Election Commission decides to hold polls to Maharashtra Legislative Council before...

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Centre releases revised list of Covid-19 red zones, Jharkhand has only 1

According to Centre’s guidelines, districts with high load of coronavirus cases or which have a high growth rate of the disease are classified under red zones.

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I'd take him both as captain & batsman: Ian Chappell chooses between Virat Kohli...

Known for calling spade a spade, Ian Chappell stayed true to his nature and had no hesitation in choosing between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.

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I ended up shouting at Laxman: When Sachin Tendulkar lost his cool and was scolded...

22 years since that fateful day in Sharjah, Sachin narrated how his screams at teammate VVS Laxman during the chase did not go down well with his brother.

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Jio Unveils JioMeet Video Conferencing Platform to take on Zoom, Google Meet

Jio parent Reliance Industries Limited revealed its plans to launch the JioMeet platform while announcing its quarterly earnings for the fourth quarter on Thursday evening.

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Musk's SpaceX, Bezos' Blue Origin Land Contracts to Build NASA's Astronaut Moon Lander

NASA on Thursday selected space firms SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics to build lunar landing systems that can carry astronauts to the moon by 2024, the White House's accelerated deadline under the space agency's moon-to-Mars campaign.

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An Instagram Live session with Vetri Maaran on Kurosawa movies

The Instagram Live session with Vetri Maaran in conversation with Namrata Joshi is on May 1 at 6 pm on @thehinduweekend

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India's 65% of Covid deaths are men; Olympians go for fields of gold: Top 5 from...

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Apple Sees iPhone Revenues Fall in Q1, as Services and Wearables Help It Grow

Apple on Thursday reported profit slipped as it boosted revenue from services and wearables in a pandemic-cobbled start to the year for the iPhone maker.

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Doordarshan to extend e-learning to 5 more standards from May 4

With technical support from UNICEF, Bihar, the BEPC has already been running virtual classroom teaching on the local DD channel for classes nine and 10 since April 20, days after the country went under lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus infection on March 24.

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India records 1,993 Covid-19 cases, 73 deaths in last 24 hours

There are 25,007 active cases, 8888 people who have been cured or discharged and 1147 patients of the respiratory disease who have died across the country, the health ministry’s Covid-19 dashboard showed at 8am.

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Emissions set for a record fall due to Covid-19 this year. But it's not a good ...

Daily data for this year till mid-April shows that countries in full Covid-19 lockdown are experiencing an average 25 per cent decline in energy demand per week.

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On Kim Jong Un's health, whereabouts, UN chief says 'we have no information'

There have been unconfirmed reports that Kim is not in good health. The rumours began after he missed the April 15 commemoration of the 108th birthday of his grandfather, North Korea founder Kim II Sung.

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Horoscope Today: Astrological prediction for May 1, what's in store for Leo, Virgo,...

Horoscope Today: Are the stars lined up in your favour? Find out the astrological prediction for Pisces, Capricorn, Aries, Leo and other zodiac signs for May 1.

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'China never gave US anything, doesn't want to see me elected', says Donald Tru...

“We are getting billions and billions of dollars, many billions of dollars a month from China,” Trump said, referring to the massive tariffs he has imposed on the import of Chinese products into the US.

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65% of Covid deaths in India are men, shows govt's data

Of the 1,074 Covid-19 deaths reported from across the country till April 30 afternoon, 65% are men, which is in line with the evidence so far that Covid-19 kills more men than women.

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After over 26,700 deaths, PM Boris says UK is past peak

Five mega hospitals were quickly set up with help from the military, but after admissions slowed, the NHS was left with considerable capacity. Figures released on Friday said the number cases across settings in the UK were 171,253.

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Covid brings local shops to the forefront of e-tail sector

The coronavirus pandemic has shuttered mom-and-pop shops in the US. In India, these retail stores, rich on legacy business skills, are emerging intact, albeit a little bruised.

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Can't locate UNSC listed terrorists in Pak, Imran Khan govt tells UNSC panel

Pakistan authorities acknowledge the presence of only 19 terrorists who figure in the UNSC 1267 Sanctions List. For the rest, they have told the UNSC that they cannot locate them due to insufficient information in the order that designates them as terrorists

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At 17.5%, Ujjain has MP's highest death rate

Seven out of 76 Covid-19 patients had died in Ujjain until April 23 and every fourth patient has succumbed to the disease over the last seven days.

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Environment ministry on project clearance spree, activists wary

The environment ministry’s expert appraisal committee (EAC) held nine meetings only in April through video-conferencing where several industrial, mining and infrastructure projects were considered and cleared.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

Delhi and Tamil Nadu, in that order, suffered the most from the irresponsibility of the Tablighi Jamaat, which insisted on hosting a weeks-long gathering at its headquarters in Delhi in March, a gathering that was attended by missionaries from some Covid-19-affected countries.

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Unique virus mutation in Bengal

S1 attaches the virus to the cell membrane by interacting with host receptor while S2 mediates fusion between the virus and cell membrane , according to Uniprot which provides resources on protein sequence.

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Twitter Opens Up Data of COVID-19 Tweets for Researchers to Study

Twitter will grant researchers and software developers access to a real-time data stream of tens of millions of daily public tweets about COVID-19, which they can use to study the spread of the disease or track misinformation, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday.

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Microsoft Reports Boost in Teams, Xbox Usage in Q1 Thanks Remote Work and Lockdowns

Microsoft on Wednesday beat Wall Street sales and profit expectations, powered by sharp demand for its Teams chat and online meeting app and Xbox gaming services as the world shifted to working and playing from home because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Rishi Kapoor's death: Amitabh Bachchan, Prakash Javadekar react

Tributes come in for the veteran Bollywood actor who passed away at the age of 67 at a private hospital in Mumbai.

