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ICC should wait for a suitable to host T20 World Cup: Wasim Akram

With just a few days before the ICC could decide the fate of the upcoming T20 world cup, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram said that the international Cricket Council should wait for the suitable time to host the event.

The ICC is supposed to make a decision on June 10 inorder to explore the contingency plans amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held between October – November in Australia this year.

While speaking to a pakastani publication, the former captain said that World Cup is a big crowd game where spectators from all around the world come and support their teams, so it can’t be played behind closed doors.

Recently the ICC has recommended a ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball but allowed sweat in order to counter the spread of coronavirus spread.

The Pakistani pacer also added that using sweat on the ball is not a solution as too much use of sweat will make the ball wet and thus believe that ICC will come with a reasonable solution for this.

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Indian diplomats harassed by ISI in Pakistan

Days after India removed two Pakistani high commission officials, Pakistan’s inter-services intelligence (ISI) has been harassing Indian diplomats in Pakistan.

According to reports, the vehicle of India’s Charge d’affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia, was chased by a member of Pakistan’s ISI. It is also believed that the ISI has assigned various personnel outside the residences of the Indian diplomats.

India has asked Pakistan to investigate these incidents urgently and also asked them that such incidents should not be repeated.

According to sources India has witnessed 13 such harassment episodes in the month of March itself.

New Delhi on May 31 expelled two Pakistan high commission officials on the charges of engaging in spying, after which they were detained by the Indian forces.

Pakistan condemned India’s decision to declare the two officials persona non grata and evict them. And said that their officials we’re being tortured and detained on false and baseless charges.

Although India rejected Pakistan’s claim and said that Pakistani officials are being caught red-handed spying.

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Death of pregnant elephant in Kerala, Centre assures action

With the outgrowing rage over the shocking death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala, a manhunt to arrest those responsible for the heinous crime has been started.

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday assured that strict action will be taken against the culprits.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday, also said that the forest department is probing the case and the culprits will be punished.

The 15 year old elephant had consumed a pineapple filled with firecrackers which exploded in the animal’s mouth and died after a week.

The elephant died at Velliyar River in Thiruvizhamkunnu forest section in Kottopadam grama panchayat on May 27. Forest officials tried to bring the animal’s body to the river bank using two other trained elephants but failed. Later the post-mortem indicated that the elephant was pregnant.

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Good news for entertainment industry: Film and TV shoots to resume from today

In a big relief for the entertainment industry, Maharashtra government has announced that the film and television industry can resume shooting in the none-containment zones of the state from today.

The state government issued various guidelines for the production houses. The producers are supposed to seek permission from the respective district collectors in order to start their shooting schedules. To shoot at the film City, permissions from the Maharashtra Film, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation are necessary.

The guidelines include that all staff members have to compulsorily download Aarogya Settu aap in their compatible devices.

The guidelines also states that it is important to maintain 33 percent crew only on the set excluding the main cast.

It is also given that the shooting should take place in a gated premises manned by the security guards.

The guidelines also include that the artistes have to work with the minimum support staff in order to avoid the spread of the virus.

Various members of the entertainment fraternity last week appealed to the state government in order to resume work as the nation is under lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic since March this year.

The Maharashtra government extended its lockdown till June 30 easing some restrictions.

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Music composer Wajid Khan dies at 42; Bollywood mourns the loss

Singer-composer Wajid Khan of music director duo Sajid-Wajid, died in early hours of Monday in a city hospital due to complications arising from a kidney infection. He was 42.

Wajid was popular for their work on Salman Khan’s films such as “Wanted”, “Dabangg” and “Ek Tha Tiger”.

Music composer Salim Merchant, who confirmed the news of Wajid’s death, said the composer was hospitalised few days ago at Surana Hospital, Chembur where his condition deteriorated.

“He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But recently he got to know about kidney infection… He was on the ventilator for the last four days, after his situation started getting worse. Kidney infection was the beginning and then he got critical,” Salim told media.

Confirming the news, singer Sonu Nigam also posted on his official social media handle: “My brother Wajid left us.”

Mourning the tragic news, Bollywood stars took to twitter to express their grief.

Priyanka Chopra wrote, “The one thing I will always remember is Wajid bhai’s laugh. Always smiling. Gone too soon. My condolences to his family and everyone grieving. Rest in peace my friend. You are in my thoughts and prayers.”

Varun Dhawan shared a picture of his father David Dhawan with Wajid and wrote, “Shocked hearing this news @wajidkhan7 bhai was extremely close to me and my family. He was one of the most positive people to be around. We will miss you Wajid bhai thank you for the music.”

Music composer-singer Vishal Dadlani wrote, “Both @SajidMusicKhan and @wajidkhan7 have been close & true friends. The kind who might see the light on and show up at our studio in the middle of the night just to meet and talk and share a laugh. Can’t believe Wajid and I will never speak again.”

Parineeti Chopra tweeted,” Wajid Bhai you were the nicest, nicest nicest man! Always smiling.

Always singing. All heart. Every music session with him was memorable. You will truly be missed wajid bhai. 🧡🧡 #WajidKhan.”

“This cannot be true! I can”t believe that Wajid bhai has left us.. In state of complete shock! Worked with u on so many songs and just met u a while ago @wajidkhan7 .. May your soul Rest In Peace.. May god give strength to the family to bear this huge loss,” tweeted singer Tulsi Kumar.

