, complete with a wedding and children.

According to Us Weekly, the 34-year-old singer told ‘InStyle’ in her May 2020 cover story published on Wednesday (local time), “I will say I am very excited to have kids. I look forward to being a mom. Isn’t it incredible what we can do? We can hold a human inside and grow it. Then it comes out, and it’s our job to keep it alive.”

The Grammy winner shared her family timeline to YouTube star Nikkie de Jager in December 2019, “I wanna have more babies [in the next decade].”

The ‘Stupid Love’ crooner told the outlet on Wednesday that some of her other goals include “marriage” and more “music.” The ‘Poker Face’ singer said, “More movies, more charity with the Born This Way Foundation. I want to do way more philanthropy. I want to help fund more research about fibromyalgia and neuropathic and chronic pain by putting a team of doctors together. I have a lot of dreams and hopes.”

Gaga, although has “no idea” what she will end up accomplishing from her checklist and said, “I know that I’ll be doing it with the people I love.”

The ‘American Horror Story’ actor is currently dating Parker Foundation executive director Michael Polansky. She was previously engaged to American actor Taylor Kinney from 2015 to 2016 and talent agent Christian Carino from 2018 to 2019. She later dated her audio engineer, Dan Horton, for three months.

Source: ANI

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WADA celebrates Play True Day 2020

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

Montreal: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is celebrating the Play True Day 2020 today, which is dedicated to clean sport and is aimed at raising awareness among athletes, the sporting public and others about the importance of protecting it.

Since 2014, WADA and the anti-doping community worldwide have celebrated ‘Play True Day’. WADA celebrates the day with athletes, national and regional anti-doping organizations, sports federations, major event organizers and other anti-doping stakeholders from the global clean sport community.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year WADA is celebrating the day around the theme ‘Play Safe on Play True Day 2020’.

“The inspiration for Play True Day stems from a WADA-hosted Education Conference in 2013, which was attended by 17 Latin American countries. While the celebration started as a small Latin American initiative, last year, the Agency’s digital and social media campaign reached over six million people with numerous individuals and organizations taking part from around the globe,” WADA said in a statement.

“This year, given the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having around the globe, WADA seized the opportunity to engage the global anti-doping community – and all stakeholders in the fight to protect Clean Sport – in solidarity around the theme Play Safe on Play True Day 2020, asking them to participate in a digital and social media campaign by sharing what they are doing and why to curb the spread of the virus,” the statement added.

WADA President Witold Banka said the agency is grateful to the healthcare workers and all others who are working selflessly to help us navigate this difficult moment in history.

“I wish to thank everyone who is taking part in raising awareness about the importance of Playing Safe for Play True Day 2020. This year’s campaign is once again reaching all corners of the globe, showing how we as the Clean Sport community are doing our part to fight COVID-19 and protect public health,” Banka said in a statement.

“WADA joins the world in navigating these uncertain times and in being grateful to the healthcare workers and all others who are working selflessly to help us navigate this difficult moment in history. We salute this global team effort on Play True Day and remain well prepared for the day when anti-doping returns to full force,” he added.

Source: ANI

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Photos: Lockdown in Mumbai

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Railway workers seriously suffer COVID-19 lockdown

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

New Delhi: Though the unplanned coronavirus lockdown has affected mostly the lower middle and poor classes of people, there are other sections who have been hit hard too.

A video clip of Railway employees in who have been held up at their place of work is doing rounds on social media.

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“We have neither got a morsel of food nor a drop of water for the last three days,” a wage-earner is heard saying.

“The government is least bothered about us. When we told our authorities move us out of there they have asked us to live in railway compartments that are burning with high temperature,” he added.

“We have to travel 1 kilometer to get 2 liters of water for Rs.100,” said the worker.

On March 25, 2020 millions of migrant workers set out on foot on highways to reach their homes in villages in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttarakhand. A nationwide lockdown had been declared the previous night.

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COVID-19: Australia’s Test tour of Bangladesh postponed

inkPoint Media on April 10, 2020

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket Australia have decided to postpone the upcoming two-match Test series due to the persisting coronavirus threat.

Australia were due to play the Tests in Chattogram and Dhaka between June 11 to 23. The BCB and CA will now work together to find a future window for rescheduling the series which is a part of the ICC World Test Championship.

BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury is hoping that the situation will soon become favourable to conduct a series in future.

“This is understandably disappointing for players and fans of both sides. However, in the current global scenario of the COVID-19 outbreak and considering the nature of the health emergency, the BCB and CA are in agreement that this is the most sensible and practical decision,” Chowdhury said in a statement.

“We hope that the situation will improve soon and we are able to hold this series at a convenient time in the near future. To that end, the BCB will continue to work closely with CA with whom we share a history of support and cooperation,” he added.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, all the sporting activities across the globe have been put on halt. Most of the tournaments are either postponed or stand cancelled.

Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said: “Postponing the tour is regrettable, but I would like to thank the Bangladesh Cricket Board for the open, honest and responsible discussions that led us to this mutually-agreed position. As we know, the global cricket calendar is very busy but we will do everything we can to honour our commitment to Bangladesh and will continue to work with the BCB on an agreed date.”

The novel coronavirus has infected almost 1.5 million people and killed over 88,000 worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Source: ANI

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Siasat ki khabrein 9th Apr 2020

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

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US: Indian-American journalist dies due to coronavirus

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Washington: Scores of Indian-Americans have tested positive with the novel coronavirus in the US and several of them, including a former journalist of an Indian news agency, have died, according to multiple news reports from community organisations and diaspora leaders.

While there is no official or unofficial count of Indian-Americans infected with the coronavirus in the country, information available on various private social media groups indicate that a significant number of them are in New York and New Jersey.

The two States, which have the highest concentration of Indian-Americans in the US, are also the worst hit by the coronavirus in the country.

By Monday, over 170,000 people tested positive in these two States and fatalities crossed 5,700.

Former contributor to United News of India

Veteran Indian-American journalist Brahm Kuchibhotla, who was a former contributor to United News of India news agency, breathed last at a New York hospital on Monday night.

Really shocking that this is happening to the community. Cannot believe that this is happening to us and the people we know,” said Indian American Rajendra Dichpally.

Community leaders said that every day they have been receiving reports of their near and dear ones and other testing positive. Some of them, including a former president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Several community leaders both in the New York metropolitan area and Greater Washington Area of Maryland and Virginia have tested positive.

While the majority of them are in self-quarantine in their homes, many of them have been admitted to hospitals.

Sewa International

Sewa International, which has been running a help-line in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic said that they have been receiving several calls seeking help.

Indian-Americans have raised USD 204,000 in support of Houston-based IT professional Rohan Bavadekar who is battling for his life on ventilator support.

His wife and three children have also tested positive. A day earlier, Federation of Kerala Associations in North America said that it has lost four of its community members due to the coronavirus.

In Silicon Valley, an Indian American IT engineer has been tested positive along with his immediate family members. While the rest of his family members stayed inside their home during this ongoing lockdown. He was the only family member who came out and did grocery.

Dr Mukul S Chandra, medical director of the Cardiac Preventive Care and Research at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio is on a ventilator fighting COVID-19.

Community members in an appeal are seeking a plasma donor who tested positive for COVID-19 and then made a full recover.

According to estimates by the Johns Hopkins University, there are over 1.34 million confirmed coronavirus cases across the world and over 75,000 people have died of it.

The US has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the world at 364,723, followed by Spain (136,675), Italy (132,547), Germany (102,453). More than 10,000 people have died in the US because of COVID-19.

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Dubai suspends marriage, divorce during lockdown

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Dubai: Coronavirus lockdowns may make or break relationships, but in Dubai marriages and divorces have been suspended “until further notice” to avoid gatherings that could spread the disease.

Dubai’s justice department said Wednesday that the decision was among the “measures to prevent the spread of the pandemic” rolled out in the emirate which is under a strict lockdown.

Justice Khaled al-Hawsni of the family court also said on the department’s website that couples who have already completed marriage formalities must not organise wedding parties “even among their immediate circles”.

Coronavirus cases in UAE

The United Arab Emirates has recorded more than 2,000 cases of the coronavirus, and 12 deaths.

All citizens and residents other than those in essential services require a permit to leave their homes.