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Facebook Reports 'Signs of Stability' in Ad Spending After Coronavirus Drop

Facebook beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday and said it has seen "signs of stability" for sales in April after a plunge in March, in yet another signal that tech giants may weather the coronavirus-induced economic collapse better than other sectors.

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'Entertained several generations': Politicians, leaders condole Rishi Kapoor's ...

Scores of politicians and diplomats took to Twitter and expressed their grief on the passing away of the great actor.

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Rishi Kapoor, veteran Hindi actor, passes away

Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor has passed way at a private hospital in Mumbai on Thursday, his brother Randhir Kapoor said.The 67-year-old actor

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Rishi Kapoor dies at 67, brother Randhir Kapoor confirms

Actor Rishi Kapoor has died at the age of 67. His brother Randhir Kapoor has confirmed the news to Hindustan Times.

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Over 1,700 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours take India's tally to 33,050

Maharashtra has the highest number of cases, and is inching towards the 10,000-mark.

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Irrfan Khan, a versatile actor: Rahul Gandhi

Tributes for Irrfan Khan poured in as several Congress leaders took to twitter on Wednesday to pay their homage.“I’m sorry to hear about the passing o

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IT firms TCS, Infosys, Wipro to reduce subcontractors to control costs

“We will be reducing dependency on contractors to some extent to optimize it (cost). Lateral hiring will be done for specific skills in a limited manner and we also continue to build talent within the organisation,” Milind Lakkad, Global Head, Human Resources at TCS, told ET.

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Antiviral drug remdesivir could hold promise in fight against Covid-19: Study

“The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery,” Anthony Fauci, the top US epidemiologist who oversaw the study, told reporters at the White House

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Covid-19: India begins testing possible cure on patients at PGI Chandigarh

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'Happened due to a misunderstanding': Kamran Akmal on Asia Cup clash with Gambh...

Akmal famously clashed with former India opener Gautam Gambhir in the 2010 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and again with paceman Ishant Sharma in T20 international in Bengaluru in 2012-13.

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Tremendous gain in Covid-19 situation, considerable relaxations after May 3, hints...

In the same series of tweets, the Union Home Ministry spokesperson also said that there was a need to maintain a strict lockdown till May 3 so that the gains are not squandered away.

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Subcontractors face the axe as IT rejigs costs

TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Mindtree said subcontracting costs are expected to fall in the coming months. On average, subcontracting forms about 10-15% of total employee cost. In the last few years, subcontracting costs had spiked as IT firms looked beyond in-house talent for new-age technical skills.

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Redmi Note 9, Mi Note 10 Lite Expected to Launch Today: How to Watch Live Stream, Specifications, More

Xiaomi is all set to host its global launch event today, wherein it is expected to unveil the Redmi Note 9 and the Mi Note 10 Lite phones. The two phones have leaked on multiple occasions in the past, and the Mi Note 10 Lite was recently spotted on US FCC as well.

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Knowledge about North Korea's Kim is limited, but crucial

Kim’s intentions, and the as-yet-unknown state of his health, play an outsized role in the workings of Northeast Asia.

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Strong link between Covid count, bad air: Study

The analysis is limited to Italy and does not mention how air pollution and testing positive for Covid-19 are linked. Air pollution in Indian cities is among the worst in the world.

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Doubling rate in Mumbai rises to 10 days; mortality rate dips to 3.9%

The city’s Covid-19 fatality rate too has decreased to 3.9% on April 26 from the earlier 6.3% recorded on April 11. This means that there are now four deaths recorded for every 100 cases, as opposed to the earlier six deaths for the same number of cases.

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Govt predicts 3% agri growth in FY 2020-21

Despite these robust projections, the ongoing lockdown, set to run until May 3, has pressured farmers. The announcement of a nationwide curfew caught farmers by surprise on March 24.

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Areas not affected by Covid mostly in rural areas: Data

The government on April 15 classified 170 districts as Covid-19 hotspots -- those which have reported large outbreaks or multiple clusters of cases -- and 207 other districts as non-hotspot areas, those where only limited clusters of cases were reported.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

Correlation isn’t causation, but it’s interesting to note that India, Peru and Portugal have almost universal coverage of the BCG vaccine — given to children to fight tuberculosis, and which helps them build immunity to several other respiratory ailments.

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Nations that mandate TB vaccine may have lower Covid death rates

To be sure, scientists have not been able to determine a clear correlation between the severity of the coronavirus disease and neonatal BCG vaccination.

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UK woman has stockpiled Covid-19 kits worth £2,500, says won't donate to healthcare...

Thirty five-year-old Becca Brown has said the UK government should have been more prepared to help the healthcare workers in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.

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'Sensationalising facts': Nirmala Sitharaman hits back at Rahul Gandhi for RBI list...

Gandhi had said on Tuesday that he had asked the government in Parliament the names of the top 50 bank loan defaulters, but the Finance Minister did not answer his question.

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OnePlus Z Tipped to Launch in July, Will Likely Be a Mid-Range Smartphone

OnePlus Z smartphone has been in the news for some time. It is hinted that OnePlus Z is essentially the rumoured OnePlus 8 Lite that was tipped to be a part of the OnePlus 8 series.

