Oil extended its slide, falling to the lowest in more than two decades, on concern the world is rapidly running out of places to store crude after output cuts proved insufficient to cope with plunging demand. Futures in New York fell 16% to around $15 a barrel after losing almost […]
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UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s father Anand Singh Bisht passes away
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s father, Anand Singh Bisht, passed away on Monday. He was being treated at AIIMS, Delhi, where he was admitted on March 15. CM Yogi Adityanath's father left for his heavenly abode at 10.44 am. Our deepest condolences: State Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Awanish K […]
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5 times India dissed Pakistan’s propaganda during Covid-19 crisis
India has responded sharply to Pakistan government’s allegations of discrimination against Muslims, insisting that it was the Imran Khan government’s effort to divert attention from Islamabad’s poor way of handling its internal affairs. This isn’t the first time that India has panned Pakistan during the humanitarian crisis due to Covid-19 […]
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‘Bizarre comments’: India trashes Imran Khan’s tweet on discrimination against Muslims
India on Sunday rejected criticism by Pakistan’s top leadership of the “deliberate and violent targeting of Muslims”, saying such remarks were an attempt to shift focus from Islamabad’s “abysmal handling” of its internal affairs. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) had criticised what they […]
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UP becomes 7th state with over 1000 cases, Gujarat jumps to 3rd spot: Covid-19 state tally
India has reported 1553 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Monday morning. The ministry updated the coronavirus tally in the country to 17,265. The figure includes 14,175 active cases, 2547 people who have been cured or discharged and 543 fatalities. The number of coronavirus cases crossed […]
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Toll collection resumes on National Highways as per govt directives
Toll collection on National Highways across the country resumed on Monday in line with government directives, a move which is being opposed by transporters. The central government on March 25, had announced temporary suspension of toll collection following directives by the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of coronavirus […]
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Centre objects to Kerala govt ‘diluting’ lockdown restrictions
The Kerala government’s decision to relax the norms of the Covid-19 lockdown on Monday has irked the Centre, prompting it to write to all chief secretaries to stick to the guidelines it has issued. However, amid confusion over easing of norms, the state government has defended its decision saying the Centre was informed about […]
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India’s Covid-19 cases rise to 17,265, death toll at 543
India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19) tally rose to 17,265 with 1553 new cases and 543 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the Union health ministry said on Monday morning. The increase in the Covid-19 numbers comes on a day several states and Union territories will ease the rules of the lockdown […]
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Covid-19: These are new lockdown relaxation rules in your state
States across India will on Monday partially lift curbs put in place during the lockdown to break the chain of coronavirus infections to get their sagging economies back in shape. Everything barring essential services has been shut from March 25, when a nationwide lockdown was clamped to arrest the spread […]
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Odisha cop suspended for entering Jagannath Temple during Covid-19 lockdown
A police inspector, who had barged into the Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri with his wife and daughters on Sunday evening, was suspended for defying the prohibition of entry of pilgrims into the 11th-century shrine during the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic. Deepak Jena, an inspector at the Badachana police […]
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Meerut hospital apologises for ad which said no entry to Muslims without Covid-19 test
A hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut has apologised for a controversial advertisement on Friday, which said that Muslim patients and their caretakers coming to the hospital must test negative for Covid-19 failing which they won’t be admitted. “The advertisement was an appeal to all the people to follow the government […]
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Gunman kills 16 in Canada’s Nova Scotia in mass shooting lasting 12 hours
In one of the most horrifying mass murders in Canadian history, a 51-year-old white male went on a rampage lasting nearly 12 hours, killing 16 people including a police officer in the province of Nova Scotia. The killing spree, which began on Saturday night, ended on Sunday morning when the […]
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Lockdown relaxation: 40,000 projects to start in Bihar, highways eateries to open
Work on about 40,000 projects will start in more than 8,000 panchayats of Bihar from Monday, as part of the state’s efforts to live up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of “jaan bhi, jahaan bhi” (life as well as livelihood), Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has said. Taking […]
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‘Defective’ ICMR kits led to Covid-19 testing delays: Bengal
The Mamata Banerjee government, which has been drawing flak for its low rate of Covid-19 tests, has accused the ICMR-NICED [Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases] of providing it with defective Covid-19 test kits. “The apparently defective test kits supplied by ICMR-NICED, Kolkata, are resulting in […]
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Oil drops to 18-year low on global demand crunch amid Covid-19 pandemic
Oil extended its slide in Asia, trading at near two-decade lows after agreed cuts by the biggest producers were seen barely making a dent in the demand destruction wrought by Covid-19 and on increasing concerns that traders are quickly running out of room to store crude. Futures in New York […]