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Mumbai sees the highest number of COVID-19 cases today as 184 people tested positive, says Maharashtra Health Department.The number of coronavirus patients in Maharashtra reached 3,648 on Saturday with 328 new patients being detected.A health department official said out of 328, 184 new patients...
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A doctor allegedly committed suicide on Saturday morning in south Delhi's Neb Sarai area, police said.A suicide note recovered from the victim's house stated that Aam Aadmi Party MLA Prakash Jarwal was responsible for his death, they said.The victim has been identified as Rajendra Singh, 52, a...
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Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday reviewed the prevailing situation in the country during the ongoing lockdown and took stock of the supply of essential commodities, officials said.During the meeting, he was apprised about the steps taken by the home ministry to provide support to migrant...
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More than 50 helplines have been started across India to provide succour to women facing domestic violence during the ongoing lockdown, officials said on Saturday.Anyone can call up on these helplines to lodge complaints of domestic abuse against women anywhere in the country.52 helplines have...
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Actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan was arrested on Saturday for allegedly uploading an objectionable Facebook post, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday.Khan was summoned to Khar police station in connection with the comment made during a Facebook live session and then placed...
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A virtual concert 'One World Together At Home', organised by Lady Gaga, will be telecast and live-streamed on Sunday at 8.30 am (India).Artists like Elton John, Chris Martin, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, pianist Lang Lang, David Becham, Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and many more will...
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All states and Union territories have activated 'emergency operation centres' across districts to address issues faced by people due to the ongoing lockdown, a senior official said on Saturday.During a daily briefing, Punya Salila Srivastava, a joint secretary in the Union home ministry, said a...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi thanked the government on Saturday for amending the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy after his warning on takeover of Indian companies by foreign players during the COVID-19 crisis.'I thank the Government for taking note of my warning and amending the FDI norms...
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The Maharashtra government on Saturday urged Muslims to offer prayers and break their fasts during the month of Ramzan, which begins next week, inside their homes instead of gathering at mosques or any other public place in view of the coronavirus outbreak.There is a lockdown in place till May...
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Air India on Saturday announced it has opened bookings on select domestic and international routes from May 4 and June 1, respectively.'In the light of the ongoing global health concerns, we have currently stopped accepting bookings on all domestic flights for travel till May 3, 2020, and on all...
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Humanity will surely overcome the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday as he hailed the efforts put in by various ministries to help people during the lockdown, and in the fight against COVID-19.'The world is fighting COVID-19 together. Humanity will surely overcome...
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The government of India has reviewed Foreign Direct Investment policy for 'curbing opportunistic takeovers/acquisitions of Indian companies due to COVID-19'. 'A non-resident entity can invest in India, subject to FDI policy except in those sectors/activities which are prohibited,' a government...
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The Prime Minister's Office held a preparatory meeting with officials of seven key ministries to discuss the details and prepare a plan for partially relaxing the nationwide lockdown from on Monday. Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Principal Secretary P K Mishra, the meeting discussed...
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A nine-month-old infant who is among the latest coronavirus cases detected in Uttarakhand contracted the infection from his father after he returned from a Tablighi Jamaat congregation, officials said on Saturday. They did not say where the congregation was held or when the infant's father had...
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Delhi police filed a charge sheet against Sharjeel Imam on Saturday for allegedly giving a seditious speech and abetting riots in Jamia Millia Islamia during a protest against the new citizenship law, officials said. Imam was arrested for instigating and abetting riots with his speech delivered...
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A 43-year-old policeman and his wife tested positive for coronavirus in Maharashtra's Pune city, a senior official said on Saturday.A police constable and his wife tested positive for coronavirus on Friday evening and were shifted to an isolation facility in the Pimpri-Chinchwad area, the...
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An Air India B-787 aircraft departed for Guangzhou from Delhi Airport on Saturday morning to pick up medical supplies. On Wednesday, the national carrier said it has carried, in the last 1 days, around 170 tonnes of COVID-19 related medical cargo from Shanghai and Hong Kong.'Air India has carried...
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Pakistan's coronavirus cases on Saturday rose to 7,481 with 465 new patients even as the government struggled to control clerics flouting orders against congregations in mosques.The Ministry of National Health Services reported that 143 people have died so far including eight on Friday.Another...
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Labour Minister Santosh Gangawar has asked states/UTs to designate nodal officers to coordinate with the 20 control rooms set up by the ministry to mitigate workers' problems amid the coronavirus lockdown. Gangawar shot off a letter to states after it emerged that more than two-thirds of the...
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In an effort to keep people at home during the ongoing lockdown, the environment department of Bihar has introduced an online quiz competition, an official said on Saturday.The department has also decided to give prizes and certificates, as a token of appreciation, to the winners of the...
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More than three weeks into the national lockdown, an average of 69 per cent -- almost seven of 10 -- of all active Covid cases in a state are concentrated in just three of its districts, an analysis shows.This trend holds pointers to not only working out the easing of the lockdown post-April 20,...
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The total number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Singapore has reached 5,000, according to the country's ministry of health, after another 623 cases were reported on Friday.Singapore has experienced a rapid rise in cases after a second wave of infections brought back from other parts of...
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The coronavirus pandemic presents India with an opportunity to mobilise its community of experts and contribute solutions for the crisis, Rahul Gandhi said today.The Covid-19 pandemic is a huge challenge but it is also an opportunity, the Congressman tweeted, referring to the respiratory disease...
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With an increase of 991 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India's total count rose to 14,378, the ministry of health and family welfare said on Saturday.Out of the total cases, 11,906 cases are active, while 1,992 people have been cured/discharged/migrated and 480 deaths have been reported, as...
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The World Health Organization has said that many countries would likely follow China in revising up their death tolls once they start getting the coronavirus crisis under control. Wuhan, the COVID-19 epicentre, admitted missteps in tallying its death toll, abruptly raising the city's count by 50...
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At least 20 Indian Navy personnel serving at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai have tested positive for coronavirus, official sources said on Saturday. The Navy personnel were part of INS Angre, a logistics and support facility of the Western Naval Command.They are undergoing treatment at a...
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The World Health Organization said that 1,39,378 people had died of COVID-19 worldwide, while the total number of confirmed cases had reached 2.074 million.Within the past 24 hours, 82,967 new cases of the coronavirus and 8,493 fatalities have been registered, according to the WHO. More than 1.05...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said some industrial and commercial activities will be restarted from April 20 based on compliance with norms which are in place to combat coronavirus.The decision had been taken to ensure that the economic cycle moves on, he said in a...