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Oscars Allows Streaming Movies to Qualify Due to Coronavirus Disruptions to Movie Theatres

Movies that skip the big screen will be allowed to contend for Oscars this year, the Academy said Tuesday in a significant rule change forced by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Samsung Sees Coronavirus Hit Sales of Smartphones, TVs, Expects Further Fall in Q2

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expected profit to decline in the current quarter due to a coronavirus-related slump in sales of smartphones and TVs, although the chip business would remain solid.

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Covid-19 update: Amid coronavirus pandemic, Kejriwal shares 'happy' news

Delhi chief minister said that the work of media is very important, especially “during a pandemic”.

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In hindsight: Covid profited from our mistakes

Looking back, there have been so many mistakes and so much misinformation that it is worth asking: could we have handled this better?

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Covid-19 may keep coming back every year, Moody's growth estimate | Top 5 from ...

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Virus may keep coming back every year: Experts

Several scientists, including Anthony Fauci, the director of US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, have said the new coronavirus is likely to cause seasonal peaks of infections in winter.

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OnePlus 8 Pro, OnePlus 8 Pre-Bookings Open in India, Sale Date Revealed

OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 8 pre-bookings have been kicked off in India. The pre-bookings are live through Amazon, with the sale date for both OnePlus 8 phones scheduled for May 11.

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Google Parent Alphabet Says Ad Sales Steady After Coronavirus Drop, Warns of Difficult Q2

A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet said on Tuesday.

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Coronavirus update: These districts in UP could be the first to get lockdown re...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed for an action plan to be prepared for the relaxation activities in the ‘green zone’

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India's Covid-19 death toll crosses 1000-mark, 31,332 cases so far

The country saw 1897 new cases of Covid-19 and 73 deaths in the last 24 hours as 827 people were also cured or discharged in the same period, the health ministry’s dashboard showed at 8am.

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'Warne hated it': Brett Lee recalls how Sachin Tendulkar 'toyed' with Shane War...

Sachin got the better of Warne in most of their encounters and former Aussie fast bowler Brett Lee revealed how Warne reacted to the setbacks.

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184 nations 'going through hell' as Covid-19 wasn't stopped at source: Trump

Leaders of the US, the UK and Germany believe that the deaths and the destruction of the global economy could have been avoided, had China shared the information about the virus in its early phases.

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Govt leverages MGNREGS to strengthen rural infrastructure

Just two types of activities—construction (on individual land) and sanitation works—are earmarked for 69% of the total work under MGNREGS for this financial year, government data has shown.

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Delhi among 15 areas that make up 60% Covid-19 cases

Delhi, which has 11 districts, accounts for 12.62% of all cases in the country as of Monday. Mumbai and Indore feature among the list of the 14 other districts.

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UP begins task for return of 1 million stranded migrants

The lockdown is scheduled to end on May 3, but there is no clarity on whether the exit will be total and if rail services will run soon after.

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US first country with over 1 million Covid-19 cases, death toll nears 59,000

The US on Tuesday became the first country in the world to have more than one million cases of coronavirus. It accounts for nearly one-third of the 3.1 million cases globally.

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11 cases linked to Azadpur market, test results of 100 awaited

Test results of more than 100 individuals—traders and employees—who have been traced as contacts of the confirmed cases or those who have been shortlisted after a screening programme this weekend are still awaited, office bearers of the agriculture produce market committee (APMC) said.

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Domestic makers of rapid kits in a fix as ICMR halts their use

To make matters worse, on Monday, ICMR asked states to return RTKs sourced from China after its field assessment found them to be showing too much variation in results -- and while doing so, did not say anything at all about its future plans regarding RTKs.

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Internet speeds fall to lowest in 2 years

The nationwide lockdown began in the last week of March while some states ordered closure of schools and a ban on public gatherings even before that, which led to people staying home

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Covid 19 update: Govt testing strategy focuses on speed

The strategy is the subject of a paper, ‘Strategic Planning To Augment The Testing Capacity For Covid-19 in India’, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research and authored by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s apex biomedical research body.

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South Korea's ministers say they know North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's location

Speculation about the 36-year-old North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health accelerated after the Seoul-based news site Daily NK reported April 20 that he was recovering from surgery, citing an unidentified person inside the country.

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Amazon Partners With Indian Railways to Deliver Orders Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Amazon has strengthened its partnership with the Indian Railways to transport consignments via “COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains” across the country.

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Airtel Signs $1-Billion Deal With Nokia to Boost Network Capacity

Nokia has secured a multi-year contract to boost the capacity of Bharti Airtel, one of India's largest mobile operators, the firm announced on Tuesday.

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Foreign minister S Jaishankar to attend BRICS meet on Covid-19

The BRICS meeting to discuss the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak will be held by the rotating chair Russia and it will be convened via video conference.

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Extraction Ending: Its Ambiguity Is a Compromise, Says Director Sam Hargrave

Extraction — the Netflix action thriller movie with Chris Hemsworth — ends on an ambiguous ending, leaving the fate of Tyler Rake (Hemsworth) up in the air. Extraction director Sam Hargrave revealed that was purposeful, because he wants the audience to pick what works better for them.

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Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020 With 16GB Storage, Android Go Edition Launched in India: Price, Specifications

Samsung Galaxy J2 Core 2020 is priced in India at Rs. 6,299 for the lone 1GB RAM + 16GB storage option. The phone has a dedicated microSD card slot that offers expansion of up to 256GB.

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Digital-Ad Downturn May Complicate Life for Google, Facebook

Demand for digital advertising is shrivelling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fuelled downturn. That could complicate things for Google and Facebook, who for the first time may have to contend with revenues that are actually shrinking.

