UP Man Cycles 100 km Alone To Marry, Then Rides Back Home With Bride

A 23-year-old man in Uttar Pradesh - undeterred by the nationwide lockdown over coronavirus - cycled about 100 km to reach his bride's home, all alone.

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173 Sikh Pilgrims COVID-19 +ve In Punjab After Return From Maharashtra

A large group of Sikh pilgrims returning from Maharashtra, who have tested positive for coronavirus, have emerged as a huge challenge for Punjab. Over 173 pilgrims have tested positive for COVID-19.

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IIT Students Develop Low-Cost Intubation Boxes For COVID-19 Patients

Students at the Indian Institute of Guwahati have designed and developed a low-cost intubation boxes to protect doctors while treating coronavirus patients.The device functions as an aerosol...

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1st Train To Move Migrants Journeyed From Telangana To Jharkhand: Report

First train to move stranded migrants journeyed early this morning from Telangana to Jharkhand, news agency PTI has reported.

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Red To Green In 21 Days, Not 28: COVID-19 Hotspot Classification Tweaked

In a major change to criteria governing coronavirus hotspot classification, the government will now label a district "green", or virus-free, if no new cases are reported in a 21-day period

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What Is Labour Day And Why It Is Celebrated

May 1 is observed as International Labour Day in several countries to commemorate the labour movement which ushered in various reforms such as capping the work hours at eight and paid leaves.

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Election Fiercely Demanded By Uddhav Thackeray To Be Held This Month

In breather for Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, theElection Commission hasdecidedto hold polls to the state legislative council before May 27, sources have said.

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Number Of COVID-19 Hotspots Down In 2 Weeks, But So Are Virus-Free Zones

The number of coronavirus "red zones", across India have fallen by 23 per cent in 15 days, the government said on Thursday, from 170 on April 15 to 130 on April 30

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"Will Be Truly Missed'': Top US Diplomat On Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan

Senior US diplomat Alice Wells has expressed grief on the death of Bollywood actors Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan saying the two Bollywood legends stole the hearts of audiences around the world and...

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PM's Message For Russian Counterpart Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wished fast recovery from COVID-19 to his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin, who was found infected with the highly infectious coronavirus on Thursday.

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COVID-19 Cases In India Cross 35,000, Biggest Jump In 24 Hours: 10 Points

India recorded the largest single-day jump of 1,993 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the total to 35,043 cases, including 1,147 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said this morning,...

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"Propaganda": India Amid Backlash Over "Islamophobic" Posts

India on Thursday called as "propaganda" its criticism by certain Twitter handles from the Arab world alleging that Muslims are being targeted in several parts of the country in the name of containing...

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Railways Crosses 3 Million Mark In Free Meals' Distribution Amid Lockdown

Railways on Thursday crossed the three million mark in distribution of free meals to the poor and the needy during the lockdown period, the national transporter said in a statement.

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From Agra To Agartala, 2,200 km Journey For Tourists Stranded In Lockdown

48 tourists from the north-eastern state of Tripura, who were stuck in the west Uttar Pradesh city of Agra for over a month because of the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, have finally started...

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Hero's Welcome For Punjab Cop Whose Wrist Was Chopped Off During Lockdown

Punjab police's Harjeet Singh, who was severely injured in an attack while enforcing the coronavirus lockdown earlier this month, received the hero's welcome as he returned from the hospital to his...

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States Ask For Trains As Migrant Movement Begins: 10 Points

A number of states are making preparations for sending and receiving migrant workers a day after the Union home ministry gave a clearance for the movement of stranded labourers, students and tourists....

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COVID Recovery Rate At 25.19%, Major Improvement From 14 Days Ago: Centre

India's coronavirus recovery rate - the share of people who have been discharged from hospital after treatment - has improved to 25.13 per cent, a major improvement over 13 per cent 14 days ago, the...

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Smriti Irani Remembers Rishi Kapoor's Words In 2014 After Call From Delhi

"Bhag jaldi Dilli pagal (Go to Delhi)," were the words of veteran actor Rishi Kapoor to Union minister Smriti Irani in 2014 when he came to know that she had been summoned to the national capital to...

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Nitish Kumar, Who Opposed Migrants Coming Home, Now Wants Special Trains

Till last night, Nitish Kumar was so firmly against bringing back those from his state who are stranded elsewhere in the country that he described the proposition as "an injustice to the principle of...

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Rajasthan Helps Move Migrants To Home States Amid Lockdown, 40,000 On Way

The Rajasthan government has started ferrying out migrants from the state a day after a clearance from the Union home ministry. Till noon, nearly 40,000 migrants were sent on their way the majority...

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Entire Country Suffering: Supreme Court Refuses Order On Fund For Lawyers

The Supreme Court Thursday said the Bar Council of India (BCI) may consider an emergency fund for independent practising advocates who are in need of financial assistance and are "facing a tough time"...

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"I Am Scared": Madhya Pradesh Official As Offices Reopen Amid Lockdown

Non-essential government offices in Madhya Pradesh re-opened today after being closed for over five weeks because of the coronavirus lockdown

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In Talks With "Friends" Like India To Rework Global Supply Chains: US

The US is in talks with its "friends", including India, for restructuring the global supply chains, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, as he praised New Delhi for lifting the export ban on...

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Top Court Refuses To Pause Government's Central Vista Project In Delhi

The Supreme Court today declined to stay the Central Vista project costing Rs 20,000 crore that seeks to build a new parliament and other central government offices in Lutyens' zone in central Delhi.

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Rishi Kapoor's Daughter To Drive 1,400 Km To Mumbai Amid Lockdown

Actor Rishi Kapoor's daughter Riddhima Kapoor has been given permission to travel by road to Mumbai for his funeral amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, 39, who stays in...

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Meghalaya Declares 10 Of 11 Districts As "Green Zones'', Allows Movement

The Meghalaya government on Thursday declared 10 of the state's 11 districts as "'green zones" and allowed inter-district movement there, an official said.

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PM Modi's Popularity Soars For Being Front and Centre of COVID-19 Effort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response to the country's surging coronavirus epidemic may help him walk away unscathed from a host of political and economic problems that hounded his government just...

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"People Who Are Mighty Pleased Are...": P Chidambaram On 'RBI List'

Congress's P Chidambaram has urged the RBI to direct banks to continue to show unrecovered loans from fugitive business tycoons like Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi on their books rather...

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How A WhatsApp "Hi" Could End Up Transforming A $1 Trillion Industry

Facebook Inc. bought its way into India's internet commerce sphere last week with a $5.7 billion investment in Reliance Industries Ltd., a sprawling conglomerate in everything from telecom to energy....

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PM Narendra Modi "anguished" by Rishi Kapoor's death, says "He was a powerhouse of talent"

PM Narendra "anguished" by Rishi Kapoor's death, says "He was a powerhouse of talent"

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Agartala Mechanic, A School Drop-Out, Invents 'Social Distancing' Motorbike

A school drop-out has built a motorbike with a one-metre gap between the rider and the passenger to drive home the importance of social distancing in the coronavirus pandemic.

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"Terrible Week For Indian Cinema": India Mourns Legend Rishi Kapoor

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's death a day after another Bollywood great Irrfan Khan died of cancer drew deep condolences from people in the entertainment industry and leaders. Actor Amitabh Bachchan...

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"65,000 Crores To Help Poor": Raghuram Rajan To Rahul Gandhi On COVID-19

Around Rs 65,000 crores will be needed to help the poor in India hit hard by the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, renowned economist Raghuram Rajan told Rahul Gandhi in a video interaction released by...

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India Coronavirus Cases Cross 33,000-Mark; 1,074 Deaths, 67 In 24 Hours

India has reported 33,050 coronavirus cases till this morning, according to government data. A total of 1,718 new cases and 67 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours, the Home Ministry's data...

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White House Briefly Follows Twitter Accounts In State Visits: US Official

The White House Wednesday explained that its Twitter handle typically ''follows'' the accounts of officials from host countries for a brief period during a presidential trip to retweet their messages...

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PM Modi Tweets "Irrfan Khan's Demise Loss To World Of Cinema And Theatre"

Irrfan Khan's death is a loss to the world of cinema and theatre, Prime Minister Modi said as he paid tribute to the one of the finest actors of Indian cinema.

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Rahul Gandhi, Take Tuitions From P Chidambaram: Prakash Javadekar

A day after Rahul Gandhi attacked the ruling BJP after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a list of 50 wilful defaulters accused of cheating banks, saying the government had hidden the list from...

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No Salaries For April, May; Hours Flown-Based Pay For Cargo: SpiceJet

SpiceJet today told its pilots that they will not be paid salaries for April and May, and said those who have been operating cargo flights will get paid for "block hours flown".

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3 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In Jammu And Kashmir's Shopian: Police

Security forces gunned down three terrorists in an overnight encounter in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.

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4-Day Total Lockdown In Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore Not To Be Extended

The Tamil Nadu government today said the four-day total shutdown in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore Corporation limits ending by today will not be extended. It also announced a relaxation in the...

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Pending Class 10, 12 CBSE Exams To Be Held "At First Possibility": Centre

All remaining board exams for Class 10, 12 students - 29 subjects in exams crucial for promotion and admissions to undergraduate courses - will be held after the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, the...

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"Exceptional Actor Of Our Times": India Mourns Irrfan Khan

As India mourns the death of actor Irrfan Khan, people from all walks of life paid tribute to the extraordinary actor. Irrfan Khan, who was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital...

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"Praying For Recovery": Arvind Kejriwal On Journalists Testing Positive

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this morning that only three of 529 journalists and media persons screened for the COVID-19 virus had tested positive

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IIT Guwahati Working On Developing COVID-19 Vaccine

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati is collaborating with Hester Biosciences Ltd to work on vaccine development against COVID-19, both organisations said on Wednesday.

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In States vs Centre Over Cash To Fight Coronavirus, A Big Role For Booze

In the tug-of-war between states and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's federal government for cash to fight the coronavirus outbreak, liquor has become the latest battleground.

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They Drove 3,000 km With Coffin From Chennai. Watch Mizoram Say Thanks

Two ambulance drivers from Tamil Nadu received thunderous applause as they drove into Mizoram's Aizawl today, after travelling over 3,000 kilometres to deliver a coffin containing the body of a young...

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Telangana, Chhattisgarh Among Most Successful In COVID-19 Fight: Data

The growth rate of coronavirus cases is down to under 3 per cent per day in Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala and Punjab where cases are taking well over 20 days to double, data from the...

