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  Coronavirus cases in India near 63,000; deaths cross 2,100-mark. Check state-wise list

  India | May 10, 2020 9:27 IST

  Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 62,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 62,939 including 2,109 deaths while 19,358 have recovered, as per the health ministry's figures released on Sunday.

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  Delhi teacher, who tested positive for coronavirus, dies

  India | May 10, 2020 13:40 IST

  A Delhi teacher who was involved in distributing ration during the lockdown and tested positive for coronavirus, has died. The teacher was posted at a primary school in Wazirabad under the North Delhi Municipal Corporation.

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  India prepared for worst situation if it arises due to COVID-19: Dr Harsh Vardhan

  India | May 09, 2020 13:22 IST

  Union Health Minister Harsh Varsdhan in a press conference on Saturday said they do not anticipate a worst type of situation like other developed countries amid coronavirus outbreak but the government is prepared for worst the situation.

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  No fee hike in Maharashtra schools for academic year 2020-21

  Education | May 09, 2020 11:41 IST

  The Maharashtra Education Department has issued new gudielines to schools directing not to hike fee for academic year 2020-2021 and asked institutions not to force parents to pay remaining fee for academic year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 in one go.

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  Japan eyes lifting restrictions as coronavirus cases decline

  World | May 09, 2020 8:33 IST

  COVID-19 cases in Japan increased by 87 to 15,662, with the figure including 39 new infections in the capital, remaining below 100 for a sixth straight day and dropping well below the April 17 peak of 201 cases, official figures showed.

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  COVID-19: Over 1.2K rooms in Karol Bagh hotels kept for paid quarantine

  India | May 08, 2020 17:05 IST

  Gearing up for housing all those landing at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport as part of the Vande Bharat mission, close to 60 hotels in Karol Bagh have been asked to isolate over 1,200 rooms for setting up paid quarantine facilities.

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  Govt needs to be transparent on handling lockdown exit strategy: Rahul Gandhi

  India | May 08, 2020 12:29 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked the government to be transparent on its actions of handling COVID-19 situation and lockdown exit strategy in the country.

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  Gurugram society sealed after couple tests COVID-19 positive, husband visited Azadpur Mandi

  India | May 08, 2020 10:55 IST

  A society in Gurugram has been sealed after a couple tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. Vipul Belmonte residential complex at Golf Course road was sealed after two COVID-19 cases were reported. The patients, a senior citizen couple, underwent Covid-19 test after the wife got fever.

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  Coronavirus cases in India cross 56,000-mark; deaths at 1,886. Check state-wise list

  India | May 08, 2020 9:01 IST

  Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 56,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 56,342 including 1,886 deaths while 16,540 have recovered, according to the health ministry's figures released on Friday.

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  Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 3.9 million mark; death toll at 270,709

  World | May 08, 2020 8:42 IST

  Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 3.9 million mark with positive patients currently at 3,916,244 including 270,709 deaths and 1,341,239 recovered, according to Worldometer figures.

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  Aparshakti Khurana's post-lockdown plan includes running in an open football field

  Celebrities | May 08, 2020 0:05 IST

  During the lockdown, Aparshakti Khurana has been busy composing songs and taking narrations over video calls. He recently came up with a song titled 'Teri Yaari,' which he co-sung with Millind Gaba and King Kaazi.

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  Afghan national found positive for coronavirus in Greater Noida, 2 others quarantined

  India | May 07, 2020 16:27 IST

  One Afghan national (student) has been found positive for coronavirus in Noida while two other students were sent to a quarantine centre in the district. The student who has been found positive for COVID-19 is a college student and was residing with friends in Greater Noida Alpha 1 Sector.

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  Standalone B-schools new academic session to begin from July, no fees hike: AICTE

  Education | May 07, 2020 13:40 IST

  New academic session in standalone business schools or management colleges offering post graduate diploma or certificate courses will begin from July 1 and the institutions will not be allowed to hike fees, according to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

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  Liquor shops reopen in Tamil Nadu with these guidelines. Chennai has to wait

  Fyi | May 07, 2020 13:46 IST

  Liquor shops in Tamil Nadu are allowed to open from today after the Madras High Court on Wednesday permitted opening of Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) shops.

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  Rajasthan seals inter-state boundaries amid rising coronavirus cases

  India | May 07, 2020 9:47 IST

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has issued an order stating that all the inter-state boundaries of the state will be sealed with immediate effect to prevent the entry of unauthorized persons from the inter-state boundaries of the state.

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  Coronavirus cases in India mounts to 52,952; deaths near 1,800. Check state-wise list

  India | May 07, 2020 9:05 IST

  India coronavirus cases have crossed 52,000-mark taking confirmed patients toll to 52,952 including 1,783 deaths while 15,267 have recovered, as per the health ministry figures released on Thursday.

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  Colleges, other institutes reopen in J&K with 30 percent staff but no classes

  India | May 07, 2020 7:59 IST

  Universities, colleges and professional courses' institutes in Jammu and Kashmir reopened for administrative works with 30 percent staff, a day after the Higher Education Department allowed them to reopen, but not run any classes till May 30.

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  Coronavirus worldwide cases cross 3.8-million mark; death toll at 2,65,042

  World | May 07, 2020 7:36 IST

  Coronavirus worldwide cases have crossed 3.8-million mark taking confirmed patients tally to 3,821,667 including 2,65,042 deaths while 1,299,345 have recovered, according to the figures provided by Worldometer.

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  28 vegetable vendors in Agra test positive for coronavirus

  India | May 05, 2020 15:31 IST

  With the increasing number of coronavirus cases, in the past several days, 28 vegetable vendors have tested positive for COVID-19 in the city of Taj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

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  JEE Main, NEET 2020 exam dates announced. Watch full Q & A with Education Minister RP Nishank

  Education | May 05, 2020 13:14 IST

  Union Human Resources and Development (HRD) Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank will interact with students from all over the country LIVE today from 12 pm onwards to answer various queries including updates on competitive exam dates, exam results, amid coronavirus lockdown. Students are also welcome to ask their questions, share suggestions to the government.