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Here's list of 16 districts in India with no new Covid-19 case in last 28 days

The number of Covid-19 cases in the country mounted to 29,435 on Tuesday morning, with 1543 new infections and 62 deaths in the 24 hours, the Union health ministry said.

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'Officially makes it to the list of idiots': Ramiz Raja on Umar Akmal, calls for...

Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja welcomed the move and said cricketers who have been part of corruption should be punished in the same way.

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Coronavirus: Amazon Defends Safety Efforts Amid Fresh Protests

Amazon on Monday defended its coronavirus safety efforts as it faced renewed protests from warehouse workers, which have drawn support from some of the US giant's technology employees.

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Coronavirus update: With 1,543 new Covid-19 cases, India breaches 29,000 mark

The recovery rate of Covid-19 patients in the country was a little more than 23% as 6,868 people have been cured or discharged from hospitals. The Union health ministry had said on Monday that the recovery rate was 22.17%.

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Don't quite trust this guy: AB de Villiers narrates story of first meeting with...

Kohli and de Villiers gave an account of their friendship in an Instagram live session recently. But the situation was not the same always.

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'Guests too have some dignity': Man stuck in bride's village due to Covid-19 lockdown...

The bride’s family are leaving no stone unturned to make the stranded guests feel comfortable in their house.

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WhatsApp's latest update for iPhones brings support for 8 people on group calls

WhatsApp’s much awaited group calling extension is finally available for iPhone users. The update is expected to hit Android phones soon.

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‘Google tax’ could draw reprisal, US cautions India

US also marked a slew of issues in India’s digital trade including those in the ecommerce policy.

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Need a comprehensive law on epidemics in post Covid-19 situation | Opinion

The lockdown, however, does not come without a fair share of problems of its own, the most pertinent is centered around the protection of basic civil rights in this lockdown.

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China 'concerned' as India decides to stop use of Chinese Covid-19 test kits

China's statement came hours after the ICMR, which plays a key role in advising authorities engaged in the fight against Covid-19, said state governments should stop using the rapid antibody testing kits from Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech and Zhuhai Livzon Diagnostics

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Covid lockdown: BPM firms see sluggish quarter, to defer promotions and hikes

Analysts said other BPM companies are also taking cost-cutting measures, such as delayed increments and promotions, as they increasingly look to maintain existing contracts with clients. Although WNS reported strong growth in the previous financial year, Murugesh said clients across industry sectors have been impacted and the company was witnessing at least “six months’ pause” in business growth.

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Banks wary of lending to debt funds despite aid

Ashwani Bhatia, managing director of SBI Mutual Fund saud that debt markets are currently facing a lack of risk appetite in the market and not a liquidity concern.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

By Sunday night, the number of tests carried out in India was 665,819.

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In touch with those from state stranded elsewhere: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

The Bihar chief minister said that the state has sufficient isolation and quarantine facilities.

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States gear up to bring back stranded migrants amid lockdown 2.0

Hours after the meeting with the Prime Minister, Odisha health minister Naba Das said the state will come out with guidelines to bring back stranded workers by the end of April.

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AIIMS begins plasma therapy, 200 Tablighi members begin donation

Convalescent plasma therapy uses a blood component called plasma—which contains virus-fighting antibodies—from people who have recovered from the infection to treat those who are severely ill with Covid-19.

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PM Modi's meeting with CMs: Except two states, all others want Covid-19 lockdown...

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy sought Centre’s intervention for providing Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other medical equipment for the state’s Covid-19 warriors.

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Tamil Movie Skips Cinema for Amazon Amid Pandemic, Akshay Kumar’s Next Might Go to Disney+ Hotstar: Reports

With the coronavirus pandemic keeping theatres shut, Indian movies have decided to release directly on streaming services. The Jyothika-starrer Ponmagal Vandhal has reportedly sold itself to Amazon Prime Video. Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy Laxmmi Bomb is reportedly in talks with Disney+ Hotstar.

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OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger Price in India Tipped to Be Rs. 3,990

OnePlus Warp Charge 30 Wireless Charger is expected to be priced at Rs. 3,990 but the company has not given any official statement on the same.

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JioMart WhatsApp Order Booking Service Launched: How to Order

Reliance Jio has introduced a dedicated WhatsApp number for ordering on JioMart. The new JioMart WhatsApp Order Booking Service is live in select localities of Navi Mumbai, Thane, and Kalyan for now.

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US fiscal stimulus will keep IT downside in check: Infosys

The US government’s massive $2-trillion stimulus is expected to provide liquidity to companies, including banking and financial services that are the biggest outsourcers of IT. Infosys gets 31% of its revenue from banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI).

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Producers court OTT platforms to cash in on summer movie season

Jyothika-starrer 'Pon Magal Vandhal' to debut directly on Amazon Prime Video; cinema owners up in arms, threaten to ban Suriya’s films

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RBI announces Rs 50,000 crore Special Liquidity Facility for mutual funds

The move comes after Franklin Templeton wounded up 6 funds last week.

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Financial impact of lockdown, 3-month-old survives covid | Top 5 from HT

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Germany Flips to Apple-Google Approach on Smartphone Contact Tracing

Germany changed course on Sunday over which type of smartphone technology it wanted to use to trace coronavirus infections, backing an approach supported by Apple and Google along with a growing number of other European countries.

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Reliance and Facebook that rolled JioMart WhatsApp will have long term benefits for both: Credit Suisse

Facebook gets the majority of revenues from advertisements but is also venturing into commerce (Facebook Marketplace, Instagram Checkout, WhatsApp Business accounts, Meesho investment, etc.).

