The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 969 crore in the corresponding January-March period of 2018-19.

Under the PM-KISAN (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi) scheme, each farmer gets Rs 6,000 in a year in three equal installments directly in bank account.

According to the Tamil Nadu government, the committee comprises economists, industrialists, vice chancellors, bankers, government officials and others.

Stephen Kearney sees this as a chance for Australia's National Rugby League to be one of the first sports in the world to emerge from Covid-19 shutdown.

Georges Laraque, who is asthmatic, developed pneumonia in both lungs and was hit by nightly fevers post hospitalisation after testing positive for Covid-19.

Tennis is one of several social-distancing-compatible sports the Austrian government has allowed to resume as they ease the Covid-19 lockdown.

The Checkmate Covid-19 Blitz Open, organised to raise funds for Kerala's fight against Covid-19, was won by Grandmaster SL Narayanan.

The next sumo 'basho' or tournament had been scheduled to begin on May 24, after organisers delayed the event by two weeks over the pandemic.

India will be represented by Viswanathan Anand, Vidit Gujrathi, P. Hari Krishna and Koneru Humpy at the online Nations Cup.

Leander Paes revealed that his mother was not to happy with his viral challenge that took social media by storm.

Novak Djokovic posted a video showing him exchanging shots with another man at clay court in the coastal city of Marbella.

BWF chief Thomas Lund said the restrictions on international travel due to coronavirus has complicated the picture for badminton to resume.

Sun Yang was found guilty of refusing to give a doping sample and was banned for eight years for the same.

Kashmiri athletes like Afreen Hyder, Aijaz Hassan, Vilayat Hussain and more have to make do with the restricted spaces and still stay fit during Covid-19 lockdown.

South Korea's sporting industry emerged from the coronavirus shutdown with baseball while football and golf will soon follow suit.

The nomination inviting process usually begins in April but was pushed back due to Covid-19 lockdown and now, the final date of submission has been fixed at June 3.

Social-distancing restrictions are still in place in Australia, so 'normal' full-contact training will not resume for another week at least.

NSFs and State Olympic Associations have been asked to collect feedback from the stakeholders such as athletes, coaches, support staff, central and state government ministries, match officials and sports administrators

FFT president Bernard Giudicelli said the protocol proposed was "favorably received by the sports ministry" and could lead to the resumption of training and other amateur activities.

PV Sindhu said that senior Indian players with international experience can coach and help youngsters during the coronavirus lockdown.

Athletes always must go out carrying the proper documentation showing that they are allowed to be out, otherwise they can be subjected to fines.

Both the ATP and WTA Tours have been forced to take cost-cutting measures since the COVID-19 pandemic started

India lost to Rest of the World in the second round of the FIDE-Chess.com Online Nations Cup after against USA.

Novak Djokovic published a video of him training on Monday in apparent violation of Spain's current rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.

French tennis federation's decision to postpone the French Open to late September amid the Covid-19 crisis was widely criticised because the new dates clashed with the hardcourt season.

The Player Relief Programme will support those 'who are facing unprecedented challenges due to the global impact of Covid-19'.

The global charity run also saw over 400 Indians running for the noble cause raising over 1250 Euros.

Saurabh Chaudhary's coach Amit Sheoran said for his ward it doesn't matter if the Tokyo Olympics are held tomorrow, after a year or even after 10 years

For Satish Kumar the euphoria that came with sealing qualification for the Tokyo Olympics was quickly balanced off by the news that it been postponed due to coronavirus

Sania Mirza said she is proud apart from cricket, the biggest sports stars in India are women athletes

Bianca Andreescu's bid to return to competitive tennis suffered a further jolt when the season was halted in March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

India, on the second day of the FIDE-Chess.com Online Nations Cup, lost its third and fourth round matches to Europe and China by similar 1.5-2.5 margins

Under New Zealand's four-tier alert system, social distancing protocols are enforced less stringently under level two, allowing contact sports including the national game of rugby union.

The spending by the Mississippi Department of Human Services showed Brett Favre had been paid $1.1 million for three speaking engagements, none of which he participated in.

Players beginning to train is the first small step on the road to resuming the 2019-20 NBA campaign that was shut down on March 12 due to Covid-19.

NFL is also establishing workplace protocols that require face coverings unless a person is in a closed office.

SAI has made electricity, water, housekeeping, hostel free for IOA and NSFs and the organisers will now have to make only food and beverages arrangement for an event.

Sportspersons took to social media to offer condolences to the families of those affected in the Vizag gas leak tragedy and prayed for the recovery of those in the hospitals.

A total of 19,245 players registered for the CheckmateCovid Chess Tournament and GM Ankit Rajpara won it.

Director of World Players' Association said players were willing to take a calculated risk to resume their sporting careers, social distancing rules cannot be adhered to in most sports.

French Tennis Federation announced that all ticket holders for the French Open will be refunded.

India defeated Rest of the World 2.5-1.5 in the seventh round, their first win in the Online Nations Cup.

Brett Favre said he never 'no-showed' anyone for advertisements, speaking engagements of anything like that.

Vanessa Bryant seeks damages for emotional distress and mental anguish after learning 8 sheriff's department deputies took graphic photos of the Kobe crash site and shared them with others.

Testing could allow some teams to feel more secure about safety concerns at facilities and encourage more players to participate.

Sakshi Malik hasn't yet managed to book her spot at the Tokyo Olympics though she says she is training hard.

UFC fighter Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza and his two cornermen were found positive for Covid-19 but asymptomatic and will self-isolate off host hotel.

The Tokyo Olympics was postponed for a year to 2021 in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.