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  Face mask mandatory for outdoors in Gurugram

  India | April 10, 2020 22:08 IST

  The Gurugram district administration has made it mandatory for residents to wear face masks every time they step out of their homes. 

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  Partial 'Darbar Move' ordered in J&K due to COVID-19

  India | April 10, 2020 20:31 IST

  The 'Darbar Move'- the six-monthly shifting of top government offices in J&K between the summer and the winter capitals of Srinagar and Jammu - will take place partially this year because of the pandemic.

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  Bank sealed in Kolkata after officer's mother tests positive for COVID-19

  India | April 10, 2020 20:19 IST

  A branch of a public sector bank in south Kolkata was sealed on Friday after the mother of a bank official tested positive for coronavirus. 

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  Stop all movement across borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh: Amit Shah to BSF

  India | April 10, 2020 19:43 IST

  Union Home Minister Amit Shah has directed the Border Security Force (BSF) to stop all the cross-border movement across the India-Pakistan and India-Bangladesh borders amid COVID-19 outbreak.

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  COVID-19: No mask, no fuel rule in Odisha

  India | April 10, 2020 18:06 IST

  The petrol pumps across Odisha on Friday came out with a stringent rule, No Mask, No Petrol/Diesel /CNG, in a bid to strictly enforce government's order making wearing of face masks mandatory while going out of homes. 

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  Scrap debt payment: UN urges countries to tackle recession

  Business | April 10, 2020 11:40 IST

  More than 60 U.N. agencies and international organizations urged governments on Thursday to take immediate steps to address the unfolding global recession and financial crisis wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, especially in the world’s poorest countries. The body has urged respective governments to scrap debt payment in the current scenario.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Kerala DGP inaugurates disinfectant bus for police, medical staff

  News | April 10, 2020 7:58 IST

  Kerala DGP Loknath Behera inaugurated a disinfectant bus in Thiruvananthapuram amid coronavirus outbreak.

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  It is 'fidayeen' attack by Jamaatis: Shia Board chief

  India | April 09, 2020 15:36 IST

  Waseem Rizvi, the Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Central Shia Waqf Board, has said that the Tablighi Jamaat had planned a 'fidayeen' attack on India by spreading the deadly coronavirus.

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  New York records 731 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

  World | April 07, 2020 22:41 IST

  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 deaths in the state hit a new one-day peak, with 731 people dead in the largest single-day increase in fatalities since the coronavirus crisis engulfed the state, the epicentre of the pandemic in the US.

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  Maharashtra coronavirus cases cross 1000 mark; death toll at 64. Check district-wise tally

  India | April 07, 2020 22:22 IST

  On the fourteenth day of the national lockdown on Tuesday Maharashtra reported a sharp spike by 150 in coronavirus positive cases, with Mumbai alone accounting for 116, taking the overall tally of the affected people in the state to 1018, Health officials said. 

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  COVID-19 lockdown: Manipur to provide Rs 2,000 each to residents stranded in other states

  India | April 07, 2020 21:09 IST

  The Manipur government has decided to provide financial assistance of Rs 2,000 each to the residents who are stranded in other parts of the country due to the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, sources in the CMO said on Tuesday.

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  Ola launches 'Ola Emergency' for essential medical trips in Bengaluru

  Business | April 07, 2020 20:57 IST

  Ride-hailing platform Ola on Tuesday announced the launch of 'Ola Emergency' to enable riders to book non-COVID-19 medical trips, which do not require an ambulance, to over 200 hospitals in Bengaluru.

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  Delhi govt soon to test in large scale amid coronavirus outbreak

  News | April 07, 2020 21:07 IST

  Delhi government is now going to do large scale testings like South Korea amid coronavirus outbreak in the state.

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  7 COVID-19 hotspots identified in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

  India | April 07, 2020 19:08 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government has identified seven COVID-19 hotspots in the state and was taking necessary measures to break the cycle of transmission. 

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  Indian Railways suspends bookings for 3 private trains till April 30

  India | April 08, 2020 13:27 IST

  The Indian Railways subsidiary, Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation or IRCTC, on Tuesday suspended bookings for its three private trains till April 30.

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  COVID-19: SpiceJet operates first cargo-on-seat flight

  Business | April 07, 2020 17:51 IST

  Budget airline SpiceJet on Tuesday operated the country's first cargo-on-seat flight carrying vital supplies in the passenger cabin and belly space from Delhi to Chennai.

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  COVID-19: IndiGo operates relief flights at own cost

  India | April 07, 2020 17:37 IST

  Budget airline IndiGo on Tuesday said that it is in the process of operating more than 30 relief flights "free of cost" to aide the Centre's efforts in curbing COVID-19. 

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  BSF extends leaves of personnel till April 21

  India | April 07, 2020 16:58 IST

  Taking preventive measures amid lockdown, the Border Security Force (BSF) has asked its formations to extend leaves of their personnel, due to join this month, up to April 21.

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  Two women constables in Pilibhit postpone weddings amid COVID-19 lockdown

  India | April 07, 2020 15:18 IST

  Two women constables, Suman and Sheetal, at dial 112 duty in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit has postponed their weddings amid the coronavirus lockdown in the country. Both the constables had even applied for leaves but looking at the COVID-19 crisis whose cases are increasing every other day, both of them postponed their weddings.

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  Delhi to adopt South Korea model, do large scale COVID-19 testings: Kejriwal | Highlights

  India | April 07, 2020 13:40 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday addressed a press conference on government's preparation to contain COVID-19 spread saying that almost 1 lakh people will be tested for coronavirus in hotspot areas. Kejriwal said that the government will adopt South Korea model which is to identify every possible COVID-19 suspect, test them and treat them.