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JioMart WhatsApp-Based Online Portal Starts Amid Lockdown

Reliance Industries started testing its online shopping portal three days after Facebook said it will invest $5.7 billion in digital assets controlled by billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

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India's Covid-19 tally rises to 27,892, death toll at 872

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His graph went up & mine went down, but friendship is intact: Former India pacer...

During his playing days, he developed a strong friendship with Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the two share a bond even now.

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9 CMs to speak with PM Modi during meeting over lockdown, exit strategy

Chief ministers of all states are expected to be present at the meeting through video conferencing.

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'He has set the bar so high': Kane Williamson picks best batsman in world crick...

The Kiwi is known for his sharp cricketing brain and he was on an Instagram live session recently with his SRH teammate David Warner.

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Stuck at home? Here are some Netflix hacks that you should know about

Did you know you can also search for shows that may have been tagged under specific categories? Here’s how you do it..

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Advantage for Tech Mahindra as AT&T looks to stay on digital course

“We’re not backing off on our cost and efficiency transformation initiatives that remain largely under our control. If anything, we see this as an opportunity to approach all our businesses differently and better align our work with how Covid has reshaped customer behaviours and the economy,” AT&T chief operating officer John Stankey told investors last week. Stankey will take over as AT&T’s CEO effective July 1.

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North Korea's Kim 'alive and well': Seoul

Kim’s absence has unleashed a series of unconfirmed media reports over his condition, which officials in Seoul previously poured cold water on.

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Mutual funds scramble to keep lid on Franklin impact

So far, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), RBI and the government have not said anything about the crisis in the mutual funds industry.

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70% of Indian citizens abroad are in 6 W Asian nations, shows data

For now, stranded Indians around the world, including workers and students, have been asked to stay where they are.

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India should open up now

The country is better prepared on almost every front — testing, protective equipment, hospitals — than it was on March 25, when the first lockdown kicked in, and on April 14, but it isn’t clear whether this is enough should the number of cases rise when the lockdown ends.

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PM, CMs to discuss graded lockdown exit on video call

While the Centre has not officially offered its view on the extension of the lockdown, officials have indicated that there will be a re-examination, with an eye on opening up some sectors to revive crucial economic activity.

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Indian firm ready to begin producing possible vaccine

The human safety trial of the vaccine began in Oxford on Thursday, with the first two of the 800 healthy volunteers recruited for the study being injected with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19. T

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'Our fight against coronavirus will be talked about world over': PM Modi

In his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, focussed on Covid-19 this time, Prime Minister Modi also praised the billions of Indians and said that India’s fight against corona is truly people-driven.

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Covid-19: Proper intake of vitamins and minerals in your diet boosts immunity, here's...

As the COVID-19 crisis disrupts economies globally, it’s vital to ensure adequate intake of micronutrients to boost overall immune functions and prevent life-threatening infections.

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On Mann ki Baat, PM Modi hails 'people-driven war' against Covid-19

We are fortunate that the entire country with every citizen as a soldier is leading and fighting this war, PM Modi said in his Mann ki Baat.

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'My family is more important than my game'

Top athletes talk to HT about their experience of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. This is Suresh Raina, ace India batsman who represents Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, where he is the second highest run-scorer in history.

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Armed Forces understand their responsibility in fight against Covid-19: CDS Gen...

Covid-19: CDS General Rawat said that strict directions have been issued to the armed forces on social distancing, wearing of masks and ensuring that people who need to be isolated remain in quarantine.

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PM Modi to address Mann Ki Baat shortly, focus likely on Covid-19 situation

In his last Mann Ki Baat address on March 29, four days after announcing the first phase of nationwide lockdown, the PM had apologised to the nation for imposing the shutdown but justified the step, saying it was needed to ‘win this battle’.

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Covid-19: India sees biggest 1-day spike, hospitals become hotspots | Top 5 from...

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Netflix has secret codes for hidden movies, shows: Here's the whole list

Netflix has a lot of shows that might not show up on your home page thanks to what you watch normally. Here’s how you can unlock a bigger treasure trove of content

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5 cities in Tamil Nadu under complete lockdown from today to check Covid-19 spr...

Till date, Tamil Nadu has 1,821 confirmed Covid-19 cases, according to Union health ministry data.

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India reports 1,990 new Covid-19 cases, 49 deaths in 24 hours

Maharashtra and Gujarat, where the coronavirus outbreak has been growing at a much faster pace recently than the rest of the country, had the most number of cases.

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'Don't talk to Sachin, you'll be in pain': Lee reveals why McGrath advised not to...

Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee revealed how Glenn McGrath had advised him against saying anything to Tendulkar when Lee first came into the Australian side.

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5 Useful Features Coming in Android 11: Developer Preview 3 Edition

Android 11 developer preview 3 dropped earlier this week as latest and probably the last developer preview for the next version of Android. Here are the five great new features that are coming in Android 11 or are at least the part of Android 11 developer preview 3.

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'Bored' truck driver plays card game with friends, 24 test Covid-19 positive

The truck driver in Krishna Lanka locality was bored and played cards with his friends and neighbours while the women grouped up and played tambola.

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All you need to know about SVAMITVA scheme and its coverage

About 6.62 lakh villages in the country will be eventually covered in the SVAMITVA scheme.

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Man kills wife in red zone, is asked to walk out of area so he can be arrested

Police officers privy to the investigation said that because this was the first case of murder within a containment zone , they had to look at standard operating procedures for such cases and act accordingly.

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Solar-Powered Food Carts Converted to Virus Disinfection Vehicles in Kabul

Afghanistan's total number of coronavirus cases was at more than 1,200 on Friday with 40 deaths, and officials and experts have cautioned the number could rise far higher given limited testing and the country's weak health infrastructure.

