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West Bengal: Two more dead; migrants from Rajasthan to reach tomorrow




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West Bengal: Two weeks after delivery, Covid positive woman recovers, thanks hospital




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West Bengal: Governor slams CM for her remarks against Oppn parties, journalists




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West Bengal committee to decide on easing curbs




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COVID-19 toll climbs to 61 in Bengal, Centre diluting lockdown, says Chief Secretary




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Train with more than 1,100 labourers, pilgrims reaches Bengal from Rajasthan




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WB: Over 1,100 migrants arrive from Ajmer: ‘It feels good to be home’




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TMC: Centre blaming us to cover up its own failings




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Kolkata: Trying our best to bring back migrants, says minister




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West Bengal: 7 more dead, 85 more cases in last 24 hours




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West Bengal: Bankers double credit line to farmers, MSME relief on cards




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Man recounts mother’s death who tested positive: ‘Could not see her for once or take part in last rites’




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Kolkata: Over a month on ventilator, 52-year-old social worker discharged




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On Rabindra Jayanti, police play Mamata’s song in public; ‘outright insulting’, says BJP




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Infosys BPO sacks CFO for violating norms, CEO quits

IT major Infosys on Tuesday showed the door to Abraham Mathews, CFO of its BPO subsidiary, for not complying with the code of conduct, while CEO Gautam Thakkar has resigned taking responsibility on moral grounds.




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More heads may roll at Infosys BPO

Infosys is an ethical company with solid processes that respects its customers and this is not going to affect their business, he added.




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BPO financial irregularities to cost Infosys less than $1 million

Infosys, India's second largest information technology (IT) services company, is likely to book an impact of less than $1 million (Rs 6 crore) due to the financial irregularities in the accounts of its business process outsourcing (BPO) arm, which led to the dismissal of the unit's chief financial officer, Abraham Mathews earlier this week.




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COVID-19: Tennis commits over $6m for player relief

Eligibility for the program will take into account a player's ranking as well as previous prize money earnings according to criteria agreed by all stakeholders.




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SEE: Kohli, Ayushmann in fight against fake forwards

A popular social media app has brought the four youth icons together for the #matkarforward social message in an attempt to create awareness amongst fellow Indians about the spread of fake forwards, hate messages and superstitions.




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'WTA merger with ATP would not be acquisition'

Roger Federer called for a merger between the two governing bodies last month, with both Simon and ATP Tour Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi welcoming the suggestion. But some top WTA players have said they want an equal standing for the women players in a combined body.




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Hockey veteran Diwan to return from USA post recovery

Last month, Diwan had sought help to return from the USA, where he has been stuck because of the travel restrictions in place following the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Stokes completes half marathon to raise funds for NHS

England football team to donate to NHS




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Olympic postponement no problem for this shooting ace

Drawing confidence from Saurabh Chaudhary's Zen-like calm and lethal efficiency with pistol, shooting coach Amit Sheoran says his most famous ward will be well-placed both mentally and skill-wise whenever the Tokyo Olympics are held. It doesn't matter to the world-beater if the next Summer Games are held tomorrow, after a year or even after 10 years, according to the coach.




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Turkey to host Champions League final in August

Turkey plans to host the Champions League final in August, the head of its football federation said on Wednesday, after it was postponed by the global coronavirus pandemic. Two months ago European soccer's governing body UEFA indefinitely postponed the final, which had been scheduled to be played in Istanbul in May.




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Sania on why it is tough to be female athlete in India

Path-breaking tennis ace Sania Mirza takes pride in the fact that many of India's sporting stars, outside cricket, are women even though she believes that it will take a few more generations before being a sportswoman is seen as a natural career choice in the country. The winner of six Grand Slam titles, spoke on a range of issues including the role of parents and attitude of coaches towards women players during a webinar organised by the All India Tennis Association and the Sports Authority of India (SAI).




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Bundesliga can restart in second half of May: Merkel

Germany's Bundesliga can restart games from the second half of May following the coronavirus stoppage, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. Merkel's announcement had been widely expected as part of measures to begin easing the country's lockdown aimed at halting the spread of the virus.




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Real Kashmir coach Robertson finally heads back home

Stranded in Srinagar for more than a month due to the coronavirus-forced national lockdown, Real Kashmir FC head coach David Robertson and his family will finally return to Scotland on Thursday, ending an anxious wait to attend to his sick mother. Robertson, his wife Kim, son Mason, who plays for the club, and three support staff reached Jammu on Wednesday by an official bus of RKFC which left Srinagar early in the morning. They will fly back home in a British Airways flight from Amritsar on Thursday afternoon.




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Professional sport set to resume in New Zealand

Resumption of professional and local sport within days, says the country's sports and recreation minister.




