"Due to lockdown on account of outbreak of COVID-19, hard copies of nominations are not required to be sent. Scanned copies of nominations duly signed by the applicant and recommending authority may be sent before last date of submission," read a ministry circular.

During the webinar, titled ‘Physical Literacy: For Nation’s Development’, the panelists discussed a lot of topics related to physical literacy, including its meaning, the challenges it faces, its need of promotion, the lax attitude towards it and its importance in everybody’s life. The panel also discussed the lax attitude towards physical education in India.

Tendulkar made the donation to the Hi5 Foundation, a non-profit organisation based out of Mumbai.

Spot gold markets remained shut due to the lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, according to HDFC Securities.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.78, or 7.4 per cent, to $25.77, on track for its highest close since April 6 and up more than 30 per cent this week.

US gold futures rose 0.6 per cent to $1,698.70.

Higher exports from India, the world's biggest producer of sugar, could put pressure on global prices and limit shipments from rivals such as Brazil and Thailand.

The metal gained about 2% on Thursday on the back of bleak US economic data.

Palm oil has ended lower for the past three sessions, and has lost 5% so far this week.

Globally, gold eased on Friday as appetite for riskier assets improved after a string of strong corporate earnings.

Here is how SMC Global expects commodities to fare today:

Copper prices on Friday traded 0.48 per cent higher at Rs 408.75 per kg in futures market.

US gold futures were up 0.1 per cent at $1,728.10.

Analysts said raising of bets by participants kept crude prices higher in futures trade here.

In the international market, silver was quoting 1.44 per cent higher at $15.82 per ounce in New York.

US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude gained 59 cents, or 2.5 per cent, to $24.14 a barrel.

The issue price for Series I (April 20 to 24, 2020) was Rs 4,639 per gram of gold.

What he didn’t know was oil’s first trip into negative pricing had broken Interactive Brokers Group Inc.

The High Court passed the interim order on Friday as a result of the blatant violation of the conditions that the court had prescribed under which liquor shops could function. These conditions included adhering to social distancing norms while also deploying additional staff to manage the crowd.

Assam cabinet held its meeting on Friday through video conferencing. Assam Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said the 25 per cent hike will add Rs 1000 crore to the government's kitty.

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