Worried at the trend, the BAI advised all the stakeholders to postpone the events, starting with this month's senior ranking tournament scheduled in Bengaluru from April 18-25.
Guwahati-based Bhattacharjee was a top shuttler of the country in the 1990s.
Srikanth withdrew from the tournament after B Sai Praneeth, who he was sharing a room with, had tested positive for COVID-19.
With Olympic qualifications in mind, the Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday announced a strong eight-member squad to participate in the three upcoming tournaments, scheduled in January.
The direction came after it came to light that a Goa-based organisation is conducting such an event next month.
BAI general secretary Ajay Singhania met sports minister Kiren Rijiju to chalk out a plan for conducting the USD 400,000 India Open event, which is scheduled to be held from March 30 to April 4 at the Indira Gandhi Stadium.
Srikanth will open against England's Toby Penty and may face fellow Indian Subhankar Dey in the second round. For Saina, France's Yaelle Hoyaux awaits her in the women's singles opener.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated college and administration buildings of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University via video conferencing in Delhi on August 29.
The Badminton Association of India is planning a training camp in Hyderabad from July 1.
On disciplinary grounds, the BAI did not nominate world number 14 Srikanth and 28th ranked Prannoy for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna and Arjuna Award respectively.
The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has recommended Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and Sameer Verma for Arjuna Awards.
The coronavirus outbreak has claimed 10 lives and infected nearly 600 people in the country, prompting the government to put the whole country under lockdown till April 14 to fight the spread of the deadly disease.
The Badminton World Federation has suspended all tournaments till April 12 due to the pandemic, which has brought the whole world to a standstill with countries shutting down borders and going into lockdown mode.
BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) had issued a joint statement on Wednesday, informing that the event will be held without any spectators due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak.
The Bar Association of India (BAI) has expressed concern and dismay over the use of "effusive terms of praise and adulation" by Supreme Court Judge Justice Arun Mishra for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying such an act served to dilute the perception of impartiality and independence of the judiciary.
Ravi and Mansi Singh will lead the 16-member Indian squad for Dutch and German Junior Open.
“The wait ends and the excitement begins now.. Get ready to dive into her world, first look out tomorrow," Sanjay Leela Bhansali posted on the social media.
Former BJP MP Savitri Bai Phule who joined Congress in March 2019, has resigned from the party on Thursday.
Gangubai Kathiawadi is in the process of being huge on the scale of grandiose. So much so that even Alia Bhatt was left speechless when she saw the sets.
'Panipat' is directed by the Oscar-nominated director of 'Lagaan', Ashutosh Gowariker, and stars Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in lead roles.
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