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India crosses 26k Covid-19 cases with biggest 1-day spike

Officials said the overall growth in number of cases in India has been linear, compared to some other countries where it has been exponential.

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Here's something for you to do this Sunday: Bird

Since the lockdown began, and people started spending all their time at home, there’s been a huge upsurge of interest in birding.

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Amid lockdown, Supreme Court heard 593 cases via video facility

203 out of the 593 cases were connected cases, that is, cases involving the same issue which were heard along with the main case.

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Virus could cling to air pollutants

India has among the highest particulate matter (PM) concentrations globally.

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Delay in test results has Centre, states worried

The health department officials of these states told the Central teams that despite allowing more labs to conduct Covid-19 tests, there was still delay in getting the test results in the absence of automatic extractor machines.

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Govt ramps up manufacturing capacity of key medical items

From entirely importing all these items a couple of months ago, India is now manufacturing more than 100,000 PPE kits and N-95 masks each day in the country.

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Post-lockdown plan, migrants in focus at Centre-states meet

Thousands of Indians stuck abroad are eager to return, although there is no clarity when international flights will be allowed -- although there’s been talk in some government circles of so-called rescue flights to bring back Indians after May 3, even if the skies aren’t opened.

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Facebook Takes Aim at Zoom With Messenger Rooms Launch

Facebook has unveiled a new video chat service “Messenger Rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic.

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He used to get out by looking at my face it seemed: Harbhajan Singh names his b...

He dominated bowlers all around the world except one man, who forever had his number. India’s Harbhajan Singh had an upper hand over the legendary batsman.

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866 patients recover in Tamil Nadu, highest in country followed by Delhi: Covid-19...

Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra are inching toward the 7,000-mark while in the national capital, the number of cases has crossed 2,500.

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Covid vaccines in human trials bring hope, Ramzan menu for patients: Top 5 from...

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Coronavirus update: India records 1,428 new Covid-19 cases, 57 deaths in last 24...

India’s tally of the coronavirus disease stands at 24,506—including 18,668 active cases, 5063 cured, discharged or migrated and 775 deaths, according to the health ministry’s dashboard at 8am.

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Facebook takes aim at Zoom with video chat upgrade

Facebook on Friday unveiled a new video chat service with virtual "rooms" where people can pop in to visit friends, aiming at users turning to the popular Zoom platform during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus lockdown impact: Social elites wake up to TikTok

While TikTok declined to comment on its recent user growth, an App Annie report released earlier this April states that it was the most downloaded app in India in the social media category as the country went into a lockdown.

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Eros STX Wants Its Own MCU as It Looks to Hollywood, China, and Beyond

With the Eros STX merger, Eros CEO Pradeep Dwivedi and Eros Now CEO Ali Hussein talk about creating an MCU-equivalent out of ancient Indian epics, making mainland Chinese movies, and the bigger focus on Hollywood for streaming service Eros Now.

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Apart from Virat and Rohit...: Harbhajan names match-winner of Indian cricket t...

The limited-overs side of India has become too dependent on the two-three batsmen for runs. The likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli have carried India on many occasions.

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WhatsApp increases group call limit from 4 people to 8: You can start using it next...

WhatsApp officially announced it is increasing the group call limit from four people to eight.

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CMs' wishlist: Interstate transport options, funds

Most chief ministers want the lockdown to be lifted in districts not affected by the pandemic, even as differences remain on how the curbs should be enforced in the remaining areas.

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China sent team including medical experts to advise on Kim Jung Un: Report

The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean leader. Reuters was unable to immediately determine what the trip by the Chinese team signaled in terms of Kim’s health.

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'Essentials tag' call divides handset makers, retailers

Sharp differences have emerged within handset makers and retailers over the treatment of devices during the lockdown.

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'Knocks the virus out in one minute': Trump's disinfectant claims baffle citize...

Encouraged by tentative findings that summer weather may dampen the novel coronavirus, Trump used his daily live national press briefing to ask whether light could become a medical treatment.

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'United we can fight': UN's global push to fast-track Covid-19 vaccine producti...

Worldwide, more than 190,000 people have died in the pandemic and more than 2.7 million have been infected, according to an AFP tally based on official sources.

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Covid-19 lockdown: Finance panel calls for extra support to small businesses

In its two-day meeting that ended on Friday, the advisory council felt that the magnitude of the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown on public finances is uncertain, but will certainly be significant.

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Expect cash-rich IT to go shopping

Cash rich IT services providers Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro are likely to go on an acquisition spree, as companies will be available at discounted valuations due to the Covid-19 crisis.

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Some export units to resume work in Gujarat amid lockdown 2.0

Jayanti Ravi, principal secretary (health), said the situation was fast coming under control and a decision has been taken to test all pregnant women in Covid-19 hotspots areas even if they don’t any Covid symptoms.

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Delhi comes to terms with lockdown as police, govt rush to residents' aid

The helpline — 011-23469526 — is run round-the-clock by a team of police personnel from the third floor of the Delhi Police headquarters.

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Covid-19: After nearly 20,000 coronavirus deaths, UK to trial drones for delivering...

The death figure released on Friday was 19,506, with 143.464 cases. The figure refers to deaths in hospitals, not in private homes, care homes and hospices, prompting concerns that the real figure may have crossed 20,000, making the UK one of the worst affected in Europe.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

There’s long been a theory that the number of people infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, is actually higher than that reported — one that has gained currency following confirmation that many infected people are asymptomatic and 97% of the cases (according to worldometers.info ) are mild.