Dubai, one of the seven emirates that make up the country, has come to a virtual halt with its famous mega-malls and sprawling hotels shuttered.

Life under lockdown

Life under the lockdown has raised many questions among anxious citizens.

One Emirati man contacted police to ask whether he needs a permit to visit his second wife, the Gulf News daily reported, without saying what the answer was.

Polygamy is allowed in the country, with men allowed to have four wives at the same time, in accordance with Islamic law.

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Melbourne Film Festival cancelled

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Washington D.C.: The International Melbourne Film Festival which was scheduled to be held in August this year has been cancelled over health concerns relating to the coronavirus outbreak.

According to Variety magazine, the organisers of the festival said that the accompanying events that used to take place with the festival have also been cancelled.

In an attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Australia is currently under a lockdown.

According to Variety magazine, 5,886 people have been tested positive for coronavirus in the country and the death toll stand at 46 as of April 7.

“The thought of a winter without MIFF in our city is a disorienting one; deeply disappointing to both our organization and, I’m sure, our community,” Variety magazine quoted MIFF artistic director Al Cossar.

“It is a decision that was very hard but plainly necessary, responsible and required given what we all face together at this moment,” added Cossar.

This year’s edition of the festival was scheduled to start on August 6.

“In the absence of the festival this year, MIFF is considering other means of maintaining its engagement with audiences. We will share details as they become available,” Variety quoted Cossar as saying.

Various other Australian festivals that have been halted due to the highly contagious virus include the Sydney Film Festival, Gold Coast Film Festival, and the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.

Source: ANI

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Disinfectant tunnel installed at Rachakonda CP office

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Hyderabad: 3V Safe Tunnel, a disinfectant tunnel was installed today at the Office of Commissioner of Police Rachakonda at Neredmet by a private firm S3V Vascular Technologies Private Limited.

The tunnel uses aerosol technology to provide maximum protection to people passing through the tunnel in around 20 seconds.

The disinfectant used consists of a combination of a water-soluble polymer and iodine. The solution has been proved to be effective against SARS, MERS and Ebola viruses. The atomized liquid spray disinfects all surfaces, even those that are not directly exposed to the nozzles. 3V Safe Tunnel is one of the many methods to reduce local transmission of COVID-19 virus.

S3V Vascular Technologies Private Limited is a Medical Device company that manufactures devices for the brain and heart.

Speaking on the occasion, Rachakonda CP Mahesh Bhagwat has thanked the team of 3V Safe Tunnel Badri Narayan, Dr Vijay for their innovative solution and for providing one at their office. He also appreciated the efforts of the team in designing a smaller tunnel that can be set up in all the police stations of Rachakonda. He also thanked Maganti Pradeep Kumar of Sampada group for sponsoring tunnel to Rachakonda.

As many as 200 PPE kits are given to police personnel working at isolation centers, personnel assisting medical staff in dealing with people to be quarantined, etc by a private firm. CP Mahesh Bhagwat thanked Pushparaj, the COO of Baji Babu and Nageswar Rao (Retd Addl SP), Security head of Indus Towers for sponsoring the PPE equipment to Rachakonda Police.

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HC seeks report from Govt on Wanaparthy police attack

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Hyderabad: Making it clear that the recent Wanaparthy incident cannot be attributed to the entire police department, the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to file a report before April 17 of this month informing it whether an FIR was registered in the Wanaparthy incident. T

he Wanaparthy police best up an innocent person in front of his son.

A division bench of the Court passed this order in a taken up Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that six policemen have mercilessly beaten the person at Wanaparthy.

The took court cognisance of a letter emailed by high court Advocate PVG Umesh Chandra. In his letter, he urged the HC to direct the DGP of the state and Wanaparthy SP to file an FIR against the accused police personnel. The HC later adjourned the matter till April 17

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12 containment clusters created in Hyderabad

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has set up 12 containment clusters to combat COVID-19 spread said Commissioner Lokesh Kumar. He stated as per the instructions of the government GHMC officials and staff are working in coordination with Police, Revenue, and Health department officials.

The containment clusters are as follows – 1. Ramgopalpet 2.Sheikhpet 3.Red Hills 4.Malakpet -Santoshnagar 5.Chandrayangutta 6. Alwal 7.Moosapet 8. Kukatpally 9.Qutubullapur -Gajularamaram 10.Mayurinagar 11.Yosufguda 12.Chandanagar.

