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MUMBAI: Spin star Axar Patel has tested positive for coronavirus and been put into isolation, his team said Saturday as the Indian Premier League battles new pandemic fears days ahead of its start. IPL organisers are nervously watching a surge in coronavirus cases across India as 10 ground staff at the stadium where Patel's team play their first match on Apr 10 have also tested positive, reports said. Patel, who took four five-wicket hauls in the Test series against England last month, was found to have the coronavirus after joining his Delhi Capitals side as they prepare for the new IPL tournament. He checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on Mar 28 "with a negative report", the Capitals said in a statement. "His report from the second COVID test, came positive. He is currently in isolation at a designated medical care facility," the team added. All eight teams, packed with the main cricket stars from around the world, have been put into secure bio-bubbles ahead of the ... » Learn More about Cricket: India spin star Patel tests positive for coronavirus ahead of IPL

CHENNAI, India: Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes Harshal Patel has solved the team's death-overs woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the seamer's bowling masterclass in Friday's victory against champions Mumbai Indians. Patel claimed three wickets in four balls in the dramatic 20th over and conceded only one run to help restrict a star-studded Mumbai to a modest 159-9. His 5-27 was also the first five-wicket haul any bowler has managed against five-time champions Mumbai, the most successful team in the Twenty20 league's history. "The last six overs for us, probably the best we've ever had," Kohli told broadcaster Star Sports after Patel scored the winning run to secure their narrow victory in Chennai. "I think his spell was the difference in containing those 20-25 runs at the end. He is going to be (Bangalore's designated death bowler), and he's relishing the responsibility." Among Patel's victims were Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan ... » Learn More about Kohli says Patel has ended Bangalore’s death-overs woes

LONDON: Scuffles broke out as anti-lockdown protesters marched through central London on Saturday (Mar 20), defying police warnings for them to stay away due to coronavirus restrictions. READ: Britain hits milestone as half of all adults get first COVID-19 vaccine dose Police were criticised for using heavy-handed tactics to break up an outdoor vigil for 33-year-old Sarah Everard on Mar 13. A police officer has been charged with her kidnap and murder. More than 60 British lawmakers wrote to interior minister Priti Patel on Friday calling for protests to be allowed during lockdown and saying that attending a demonstration should not be a criminal offence. "We call on you to expressly exempt protests from restrictions on gatherings," lawmakers, including Conservative Member of Parliament Steve Baker and Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey said in the letter, which was organised by campaign groups Liberty and Big Brother Watch. There were three consecutive nights of protest ... » Learn More about Scuffles and arrests as anti-lockdown protesters march through London

LONDON: Police in London clashed with mourners and protesters on Saturday (Mar 13) after more than a thousand people gathered to mark the killing of 33-year-old Sarah Everard , hours after the police officer charged with her murder appeared in court. Everard's disappearance as she walked home on the evening of March 3 had led to a wave of accounts from women about the dangers of walking streets alone at night, and dismay at the failure of police and wider society to tackle this. Early on Saturday an impromptu memorial with flowers and candles sprang up around the bandstand on Clapham Common in southwest London, near where Everard was last seen alive. Kate, Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, was among those who paid their respects. A palace official said Kate "remembers what it was like to walk around London at night before she was married". By late Saturday around a thousand people - mostly women - gathered at the site to pay their respects and protest at the lack of ... » Learn More about Londoners protest after police officer charged with Sarah Everard’s murder

Thailand's king signed the country's new military-backed constitution on Thursday, approving a charter that could see the ruling junta allow fresh elections but limit the authority of the politicians who eventually take office. King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun endorsed the document in an elaborate ceremony at the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall attended by senior members of the country's military government as well as foreign diplomats. It becomes the nation's 20th constitution since the absolute monarchy was abolished in 1932. The military junta, which seized control of the country in a coup nearly three years ago, has said the promulgation of the constitution will clear the way for new elections no later than November 2018, though it has repeatedly delayed previous promised poll dates. In a televised speech Thursday night, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said the government's timetable did not allow for an exact date for the elections to be set because of the need to ... » Learn More about Thai king endorses new military-backed constitution

