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Shaktimaan to return amid lockdown, confirms Mukesh Khanna Joining the list of reruns on Doordarshan is another cult classic from the golden era of Indian television, superhero show Shaktimaan, veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, who featured in the titular role, has revealed. Earlier, it was announced the cult mythological series Ramayana, Mahabharat, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Circus and Byomkesh Bakshi, featuring Rajit Kapur, will be re-telecast on the national broadcaster and its sister channels during the 21-day lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. Source: The Indian Express

Saudi Arabia assures India of uninterrupted LPG supply: Dharmendra Pradhan India’s oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Sunday that he had discussed global oil market developments with Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman and Aramco’s Chief Executive Amin Nasser as well as uninterrupted LPG supplies to India. Prince Abdulaziz assured (me) of LPG supplies in the coming days to support our domestic requirement, Dharmendra Pradhan posted on his Twitter account. On Friday, two Indian refiners declared force majeure on crude purchases from the Middle East after fuel demand plummeted due to a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of...

No plan to extend 21-day lockdown, says Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba The Prasar Bharati News Service, India’s public broadcaster, has said that reports claiming that the government may further extend the 21-day nationwide lockdown are false. Referring to a report carrying the headline Modi govt could extend coronavirus lockdown by a week as migrant exodus triggers alarm’, Prasar Bharati said the news is fake. In a tweet on Monday, PBNS said, PBNS got in touch with the Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on this news article, “The Cabinet Secretary expressed surprise and said that there is no such plan of extending...

‘We survived crises, 2004 Tsunami, Chennai floods’ – Balaji’s motivational message amid COVID-19 threat Former India fast bowler Lakshmipathy Balaji on Sunday said that human beings across the world are designed to survive challenging times. Balaji’s remarks came at a time when the ongoing coronavirus crisis has brought normal lives to a halt all across the globe. India Prime Minister Narendra Modi enforced a nationwide lockdown earlier this week in the wake of rising coronavirus cases in the country. Speaking in an interview, Balaji said that our ancestors were able to fight off other difficult times as well. “We are...

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin fears 2019-20 season could be lost UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has said 2019-20 season could be lost if leagues are unable to resume by the end of June due to the coronavirus outbreak. Football across the world has been suspended due to the pandemic, with La Liga confirming on Monday the competition has been halted indefinitely. Ceferin says UEFA do have plans for the future but much will depend on what happens in the next weeks and months. Source: Barca Blaugranes

‘I will be selfish if I think about cricket, IPL’: Harbhajan Singh Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh does not want to think too far ahead and speak about the IPL even as the country is facing a lockdown owing to the coronavirus pandemic. “Honestly in this time, cricket does not come in my mind in the past 15 days. Cricket is a very small thing in front of the country. I will be selfish if would be thinking about cricket and IPL. Our priority should healthy and fit India. Sports will only take place if we stay safe and healthy. Cricket...

England skipper Heather Knight to volunteer for NHS to help combat COVID-19 in UK London: England women’s cricket team captain Heather Knight has joined the National Health Service (NHS) as a volunteer to help the healthcare system fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The 29-year-old Knight who has played seven Tests, 101 ODIs and 74 T20Is for England will help in transporting medicines and spreading awareness about the pandemic in the United Kingdom, that has reported at least 14,543 cases of the novel coronavirus. “I signed up to the NHS’ volunteer scheme as I have a lot of...

ICC salutes ‘real world hero’ Joginder Sharma who is on cop duty during coronavirus lockdown India cricketer Joginder Sharma, who will be forever remembered for his final over in the 2007 T20 World Cup that helped India lift the trophy, is currently on the streets carrying out his duty as a police-officer amid the lockdown enforced by the government to fight the Covid-19. For fulfilling his duty in the challenging time, ICC saluted the World Cup-winning hero in a tweet on Saturday. Joginder Sharma is currently posted in Hisar as the nation observes a 21-day lockdown till April 14 to...

People don’t call me Arun Govil, they call me Ram: ”Ramayan” star Mumbai, Mar 29 (PTI) When one tries to imagine Lord Ram, they invoke Arun Govil”s smiling face from Ramanand Sagar”s “Ramayan” and the actor says he is amazed that even after 33 years his image as the noble prince is so fresh in the minds of the viewers. The epic show, which also featured Deepika Chikhalia as Goddess Sita, started its yet another telecast on Doordarshan on Saturday. Its rerun comes at a time when the whole country is under the 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of...

Princess Maria Teresa of Spain becomes first royal to die from COVID-19 Spanish Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma has become the first royal to pass away due to coronavirus complications. According to Fox News, the 86-year-old was a cousin of Spain’s King Felipe VI. Her brother Prince Sixto Enrique de Borbon, the Duke of Aranjuez, announced on Facebook that she died after contracting COVID-19. The post reads, “On this afternoon our sister Maria Teresa de Borbon Parma and Borbon Busset, a victim of the coronavirus COVID-19, died in Paris at the age of eighty-six.” Princess Teresa’s death comes weeks after...