Further, Commissioner informs that 89 corona positive cases are registered in these above-mentioned areas, Special attention is given to Sanitation and Spraying of disinfectant in these clusters. Apart from this, a team consisting of Health and GHMC officials are going to each and every household to identify those who are symptomatic and getting them tested.

In these identified clusters public movements are monitored and barricading is done to keep a check on public movement. Regarding this discussions were held with City police Commissioner Sri Anjani Kumar, he added.

Barricading and Bandobust will continue till some stipulated period he said. Out of 593 people who returned from Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, 63 people tested corona positive. With these 45 family members got effected with COVID-19. Now there is a chance of Corona cases decrease he added.

Those who are tested and found Corona positive are shifted to government isolation centers.

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Cannes Film Festival won’t go virtual if all else fails

inkPoint Media on April 09, 2020

Washington D.C.: The Cannes film festival director Thierry Fremaux has confirmed that the major event won’t take the virtual route if it can’t be hosted as a physical event.

Fremaux told Variety,”(For) Cannes, its soul, its history, its efficiency, it’s a model that wouldn’t work. What is a digital festival? A digital competition? We should start by asking rights holders if they agree.”

While teasing some titles that have been in the mix for the upcoming edition, Fremaux said, “Films by Wes Anderson or Paul Verhoeven on a computer? Discovering ‘Top Gun 2’ or (Pixar’s) ‘Soul’ elsewhere than in (a) theatre? These films have been postponed to be shown on a big screen; why would we want to show them before, on a digital device?”

Since early March when the coronavirus outbreak became a global issue, there has been a giant question mark around the 2020 edition of the Cannes Film Festival. After weeks of speculation, organisers postponed the event on March 19 from its initial May unspooling to possibly late June or early July — firm dates still have yet to be set.

Fremaux also asserted that the ‘directors’ of films are driven by the idea of showing their movies on a big screen and sharing them with others at events like festivals, not for their works to end up on an iPhone.

He further added that “If all the festivals are cancelled, we will have to think of a way to showcase films, to avoid wasting a year, but I don’t think a precarious and improvised alternative of Cannes or Venice — no sooner done than forgotten — would be the solution.”

Concerns surrounding rights and windowing due to the risk of piracy and other issues are likely to emerge when the planned digital festival initiatives start rolling out later this year.

Fremaux’s declaration echoes Venice’s topper Alberto Barbera’s comments over the weekend, which threw cold water on the prospect of a digital element to Venice and distinguished that fest from the digital-savvy Toronto International Film Festival, which is “a different type of festival,” according to Barbera.

Of course, the Cannes’ refusal to go digital isn’t surprising. Fremaux is a die-hard lover of the big screen, he even hosts Lyon’s annual Lumiere Festival in homage to the French cinema pioneers, the Lumiere brothers.

Over the years, the Cannes Film Festival has built its reputation as a launchpad for movies from around the world ahead of their theatrical bows in France and abroad — a model that has successfully worked for decades, as it did last year with Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite,’ which went on to be a commercial hit and scoop four Oscars after winning the Palme d’Or.

The film festival also works hand in hand with French distributors and exhibitors who are well represented on the board of the festival.

Despite France’s three-week lockdown, Fremaux maintains that the festival is carrying on with the selection of films while monitoring the evolution of the pandemic.

The festival recently stated that the key sales agents who represent the majority of titles in the competition have been submitting their films to Cannes’ selection committee, and the dates for registration have been extended by a month and a half.

Also, the French culture ministry and the city’s mayor are backing the Cannes, and they have announced the launch of a support cell for festivals scheduled for 2020.

Source: ANI

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Kejriwal to hold meeting with Delhi MPs on coronavirus

inkPoint Media on April 08, 2020

New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold a meeting with all Delhi MPs on the issue of coronavirus via video conference on Wednesday.

The chief minister will discuss the measures with the Members of Parliament (MPs) to deal with COVID-19 in the national capital, an official said.