LONDON: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been lobbying the British government to introduce a legal requirement for internet giants such as Google to take down financial fraud websites, according to a report in the Sunday Times. The report said Bailey had been lobbying Home Secretary Priti Patel, the interior minister, about the issue, asking for the measure to be added to an Online Harms Bill expected to be put before parliament this year. A Bank of England spokeswoman said the central bank did not comment on private meetings and therefore would not say whether Bailey had spoken to Patel about the issue or not. She said the governor had been on the record several times saying the Online Harms Bill should be extended to cover financial services. However, the spokeswoman said the topic fell under the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rather than the Bank of England, and it was for the FCA to make policy in this area. Bailey was head of the FCA before ... » Learn More about BoE governor wants UK bill to make Google tackle online scams – Sunday Times

LONDON: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been lobbying the British government to introduce a legal requirement for internet giants such as Google to take down financial fraud websites, according to a report in the Sunday Times. The report said Bailey had been lobbying Home Secretary Priti Patel, the interior minister, about the issue, asking for the measure to be added to an Online Harms Bill expected to be put before parliament this year. A Bank of England spokeswoman said the central bank did not comment on private meetings and therefore would not say whether Bailey had spoken to Patel about the issue or not. She said the governor had been on the record several times saying the Online Harms Bill should be extended to cover financial services. However, the spokeswoman said the topic fell under the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rather than the Bank of England, and it was for the FCA to make policy in this area. Bailey was head of the FCA before he ... » Learn More about BoE governor wants UK Bill to make Google tackle online scams: Report

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian airlines started delivering batches of COVID-19 vaccines nationwide on Tuesday, preparing for the launch of a campaign to offer shots to 1.3 billion people, in what officials call the world's biggest vaccination drive. Vaccinations are set to begin on Saturday in an effort that authorities hope will see 300 million high-risk people inoculated over the next six to eight months. First to get the vaccine will be 30 million health and other frontline workers, followed by about 270 million older than 50 or deemed high-risk. Airlines were due to deliver 5.65 million vaccine doses on Tuesday to various cities, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Twitter. Officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's western home state of Gujarat said vaccine distribution was their top priority. "These vaccines will be taken to the cold storage from the airport and swiftly delivered to vaccination booths," said Nitin Patel, the state's deputy chief ... » Learn More about India delivers COVID-19 shots to prepare for ‘world’s biggest vaccination drive’

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters): Indian airlines started delivering batches of Covid-19 vaccines across the country on Tuesday (Jan 12), getting ready for the launch of a campaign to offer shots to 1.3 billion people in what officials call the world's biggest vaccination drive. Authorities hope to inoculate 300 million high-risk people over the next six to eight months. Vaccinations are scheduled to begin on Saturday. First to get the vaccine will be 30 million health and other front-line workers, followed by about 270 million people aged over 50 or deemed high-risk. Airlines were due to deliver 5.65 million vaccine doses on Tuesday to various cities, Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Twitter. In Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, officials said vaccine distribution was their top priority. "These vaccines will be taken to the cold storage from the airport and swiftly delivered to vaccination booths," said Nitin Patel, Gujarat's deputy chief ... » Learn More about Covid-19 shots being delivered across India ahead of ‘world’s biggest vaccination drive’

PALM oil purchases by India will probably jump almost 11% this year, with a relatively faster rise in prices of competing cooking oils prompting some users to switch to the tropical oil. Imports of palm oil by the nation, where consumption of fried foods generally surges during festivals, wedding seasons and long holidays, may climb to 8 million tonnes in the year ending in October, according to the median of six estimates in a Bloomberg survey of traders, analysts and importers. Still, overall edible oil use is seen little changed at 21.3 million tonnes this year as inbound shipments of expensive sunflower oil and soybean oil will drop, the survey showed. Their prices have surged 28% and 29% respectively so far this quarter, whereas palm oil has gained just 7%. “We were expecting higher imports of edible oils, but with these super high prices some demand destruction is happening, ” said Sandeep Bajoria, chief executive officer of Mumbai-based Sunvin Group. Soybean oil ... » Learn More about Palm oil purchases by India to soar as users shun pricey rivals