The Centre on Saturday extended the lockdown in containment zones till June 30 and said all economic activities can restart in a phased manner outside those zones. The fourth phase of the nationwide lockdown, necessitated by the coronavirus outbreak, was scheduled to end tomorrow. The order said there will be […]
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Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan says lockdown till June 15 to fight Covid-19
Madhya Pradesh has became the first state in the country to extend lockdown till June 15, even as the fourth phase of nationwide shutdown officially ends tomorrow. “We will be extending the lockdown till June 15 to fight Covid-19,”CM Chouhan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. He also […]
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Lockdown 5.0: Mall, restaurants, hotels, religious places can reopen from June 8
The government has allowed the reopening of shopping malls, hotels, restaurants and other hospitality services along with the places of religious worship to people from June 8, however, these facilities will not be able to resume operations inside containment zones designated by authorities in states and additionally, the resumption of […]
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Priest found dead in a temple in Haridwar, police rule out foul-play
A 53-year-old priest was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his temple accomodation in a Haridwar village on Friday, said Uttarakhand police. Following the incident, a large number of locals and seers gathered at the site suspecting he was murdered. However, in the initial probe no foul-play was found which […]
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Rs 15 lakh from ‘Bharat Ke Veer’ fund to kin of CAPF coronavirus casualty
An amount of Rs 15 lakh will be provided from the ‘Bharat Ke Veer’ fund to the family of those central paramilitary forces personnel who succumb to COVID-19 while on duty, officials said on Saturday. They said the Union home ministry has recently approved the decision and the amount will be “in […]
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15 fit players enough for teams when EPL resumes in pandemic
Premier League clubs with only 15 fit players are still likely to have to play matches if the season resumes as planned next month during the coronavirus pandemic. West Ham vice chair Karren Brady has disclosed new details of Thursday’s conference call of clubs when they agreed to restart the […]
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PM Modi expected to address lockdown 5.0 on Mann ki Baat tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation through his ‘Mann ki Baat’ on Sunday, May 30 while the country prepares to transition from lockdown 4.0 to a new phase of lockdown. Lockdown 5.0 will need to address the dual challenges of giving impetus to the economy, which is flagging, […]
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In 1st comment on Ladakh standoff, Rajnath Singh’s pointed reference to Doklam
India and China are talking to each other at military and diplomatic levels to resolve the Ladakh standoff, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. Singh’s statement is the first from a senior central minister on the standoff with China at four points along the Line of Actual Control. Rajnath […]
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Rahul Gandhi has ‘limited’ understanding about Covid-19: BJP chief JP Nadda
Slamming Rahul Gandhi for his criticism of the Modi government’s handling of the COVID-19 situation, BJP president J P Nadda said on Saturday that the Congress leader’s understanding of these issues is limited and that his statements are not aimed at addressing the crisis but are all about politics. Addressing […]
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Two test positive for coronavirus at Ministry of External Affairs, staff goes into self-quarantine
At least two persons working at the headquarters of the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the national capital have tested coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positive on Saturday, people familiar with developments said, as proactive measures are being taken to handle all such cases. A consultant working for the ministry’s Central Europe […]
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Two test positive for Covid-19 at MEA, staff goes into self-quarantine
At least two persons working at the headquarters of the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the national capital have tested coronavirus disease (Covid-19) positive on Saturday, people familiar with developments said, as proactive measures are being taken to handle all such cases. A consultant working for the ministry’s Central Europe […]
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Unelected people think they can impose will on govt through courts: Harish Salve
Noted jurist Harish Salve Friday said a lot of people who are not elected representatives feel that they can impose their will on the government through the courts. He made the observation while asserting that one can criticise a judgment and even a judge, but attributing motives to them is […]
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Chinese Covid-19 vaccine expected to begin mass output this year
A front-running Covid-19 vaccine candidate being developed in China is expected to be available as soon as the end of this year, according to a report published in the official Wechat account of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. The vaccine, jointly developed by the Beijing Institute of Biological Products and […]
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Virat Kohli only cricketer in Forbes’ top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020
India captain Virat Kohli remained the only cricketer to be included in the list of top 100 highest-paid athletes of 2020 put forward by Forbes magazine. The right-handed batsman is also the only Indian athlete to be featured in the list. According to Forbes, Kohli had an estimated total earnings […]
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Home guard shot dead in Bihar’s Begusarai
A home guard was shot dead in Bihar’s Begusarai district when he asked three men on a bike to stop, police said on Saturday. The incident happened in the Panhas village in Lohianagar police outpost area on Friday night, they said. The home guard, identified as Rajbardhan Ranjan (40), who […]