“The CM will meet Delhi MPs at 12 noon on the issue of coronavirus,” he said.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital on Tuesday rose to 576, with 51 fresh cases and two deaths being reported in a day, according to the Delhi Health Department.

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Modi to discuss shutdown future with Parliament floor leaders

inkPoint Media on April 08, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting with Parliamentary floor leaders of different parties on Wednesday morning at 11 am through video conference, to decide the future course of action as far as coronavirus outbreak in India is concerned, among other key issues.

End shutdown or extend it?

The primary point on the agenda will be whether to end the shutdown or extend it and if the government wishes to withdraw it, what should be the approach. The current shutdown is slated to end on April 14.

Another point of discussion will be the economic impact of the shutdown on India and how to deal with it. Money released to states, future of daily wage workers who are the worst hit due to total shutdown and scope if any possible economic package will be discussed in the meeting, say sources.

The government is expecting some opposition to the ordinance to suspend MPLADS for two years. Modi will hear their views and try to reason with them, the sources said.

Government considering CMs’ request

Explaining the current food supply chain, and availability of essentials will definitely feature in the discussion in view of a extension of the ongoing shutdown. Government sources indicated on Tuesday that the government is ‘considering request’ by various Chief Ministers against ending the current shutdown on April 14.

Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Thawar Chand Gehlot, Pralhad Joshi, Nirmala Sitharaman among others will be present on behalf of the government along with PM Modi.

The Shiv Sena will be represented by Sanjay Raut, the Lok Janshakti Party by Chirag Paswan, the Samajwadi Party by Prof Ram Gopal Yadav, the Bahujan Samaj Party by Danish Ali and Satish Mishra and the Biju Janata Dal by Pinaki Misra.

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Hopefully we can get an IPL: Steve Smith

inkPoint Media on April 08, 2020

New Delhi: The world might be in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, but cricket players across the globe have made it clear that they would love to have an IPL this year even if not right away. And speaking to Ish Sodhi in a podcast organised by Rajasthan Royals, skipper Steve Smith said the same.

“Plenty going on in the world at present, but hopefully we can get an IPL at some stage. The two seasons that I captained the Royals were both half seasons, Shane Watson gave me the captaincy in 2015 and then last year out of the blue I took over at the back end of the season. Looking at having a crack at it full time and the Royals have a pretty good squad,” he said.

RR teammate Jos Buttler believes its a “big shame” that the lucrative T20 tournament cannot be held at the moment due to the coronavirus outbreak. The 13th edition stands suspended till April 15 and chances of it being held in the near future are also grim.

Buttler however is hoping that IPL can be slotted later in the year. “I don’t know any more than you know about when IPL would be played or people talking about whether it can be pushed back. At the moment, everything is quite indefinite as no one knows how long it will last. So, it can’t be decided at the moment when it could or could not happen,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Buttler as saying.

“As for the stature of the tournament, it’s a massive, massive tournament. Revenue that is involved in IPL is massive. It is a very important competition to cricket and it’s a big shame that it’s not going ahead or whether it does have the way to push it in the schedule and allow it,” he added.

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Congress questions KCR’s proposals for extension of lockdown

inkPoint Media on April 08, 2020

Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) Spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin on Tuesday said that the State Government should extend the ongoing lockdown period only with a comprehensive plan and not in a haphazard manner as it did from March 22.

Speaking to media persons, the TPCC Spokesperson said that Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao might be justified in appealing the Central Government for extending the lockdown to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. However, he said that both the Central and State Governments should do a serious review on the implications of ongoing lockdown.

“There are two categories of people affected due to the Coronavirus. The immediate victims are those affected with the disease or those suspected of having it. Second, are the victims of lockdown.

Daily wage earners, vendors, cab and auto drivers, migrant workers, etc., are immediate victims. Owners and employees of small businesses are the other victims. While the State Government is taking care of patients or suspected persons, it should also clarify what it did for the victims of lockdown. In the name of saving their lives, the government is actually ruining their lives completely,” he alleged.

Nizamuddin said their crores of people have lost their livelihood due to total lockdown since March 22. He said daily wage earners and even salaried class had no savings to stock food for 21 days as it was the month-end. Whatever money they had was already spent in the first two weeks of March. Therefore, they were left with nothing when the lockdown was announced, he said.

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