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IOC board mulls moving upcoming session online

The executive board, which is expected to meet later this month, will discuss holding the session "remotely through a secure electronic system" on July 17, with a possible "electronic voting system" in place.




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Bundesliga plans May 15 restart

Germany's professional teams have been training since mid-April, divided into small groups and under strict conditions, including extensive testing of all players and coaching staff.




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Juve's Dybala recovers from coronavirus

In March, Dybala confirmed he and his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatini, tested positive for coronavirus.




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COVID-19: UK Paralympian battles virus in scrubs

Daybell said that after a difficult few months a sense of normality was returning to the COVID-19 ward in the north London hospital where he works.




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'Germany's restart shows Ligue 1 could still conclude'

The French professional league (LFP) ended its season last week with 10 games left, awarding the title to Paris St Germain and leaving Lyon outside the placings for European competition next season.




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All you must know about soccer's return after COVID-19

Professional soccer leagues around Europe are gearing up for a return to action following the novel coronavirus stoppage, but some are more advanced than others.




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Wife hopes for Anand's early return from Germany

Viswanathan Anand was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess and before he could return, the travel restrictions came calling in wake of the pandemic.




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F1 must race to survive; MotoGP to start in July

Formula One managing director Ross Brawn this week outlined plans for going back to racing, with health checks and isolation in the paddock, and believed the sport could provide a safe environment.




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PIX: Spain steps gingerly towards normality

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government is anxious to get the country up and running again without igniting a second wave of infections as the economy reels and Spaniards gradually emerge from nearly eight weeks under lockdown.




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Serie A restart still on hold over medical protocol

Serie A teams have been allowed to start practice this week but only with players training individually and respecting social distancing. Full team practice is due to begin on May 18, but only if the medical protocol is approved.




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Germany's Bundesliga resumes on May 16 without fans

The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16 after a suspension of more than two months, the German Football League (DFL) said on Thursday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus pandemic. The DFL said the season would restart under the terms of a strict health protocol that bans fans from the stadium, with six games on Saturday, including the high-profile Ruhr valley derby between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04.




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'Player performance may suffer behind closed doors'

A number of football leagues around the globe will resume after the COVID-19 stoppage in the coming weeks but the matches will be played without fans.




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Football to allow five substitutions per team

The change in the rules will be allowed in all competitions which are due to finish by the end of this year and it will be up to individual competition organisers whether to implement it.




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How shooting ace Manu is honing her skills at home

Pistol ace Manu Bhaker has got a new electronic target installed at the makeshift shooting range at her home in Haryana in place of an archaic manual machine that was breaking down frequently and hampering her Olympics preparation. The old machine was causing her "immense irritation".




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PIX: 1000 fans allowed for baseball game in Taiwan

Taiwan reopened baseball games to a limited number of fans on Friday for the first time since controls were imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus, part of government efforts to slowly allow normal life to resume. Taiwan has been relatively successful at controlling the virus, with 440 cases to date and 6 deaths, with only 85 active infections, thanks to early prevention and detection efforts.




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'Tokyo Olympics may be amongst greatest Games ever'

Senior international Olympics official John Coates said on Saturday the delayed Tokyo Olympics could end up being the greatest Games ever, coming next year as the world emerges from COVID-19 crisis. Coates, Australia's Olympic chief and head of the International Olympic Committee's inspectorate for the Games, cited the examples of positive Summer Games that followed the two world wars of the 20th century. The Tokyo Games were postponed for a year to 2021 in the aftermath of the new coronavirus outbreak.




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'None more unbeatable than Djokovic at his best'

There is no one more unbeatable in men's tennis than Novak Djokovic when the Serb is at his best, former world number four American Todd Martin said. Reigning world number one Djokovic has already established himself as one of the best ever to play the game and the Serb's Grand Slam haul of 17 is just three behind the 20 that Roger Federer has amassed. The Swiss player will be 39 in August.




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Who is the greatest among Federer, Nadal and Djokovic?

Eight-time Grand Slam winner Ivan Lendl said whoever ends up winning the most majors among the 'Big Three' of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic should be considered the greatest male tennis player of the Open era. Federer, who will be 39 in August, leads the race with 20 Grand Slam singles titles, with Spaniard Nadal close on his heels with 19. Reigning world No. 1 Djokovic is three behind the Swiss with 17 majors under his belt and is the youngest of the trio - at 32 he is a year younger than Nadal.




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At least six EPL teams oppose restart

The Premier League's 'Project Restart' envisages a return to play in June, once given the green light from government, with the remaining 92 matches held behind closed doors at neutral venues.




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Mouni Roy bowls over fans with a rendition of “Pyaar Hua Ikraar Hua”