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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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  6 new deaths, 438 COVID-19 cases in Delhi in last 24 hours

  India | May 16, 2020 14:43 IST

  At least 6 new deaths and 438 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Delhi in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of cases in the national capital now stands at 9,333 including 5,278 active cases, the Delhi Health Department has informed.

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  CBSE Class 10, Class 12 pending exam dates to be announced today

  Education | May 16, 2020 13:15 IST

  Union HRD Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Saturday informed that the date sheet for pending CBSE board examinations for class 10th, 12th will be released today at 5 pm.

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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  8 migrants killed, over 50 injured after truck-bus collision in Madhya Pradesh's Guna

  India | May 14, 2020 10:08 IST

  At least 8 migrants have been killed and over 50 are injured after the bus in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Guna. The migrant labourers were travelling from Maharashtra to Uttar Pradesh amid lockdown situation in the country.

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  Coronavirus cases in India cross 78,000-mark; deaths at 2,549. Check state-wise list

  India | May 14, 2020 9:31 IST

  Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 78,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 78,003 including 2,549 deaths and 26,235 have recovered, as per figures released by the health ministry on Thursday.

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  New York City to be closed till June amid coronavirus outbreak

  World | May 12, 2020 16:00 IST

  New York City, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, is likely to stay closed until June, Mayor Bill de Blasio has said, even as three regions of New York State are set to reopen on May 15.

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  US CDC commits $3.6 million assistance for India's COVID-19 fight

  Business | May 12, 2020 16:29 IST

  US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has committed $3.6 million to assist India’s response to the COVID-19 epidemic. CDC said it will support prevention, preparedness, and response activities in India in view of the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Kejriwal asks Delhi to send suggestions on lockdown relaxations: Here's how you can do it

  India | May 12, 2020 13:03 IST

  Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked people in Delhi to send suggestions, ideas on what kind of lockdown relaxations should be provided in the national captial which could be considered after May 17 when the third phase of lockdown ends.

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  Coronavirus cases in India cross 70,000-mark; deaths near 2,300. Check state-wise list

  India | May 12, 2020 9:18 IST

  Coronavirus India cases have crossed 70,000-mark taking positive patients toll to 70,756 including 2,293 deaths and 22,455 recovered, according to the health ministry's figures released on Tuesday.

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  Punjab CM Amarinder Singh pitches for lockdown extension with 'carefully crafted strategy'

  India | May 11, 2020 18:57 IST

  The Chief Minister said that states need to be given greater flexibility in micro-planning as part of a carefully planned exit strategy, encompassing both COVID-19 containment and a defined path of economic revival.

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  Ahmedabad says no to cash on delivery to stop spread of COVID-19

  India | May 11, 2020 15:57 IST

  Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has made it mandatory to accept digital mode of payments through Unified Payment Interface (UPI) and other platforms. Following this new order, Cash on Delivery (COD) will not be permissible from May 15 making it mandatory for home delivery payments to be cashless.