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COVID-19 Causes Stir In Global Tea Markets, China, India Hit

The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir in the usually staid global tea market, with labour lockdowns stifling supplies just as millions in lockdown drive up demand for the beverage known for...

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Kedarnath Temple Opens, Devotees Not Allowed Due To Lockdown

The Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand opened its gates today for the annual pilgrimage season, but no one will be allowed in for now amid the nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus.

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How A Couple From Kerala Wed Amid Lockdown, Despite Being 2,500 km Apart

A young Kerala couple, separated by nearly 2,500 kilometres after the lockdown to break the coronavirus chain of transmission, found an innovative way to get married

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Nirmala Sitharaman's 13-Tweet Counter To Rahul Gandhi's 'RBI List' Attack

In a series of tweets late on Tuesday night, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rebutted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his allegations on "wilful defaulters, bad loans and write-offs", calling them...

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BRICS To Allocate $15 Billion For Rebuilding Economies Hit By COVID-19

The New Development Bank of the BRICS grouping will set aside USD 15 billion to help its members tide over the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

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Akhilesh Yadav Questions UP Government's Handling Of Coronavirus Crisis

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday accused the BJP of creating hatred against Muslims over the coronavirus crisis, saying the ruling party members are following their "basic training".

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Coronavirus Deaths In India Cross 1,000-Mark, Biggest Jump In 24 Hours

1,007 people have died of coronavirus in India and 31,332 cases have been reported in the country so far, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. 73 people have died in the...

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CRPF Battalion In Delhi Reports 46 COVID-19 Cases, 1 Jawan Dies

The CRPF battalion in Delhi has reported 47 cases of coronavirus, including one jawan who died yesterday. Around entire battalion of nearly 1,000 people have been quarantined.The battalion in east...

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File Case Against Kamal Nath: BJP Asks Farmers Who Didn't Get Loan Waiver

Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's farm loan waiver scheme, that he announced within hours of assuming office, is likely to be scrapped. However, it doesn't end there.

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India Inches Closer To 30,000 Coronavirus Cases, Total Deaths 937

India is inching closer to 30,000 coronavirus cases across the country. Currently, the number of cases stand at 29,974 with 937 deaths. Maharashtra is still the most affected state with over 8,500...

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Ground Situation In Bihar Behind Nitish Kumar's Stance on Migrants

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has refused to bring back students and migrant labourers, sticking to his stand that puts lockdown rules first. While it has ensured that the COVID-19 figures in the...

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Man's Body From UAE Brought To India, Last Rites Performed, Court Told

The Delhi High Court has been informed that the mortal remains of an Indian citizen who died recently in the UAE, and were returned the first time, were brought back and his last rites have been...

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Indigenous COVID-19 Testing Kits Will Be Available In May: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said that the country will be able to produce indigenous coronavirus-testing kits by May.

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Bihar Should Look After Its Students In Kota, Says Patna High Court

All the needs of Bihar students stranded in Kota should be met by the Bihar government, the Patna High Court said today. This should include food and medical expenses also, the court said amid...

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CRPF Commando Chained, Arrested For Allegedly Not Wearing Mask Gets Bail

A commando of the anti-Maoist CoBRA unit, who was arrested last week in Karnataka and allegedly tortured for defying the lockdown over coronavirus and "not wearing a mask", according to police, was...

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Uddhav Thackeray Has 1 Month To Secure His Job. Governor Gets Reminder

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is in danger of losing his job, with the Governor yet to nominate him to the state legislative council. Uddhav Thackeray, who has never contested an...

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Surat Cop Injured After Locals Throw Stones At Him For Enforcing Lockdown

A policeman was injured when some locals allegedly threw stones at the security personnel who were trying to enforce lockdown in an area of Gujarat's Surat city this morning, an official said.

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Anger Against China Will Benefit Indian Manufacturers: Union Minister

The Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has asked state governments to treat the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity and prepare for the forthcoming boom in the electronics manufacturing sector.

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No COVID-19 Fresh Case In 80 Districts Since A Week, Says Harsh Vardhan

Eighty districts of the country have reported no COVID-19 cases over the last 7 days, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan informed on Tuesday.

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China "Deeply Concerned" Over India's Move To Cancel COVID-19 Test Kits

China is "deeply concerned" over India's decision to stop using the COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits made by two Chinese companies, the country said today, adding that it hopes India will resolve the...

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On Camera, BJP MLA Says Boycott Muslim Vegetable Sellers, Defends Shocker

A BJP MLA from eastern Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district - about 300 km from state capital Lucknow - has come under severe criticism after he was seen warning people of his constituency in a video about...

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Indian Poet-Diplomat's "Earth Anthem" Features At UN's Earth Day Event

Commemorating the Earth Day, a global youth conversation was organised by a UN department on climate action and response to COVID-19, featuring rendition of ''Earth Anthem'' penned by Indian...

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Lalu Yadav At Risk Of COVID-19 Infection, Give Him Parole: Party

Lalu Yadav's party RJD has demanded his release from prison on parole, citing a coronavirus threat to the 71-year-old former Bihar Chief Minister at a hospital where he has been staying.

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NITI Aayog Building Sealed After Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

The NITI Aayog building in Delhi has been sealed for 48 hours after a employee working there tested positive for coronavirus today.

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Indian Man Is First Case In US Border Protection Custody To Have COVID-19

A 31-year-old Indian man, who was apprehended on the suspicion of illegally crossing into America through the US-Mexico border, has tested positive for the COVID-19, becoming the first individual in...

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Islamic Sect Members Who "Sinned" Claim To Be "Corona Warriors": Minister

Amid reports of many Tablighi Jamaat members volunteering to donate their plasma for treatment of COVID-19 patients, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday said those who...

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2 Sadhus Killed With Sword At UP Temple Allegedly By Man Accused Of Theft

Two sadhus were murdered at a temple in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Monday night, allegedly by a man they had accused of theft recently.

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Bengal Students Develop Device To Detect If Person Coughing Has COVID-19

Two students of the Jadavpur University have developed an intelligent device which will analyse if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier.

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COVID-19 Patients With Very Mild Symptoms Can Be At Home. See Conditions

The Union Health Ministry has issued fresh guidelines on home isolation for coronavirus patients who have only either very mild symptoms of the infection or are "pre-symptomatic". At present, all...

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Mumbai Cops Over 55 Told To Stay Home After 3 Colleagues Die Of COVID-19

Mumbai policemen over 55 have been asked to stay home after three cops died of coronavirus in the city.

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"Not Just Bhashan, Give Ration Too": Mamata Banerjee's Swipe At Centre

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not get an opportunity to speak at the video conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. Just hours later, she, however, spelt out her...

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Governor's Rule In Assam's Bodoland After Polls Deferred Due To COVID-19

Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi has assumed charge of the administration of the Bodoland Territorial Council or BTC, an official notification said on Monday, after the term of the council expired.

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62 Coronavirus Deaths In India In 24 hours, Biggest Jump So Far: 10 Points

India recorded 1,543 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours and 62 deaths linked to the highly contagious illness - the biggest single-day spike - taking the total to 29,435 COVID-19 cases so far,...

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Coronavirus: As Delhi Crosses 3,000 Mark, Haryana Tightens Borders

India recorded 1,463 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 28,380. The total number of deaths from the deadly virus stands at 886. More than three million cases of coronavirus...

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"Till I'm Here...": Mamata Banerjee Assures Those Stranded Outside Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday assured all possible help to people stuck outside the state amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, and said she would personally oversee the...

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"Corona-Carriers": Haryana Minister Shocker In Appeal To Arvind Kejriwal

Nearly a month into a nationwide lockdown over coronavirus that restricts movement between the states, Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij has urged Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to arrange...

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Priyanka Gandhi Raises Issue Of "Faulty" PPEs At UP Medical Colleges

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday raised the issue of "faulty" PPEs supplied to medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh and asked the Yogi Adityanath government if those behind the...

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Lockdown To Stay In COVID-19 Hotspots, PM Tells Chief Ministers: Sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today "our economy is good", and indicated at a video meeting with Chief Ministers that the coronavirus lockdown would continue in the parts of the country worst...

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P Chidambaram Welcomes RBI's Special Liquidity Facility For Mutual Funds

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Monday lauded the RBI's prompt action in announcing a Rs 50,000 crore special liquidity facility for mutual funds.

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Meghalaya Wants Lockdown To Continue Beyond May 3: Chief Minister

Meghalaya wants the lockdown in the state to continue beyond May 3 to stem the spread of COVID-19, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said on Monday after a teleconference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Kerala Chief Minister Skips PM's Meet; Mamata Banerjee Attends, But...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with various Chief Ministers via video-link on whether and how to exit the coronavirus lockdown, Bengal and Kerala were the bumps in the show of centre-state...

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Will Help People Of Bengal To Return Back To Their Homes: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the state government will "initiate" every possible help to people of the state stranded in different parts of the country due to...

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Punjab Police Launches Campaign For Colleague Whose Hand Was Chopped

All police personnel in Punjab will on Monday wear badges with the name of their colleague Harjeet Singh, whose left hand was chopped off in an attack when he was trying to impose lockdown...

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Government Should Impose COVID Cess On Ultra-Rich: HD Kumaraswamy

Janata Dal-Secular leader and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that the government should work towards lowering the cost of living as the spending power of the consumer...

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UGC Panel Suggests Academic Session In September: What Impact Is It Likely To Have?

If the recommendations of two UGC constituted panels are implemented, classes in universities and colleges will begin in September, instead of July. The University Grants Commission (UGC) will take a...

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Video Shows Garbage In Corridor, Washrooms In UP COVID-19 Hospital

A hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district - about 224 km from state capital Lucknow - was inspected by a senior government official on Sunday after a video that was widely shared on social media...

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Global Military Spending Soars In 2019; China, India In Top 3: Report

Global military expenditure at 3.6 per cent saw its largest annual spike in a decade in 2019 with China and India being the second- and third-largest spenders after the US, a Stockholm-based...

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9 States Likely To Speak At Video-Con With PM Modi

At least nine Chief Ministers are expected to speak at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's video-conference with Chief Ministers that began a short while ago, the third since the countrywide coronavirus...

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"Smiles And Cheers": 391 Students Return To Assam After 2,000-km Bus Ride

Nearly 400 students from Assam, who were stranded in coaching hub Kota in Rajasthan amid a nationwide lockdown over coronavirus, returned to Guwahati earlier this morning after a 2000-km bus ride;...

