Day: March 12, 2020

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 WC

COVID-19 hits SA series: Lucknow, Kolkata ODIs to be held in empty stadiums, confirms BCCI

11:08 pm March 12, 2020

New Delhi: The remaining two one-dayers between India and South Africa will be played in empty stadiums in Lucknow and Kolkata due to the dreaded novel coronavirus pandemic, the BCCI confirmed on Thursday. The matches are scheduled to be held in March 15 (Lucknow) and March 18 (Kolkata). The sports ministry has issued an advisory […]

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AstraZeneca gets marketing permission for leukaemia drug in India

11:05 pm March 12, 2020

News Delhi: Healthcare firm AstraZeneca Pharma on Thursday said it has received approval from India’s drug regulator to market Acalabrutinib 100mg capsules, a medicine for treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. “This is to inform that AstraZeneca Pharma India Limited has received import and market permission…from the Drugs Controller General of India for Acalabrutinib 100mg capsules,” […]

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Coming home and staying there in COVID-19 times

Containment zones to be created to stop virus spread in Pune

11:01 pm March 12, 2020

Pune: The Pune district administration has decided to enforce “containment program” in the localities where confirmed cases of coronavirus infection were found, a senior official said here on Thursday. The number of coronavirus patients in the city rose to nine earlier in the day with another person testing positive. “A containment zone will be enforced […]

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Coronavirus: Roman Catholic Archdiocese asks churches to suspend public gatherings during lockdown

Belgian churches suspend mass as virus spreads

10:58 pm March 12, 2020

Brussels: Belgian Catholic churches have suspended public services until next month for fear of spreading the coronavirus, the council of bishops announced Thursday. At the same time, the Great Mosque of Brussels cancelled Friday prayers and smaller Muslim places of worship were advised to follow local health advice. For Belgium’s majority Roman Catholics, the bishops […]

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Ghaziabad: Woman found murdered in fields

10:51 pm March 12, 2020

Ghaziabad: A woman was found murdered in a pool of blood in the fields near the Bhatta No.5 road of Ghaziabad, police said on Thursday. She has been identified as Rinni Jain, a resident of Gulmohar Green Society, Sahibabad. Police have registered a case under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. On Wednesday, she […]

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