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Canada Closes Border To Most Foreigners Except Americans Over Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- Canada is closing its borders to most foreigners excluding Americans in a bid to stem the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced.
- "All Canadians, as much as possible, should also stay home," he told a news conference outside his home, where he and his family are self-isolating after his wife Sophie tested positive for COVID-19.
Donald Trump Says Postponing US Elections "Unnecessary" Over Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- US President Donald Trump said postponing elections over the coronavirus crisis was "unnecessary," even as Ohio's governor called for the state's presidential primary vote scheduled for Tuesday to be delayed.
- "Postponing elections is not a very good thing," Trump told reporters at the White House. "I think postponing is unnecessary."
US Begins First Human Trial Of Coronavirus Vaccine
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Key Highlights- The first human trial to evaluate a candidate vaccine against the new coronavirus has begun in Seattle, US health officials said, raising hopes in the global fight against the disease.
- But it may be another year to 18 months before it becomes available, once it has passed more trial phases to prove it works and is safe.
US Supreme Court postpones next set of arguments amid coronavirus outbreak
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Key Highlights- The U.S. Supreme Court postponed a two-week argument session that had been set to start next week, making a highly unusual calendar change as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across the country.
- It’s the first time in decades, and perhaps a century, that the court has canceled a courtroom session because of a public-health scare.
National
Supreme Court to hear today BJP plea demanding floor test in Madhya Pradesh
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Key Highlights- The Supreme Court will hear a petition by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers demanding an immediate floor test in Madhya Pradesh, after assembly speaker NP Prajapati abruptly adjourned proceedings for 10 days citing the coronavirus epidemic, scuttling the Opposition’s plans for a trust vote.
- Late in the evening, governor Lalji Tandon issued a fresh deadline for the floor test and said he will consider chief minister Kamal Nath’s government to be in a minority if he failed to seek a trust vote.
Arunachal Pradesh stops survey work on road through Pakke Tiger Reserve
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Key Highlights- Expressing concern over the reported effect on biodiversity and wildlife due to the proposed construction of a road through Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR), Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Monday ordered all survey works, ongoing or scheduled, to stop.
- The proposed 40-km road is part of the East-West Industrial Corridor road proposed to connect Seijosa in Pakke-Kesang district and Bhalukpung in West Kameng district.
Karnataka confirms two more Covid-19 cases, total rises to 10
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Key Highlights- Karnataka Health Department confirmed two new cases of coronavirus. With this, the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the state has jumped to 10.
- Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu confirmed the same in a tweet posted.
25 Kerala Doctors Quarantined As Colleague Tests Positive For Coronavirus
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Key Highlights- Around 25 doctors and around 47 others mostly staff of a leading Central government-run hospital in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, have been asked to stay on home quarantine as a precautionary measure.
- Suspicion of the doctors from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology being infected was raised after one of them, tested positive after his return from Spain.
Education
RBI Assistant Main Exam On March 29; Prelims Score Released
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Key Highlights- The main exam for selection to RBI Assistant post will be held on March 29. Candidates have been shortlisted for the main exam on the basis of preliminary exam marks.
- The result of the prelims was released on March 3 and the roll numbers of qualified candidates were released. On March 16, RBI has released the scores obtained by the candidates.
SSC CHSL Exam Begins Today
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Key Highlights- SSC CHSL exam begins today. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) will conduct the exam from March 17 to March 28 in shifts.
- Through this exam SSC will select candidates for various CHSL posts like Lower Divisional Clerk/ Junior Secretariat Assistant, Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant and Data Entry Operator posts. The minimum educational qualification required for this exam is 10+2 pass.
Banking
Sensex jumps nearly 500 pts; Nifty tops 9,300 as coronavirus rattles investors
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Key Highlights- Equity benchmark Sensex jumped nearly 500 points in early trade on Tuesday amid value-buying in recently hammered stocks even as investors fretted over an impending economic global recession led by Covid-19 pandemic.
- After gyrating over 1,000 points in a highly volatile opening session, the BSE barometer was trading 475.45 points or 1.51 percent higher at 31,865.52.
Flipkart teamed up with Aegon life insurance to sell quick-access life insurance policies
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Key Highlights- Flipkart, an E-commerce company based partnered with Aegon Life Insurance to sell comprehensive insurance solutions to customers seeking instant digital policies with an assured sum upto Rs 10 lakh.
- One of the major problems faced by the insurance industry is the idea that buying is expensive & complicated which is followed by long, difficult tenures &mis-selling.
Sports
Table tennis star Sharath kamal wins men’s singles title at ITTF challenger plus Oman Open 2020 held in Muscat
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Key Highlights- Achanta Sharath Kamal (37), a professional table tennis player from Tamil Nadu (TN) has ended the title wait of a decade by winning the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Challenger Plus Oman Open 2020 men’s singles title by defeating Portugal’s top seed Marcos Freitas with 4-2 scores in the final played at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman.
- Sharath won his last title at the 2010 Egypt Open. He then reached the semi-finals twice at the 2011 Morocco Open and the 2017 India Open but failed to win the trophy.
New South Wales Crowned Sheffield Shield Champions After Remainder Of Season Cancelled
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Key Highlights- Australia's domestic Sheffield Shield was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic with New South Wales declared champions as all cricket nationwide was halted.
- The last round of the tournament had already been cancelled to reduce travel and the final has followed suit to leave New South Wales, who led after nine rounds of the inter-state competition, as the winners.
Awards
Indian journalists Rohini Mohan, Arfa Khanum Sherwani received Chameli Devi Jain Award 2019 for outstanding Women mediapersons
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Key Highlights- Indian journalists Arfa Khanum Sherwani, senior editor of the news website ‘The Wire’ and Bengaluru-based freelancer Rohini Mohan jointly won the “Chameli Devi Jain Award 2019” for outstanding Women mediapersons.
- The honourable mention was received by Rukmini S, an independent data-journalist from Chennai.
Obituary
Spanish Football Coach Francisco Garcia, 21, Dies
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Key Highlights- Spanish football coach Francisco Garcia, who worked with Atletico Portada Alta, has died from novel coronavirus.
- He was suffering from leukemia which made him vulnerable against the virus and he was taken to the Regional Hospital of Malaga with severe coronavirus symptoms where he passed away, reports goal.com.
- Garcia had served as Malaga-based club Atletico Portada Alta's youth team manager since 2016 and has now become the fifth and the youngest victim to have died from the coronavirus in the region.
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