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India Bought 'Overpriced' Chinese COVID-19 Test Kits, Court Fight Reveals

India paid double for Chinese Rapid Antibody Tests for coronavirus, which have been put on hold in many states because of faulty results.

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Madhya Pradesh Manufacturing 12,000 PPE Kits Every Day: Official

Madhya Pradesh is manufacturing 12,000 personal protective equipment (PPE) kits per day for frontline warriors battling COVID-19, as against its daily requirement of 10,000 kits, a government official...

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COVID-19 Situation Under Control In Telangana: Governor

The Telangana government is doing its best to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and the situation is under control, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has said.

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Amazon, Flipkart Urge Government To Let Them Sell Non-Essentials Too

E-commerce giants Amazon India and Flipkart have urged the government to let them sell non-essential items during the lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus in India. The platforms stressed on...

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872 Deaths In India, 48 In 24 Hours, 27,892 Cases So Far: 10 Points

India recorded 1,396 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 27,892 including 872 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. Forty-eight deaths linked to the highly...

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Bhilwara Model To Help Indore Win COVID-19 War: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed hope that his government will be able to bring the COVID-19 crisis in Indore city under control by following the ''Bhilwara model'' of...

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Supreme Court To Hear Plea On Migrant Crisis Today

The Supreme Court will hear a petition today asking it to direct the centre and states to allow migrant workers stuck amid the lockdown to return home if they test negative for the COVID-19 virus.

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Coronavirus Updates: Biggest Single Day Spike Takes Total Cases To 26,917

Covid-19 India Updates: India on Sunday recorded its biggest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 1,975 patients testing positive, taking the total to 26,917, including 826 deaths, as per the...

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15 More CRPF Personnel Test Positive For Coronavirus In Delhi

Fifteen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel deployed in Delhi tested positive for the coronavirus today, taking the total number of cases in the CRPF to 24 in the city. Earlier, one CRPF...

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DHFL Boss Kapil Wadhawan, Brother In CBI Custody: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Sunday said the Central Bureau of Investigation has taken custody of scam-accused DHFL promoters Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan in Satara and that the local...

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80% COVID-19 Patients Asymptomatic In Maharashtra, Says Uddhav Thackeray

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today said "80 per cent patients of coronavirus in the state are asymptomatic". Maharashtra currently has 7,628 cases, the highest in the country. A chunk...

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After Yoga, World Will Accept Benefits Of Ayurveda: PM Modi

After yoga, the world will accept India's age-old ayurveda principles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday and added that the youth will have to take the lead in explaining it to countries...

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COVID-19 Test Kits Should Be Made Available At Lowest Cost: High Court

COVID-19 test kits should be made available urgently at the lowest possible price so that the virus can be controlled and people''s health can be safeguarded at a time when the country was facing an...

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"Many Difficulties During Ramzan This Time": PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat

Hoping that world is freed of coronavirus before Eid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that those observing the holy Islamic month of Ramzan are "facing many difficulties this year" due to the...

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Pollution Hotspots In Delhi, Mumbai Turn Into Green Zones During Lockdown

With vehicles off the road and most industries shut for over a month due to the coronavirus lockdown, some pollution hotspots in Mumbai and Delhi have turned into green zones recording minimal or no...

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Pregnant J&K Woman From COVID-19 Red Zone Dies In Hospital, Probe Ordered

A pregnant woman, who hailed from a COVID-19 red zone area, died at a maternity hospital in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting authorities to order an inquiry into the death, officials...

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SAARC Nations Roll Out Rescue Packages To Fight COVID-19 Economic Fallout

The SAARC countries have rolled out a raft of stimulus packages to boost investments, buffer private businesses and bolster growth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended life and...

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"Always Knew Spitting In Public Wrong, Best Time To Ensure We Don't": PM

Spitting in public places -- the one Indian habit that could not be dislodged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Clean India Movement -- got a firm thumbs down from him today as a key part of the...

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"Malls, Markets To Stay Shut": Arvind Kejriwal On Centre's Guidelines

Malls and markets in Delhi will continue to remain shut and only standalone neighbourhood shops will be allowed to open, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said this afternoon after the central government...

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Free Rice Distribution To 60% Beneficiaries Completed: Kiran Bedi

The Puducherry administration has distributed free rice to over 60 per cent of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana to mitigate their sufferings and hardships due to the...

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"Key Lessons For Us": Chief Of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat On COVID-19

India will have to be self-reliant to become a regional power, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said this morning as he talked about the "key lessons" taught by the COVID-19 health crisis

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"We Are All In This Together"': PM On COVID-19 Outbreak

Mann Ki Baat: "India's fight against coronavirus has become people-driven": PM Modi on "Mann Ki Baat"

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"Mann Ki Baat": PM Says India's Coronavirus Fight People-Driven

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation in the 64th edition of his monthly radio programme "Mann Ki Baat" says India's fight against coronavirus is people driven.

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Madhya Pradesh Cop Tests Positive For Coronavirus After Arresting Accused

A police official in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh has tested positive for coronavirus after he went with a team to arrest a patient, charged under the National Security Act (NSA), from the...

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Indian World War I Pilot's Moving Story Emerges In Rare UK Archive

The remarkable story of an airman who overcame prejudice to become one of only a handful of Indian fighter pilots in the First World War has emerged in newly-released archive files by the UK's...

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Over 26,000 Coronavirus Cases In India, Biggest Jump In 24 Hours

The number of coronavirus cases in India has soared to 26, 496, including 809 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said this morning, adding that 1,990 caseshave been reported in the last 24 hours which...

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Decision On Amarnath Yatra After Review Of Situation: J&K Lt Governor

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Girish Chandra Murmu on Monday held a meeting with Amarnath Yatra stakeholders on Saturday to discuss various issues concerning the conduct of pilgrimage...

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Desperate To Return Home In Lockdown, Man Turns Into Vegetable Trader

How do you travel from Mumbai to Allahabad when there is a lockdown? Buy 25 tonnes of onions, load them onto a truck and hit the road.

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PM Modi To Address Nation In 64th Edition Of ''Mann Ki Baat'' Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 64th edition of his monthly radio programme ''Mann Ki Baat'' at 11 am on Sunday amid the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases Rise To 24,942

Covid-19 India Updates: The total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in the country increased to 24,942 on Saturday, with 779 deaths, as per the data released by health ministry. As many as 5,210...

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Sonia Gandhi Wants Credit Of Centre's Work For Small Businesses: Minister

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday attacked Congress president Sonia Gandhi for writing a letter to government regarding the condition of Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) and...

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President's Secretary Sanjay Kothari Is New Vigilance Commissioner

Sanjay Kothari, the secretary to the President, was on Saturday appointed the Central Vigilance Commissioner, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.

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Assam's 3-Day Conditional Travel Window For 1 Lakh People Begins

In a first-of-its-kind relief measure that any state has done, the Assam government has opened a three-day window for the "conditional" movement of people stranded in different parts of the state...

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No Public Gatherings In UP Till June 30, Orders Yogi Adityanath

No public gatherings will be allowed in Uttar Pradesh till June 30, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said this morning amid concern over the rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state.

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BJP MP Announces Reward For Information On Suspected COVID-19 Carriers

BJP MP Ravindra Kushawaha said on Saturday that he would give a cash reward of Rs 11,000 to anyone providing specific information about people, including Tablighi Jamaat members, who hid information...

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New System For Punjab Farmers To Sell Wheat, Avoid Crowding Amid Lockdown

Ten days ago, as the process of wheat procurement began in Punjab on April 15, the state government decided to introduce a token system to stagger the process amid a nationwide lockdown to check the...

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For Him "Rice Plate As Important As A Peg": Shiv Sena Mocks Raj Thackeray

The Shiv Sena today took a dig at MNS president Raj Thackeray over his demand to restart wine shops in Maharashtra to boost revenues, and sought to know whether he was really concerned about the...

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E-Commerce Firms Can't Sell Non-Essentials: Centre After Late Night Order

Supply of non-essential goods via e-commerce platforms will continue to be banned during the lockdown period, the Home Ministry clarified this morning, hours after a late night order allowed some...

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COVID-19: Uttarakhand's Chardham Temples To Open, But No Pilgrims Allowed

Uttarakhand's Chardham yatra is all set for a low-key opening this year with no pilgrims allowed to visit the Himalayan temples of Gangotri, Yamunotri and Kedarnath when their portals reopen after the...

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Sanjay Kothari Takes Oath As Chief Vigilance Commissioner

Retired IAS officer Sanjay Kothari has been appointed as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner. Mr Kothari, a 1978 batch (retired) IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was administered the oath of office by...

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Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi Slam Government On Zoom Call. What They Said

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi and former union minister P Chidambaram were among a group of Congress leaders who went on a zoom conference call to criticise the government's move...

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101 Ex-Bureaucrats Write To Chief Ministers Over "Harassment" Of Muslims

As many as 101 former bureaucrats have written to the Chief Ministers of states expressing anguish over the "harassment" of Muslims in some parts of the country.

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Panic Buying In Tamil Nadu Cities Ahead Of "Intense Lockdown"

Panic buying of essential goods was witnessed across five major cities in Tamil Nadu this morning, as people rushed to stock up on groceries, vegetables and other essentials ahead of a four-day...

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Ready To Cooperate With Indian Agencies: Chinese Suppliers Of Test Kits

Two Chinese pharma companies, which supplied 5.5 lakh rapid testing kits for COVID-19 to India, said they are ready to cooperate with Indian agencies looking into allegations of poor accuracy of their...

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Woman Found Murdered In Goa, Cops Suspect "Male Friend", Arrest Him

A 22-year-old woman was killed allegedly by her male friend at Benaulim village in South Goa, following which he was arrested, police said today.

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More Shops Allowed Amid Lockdown: What Is Open From Today, What's Not

From today, neighbourhood shops, salons and tailors can reopen for business after the government announced new relaxations during the coronavirus lockdown in a late-night order. The new order comes as...

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3 Terrorists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Pulwama

3 terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district today, the police said.

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24,506 Coronavirus Cases In India; 775 Deaths, 57 In 24 Hours: 10 Points

The number of coronavirus cases in India has increased to 24,506, including 775 deaths, the Union Home Ministry said today, adding that 1,429 cases and 57 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours....

