PV Sindhu to donate ₹500,000 each for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to fight coronavirus

Indian badminton star PV Sindhu is all set to donate ₹500,000 each to Chief Ministers Relief Fund for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to fight against outbreak of coronavirus in neighbouring states. World .7 confirmed news by posting an official tweet for same on Thursday. PV Sindhu's donation comes in after Prime Minister Narendra anunced an India lockdown to fight coronavirus pandemic. 

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India lockdown: Badminton star PV Sindhu donates ₹500,000 each to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana's CM relief fund to fight Coronavirus

outbreak of coronavirus has seen an 'India lockdown' in a bid to fight deadly virus. More than 500 cases of COVID-19 have been registered in country and Indian badminton ace PV Sindhu has made a telling contribution in a fight against COronavirus pandemic. In a Twitter post on Thursday, World .7 anunced that she will donate ₹500,000 each to Chief Minister' relief fund for states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to fight against coronavirus. 

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India lockdown: Sourav Ganguly donates rice worth ₹50 lakh to needy 

PV Sindhu followed footsteps former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly in making a donation as India lockdown is in effect. Ganguly has pledged rice worth ₹50 lakh along with Lal Baba Rice, which will provide rice to people who have been put in government schools for safety and security. CAB President Avishek Dalmiya has also given support to poor as he donated ₹5 lakh to Government''s Emergency Relief Fund.

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Olympics postponed: Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 amid Coronavirus pandemic

Fans will have to wait to see PV Sindhu in action after all major sporting events across globe stand cancelled or postponed. Tokyo Olympics 2020, was also postponed to 2021, in an official statement anunced by IOC on Tuesday. move cames in after many countries threatened to boycott showpiece event amidst coronavirus pandemic. 

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