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  GoAir withholds opening ticketing portals, says it awaits clarity from states

  India | May 23, 2020 20:43 IST

  Without clarity on these conditions GoAir doesn't wish to inconvenience its passengers by putting on sale flights immediately post May 25. On receiving clarity, we will open our site for bookings post May 25 up to May 31 as and when and where appropriate, GoAir said in a statement.

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  UK PM under pressure to sack top aide for coronavirus lockdown breach

  World | May 23, 2020 18:33 IST

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure to sack his top aide after reports that he breached the coronavirus stay-at-home lockdown rules by travelling to his parents’ home.

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  Maharashtra minister lauds Sonu Sood for arranging buses for migrants, calls him 'inspiring hero'

  Celebrities | May 23, 2020 17:38 IST

  On Saturday, Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Jayant Patil took to Twitter to laud the actor for his efforts and called him a real-life hero. Sonu Sood has organized multiple bus services for many migrant workers to reach their homes in UP, Karnataka, Jharkhand from Maharastra.

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  Delhi govt allows 66 private liquor shops to reopen on odd-even basis

  India | May 23, 2020 10:04 IST

  According to details, the Delhi government's excise department on Friday had allowed these liquor shops to reopen after they were found complying with the government order, but the shop owners have been asked to follow the odd-even rule. 

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  Markets in Ghaziabad to open from May 25

  India | May 23, 2020 8:20 IST

  The Ghaziabad administration in Uttar Pradesh on Friday said markets in the district will open from May 25 on alternate days from 10 am to 5 pm.

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  Mouni Roy stranded in UAE for 2 months with 4 days' clothes

  Celebrities | May 21, 2020 23:51 IST

  Bollywood star Mouni Roy is in Abu Dhabi over two months now, stranded because she cannot return home owing to the continuing COVID-19 lockdown. Mouni flew to UAE on a four-day working trip in March, for a magazine photo shoot, and stayed with an old friend.

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  Intra-district ST bus services in Maharashtra from May 22

  India | May 21, 2020 22:28 IST

  In a relief to people during the lockdown, the Maharashtra government on Thursday decided to resume intra-district State Transport (ST) bus services, excluding in red zones and COVID-19 containment areas, from Friday with certain conditions.

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  Balika Vadhu star Shashank Vyas pens poem on migrant labourers' plight

  TV | May 21, 2020 21:35 IST

  Balika Vadhu star Shashank Vyas has written a poem on the plight of migrant labourers. Shashank shared the poem titled "Bas chal raha hai" on Instagram. The video features images of the migrant labourers with a voiceover by the actor.

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  Uttarakhand govt announces new admissions in colleges, universities from Sept 1

  Education | May 21, 2020 19:20 IST

  Uttarakhand Principal Secretary on Thursday ordered to begin fresh admissions for the new academic year at colleges, universities from 1st September 2020.

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  Rajasthan school students to study via TV from June 1

  Education | May 21, 2020 17:34 IST

  The government school students in Rajasthan will get to learn course study via television from June 1 as the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has allotted it a slot on Doordarshan to ensure regular education during the lockdown.

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  Kerala records highest number of cybercrimes during lockdown

  Crime | May 21, 2020 15:51 IST

  The COVID-19-induced lockdown saw a spurt in crybercrimes in India with Kerala recording the highest number during the period, according to an analysis of IT security solutions provider K7 Computing.

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  APSRTC to resume bus services from today; issues guidelines for passengers

  India | May 21, 2020 9:17 IST

  Andhra Pradesh bus services: The details said the APSRTC for now, is beginning only 17 per cent of buses, which comes to nearly 1,683 buses on the first day. Buses in all categories like Telugu Velugu, Express, deluxe, ultra-deluxe, super luxury and AC services will be resumed in select routes.

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  Bengaluru: Full list of containment/Red zones

  India | May 20, 2020 22:36 IST

  As the local authorities have now given the power by the Central government to demarcate areas into zones, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) released a list of containment/Red zones in the city.

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  Swara Bhasker travels from Mumbai to Delhi during lockdown for ailing mother

  Celebrities | May 20, 2020 22:00 IST

  Actress Swara Bhasker has travelled to Delhi from Mumbai after taking special permission when she got to know that her mother has suffered a fracture.

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  Visa allows most employees to work from home through 2020

  Business | May 20, 2020 20:49 IST

  Visa Inc. has allowed the majority of its 20,000 employees to work from home for the rest of the year in light of safety concerns due to COVID-19, the global payments network's CEO Alfred Kelly Jr. has said.

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  PMVVY rate of return reduced to 7.4 pc, scheme extended till Mar 2023

  India | May 20, 2020 20:15 IST

  The government on Wednesday fixed the annual rate of return for Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), a social security scheme for senior citizens, at 7.4 per cent for 2020-21, down from 8 per cent in the previous fiscal, as it extended the scheme by three years.

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  This is not time to play politics; allow Congress to ply buses to ferry migrants: Priyanka to UP CM

  Politics | May 20, 2020 16:52 IST

  Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday to allow her party to ply buses to ferry stranded migrants to their homes amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. 

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  Anupam Kher shares video reciting poem on plight of migrant workers:Let’s come together to save them

  Celebrities | May 20, 2020 16:25 IST

  Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher has shared a heart-touching video on social media in which he is seen reciting a poem about the plight of all the migrant workers trying to return to their native villages.

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  Bike taxi booking app Rapido resumes operations in 39 cities

  Business | May 20, 2020 14:31 IST

  Bike-taxi service provider Rapido on Wednesday said it has resumed normal operations in 39 cities across 11 states, following the new guidelines announced by the government for lockdown 4.0.

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  Bus service begins in Kerala with restricted time schedule

  India | May 20, 2020 11:33 IST

  Fifty six days after operations came to a complete standstill the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Wednesday morning commenced its bus and water services.