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On Camera, 69 COVID-19 Patients Wait On Footpath Outside UP Hospital

A group of 69 coronavirus patients had to wait on a footpath outside the locked gates of a government medical college and hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah district for at least an hour on Thursday...

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UP Medics Moved To Guest House After Poor Facility At Quarantine Centre

Twenty-five doctors and medical personnel in quarantine in a state-run school in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli have been shifted to a guest house after they complained of poor facilities in several videos...

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Indian Air Force Exam (STAR) Date To Be Announced In May

The new exam date for the Indian Air Force's Airmen selection test, STAR, will be announced in the second week of May, as per a latest update.

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Centre Allows Shops To Open With Conditions, Malls To Remain Closed

A month into the nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, all neighbourhood shops in residential areas- except those in the malls - have now been allowed to open...

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Ask Air India To Roll Back 10% Pay Cut Decision: Employees To Minister

Eight employees' unions of Air India on Friday requested Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to ask the airliner to roll back decision to cut 10 per cent salaries of its employees.

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Coronavirus Updates: Biggest Single Day Spike Takes Total To 23,452

Covid-19 India Updates: India registered 1,752 new coronavirus cases on Friday - its biggest single-day spike since the beginning of the pandemic - taking the total to 23,452, health ministry said.

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India's Lower Death Rates Seem To Defy Global Coronavirus Trend

Parts of India have recorded dramatic falls in mortality rates after a nationwide lockdown was imposed to fight the new coronavirus, suggesting there has not been an undetected surge in virus-related...

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Court Seeks Government Stand Over Cautious AC Use To Prevent Virus Spread

The Delhi High Court Friday sought response of the Centre and the AAP government in New Delhi on a plea that no centrally air-conditioned building, including courts, be used without taking precautions...

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Court Seeks Government Stand Over Cautious AC Use To Prevent Virus Spread

The Delhi High Court Friday sought response of the Centre and the AAP government in New Delhi on a plea that no centrally air-conditioned building, including courts, be used without taking precautions...

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Bengal Governor Unleashes Part 2 Of Letter Counter To Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee was accused of trying to cover up "monumental failures" and a series of blunders by Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar, in the second instalment today of his two-letter retort to the...

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Acid Attack Survivor Struggles For Father's Treatment, UP Government Acts

An acid attack survivor from UP, who last year worked with Deepika Padukone in "Chhappak", and hadbeen struggling to get her father treated for cancer amid the lockdown, has received help from the...

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40 Healthcare Staff At Delhi's AIIMS Gastro Department In Self-Quarantine

Around 40 healthcare staff, including doctors and nurses working at the gastroenterology department in AIIMS, have been advised self-quarantine after a 30-year-old male nurse working with them tested...

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"Struggling For Ration": Kho Kho Player Seeks Help From Arvind Kejriwal

Indian national kho-kho team skipper Nasreen is facing a financial crisis, struggling even for ration due to the lockdown, and has sought help from Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

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Global Hunt For COVID-19 Vaccine "Disjointed": Lancet Editor To NDTV

As nations across the world are scampering to find a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, there are concerns over how these efforts are being coordinated. Top medical journal Lancet's...

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"Good Triumphs Over Evil": Mamata Banerjee's Ramzan Message Amid Lockdown

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to Twitter this morning to wish people for the start of the holy month of Ramzan, when Muslims across the world observe a fast from sunrise to sunset

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PM Modi Again Chooses Cotton Mask For Video Meet With Sarpanchs

Using a traditional cotton scarf or "gamcha" to cover his mouth and nose, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video conference.

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"Do Gaj Doori": PM Says Villages Showing The Way On Social Distancing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gave a shout-out to what he called a simple, but effective message from villages on social distancing in the time of coronavirus - "do gaj doori".

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Plasma Therapy Trials On 4 COVID-19 Patients In Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

Plasma therapy trials on four coronavirus patients in Delhi have produced encouraging results, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, adding that more trials would take place in the next few days.

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COVID-19 Has Thrown Up New Challenges Which We Never Faced Before: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing panchayats across the nation via video conferencing on National Panchayati Raj Day. In rural India, gram panchayats have played an active role in the fight...

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"Self-Reliance Biggest Lesson From COVID-19 Crisis," Says PM

The coronavirus crisis has given India a lesson in "self-reliance", Prime Minister Narendra Modi told village chiefs today during a video conference amid a nationwide lockdown to break the chain of...

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"Worst Occupational Hazard": Minister Seeks Health Scheme For Journalists

Expressing concern over a large number of journalists in Mumbai testing positive for COVID-19, Union Minister Pratap Sarangi on Friday urged the cental government to introduce a health insurance...

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India's Once-Lavish Weddings, Now On Zoom, YouTube, Hangouts

As the pandemic upends industries around the world, India's $70-billion wedding industry has skidded to a stop in the midst of peak marriage season. Nuptials fixed months before on dates dictated by...

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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 23,000-Mark; 718 Deaths, 37 In 24 Hours

Coronavirus cases in India cross 23,000-mark; 718 deaths, 27 in 24 hours

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Mukesh Ambani's Twins Akash and Isha Held Talks With Facebook: Report

With the pandemic battering assets and oil nosediving, tycoon Mukesh Ambani needed a win to stem the investor exodus from Reliance Industries Ltd., the energy conglomerate he's been trying to...

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"Not First Factual Tripping At Your End": Governor To Mamata Banerjee

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar last night responded to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's five-page letter after she accused him of "forgetting" that she was the elected head of government in the...

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Tripura COVID-19 Free: Chief Minister After Second Patient Tests Negative

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Thursday said the state has become coronavirus-free after its second COVID-19 patient tested negative.

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BJP MLA Allegedly Criticises PM Modi In Audio, Served Notice

A BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur, whose purported audio clip criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi went viral on social media, has been asked by the party leadership to explain his alleged...

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India Attends Pak-Hosted SAARC Conference On COVID-19 Situation

India on Thursday participated in a video conference of SAARC health ministers hosted by Pakistan to promote greater regional cooperation to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: 21,700 Confirmed Cases In India, 4,324 Cured

Covid-19 India Updates: The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases rose to 21,700 in India on Thursday, including 686 deaths, health ministry data showed.

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3 Instalments Of Dearness Allowance For Central Government Staff On Hold

Three instalments of Dearness Allowance to central government employees have been put on hold amid the COVID-19 crisis.

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Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi Have Almost Half Of India's COVID-19 Cases

Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi have around 48 per cent of all COVID-19 cases in India, with each state reporting over 2,000 cases; Maharashtra alone has over 5,500 cases and seven states, have nearly...

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COVID-19: No Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Via Sikkim's Nathula Pass This Year

The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and border trade between India and China through the Nathula pass will not take place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Sikkim Tourism Minister BS Panth said.

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COVID-19: Central Team Visits Quarantine Centre Near Kolkata, Takes Stock

A central team today visited a quarantine centre in Rajarhat area near here to take stock of the COVID-19 situation, an official said.

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"Pak Now Exporting Coronavirus Patients To Jammu And Kashmir": Top Cop

Pakistan is trying to push people infected with coronavirus into Jammu and Kashmir to spread the highly contagious virus among the people of Kashmir valley, a top police officer has said.

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"Truth Is Self-Evident": Amit Shah On PM Modi Handling COVID-19 Crisis

A day after Nirmala Sitharaman praised PM Modi, Amit Shah did the same, referring to the same survey of world leaders the Finance Minister tweeted about

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PM Modi Speaks To Old Associate From Jana Sangh Days

Senior BJP leader Mohan Lal Bauthiyal could not believe it when he received a call from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), saying PM Narendra Modi wanted to speak to him.

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Suggestions To Centre On COVID-19 "Acted Upon In Miserly Way": Sonia Gandhi

Coronavirus has increased disturbingly both in spread and speed in the past three weeks but suggestions to the government have been acted on "only partially and in a miserly way", Congress president...

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Man Accused In Drug Case Gets Bail Citing Wife's Medical Condition

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted interim bail to a man accused in NDPS case, observing that his wife is suffering from acute depression and his son is giving Class 12 standard exams.

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COVID-19 Doctors Flag Filthy Conditions In Videos, UP Government Acts

Government doctors treating COVID-19 patients in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district were transferred to a guest house on Wednesday night after releasing videos highlighting deplorable and squalid...

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Aggressive Evacuation Of Suspected Patients In Dharavi Planned: Minister

The Maharashtra government has decided to aggressively evacuate suspected coronavirus patients from Dharavi and other hotspots and put them in institutional quarantine, Health Minister Rajesh Tope...

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"Defective Kits": Mamata Banerjee On Bengal's Low COVID-19 Testing

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has blamed the Indian Council for Medical Research or ICMR, the nodal body for COVID-19 testing, for the low testing numbers in her state. She said the state...

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Virus Crisis India's Best Bet To Attract Foreign Capital: Advocacy Group

Facebook's USD 5.7 billion investment in Reliance Jio in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is a reflection of the faith that foreign companies have in the Indian economy's potential and future...

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Suspected Coronavirus Patients Sing "Hum Honge Kamyab" In Madhya Pradesh's Indore

Some suspected coronavirus patients in a ward of Indore's ESIC hospital were seen singing popular civil rights movement song "Hum Honge Kamyab".

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21,393 Coronavirus Cases In India; 681 Deaths, 41 In 24 Hours

The number of COVID-19 patients in India rose to 21,393 this morning, according to Health Ministry data. A total of 1,409 new cases and 41 deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours; 681 have died...

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Mukesh Ambani Tops Jack Ma As Asia's Richest After Facebook Deal

Mukesh Ambani is again Asia's richest person after a deal with Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook Inc. sent his conglomerate's stock surging.

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India Remittances May Fall To $64 Billion From $83 Billion Amid COVID-19

As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are likely to drop by 23 per cent from USD 83 billion last year to USD 64 billion this...

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Aerosol Levels At 20-Year Low As People Stay Indoors In India: NASA

Air pollution over northern India has plummeted to a 20-year-low for this time of the year, according to satellite data published by US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration...

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5 Accused Of Attacking Health Team Test Positive For COVID-19 In UP

Five people who were accused of attacking health workers tested positive for Coronavirus in UP's Moradabad on Wednesday, prompting the police department to quarantine 73 policemen who came in contact...

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"Lockdown In India Impacted 40 Million Internal Migrants": World Bank

The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said.

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President Ram Nath Kovind's Wife Stitches Masks For Shelter Homes

First Lady Savita Kovind on Wednesday stitched face masks at Shakti Haat in the President's Estate as part of the fight against COVID-19.

