The coronavirus outbreak has brought all sports activities to a halt, players are practising social distancing and self-isolation during the pandemic.

India is scheduled to take on Australia in four Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is from October. However, the hosts are likely to ask BCCI for a five-match Test series.

Here are the top stories of May 8, 2020.

Mumbai, the financial capital of the country, has become the hotbed of the coronavirus spread in the state where the number of cases has crossed the 12,000-mark and the death toll is over 460.

73 cases are about hate speech over social media.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said he told PM Modi in the meeting that Maharashtra will continue to be under lockdown after April 14.

Chief secretary Ajoy Mehta in an official statement said all nine doctors are from Mumbai would contribute in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.

Mumbai Police arrested Vinay Dubey after hundreds of migrant workers gathered near Bandra railway station on Tuesday.

Raj Thackeray said by the opening of wine shops, the state will start getting a bit of revenue flow which is needed to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

The two brothers are named as accused in the FIR registered by CBI in the Yes Bank scam.

There are around 1,800 students from Maharashtra who are stuck in Kota.

Since chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is not a member of either house of the state legislature, he needs to get elected to the Council before May 27, 2020, the Raj Bhavan said.

The move will affect around 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners.

The RBI also announced that under this facility, it will give funds to banks at lower rates and that the banks will be allowed to avail funds for meeting the liquidity requirements of mutual funds.

Terming it as an "irresponsible" act, the ministry distanced itself from the report.

A total amount of Rs 4684.52 crore, including Rs 2367.65 crore COVID claims under PMGKY package, have been settled during the lockdown.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman insisted that the Indian National Congress and Rahul Gandhi should introspect why they "fail to play a constructive role in cleaning up the system".

Vistara has made temporary changes in its in-flight products and services to minimise the touchpoints of human contact on board by up to 80% during the post-lockdown period.

VAT is now being applied at a uniform 30% on both petrol and diesel in the national capital.

The retail sale prices of petrol and diesel will, however, not change on account of this increase in duties due to the decline in global oil prices.

Mahindra and Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were top gainers.

The already ailing handloom sector has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.

'Punchnama' baby Kartik Aaryan, who has gone on to make a name for himself in Bollywood, went on to explain a netizen who he is

With 4.5 billion views, Neha Kakkar surpassed Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj to become second most watch female artist on YouTube in 2019

Apart from Hrithik and Farah, Genelia D'Souza and Kunal Kapoor also shared inverted images to raise awareness about World Thalassemia Day

Not just Sunny Leone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas even beat Indian male celebrities with her search volume

Sai Pallavi is paired opposite Rana Daggubati in 'Viraata Parvam'

Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurrana met on the sets of 'Bigg Boss 13' and have been together since

Here is the full list of what's allowed and what's prohibited in Delhi till May 17:

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's recovery rate from the COVID-19 disease is around 29.36%

"The company claims that the gas leaked out was Styrene, however, there were conflicting reports of other toxic gases being present there, it needs to be investigated...," Naidu's letter to the Prime Minister states

Cash along with drugs was recovered from both the accused who were arrested from Gurudas.

In meeting with Oli, Chinese envoy sought Nepal's support against the international politicisation of the pandemic as a number of countries are trying to hold China accountable for the pandemic.

For context, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had earlier this week claimed that there is more than enormous evidence to suggest that the coronavirus originated from the virology laboratory in Wuhan.

"They are not journalists. They are thieves," the US President said, "...You saw it today, more documents came out saying there was absolutely no collusion with Russia."

Pandit Harish Brahmbhatt chanted 'Shanti Mantra' at the invitation of President Donald Trump.

The PIL was submitted before the court on Thursday, but the Registry refused to list the matter saying that there's no urgency.

The Central district is severely affected with COVID-19 and it has seven containment zones.

Delhi is the second worst affected state/UT after Maharashta from the coronavirus.

The activity was done in partnership with Annamrita Foundation, a non-profit organization.

N Gaur, a former Delhi High Court judge, has been appointed the Claim Commissioner.

All this while, states were pushing for the opening of liquor shops as they face cash crunch due to the closure of all non-essential businesses for 40 days.