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If you stay indoors right now, you are fighting the battle for your country: Pujara

9:31 pm April 4, 2020

New Delhi: Batting long comes naturally to Cheteshwar Pujara and now he wants his fellow Indians to do the same by staying at home as “the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic can only be won by being indoors”. Pujara was one of the elite Indian sportspersons who attended the video call held by Prime Minister […]

Lockdown challenge: Rai builds muscles to maintain shape for third Olympics

9:21 pm April 4, 2020

Kolkata: Amid the nationwide lockdown, veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai is busy building shoulder muscles at the Army Sports Institute in Pune, which he believes will keep him in shape for Tokyo Olympics now postponed to next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The postponement of the Tokyo Games was a bitter pill to swallow […]

Anushka and Virat appeal to paparazzi to not click their daughter’s picture

Kohli, Anushka pledge support to fight COVID-19 pandemic

3:58 pm March 30, 2020

New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli and his actor wife Anushka Sharma on Monday pledged their support to the Prime Minster and the Maharashtra Chief Minster’s relief funds to combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, which has left the world in disarray. Kohli, who has been constantly urging people to practice social-distancing via video messages, took […]

Manu Bhaker demands action against AI employees for alleged harassment

Manu Bhaker donates Rs 1 lakh for fight against COVID-19

3:54 pm March 30, 2020

New Delhi: Teen shooting sensation Manu Bhaker on Monday donated Rs 1 lakh to the Haryana government to help the state combat the rapidly-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. The 18-year-old, who is a Commonwealth Games and Youth Olympics champion, belongs to Jhajjar district in the state. “This is the time when only lives of people matter to […]

COVID-19: Rahane donates Rs 10 lakh

3:41 pm March 29, 2020

Mumbai: India’s Test team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed to PTI on Sunday by a source close to Rahane, who joins the list of sportspersons who have contributed towards the fight against the pandemic. Batting […]