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Mother Earth's Lesson On Universal Responsibility: Dalai Lama On COVID-19

The Dalai Lama on Wednesday said that the ongoing global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic was a "lesson in universal responsibility" being taught to human beings by the mother earth.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Tally Crosses 20,000

COVID-19 India Updates: The health ministry, in its daily evening update, said that 1,486 more patients tested positive, while 49 new deaths occurred in the last 24 hours.

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Chopper Scam Case: Supreme Court Dismisses Christian Michel's Bail Plea

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of Christian Michel James, an alleged middleman arrested in connection with the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam cases, seeking interim bail on the grounds of...

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Climate Change Bigger Threat: Mamata Banerjee On Earth Day Amid COVID-19

Describing the COVID-19 pandemic as the biggest threat in the history of human civilisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cautioned the people that the bigger threat of climate...

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Facebook Buys 10% Stake In Jio To Max Out On "Power of WhatsApp"

Facebook has taken a $5.7 billion stake in the Jio digital platforms business of India's richest man Mukesh Ambani in one of the biggest foreign investments in the country, the companies said...

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4 Desperate UP Students Brave Heat, Lockdown To Walk Over 500 km Home

Four students from a university in UP's Bareilly have been forced to walk over 600 kilometres to Varanasi in the western part of the state, amid a nationwide lockdown over the novel coronavirus

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India Co-Sponsors UN Resolution For Equitable Access To COVID-19 Vaccines

India has co-sponsored a UN General Assembly resolution that called for a fair, transparent and equitable access to essential medical supplies and any future vaccines developed to fight COVID-19 that...

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Bengal Ends Row With Centre Over COVID-19 Teams With "Highest Assurance"

An escalating row over the centre sending teams to West Bengal to investigate alleged lockdown violations has been paused after an exchange of angry letters between the union home secretary and the...

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Rahul Gandhi Seeks Suggestions From Public For Stimulus Package For MSMEs

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today sought suggestions from the public for an economic stimulus package for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) hit by the coronavirus lockdown.

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2nd Lockdown Stimulus Package On Agenda At Cabinet Meet At PM's Residence

A new stimulus package to tackle the coronavirus crisis and the impact of the extended nationwide lockdown is on the agenda at a cabinet meeting taking place at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

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Why Facebook Invested $5.7 Billion In Reliance Jio

Facebook will spend $5.7 billion for 10% of Reliance Industries's digital business, as the social media firm looks to leverage its popular WhatsApp messenger to offer digital payment services to small...

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DHFL Promoters' Quarantine Ends Today After Lockdown Holiday, Face Arrest

Billionaire brothers Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan are finishing their quarantine today, the Maharashtra government said, asking the CBI and Enforcement Directorate to take them into custody. The two...

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"101 Arrests, No Muslim": Maharashtra Minister On Sadhus' Mob Killing

None of the 101 people arrested so far for the mob attack on three men in Maharashtra's Palghar district last week are Muslims, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said today

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Amit Shah Urges Doctors To Withdraw Symbolic Protest Over Attacks

Union Home Minister Amit Shah today urged the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to withdraw a symbolic protest by doctors against attacks on health workers in the frontline of the country's coronavirus...

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4 Terrorists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Shopian

Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district today, police said.

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"Facebook-Jio Will Make India Leading Digital Society": Mukesh Ambani

Facebook's partnership with Reliance Jio will help make India one of the world's leading digital societies, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani said this morning

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Bihar Officer Suspended For "VIP Pass" That Embarrassed Nitish Kumar

After a Bihar BJP MLA was given a special travel pass to bring his daughter from Rajasthan's Kota, which left Chief Minister Nitish Kumar facing embarrassing questions from rivals, an officer has been...

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More Exemptions To Lockdown List: Shops For School Books, Electric Fans

Shops for school and college books and electric fans will be allowed during the coronavirus lockdown, which ends on May 3, the government said last evening, releasing a new set of exemptions.

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On Earth Day, PM's Shout-Out To COVID-19 Warriors

On International Earth Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to work towards a cleaner and healthier planet.

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Facebook Teams Up With Mukesh Ambani's Jio: Mark Zuckerberg Shares Why

Facebook is committed to "opening commerce opportunities for people across the country", founder Mark Zuckerberg said this morning, a day after the social media giant purchased a 9.99 per cent stake...

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2 Terrorists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In J&K's Shopian

Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Wednesday, police said.

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Coronavirus Cases In India Jump To 19,984; 50 Deaths In 24 Hours

Coronavirus India: Coronavirus cases in India jump to 19,984; 50 deaths in 24 hours

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How Indigenous Quarantine Rituals Helped Arunachal Become COVID-Free

After the state's only coronavirus patient was released from hospital last week and no new cases reported since, Arunachal Pradesh has become the only other state besides Goa and Manipur in India to...

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Facebook To Buy Minority Stake In Jio Platforms For $5.7 Billion

Facebook on Wednesday announced an investment of USD 5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) for acquiring a minority stake in Jio Platforms Ltd as it looks to expand presence in its largest market in terms of...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases Near 19,000-Mark, 603 Dead

Total 18,985 positive coronavirus cases have been reported across the country so far which includes 603 deaths.

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2 Indians Heading Home On Bicycle Due To COVID-19 Lockdown Die In Nepal

Two Indians, who were on their way back home on a bicycle due to the lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic, died after their cycle fell in a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn in Nepal, a...

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Mamata Banerjee's Flashpoint With Centre Over COVID-19 Team's Inspection

The centre's decision to send special teams to some states for a field assessment of alleged coronavirus lockdown violations has raised questions. Inter-Ministerial Central Teams have been sent to...

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Please Send Us Home, Appeal 220 Indians Stranded In Japan

A research scholar waiting to meet his newborn baby, a graduate worried about the job offer in Bangalore and a pregnant woman whose four-day work trip now stretches interminably are among the at least...

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"Sanitisers For Rich From Poor's Rice Share": Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre

Rahul Gandhi has hit out at the government a day after it said excess rice in central godowns will be converted into ethanol to make hand sanitisers and will also be added to petrol to reduce...

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Bihar Home Guard Made To Do Sit-Ups After Seeking Officer's Lockdown Pass

A video has surfaced from Bihar's Araria district - about 320 km from Patna - that shows a home guard being punished after he asked an agricultural officer for a lockdown pass amid a nationwide...

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One-Man Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Gets 5 Ministers Amid COVID-19 Crisis

The single-member cabinet of Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh was expanded on Tuesday nearly a month after he was sworn in as Chief Minister of the state. Mr Chouhan had taken oath for the top...

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Maharashtra Couple Find A Solution To Their Water Problem Amid Lockdown

While many are using the lockdown period to try out stuff like Dalgona coffee or play online "antakshari", a couple from Maharashtra dug deeper. Literally.

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"India Heaven For Muslims": Minister On Islamic Nations Body's Remarks

India is heaven for Muslims and their social, economic and religious rights are secure, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said today, in response to a statement by the Organization of Islamic...

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PM, President Praise Bureaucrats For Efforts In Fight Against Virus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today praised bureaucrats for their efforts in the fight against coronavirus on the occasion of Civil Services Day.

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Prashant Kishor Questions "Claim" Of Coronavirus Doubling Rate Slowing

Election strategist Prashant Kishor, who has been critical of the government's handling of coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, has now raised questions on the government saying that the...

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Lockdown Exit Plan Likely To Be Discussed At Ministers' Group Meet Today

After May 3, there may be conditional relief from the nationwide lockdown, but in parts of the country least affected by coronavirus, sources said on Tuesday ahead of an assessment by a group of...

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Tripura Family Travels 3,200 km In Ambulance From Chennai To Reach Home

A family from Gomati district of Tripura, stranded in Chennai due to the ongoing lockdown, has travelled 3,213 km in an ambulance to return home amid the restrictions imposed to contain the...

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"Sikkim's Discipline": Chief Minister On State's Zero COVID-19 Cases

Sikkim is the only state in India that has not reported any coronavirus patients so far at a time when more than 18,000 across the country have contracted the highly contagious illness, at least 590...

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New FDI Rules Not Violation, Say Government Sources On China Criticism

India has denied China's allegation that its new Foreign Direct Investment rules are a violation of the WTO agreement. The rules calling for government sanction for neighbours wishing to invest in...

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12-Year-Old Walks 3 Days Amid Lockdown, Dies Just An Hour From Home

A 12-year-old girl died after making a 150-km trip on foot from Telangana to her native Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, desperate because of the extended nationwide lockdown to fight coronavirus....

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Firms "Reshore" Jobs As COVID-19 Upends Outsourcing To India, Philippines

Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at...

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Bengal's 'Faulty' COVID-19 Test Kits To Be Replaced By Top Medical Body

India's top body for biomedical research, the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), has said it will replace all the defective COVID-19 testing kits in West Bengal, kits that the state's health...

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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 18,000-Mark; 590 Deaths, 47 In 24 Hours

The number of coronavirus cases in India has climbed to 18601, which includes 590 deaths, Union Health Ministry said today.

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COVID-19 Case At Rashtrapati Bhavan Complex, Nearly 100 Isolated: Sources

Coronavirus case reported in Rashtrapati Bhavan complex, nearly 100 quarantined: sources

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Donald Trump Says Will "Temporarily Suspend" Immigration Over COVID-19

US President Donald Trump tweets he will sign "Executive Order to temporarily suspend immigration into the United States".

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"Will Pursue Further Legal Remedies": Vijay Mallya On UK Court's Ruling

Liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday (local time) expressed disappointment after London High Court rejected his plea against extradition to India and indicated that he will "pursue further legal...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: 1,553 New Cases In Last 24 Hours, 549 Deaths

he country's total number of coronavirus cases soared to 17,656 and saw the largest single-day spike over the last 24 hours, when 1,553 cases were detected.The data from Union Health Ministry also...

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20 Bengal Cops Injured In Clash With Locals Over COVID-19 Victim's Burial

At least 20 police personnel were injured in a clash with a mob which alleged that the authorities were secretly disposing of the body of a person who died due to COVID-19 in West Bengal's Alipurduar...

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Vijay Mallya Loses Court Appeal Against Extradition, Over To UK Government

Business tycoon Vijay Mallya on Monday lost his High Court appeal in London against his extradition order to India over charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 9,000 crore.