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Month of lockdown impedes virus, a long battle lies ahead

On March 25, the first day of the lockdown, India had 606 cases and 10 fatalities before all transport was banned, offices and schools closed, and people told to stay indoors unless they were out for essential purchases or services.

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Biryani may be on menu for Muslim Covid patients in Hyderabad

The faithful fast from dawn to dusk and even do not have water during daytime in the fasting month of Ramzan even as the sick and travellers do normally fast. The month of reflection and charity is the holiest in the Islamic calender.

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Rapper Fred the Godson dies of coronavirus complications at 35

New York rapper Fred the Godson has died of coronavirus at the age of 35.

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Netflix Says Its Subscribers Won’t Run Out of Content This Year

Netflix announced this week that it has finished filming the majority of movies and series due for release this year, playing down concerns that its flow of hit shows such as "Tiger King" could run dry, or the next "Unorthodox" be delayed.

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Gujarat cases jump 4x, economists ask to lift lockdown: Top 5 stories from HT

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India has more than 23,000 Covid-19 cases, 718 deaths

Officials and medical experts have said India the country’s preventive measures have helped in reducing in the disease’s doubling rate and also allowed the ramping up of testing and bolstering health care preparedness.

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Skype follows Zoom, rolls out custom backgrounds for video calls: How to enable...

The new custom backgrounds in Skype are available as a part of the app update for Mac, Windows, Linux and the web.

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2 days after Delhi's Azadpur trader's death, 300 shops shut

All closed shops were located in the D block of the market – the one where the dead trader’s fruits and vegetables shop is located.

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SVAMITVA, powered by drones in sky, can change lives in rural India | Opinion

Since the beginning, the villages of India have been the backbone of its economy, because “Malguzari”, that is, land revenue was the main source of the State income for a long time, writes VS Pandey

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Are hospitals becoming high-risk zones for Covid infections?

Fifty-seven healthcare workers—including 21 doctors at the Delhi-government run Baba Saheb Ambedkar Hospital in Rohini—are being tested for Covid-19 after coming in contact with a suspected patient in the emergency department last week.

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Apple clears bills of partners for 2 months

Apple has paid its 500-odd exclusive stores in the country two months of rent and salaries for store staff apart from extending payment period to 60 days.

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Reliance Jio & Facebook differ on key issues

Facebook and Jio’s views diverge sharply on the matter of providing access to data.

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Covid lockdown: Handset companies seek essentials tag

“We request for your kind direction to the MHA on this very important recommendation from the industry which is duly considered and approved by the crisis management structure set up you – the Empowered Group of Technology and Data Management,” India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo wrote in the letter.

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Caught in a maze with Covid-19, Cognizant rejigs top brass pay

CEO Brian Humphries and other top leaders receive fixed components like basic pay as well as non-fixed ones like performance-based pay. Humphries earned a total annual compensation of about $16.5 million in 2019.

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Sunlight, heat and humidity weakens coronavirus: US official

The findings could bolster hopes that the coronavirus will mimic the behaviour of other respiratory diseases like influenza, which typically are less contagious in warm weather.

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Spike in demand for NREGS jobs, PDS ration hints at rural distress

In the absence of any real-time data, the MGNREGS and the PDS act as pointers to the state of the rural economy and the living conditions of the marginalised sections.

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WhatsApp Pay to comply with all rules in India by May

A full-fledged rollout of WhatsApp Pay has not been approved for over two years due to concerns over its data storage policy in India and over sharing of that data with its parent entity. In February, a plan to allow WhatsApp Pay to increase the number of users in a pilot project, from 1 million to 10 million, did not take off.

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Chronic illnesses may put young Indians at higher risk of Covid-19: Study

In the absence of a vaccine, an option is to shield high-risk people by more intensive physical distancing measures than the rest.

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Covid-19 lockdown: Govt considers wage stimulus for MSMEs amid survival battle

Unsold goods and delayed payments have turned off liquidity taps for the sector, leading to a “complete breakdown”, according to the business lobby Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, or FICCI, which has mooted proposals for support.

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India staring at 'sombre economic situation', needs major stimulus: Finance pan...

The meeting, chaired by the head of the 15th FC, NK Singh, was attended by several prominent economists, including Sajid Chinoy, Prachi Mishra, Omkar Goswami and Neelkanth Mishra.

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Time will reveal value of India's lockdown

Viruses spread rather predictably – and the scenario we were modeling was rather straightforward, yet terrifying – the spread of a new coronavirus through a completely susceptible population.

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No meat, no staff: Tunday Kababi shut in Ramzan

The non-availability of meat because of the national lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has hit several popular restaurants in the old city; but Tunday Kababi is the most renowned of them all.

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Covid spread, restrictionshit NREGS work allotment

Three large states -- Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharasthra -- that account for a large number of Covid-19 patients haven’t yet been able to distribute allot much work under the programme this summer.

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58, including 45-day-old, test Covid positive in 2 clusters in Delhi

Coronavirus has so far infected 2,376 people in Delhi; 50 of them have died and 808 have recovered.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

The World Bank said remittances to India will fall by 23%. The fall by almost a fourth is more bad news for India, whose economy, like that of most other countries, has been ravaged by Covid-19.

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Number of Covid-19 cases breach 21,000-mark in India, fatalities at 681

Maharashtra reported 6,710 cases of the coronavirus disease, including 789 discharged patients and 269 deaths.

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WhatsApp extends group call limit to 8 people: Here's how to get it

WhatsApp enabled support for eight people on group video and voice calls in the latest update. Here’s how you can start using this feature.

