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After visa ban, now IPL must be postponed. Prevention India’s only hope to fight coronavirus

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Should IPL be played in empty stadiums or cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic, travel ban?

Coronavirus has caused disruptions in the sports world. After the India Open badminton tournament, the pandemic now also casts its shadow on the IPL tournament.

Amid coronavirus panic, sports ministry hints at IPL being held behind closed doors

This step comes after the health ministry issued an advisory to avoid large gatherings. The Supreme Court refused to hear an urgent plea seeking to postpone the tournament as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

Faf du Plessis was wrong, IPL didn’t hurt World Cup’s top performers

The likes of Kane Williamson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Rohit Sharma and David Warner all starred in the World Cup irrespective of their form in the IPL.

This is why Team India played its first World Cup match 6 days after tournament began

The hand behind India’s schedule was BCCI, which used a Lodha panel recommendation to get a 15-day break for Team India after IPL ended.

Telangana excise official lands in a soup after seeking 300 tickets for IPL final

K Pradeep Rao, an Excise and Prohibition Department official, has been issued a memo by his seniors and further action is likely to follow soon.

Modi govt penalises senior official who used letterhead to arrange for IPL passes

Over a month after he wrote to DDCA president seeking passes for an IPL match, Modi government sends back Gopal Krishan Gupta to nodal ministry.

Unemployment is rampant in Indian TV serials, but not in the way you think

The protagonists in most Indian TV serials have no ostensible professions and never work because they are employed in their family’s politics.

Election Commission’s ‘clean chit’ machine and Mumbai Indians now ‘own’ Chepauk

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.