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Pregnant Woman Accused Of Spreading COVID-19, Made To Clean Blood: Report

Days after a pregnant woman in Jharkhand was accused of spreading coronavirus and was reportedly made to cleean up blood by a hospital in the steel city of Jamshedpur , the National Commission for...

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Too Early For Green Zone Tag To Goa, Says Health Minister

Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said it was too early to term the state as a "green zone" despite it having no active COVID-19 case at the moment.

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Bank Fraud Case: Enforcement Directorate Seizes Assets Worth Rs 175 Crore

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 124 immovable properties worth more than Rs 175 crore of a West Bengal-based company in connection with a money laundering probe linked to an alleged bank...

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Tejasvi Surya Called Out For Misogyny Over Old Tweet, Now Deleted

BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday pressed delete after an old tweet on his timeline resurfaced and provoked waves of outrage. Sources close to Tejasvi Surya say the tweet was attributed to someone else...

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Amazon Hopes Centre's Reversal On E-Commerce Rule Is "Rectified Soon"

Amazon India today responded to the government's change of heart on allowing the delivery of non-essential items from today as part of relaxations during the coronavirus lockdown. In a statement to...

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On Palghar Mob Killings, Uddhav Thackeray's Assurance To Amit Shah

Palghar Mob Lynching: Uddhav Thackeray says main accused in jail, assured Amit Shah he would look into case

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Trump-Backed Drug, HCQ, to Be Tested on Thousands in Mumbai Slums

The country's financial capital Mumbai is fine-tuning a plan to administer an unproven but much touted anti-malarial drug in neighborhoods including Asia's most crowded slum, the first-of-its-kind...

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China Slams India's New FDI Rules, Calls It "Discriminatory"

India's new rules for Foreign Direct Investment violate WTO principles of non-discrimination and are against free and fair trade, China said on Monday.

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"Modi Or Ashok Gehlot": Congress MLA's Purported Clip Triggers Criticism

A Congress MLA in Rajasthan has been criticised by the BJP over a purported video that shows him distributing ration kits among the poor amid a nationwide lockdown over coronavirus pandemic as he...

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Yogi Adityanath Mourns Father: "Can't Go To Funeral Due To Corona Fight"

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's father, Anand Singh Bisht, died this morning. Mr Bisht who was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi last month due to...

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COVID-19 Situation Serious In Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Indore: MHA

Coronavirus: The Centre on Monday said the COVID-19 situation is "especially serious" in Mumbai, Pune, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata and a few other places in West Bengal, and violation of lockdown measures...

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80% COVID-19 Cases In India Asymptomatic, Worrying: Top Scientist to NDTV

80 per cent of people with coronavirus in India are asymptomatic, or do not show symptoms of the infection, and this is matter of concern, a senior scientist at the country's top medical research body...

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Coronavirus Lockdown: What Is Allowed From Today, What Stays Banned

Select industries and economic activity will be allowed from today in areas in the country least affected by coronavirus, to generate jobs for migrants and reduce the distress for those hardest hit by...

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"Bizarre": India Rejects Pak's Claims Of Discrimination Against Muslims

India on Sunday trashed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments alleging targeting of Muslims in the country in the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Don't Dilute Lockdown, Centre Tells States, Calls Out Kerala

Kerala's decision to allow restaurants and book shops from today are a violation of the coronavirus lockdown, the home ministry said today in a letter to the state. The letter also said the state is...

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543 Coronavirus Deaths In India, 36 In 24 hours, 17,265 Cases So Far

India has seen the biggest single-day spike in the number of coronavirus cases - 1,553 cases in the last 24 hours - which takes the total to 17,265, including 543 deaths, Union Health Ministry said...

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Don't "Dilute" Coronavirus Lockdown Rules, Centre Tells States

The government has made it clear that states and union territories cannot "dilute" the guidelines issued by the centre on the nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus and said states...

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"A Record": Trump Says US Tested More Than India, 9 Others For COVID-19

The United States has carried out more tests for the novel coronavirus pandemic than 10 other countries, including India, taken together, President Donald Trump has said.

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99 Institutes Express Interest In Trial For COVID-19: Top Medical Body

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received 99 applications from institutes expressing interest in participating in a randomised controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of...

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Uttar Pradesh Becomes First State To Geotag Over 7,000 Community Kitchens

Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to geotag its 7,368 community kitchens and community shelters across 75 districts which produce 12 lakh food packets a day, a senior official...

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Coronavirus News Live Updates: COVID-19 Cases Surpass 16,000, 519 Dead

The number of coronavirus cases in India has climbed to 16,116, which includes 519 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday, adding that 1,324 cases and 31 deaths were reported in the last 24...

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Bihar Education Minister's Aide Charged For Hosting Feast Amid Lockdown

A close aide of Bihar's education minister Krishnandan Prasad Verma was on Sunday charged for hosting a feast in Jehanabad, in violation of the lockdown norms, a police officer said.

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Indore Police Official Dies After Contracting COVID-19

A police official in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, has died after being infected with the novel coronavirus, officials said.

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"Bring Them Back": Priyanka Gandhi's Video Appeal To UP On Migrants

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday called upon the Uttar Pradesh government to evolve a plan to help migrant workers from the state reach their home.

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"One Activity Giving Hope Is Agricultural": Centre On Winter Crop Harvest

The government today said 67% of wheat crop sown in winter (rabi crop) has been harvested despite the lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It said there is "minimal or no disruption" in harvesting...

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Maharashtra Industries In Green Zones To Function In "Restricted Manner"

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today said industries in green zones and orange coronavirus zones will get permission to resume operations in a restricted manner.

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Manipur Has No COVID-19 Positive Case As Of Sunday: Chief Minister

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the state no longer has any COVID 19-positive case, as the second patient, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Imphal, tested negative for...

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No Inter-State Travel For Migrant Workers, Must Register For Jobs: Centre

Coronavirus Lockdown: No inter-state movement allowed for stranded labourers, workers to register with local authorities for skill-mapping: Centre

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Delhi Government Begins Using Rapid Antibody Test Kits In Virus Hotspots

Soon after procuring rapid antibody test kits, the Delhi government on Sunday began testing people for coronavirus in various containment zones spread across the city, officials said.

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Army Doctors Take Over One Of India's Largest Quarantine Facilities

A team of Army doctors and nursing staff has taken over the operations at a quarantine centre in Delhi, one of the largest in India. The team of 40, which includes six medical officers and 18...

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No Proposal For Pension Reduction Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Government

There is no proposal for reduction of pension and no action is being contemplated by the government in this respect, the centre said today.

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Javed Akhtar Condemns Attacks On Doctors, Communal Hatred Amid Pandemic

To fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, it is important to stay united and have faith in each other, veteran lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar said, expressing concerns over attacks on healthcare...

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Odisha Uses Rapid, Pool Tests To Detect COVID-19 Cases

With the Odisha capital being identified as one of the coronavirus hotspots in the country, the state government has stepped up its measures to fight the disease by adopting rapid and pool testing...

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Centre Revises List of Of What Is Allowed After April 20 Amid Lockdown

The government has revised the list of economic activities and services to be allowed from Monday in parts of the country least affected by the novel coronavirus outbreak

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Spraying Of Disinfectant On People Physically Harmful: Health Ministry

The Union Health Ministry has issued an advisory against spraying of disinfectant on people for COVID-19 management, saying it was physically and psychologically harmful.

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Watch: With Pair Of Scissors, UP Minister Fixes Hair Of Children At Home

With India under a total lockdown and salons out of bounds, a Uttar Pradesh minister is trying his hands on a pair of scissors to hairdress his children. But is that an easy skill to develop?

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India Sends Anti-Malarial Drug To UAE To Fight Coronavirus

India has agreed to send hydroxychloroquine tablets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be used for treating COVID-19 patients, the Gulf Arab state's embassy in New Delhi said.

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No Relaxation Of Lockdown In Delhi, Review After A Week: Arvind Kejriwal

Coronavirus Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says no relaxation of the coronavirus lockdown for now

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Change In E-Commerce Rules Again, Only Essentials To Be Delivered

The supply of non-essential goods by e-commerce companies will remain prohibited during the lockdown period, the Home Ministry said today.

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P Chidambaram's "Economic And Moral" Questions To PM On Dignity Of Poor

Congress leader P Chidambaram today accused the government of failing to "protect the dignity" of the poor people who have been rendered jobless and left hungry following the lockdown imposed by the...

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Trains, Flights Unlikely To Resume After May 3, Say Sources

Rail and air travel are unlikely to resume after May 3 as social distancing remains a concern in the fight against the highly infectious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, which has infected more than...

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"Felt Safer In Hospital": Actress Zoa Morani On Defeating Coronavirus

Actress Zoa Morani who battled COVID-19 and was admitted to a Mumbai hospital has recovered now and is back home. She shared her experience of the hospital after testing positive for the novel...

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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 15,000-Mark, 507 Have Died: 10 Points

The number of coronavirus cases in India has climbed to 15,712, which includes 507 deaths, the Union Health Ministry said today, adding that 1,329 cases and 27 deaths were reported in the last 24...

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Man Who Recovered From COVID-19 Test Positive Again In Himachal Pradesh

A person, who had earlier recovered from the novel coronavirus, tested positive for the infection again on Saturday, taking the number of active cases in Himachal Pradesh to 23, officials said.

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No New Cases In 47 Districts In 28 Days, Says Union Health Ministry: Updates

The health ministry on Saturday said a positive trend was emerging with no positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the 47 districts in the last 28 days.

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Buses With Students From Rajasthan Return To UP, Evacuees To Be Screened

Around 100 buses carrying students stranded in Rajasthan's Kota have returned to Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi amid the nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus.

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3 Killed By Mob In Maharashtra's Palghar Over Rumours Of Organ Harvesting

Barely 125 kilometres from Mumbai, a small village in Maharashtra's Palghar district has reported a horrific case of mob killing; three people were killed on Thursday night after rumours they were...

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Assam Women Use Traditional Towel To Make Masks Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Assam's traditional towel- Gamosa - is being used by some women weavers in a village in the northeastern state to make masks that can be used as a face cover amid rise in the number of cases of the...

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Rahul Gandhi Showed How Opposition Should Behave During Crisis: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena today praised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that he has taken a positive stand over the coronavirus pandemic and shown how a responsible opposition party should behave during a...

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Coronavirus Claims 7 More Lives In Gujarat, Taking Overall Count To 48

Seven more coronavirus positive patients died in Gujarat, taking the death toll in the state to 48, a health department official said today.