The music composer duo made their Bollywood debut with Salman’s 1998 movie “Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya” and went on to work on actor’s various films including “Garv”, “Tere Naam”, “Tumko Na Bhool Payenge”, “Partner” and the popular “Dabangg” franchise.

Wajid also did playback for Salman in chartbusters like “Mera He Jalwa”, “Fevicol Se” and for Akshay Kumar in “Chinta Ta Chita Chita” from the film “Rowdy Rathore”, among others.

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Lockdown 5.0 aka Unlock-1 rules: Here’s what will be open and what will remain shut

A day before the 4th phase of lockdown ends in the country, the government came up with a set of new directives for Lockdown 5.0, which it named as Unlock 1.

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday (May 30) announced the nationwide lockdown in containment zones will be extended till June 30.

As per new advisory, here’s what will be opened and what not, as pat of the fifth lockdown:

All places of worship, shopping malls, hotels and hospitality sector can reopen from June 8.

The night curfew has been relaxed to 9 pm to 5 am, which means that movement of individuals during this time will be prohibited across the country, except for essential services.

There shall be no restriction on inter-state and intra-State movement of persons and goods.

Also, no separate permission, document or e-permit will be required for any such movement.

In Phase II, schools, colleges, etc will be opened. The state governments have been advised to hold consultations at the institution level with parents and other stakeholders.

International flights, Metro rail, Cinema halls, gymnasiums, swimming pools, entertainment parks, bars and auditoriums, assembly halls, will remain shut.

A maximum of 50 people can participate in wedding ceremonies while 20 in a funeral or last rites of a deceased.

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Govt officials deny trump’s claim of discussion with PM on China

After offering to mediate between India-China conflict over the Ladakh issue, US President Donald Trump now has said that he has spoken to prime minister Narendra Modi and he is not in a ’good mood’ over the “big conflict” between the two nations. the US President was interacting with journalists at the oval office in the white house on Thursday.

Although according to Indian government officials, there has been no recent interaction held between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. It is also added that the last time the two leaders spoke was on hydroxychloroquine issue on 4th April.

Responding to the question about the border situation between India and China, Trump said that the two countries have very powerful militaries and both are probably not happy.

Both India and China have been involved in a stand-off at the Ladakh region along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) since early May. There had been reports of clashes from both the sides at Ladakh’s Pangong region.

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One-month-old baby beats coronavirus, returns home

With Mumbai being the most coronavirus affected state in the country, a piece of good news came bringing a sigh of relief to the people residing in the city.

A one-month-old baby emerged victorious defeating the virus and bringing positivity all around.

An infant was admitted in a civic-run Sion Hospital in Mumbai on May 19. According to the hospital, the baby was admitted with fever and breathlessness, after which he was diagnosed COVID-19 positive. Later the baby was kept in a covid-19 unit.

Doctors further added that the baby responded positively to the treatment and after 5 days a corona test was done which came negative, thus the infant was discharged.

A total number of 1,044 new coronavirus cases were reported in Mumbai on Wednesday, bringing its toll to 33,835. Now the total number of cases in Maharashtra is almost 56,948. The state also reported its biggest number of deaths in a single day with 105 till now.

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Tragic video: Baby plays with shroud covering dead mother; father left the family 2 years ago

In one of the most tragic videos that has been doing the rounds on the internet is this one from the Bihar railway station, where a baby can be seen playing with the shroud covering the dead body of his mother.

The clip is from a station in Muzaffarpur in Bihar, where the 23-year-old woman had arrived in a special train for migrants on Monday.

The woman, said to be Arvina Khatun, 35, is seen lying dead on the platform, with two bags stuffed with her belongings kept away from her.

The clip widely shared on social media, sees the toddler tugging at the cloth placed over his mother’s body. The cloth comes off but his mother doesn’t move; she had died moments before. According to her family, she died of extreme heat, hunger and dehydration.

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The video was shared on social media by many including Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh who had griticised Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, even calling him “the most disrespectful, insensitive and failed railway minister in India’s history”.

“Does the BJP government not see the pain of this innocent, people are dying of hunger and thirst,” he had asked, alleging that the government was busy pointing fingers.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav however had some reassuring news in this regard.

“For the moment we are providing financial assistance of 5 lakhs for both the children. That will be there in a fixed deposit until they attain adulthood,” Yadav said.
The RJD leader also revealed that that Khatoon’s husband had left them two years ago.

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Maha crisis: Amid rift rumors, Thackeray meets it’s alliance partners

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today met Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance leaders at his bungalow in Mumbai.

The agenda of this meeting was to discuss the ongoing coronavirus situation and decision to uplift the lockdown in some areas of the state.

There were speculations that NCP chief Sharad Pawar was not happy with Thackeray handling the covid-19 outbreak in the state. Recently Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)-Congress led coalition had a series of meetings which further boosted the assumptions of strained ties.

But later the NCP chief clarified that there is no threat to the government and all MLAs are together.

The speculations on Tuesday further rose when Congress leader Rahul Gandhi indicated alienation of his party with the state government over handling the covid-19 situation. He said that the Congress is supporting the Maharashtra government but his party is not the key decision maker. He further said that there is a difference between running the government and supporting it. He also said that the state is in a very difficult situation and needs assistance from the centre.

Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 1.5 lakh mark today. Whereas Maharashtra continues to record the highest number of cases with more than 54,000 and at least 1792 deaths.