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  Raid at private liquor shop in Delhi's Pitampura for using duplicate barcodes on bottles

  Business | May 17, 2020 16:03 IST

  Officials of the Delhi government's excise department raided a private alcohol shop in Pitampura for alleged irregularities in barcoding of liquor cases, an official said on Sunday.

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  Rahul Gandhi wasting migrant labourers time: Sitharaman slams Congress leader

  India | May 17, 2020 15:02 IST

  FM Sitharaman in a presser responded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's criticism on government's policy towards helping migrants saying that it would have been better for the Congress leader to ask his party-ruled states to arrange for more trains for migrants with more facilities to help them.

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  States will see COVID-19 peak at different times: Epidemiologist

  India | May 17, 2020 14:11 IST

  The COVID-19 would peak at different times in states and there is not going to be uniformity across the country, a noted public health expertand epidemiologist said, suggesting heightened surveillance and forming district action plans to handle the pandemic more effectively.

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  Over 90,000 coronavirus cases in India; deaths at 2,872. Check state-wise list

  India | May 17, 2020 9:29 IST

  India coronavirus cases have crossed 90,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 90,927 including 2,872 deaths while 34,109 have recovered, according to health ministry's data released on Sunday.

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  Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 4.7 million mark; death toll at 312,990

  World | May 17, 2020 7:10 IST

  Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.7 million mark taking confirmed patients toll to 4,717,016 including 312,990 deaths while 1,810,119 have recovered, according to Worldometer figures.

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  Truck carrying migrants overturns in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur; 5 dead, dozens injured

  India | May 16, 2020 14:46 IST

  At least 5 migrants have died while over 2 dozens injured after a truck carrying migrants overturned near Simra flyover on Sagar-Kanpur highway, in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh.

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  National Population Register 2021 work postponed in Uttar Pradesh amid COVID-19 outbreak

  India | May 16, 2020 10:39 IST

  In view of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the work for the National Population Register (NPR) 2021 has been postponed in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Coronavirus cases in India near 86,000-mark; deaths at 2,752. Check state-wise list

  India | May 16, 2020 9:22 IST

  Coronavirus cases in India are nearing 86,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 85,940 including 2,752 patients while 30,153 have recovered, according to health ministry's figures released on Saturday.

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  US to donate ventilators to India, cooperate on COVID-19 vaccine development: Trump

  World | May 16, 2020 9:15 IST

  President Donald Trump has said that the United States will donate ventilators to India and will also cooperate on vaccine development for coronavirus.

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  Paytm Payments Bank launches 'Cash at Home' facility for senior, differently-abled in Delhi-NCR

  Business | May 15, 2020 16:11 IST

  Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) on Friday announced the launch of 'Cash at Home' facility for senior and differently-abled citizens so that they do not need to step out during COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Maharashtra extends lockdown in Mumbai, Pune, other hotspot areas till May 31

  India | May 15, 2020 12:51 IST

  Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government has decided to extend the lockdown in hotspot areas like Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune, Malegaon, Aurangabad and Solapur until May 31. According to the report, in other areas of the state, it will implement the guidelines that the Centre will issue in the next two days.

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  Coronavirus cases in India near 82,000-mark; deaths at 2,649. Check state-wise list

  India | May 15, 2020 9:07 IST

  Coronavirus cases in India are nearing 82,000-mark as positive patients toll is now at 81,970 including 2,649 deaths while 27,920 have recovered, as per health ministry's data released on Friday.

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  After 26 days, Manipur records new coronavirus case

  India | May 15, 2020 7:57 IST

  Manipur recorded its third coronavirus positive case on Thursday after a gap of almost 26-days. The state was previously declared as coronavirus free, officials informed.

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  Over 4.5 million coronavirus cases worldwide, deaths cross 3 lakh mark

  World | May 15, 2020 7:02 IST

  Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 4.5 million mark taking positive patients tally to 4,521,260 including 303,071 deaths while 1,702,124 have recovered, according to worldometers figures.

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  Lufthansa Group to resume flight services to India from June

  India | May 14, 2020 21:38 IST

  German airlines group Lufthansa on Thursday said it plans to resume its services to India, which are currently suspended due to the lockdown in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, by June, when it is expecting to operate to more than 130 destinations globally.

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  Himachal govt pays 6-month advance pension to beneficiaries

  India | May 14, 2020 16:06 IST

  Amid the lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic, the Himachal Pradesh government has provided a special relief to 5.69 lakh social security pensioners by making an advance payment of Rs 217.86 crore, officials said on Thursday.

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  Liquor shops in Kerala to open soon

  Business | May 14, 2020 16:11 IST

  Tipplers in Kerala will again get to purchase liquor soon as the state was in the process of reopening the vends, Excise Minister TP Ramakrishnan said on Thursday.

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  Keep saloons, schools closed; open restaurants for delivery: Delhi suggests Kejriwal on Lockdown 4.0

  India | May 14, 2020 14:36 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in a presser said that different activities will be allowed in the national capital from May 18 (Monday) based on Centre's decisions on lockdown relaxations.

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  IRCTC ticket bookings: Rlys keeping record of destination address of passengers for contact tracing

  Fyi | May 14, 2020 13:17 IST

  IRCTC has started taking the destination address of all passengers who are booking tickets with effect from May 13 (Wednesday). Railways has said that this new addition of passengers information while booking tickets is being done in order to help it for contact tracing.

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  Sitharaman presser on 2nd tranche of economic stimulus package | LIVE

  Business | May 14, 2020 17:18 IST

  Earlier on Wednesday, Sitharaman laid out details of Modi government's Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package which included Rs 30,000 crore Special Liquidity Scheme for non-banking financial companies, microfinance companies, housing finance companies; Rs 45,000 crore liquidity infusion through a Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme 2.0 for NBFCs.