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Message Of "Hope" From The Swiss Alps For India Amid Coronavirus Darkness

In the time of darkness, a beam of light and a message of hope from the Swiss Alps reached all the way to India as the country struggles with the coronavirus pandemic along with the rest of the world.

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Prashant Kishor's "Offering Lessons" Dig At Nitish Kumar Amid Lockdown

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor this morning criticised former boss and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a day after Mr Kumar objected against the movement of about 300 buses from Uttar Pradesh for...

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Rajnath Singh Chairs COVID-19 Meet, Piyush Goyal, Other Ministers Attend

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is chairing a meeting of Union Ministers at his residence today to discuss better coordination between state and centre during the COVID-19 crisis

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On Camera, Madhya Pradesh Sanitation Worker Attacked, Clothes Ripped

A group of sanitation worker in Madhya Pradesh were attacked by a mob of locals in Dewas district this morning when they went to a neighbourhood to clean the streets. One of them, who was attacked...

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"COVID-19 Pandemic Huge Challenge But Also An Opportunity": Rahul Gandhi

The coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 14,000 people in India and killed at least 480, is "a huge challenge but also an opportunity", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today.

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Assam Considering "One Day, One Time" Travel Window Amid Lockdown

Assam government might open a "one day-one time" window for travel within the state as there are 10 to 12 lakh people stranded from their homes in different districts

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Odisha Police Takes Initiative To Address Domestic Violence Amid Lockdown

The Odisha police has come out with an initiative through which policemen will contact women who had earlier reported domestic violence to enquire about their condition over phone during the ongoing...

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Gujarat Government Plans Plasma Transfusion To Treat COVID-19 Patients

The Gujarat government has decided to carry out plasma transfusion treatment on COVID-19 patients in the state, particularly those in critical condition, to boost their immunity, health officials...

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In Letter To Delhi Cops, Islamic Sect Chief Says "Willing To Cooperate"

Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, the chief of the Islamic group Tablighi Jamaat that organised a religious congregation in Delhi last month setting off India's largest cluster of coronavirus cases, has said in...

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UN Chief "Salutes" Nations Like India For Helping World Fight COVID-19

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres salutes countries helping others in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, his spokesman has said, days after India sent supplies of the anti-malarial...

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Bride, Groom Among 14 Arrested In Gujarat For Violating Lockdown Norms

As many as 14 people, including a bride and a groom, have been arrested for gathering in a temple for a wedding amid the lockdown imposed due to coronavirus outbreak, police said.

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Health Minister Warns Of Action Against Hospitals For Refusing Patients

Action would be taken against healthcare personnel if any patient needing immediate attention is turned away from hospitals without treatment, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has warned.

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Adhir Chowdhury Turns Office Into Control Room To Help Migrant Labourers

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has turned his Delhi office into a mini control room to help migrant labourers stuck in West Bengal and other states during the lockdown.

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Government Issues Telemedicine Practice Guidelines For Doctors

The Medical Council of India has permitted the practice through telemedicine by its registered medical practitioners, giving a significant relief to doctors and patients alike in the current scenario...

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14,378 Coronavirus Cases In India, 480 Deaths: 10 Points

The number of coronavirus cases in India has climbed to 14,378, which includes 480 deaths, Union Health Ministry said today, adding that 991 new cases and 43 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours....

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13,835 Coronavirus Cases In India, Death Count Crosses 450-Mark

India is testing a multi-purpose vaccine that has proved effective against leprosy and boosts immunity in hosts to see if it can help tackle the coronavirus, the chief of country's largest...

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15 to 20 Indian Navy Sailors In Mumbai Test Positive For Coronavirus

15 to 20 Indian Navy sailors in Mumbai test positive for coronavirus, quarantined at naval hospital.

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3 Policemen On Lockdown Patrolling Attacked By Family In Rajasthan's Tonk

Three policemen, who were patrolling in Tonk district to ensure compliance of the curfew enforced in Rajasthan, were injured when a family attacked them on Friday, police said.

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"Treat Corporate Funds For COVID-19 As CSR": Bengal Minister To Centre

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has urged the central government to allow companies to contribute from their CSR kitty towards the emergency fund created by the state to fight the COVID-19...

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IAF's Brand New Apache Chopper Makes Emergency Landing In Punjab Field

A brand new Apache helicopter of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in a field in Punjab's Hoshiarpur today. The two pilots are safe and the district police are in touch with the...

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Migrants In Mumbai, Stuck Between Hunger And COVID-19, Seek To Go Home

Migrant workers in Mumbai have been waiting to go back to their respective villages since the announcement of a nationwide lockdown by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to curb the spread of COVID-19,...

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RBI Measures Will Help Protect Livelihoods Amid Lockdown: BJP Chief

BJP president JP Nadda said today that the measures taken by the RBI to deal with the crisis caused by coronavirus will help protect the livelihoods of people by infusing liquidity and improving...

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Group Of Ministers Meet To Review Coronavirus Outbreak In India

A meeting of the Centre's Group of Ministers (GOM) on COVID-19 is being held at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi over the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

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"I Am No Zaira Wasim": Babita Phogat Defends Remarks Against Islamic Sect

Champion wrestler and BJP leader Babita Phogat has defended her controversial remarks on social media against the Islamic sect - Tablighi Jamaat - that held a congregation in Delhi last month setting...

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Group Of Ministers Meet To Review Coronavirus Outbreak In India

A meeting of the Centre's Group of Ministers (GOM) on COVID-19 is being held at Nirman Bhawan in New Delhi over the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

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Karnataka Scales Up Coronavirus Tests 5-Fold To 1,500 Per Day: Minister

Karnataka has scaled up the number of coronovirus tests by five times, said a key Minister, who regretted that some of those who died due to COVID-19 pandemic could have saved their lives had they...

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Over 100 Gather For Temple Chariot Event At COVID-19 Hotspot In Karnataka

In the middle of a nationwide lockdown to slow the spread of coronavirus, a huge crowd gathered for a traditional chariot festival at a temple in one of Karnataka's hotspots. More than 100...

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RBI's Steps Will "Improve Credit Supply", Help Farmers And Poor: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in support of the Reserve Bank of India today after the central bank announced a series of measures to revive an economy struggling amid the coronavirus lockdown....

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No Fee Hike, Schools Can Only Take Tuition Fee During Lockdown: Minister

No private school will be allowed to increase fees during the coronavirus lockdown and only the tuition fee can be charged till the time schools reopen, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia...

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Assam Quarantines Senior Cop, Official Over Contact With COVID-19 Patient

Health authorities in Assam's Morigaon district have quarantined two senior officials - including a Deputy Commissioner - after contact with a COVID-19 patient

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Government Lifts Curbs On Exports Of Formulations Made From Paracetamol

The government today removed restrictions on exports of formulations made from Paracetamol amid the outbreak of COVID-19.

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All 11 Who Tested Coronavirus +ve Recovered In Andamans, Say Officials

All 11 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in Andaman and Nicobar Islands have recovered, doctors have said. "Andaman has showed the highest recovery rate with 11 out of 11 positives...

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6-Month-Old Among 3 New COVID-19 Cases In Bihar, Total Reaches 83

Three persons, including a six-month-old infant girl, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Bihar, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 83, a top official said on Friday.

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Centre Adds More To List Of What Is Allowed After April 20 Amid Lockdown

The government has made new additions to the list of activities that will be allowed amid lockdown in parts of the country that are least affected by coronavirus.

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Coronavirus Recovery Rate Up In 3 Days, Over 1,000 Cases In 24 Hours

The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in India has climbed to 13,387, with 1,000 positive cases reported in the last 24 hours. The highly infectious COVID-19 has killed 437 in the...

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Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces And Terrorists In J&K

A gunfight is taking place between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian, police said. The anti-terror operation is taking place in Dairoo area ofthe south Kashmir district,...

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US May Have Dropped Standards Too Far For Anti-Malaria Drug: Report

On March 21, two days after President Donald Trump first touted chloroquine drugs as a "gamechanger" in the fight against COVID-19, administration officials privately described what they felt was a...

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IMF's Liquidity Boost May Have Costly Side Effects, Says India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday the country could not support a general allocation of new Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund because it might not be...

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India COVID-19 Peak Expected In May, Lockdown Helped Cut Numbers: Sources

An internal government assessment suggests that India may touch its peak of coronavirus cases in the first week of May after which the number will decline, sources in the Home Ministry have said.

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Defying Lockdown, Hundreds Attend Temple Event In Karnataka

Hundreds of people participated in the Siddhalingeswara temple chariot festival in Chitapur village on Thursday, violating the lockdown orders.

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Coronavirus News Live Updates: India Case Count Crosses 12,000-Mark

The novel coronavirus has killed over 1.4 lakh people across the globe, according to a tally by the news agency AFP.

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"Disagree With PM On Many Issues But Not The Time To Fight": Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi today commented on what he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "style" while he suggested a decentralized approach to fighting coronavirus in the country. "I would like to see more...

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IAF Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing After Technical Snag In UP

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Air Force that was on its way to Chandigarh from the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad made an emergency landing on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway inUttar Pradesh's...

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"Lockdown Doesn't Defeat Coronavirus, Pauses It": Rahul Gandhi

A lockdown is not the solution to fight coronavirus, the government should go for testing "aggressively and strategically", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said today. He also suggested that there should...

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China Sends 6.5 Lakh COVID-19 Kits, 20 Lakh To Come In 15 Days, Says Government

China has dispatched 6.5 lakh coronavirus medical kits to India to help in quickly identifying and isolating COVID-19 patients, the government confirmed today

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"Is Anyone Sitting Idle?": Himanta Sarma Defends Centre On Virus Testing

The centre is committed to carry out widescale testing for coronavirus but lack of adequate facilities has proved to be a challenge in fight against the epidemic, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa...

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IMF Praises India's "Proactive Decision" On Lockdown Despite Slowdown

The International Monetary Fund Wednesday said that it supports India''s proactive decision of imposing a nationwide lockdown in its fight against coronavirus.

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India Blasts US Religious Freedom Body For "Spreading Misguided Reports"

India on Wednesday came down hard on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom for its criticism of the country based on a "misguided" report that COVID-19 patients in a hospital in...

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"Police Must...": Health Workers in Moradabad, UP, Won't Go Door-To-Door

Health workers in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad have refused to conduct door-to-door screening of residents for symptoms of coronavirus after a team of doctors and other medical personnel was attacked...

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Nirmala Sitharaman Meets PM Amid Extended Lockdown, Concerns Over Economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid the extended lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about the state of the economy as several sectors are not...

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Pizza Delivery Agent Coronavirus +ve In Delhi, 72 Families Quarantined

A 19-year-old pizza delivery agent has tested positive for coronavirus in south Delhi, causing a huge scare for over 70 families. The teen had delivered pizzas till April 12 and in the last 15 days he...

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"Between Devil And Deep Sea": Small Traders On Surviving Longer Lockdown

Small businesses have raised concern over the extension of the lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though they agree it was a necessary step. Small traders say they are worried whether they will be...

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"Serving The Nation Since 1852": Piyush Goyal On Railway's Anniversary

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted this morning to mark the 167th anniversary of the country's first passenger service

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WHO Welcomes Joint Efforts With India To Fight COVID-19

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has welcomed the world health body's cooperation with India to leverage strategies that helped the country win its war against polio into the response to COVID-19...

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2 Relatives Of Tablighi Jamaat Chief Test Positive For Coronavirus In UP

Two close relatives of Tablighi Jamaat head Maulana Saad have tested positive for COVID-19, according to District Magistrate (DM) of Saharanpur Akhilesh Singh.

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WHO Thanks India For Using Polio Surveillance Network In COVID-19 Fight

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appreciated India's collaboration in systematic engagement of polio surveillance network across the country to fight against...

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Farmers Arrive In Trickle At Punjab, UP Mandis As COVID-19 Slows Harvest

Two major food grain producing states have started buying wheat and pulses from farmers amid the lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic, but the volume and pace of procurement is slow. In Punjab, farmers...

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Coronavirus Cases In India Cross 12,000-Mark, 414 Deaths

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed 414 in India, with 37 deaths reported in the last 24 Hours, government data shows. The number of people infected by the novel coronavirus in India has risen to 12,380...

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IMF Backs India's "Proactive" COVID-19 Response: Live Updates

A list of 170 hotspot districts have been identified by the Centre, which includes all six metros and most large cities. The list marked 123 districts as "large outbreaks" -- which includes all nine...

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11 Foreign National Attendees Of Delhi Mosque Event Arrested In Bihar

Eleven foreign nationals linked to Tablighi Jamaat were sent to jail and a case has been registered against them for violating visa rules in Buxar, Bihar, according to Superintendent of Police,...

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AIIMS Raipur Nurses Taking Care Of Baby As Mother, Family Have COVID-19

While combating the deadly coronavirus, four nurses of the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) had not envisaged one day they would have to play the role of a mother in the city-based...

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COVID-19: Staff Of 14 Identified Departments In Karnataka To Resume Work

The Karnataka government on Wednesday identified 14 departments as essential and asked all its employees to attend work during the extended period of lockdown to check coronavirus spread in the state.

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Migrants Living Under Flyover To Be Moved To Shelter: Arvind Kejriwal

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the Delhi government has ordered shifting of the people living in the open at the Yamuna Ghat here during the lockdown as arrangements have been made...

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Delhi Reports Only 17 New COVID-19 Cases

The national capital on Wednesday reported only 17 positive cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 1,578 in the city.

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PM Modi Extended Lockdown After Much Consultation, Say Sources

The decision to extend the countrywide lockdown till May 3 was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after consultations with a wide range of experts, various sections of the society and state chief...

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Vistara To Send Senior Employees On Leave Without Pay For 3 Days

Vistara CEO Leslie Thng announced that senior employees will be going on compulsory leave without pay for up to three days between April 15 and April 30 as a measure to further conserve the airline's...

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Without Government Aid, India's Aviation Sector May Remain Grounded

With no signs of a government financial assistance plan, India's now-grounded aviation sector lies perilously close to bankruptcy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Educational Institutes To Continue Online Teaching Amid Lockdown: Centre

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued revised guidelines as to which sectors and industries will continue to function during the lockdown imposed to contain COVID-19.

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Maharashtra Minister Denies Reports, Says COVID-19 Test Report Negative

Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad released his coronavirus test report which came negative after some media reports claimed that he had tested positive.

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"False": Centre Fact-Checks Media Report About PM, COVID-19 Task Force

The government has dismissed a media report claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not consult a 21-member "scientific COVID-19 taskforce" before extending the national lockdown on Tuesday

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Malaysia Minister Says India Cleared Drug Sale In COVID-19 Fight: Report

The government has agreed to sell hydroxychloroquine tablets to Malaysia for use in the treatment of COVID-19 patients, a Malaysian minister told Reuters on Wednesday, with the country partially...

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SpiceJet's First Freighter Flight To Bring Medical Supplies From China

SpiceJet on Wednesday said it has sent its freighter flight to China to bring medical supplies from Shanghai to Hyderabad amid the nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat.

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Sharad Pawar Calls For Steps To Ensure Mumbai Gathering Isn't Repeated

NCP chief Sharad Pawar today termed as unfortunate the gathering of migrant workers outside the Bandra railway station and stressed such incidents should not recur in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Normal Monsoon Expected This Year, Says Government

India is expected to see a "normal" monsoon this year, the government said on Wednesday in its forecast or the four-month rainfall season in the country.

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3,500 Jurists, Artistes Slam UP Government For Case Against Journalist

About 3,500 jurists, academics, actors, artistes, writers and people from other walks of life have slammed the Uttar Pradesh government and police for filing an FIR against Siddharth Varadarajan, the...

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14-Year-Old Dies Of COVID-19 In Gujarat, Number Of State Deaths Reach 30

Two more persons died of coronavirus in Gujarat, taking the number of deaths in the state to 30, the state health department said on Wednesday.

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Home Ministry's COVID-19 Social Distancing Checklist For Offices, Factories

Home Ministry released a two-page document outlining social distancing guidelines in public spaces and at offices, factories and manufacturing establishments

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New Lockdown Rules: What Opens In Non-COVID-19 Hotspots From April 20

The government will allow select industries and economic activity after April 20 in areas least affected by the coronavirus contagion, to generate jobs for migrants and reduce the distress for those...

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Allegedly Refused Ambulance, Man Rushed To Hospital On Scooter Dies

A video from Madhya Pradesh's Indore shows a family allegedly forced to use a two-wheeler to carry the body of a relative - who lived in a COVID-19 hotspot and died of respiratory problems - because a...

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Coronavirus Lockdown Guidelines Out: See Salient Features Here

The government has issued fresh guidelines for enforcing the coronavirus lockdown, with the Union Home Ministry barring all kinds of public transport and prohibiting opening of public places during...

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New Lockdown Rules: What Opens In Non-COVID-19 Hotspots From April 20

Agriculture, IT, e-commerce and all inter-state goods transport will be allowed after April 20 to "mitigate hardships to the public", the government said today in new guidelines announced a day after...

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Man Who Allegedly Incited Migrants To Gather In Mumbai's Bandra Arrested

A man who allegedly started rumours that led to thousands of migrants gathering at Mumbai's Bandra station last evening was arrested today. Vinay Dubey, a self-proclaimed labour leader, put out...

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Doctor Dies Of Coronavirus In Meghalaya, First Case In State

A 69-year-old doctor in Meghalaya has died after testing positive for coronavirus. He was the first COVID-19 patient in the state.

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377 Coronavirus Deaths In India, 38 In 24 Hours, Over 11,400 Cases So Far

India has 11,439 coronavirus cases, including 377 deaths, according to the latest figures from the Union Health Ministry. 38 people have died and 1,076 cases have been reported in the last 24 hours...

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Lockdown Extended Till May 3, Centre To Issue Guidelines Today: Updates

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced that the lockdown across the country will be extended till May 3 to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying the measure has produced a...

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Migrant Workers Stage Another Protest In Surat, Say They Want To Go Home

Hundreds of migrant workers gathered in Surat on Tuesday evening, demanding that they be sent to their native places despite lockdown, police said.

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No Plan To Run Any Special Train Till May 3, Says Ministry Of Railways

Refuting reports in some sections of media that the Indian Railways was planning to run special trains to help move labourers stranded in different parts of the country to their native places, the...

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"We'll Die Of Hunger Before Virus Can Kill Us": Migrant Workers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended the current lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus till May 3. But the highly contagious virus is not the only problem for India. Without work...

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Activist Anand Teltumbde Reaches Probe Agency To Surrender In Elgar Case

Activist and scholar Anand Teltumbde today reached the National Investigation Agency (NIA) office here to surrender in connection with the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, his lawyer said.

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PM Explains How Restrictions Can Be Lifted In Some Areas Before May 3

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended until May 3 the nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of the coronavirus, but said the restrictions could be eased after April 20 in the least...

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"As Home Minister, I Assure You": Amit Shah Says Enough Food, Medicines

Home Minister Amit Shah, in a series of tweets on Tuesday, assured that there was enough food, medicines and other essential commodities in the country and no one should worry about the extended...

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Drones Give Mumbai Police A Boost In Fight Against COVID-19

As India fights against the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, use of drones has given the Maharashtra government and police a boost in Mumbai - a hotpot with over 1,000 cases.

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Railways Suspends Passenger Trains Till May 3 As PM Extends Lockdown

The Indian Railways today extended suspension of all its passenger services till May 3, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to extend the nationwide lockdown amid COVID-19 threat.

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"Thanks, Take Care Of Your Health": BJP Chief After Sonia Gandhi Message

In an apparent dig at Congress president Sonia Gandhi for her video message hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on extending the lockdown, BJP president JP Nadda asked...

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"Cry, My Beloved Country": P Chidambaram On PM's Lockdown Extension

"Cry, my beloved country," veteran Congress leader P Chidambaram tweeted minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announced the extension of the current lockdown to May 3 in the battle to fight...

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PM Quotes Yajurveda To Convey Awareness Message Against Virus Spread

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday used a shloka from Yajurveda to sum up his nearly 25-minutes long televised address to the nation in which he announced the extension of lockdown till May 3.

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Coronavirus: PM Modi's Full Speech On Extension Of COVID-19 Lockdown

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the extension of the nationwide lockdown until May 3 as the number of coronavirus cases in the country crossed the 10,000-mark .

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Can Consider Lifting Restrictions On Flights After May 3: Government

All passenger flights will remain suspended till May 3, the civil aviation ministry said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus.

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Maharashtra Minister Thanks Actor For Providing 25,000 Protective Gear

Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope has thanked Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan for providing 25,000 personal protective equipment for health workers.

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