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England players were jealous of Kevin Pietersen's 'massive' IPL contract: Michael...

Pietersen’s desire to play in the IPL didn’t go down well with other English players. This was one part of several other problems which finally led to the end of his international career with the English cricket team.

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Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad has tested for Covid-19, says his lawyer

Maulana Saad’s lawyer Fuzail Ayyubi told Hindustan Times that the Tablighi Jamaat chief is communicating with the authorities.

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Covid-19 update: First Lady Savita Kovind stitches face masks for shelter homes...

The face masks will be distributed at various shelter homes of Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board. The First Lady was seen covering her face with a red colour cloth mask.

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Ambani-Zuckerberg partnership will upend payments sector: Experts

The Reliance Jio-Facebook partnership is expected to upend the digital payments sector, crowd out small players and drive consolidation, fintech experts said.

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Facebook-Reliance Jio deal to go to CCI, Trai may also step in

Analysts have sought transparency in how Facebook and Jio will control the data they have.

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Facebook, Jio should be transparent on data sharing: Experts

If the $5.7-billion deal is approved, the two companies together will have a subscriber base that would give them a near-monopoly, touching most Indians using the internet.

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Net neutrality laws likely to be tested in clearance for Facebook-Jio deal

The possibility of Facebook apps getting preferential treatment on Reliance Jio’s network will be a factor regulators will have to keep in mind while evaluating the deal.

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Facebook deal gives Jio a good leverage in WhatsApp: Experts

The deal allows Jio to leverage WhatsApp as a powerful messaging channel to promote the telco’s digital offerings directly to the customers of its competitors, Sanford C Bernstein said.

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Covid-19 update: President Ram Nath Kovind's nod to promulgate ordinance to punish...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted on Wednesday, “The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 manifests our commitment to protect each and every healthcare worker who is bravely battling COVID-19 on the frontline. It will ensure safety of our professionals.”

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Inside a $5.7 bn deal: Coronavirus couldn’t logout Facebook & Reliance from “Project Redwood”

A muggy Mumbai night coupled with the excitement of bringing home a deal that has been on the works for over a year made it equally hard to switch off totally in the final hours.

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Facebook-Jio deal: No preferential treatment, stand by net neutrality, says Jio

Cos say it’s an open deal, shouldn’t fall foul of competition rules; Facebook states no data sharing pact with Jio while both have agreed to disagree on issues like data localisation

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Video calling a luxury for family of Covid-19 infected hospital staffer in Delhi

On April 4, the oldest of this 12-member family, which belongs to Samastipur in Bihar, tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Three days later, four more—his wife, son, daughter and daughter-in-law—were found to be infected.

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Excruciating hours, bad PPE doctors' key issues

The problems persist even as the government has taken several steps to prevent attacks faced by several health workers – doctors, nurses and workers who go to neighbourhoods for disease surveillance.

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Debate over Chinese, Korean kits after states flag concerns

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Trump signs executive order temporarily suspending immigration into US

The executive order, a copy of which was released by the White House, said the new provisions apply to foreign nationals outside the US who do not have an immigrant visa that is valid on the effective date of proclamation.

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Covid deaths could be much higher than known: Reports

The estimation is based on the “all cause excess mortality”, which looks at the rise in deaths due to any cause compared with a historic average for that particular period.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

The US President touted the malaria drug Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) as a wonder cure but several studies and opinions from experts have recommended against its use.

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In Covid fight, India could learn from polio experience

New research suggests that testing sewage with traces of Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, could indicate the spread of the disease in a population.

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Rapid testing on hold, govt plans to scale up PCR tests

The move comes even as efforts to boost testing using rapid testing kits (RTKs) that do antibody tests have floundered

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Curbs on movement needed as travel hubs become Covid-19 hot spots

The government last week classified 170 districts, nearly a quarter of the country’s 731 districts, as Covid-19 hot spots. These include districts which have reported large outbreaks or multiple clusters of cases.

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Trader's death sparks fear at Capital's food supply lifeline

A government official said the business partner of the dead trader and 15 of his employees are in home quarantine.

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Netflix Sees Record Sign-Ups During Coronavirus Lockdown, Warns Boost May Fade

Netflix on Tuesday reported soaring profits as subscriptions surged by almost 16 million at the streaming television service during lockdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Venom 2 Release Date Moved to 2021, Is Titled Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom 2 now has a title — Venom: Let There Be Carnage — and a new release date. Thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the sequel to the 2018 Tom Hardy-starrer Spider-Man spin-off has been pushed back eight months from October 2, 2020 to June 25, 2021.

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Amazon US Workers Strike for Better Conditions During COVID-19 Pandemic

Hundreds of Amazon warehouse employees in the US went on strike Tuesday against what they say are unsafe working conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said.

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Cabinet likely to discuss stimulus for India Inc seeking relief during Covid-19...

Ficci has been demanding a stimulus package of Rs 9-10 lakh crore to bring the economy back on track. Some industry associations have demanded a Rs 16 lakh crore industry revival package.

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Cases in Gujarat cross 2000-mark, second-highest in country after Maharashtra: Covid-19...

4 Indian states have more than 1000 coronavirus cases, these include Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.

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Jio-Facebook Deal: Facebook to Buy 9.99 Percent Stake in Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio has announced that Facebook will make Rs. 43,574 crores investment in Jio Platforms, making the social giant the largest minority shareholder in the RIL subsidiary.

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US agency gives thumbs-down to Donald Trump's 'game-changer' hydroxychloroquine...

An analysis published Tuesday on the use of Hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients in US Veteran Affairs hospitals showed no benefits and caused more deaths.

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Would've broken lot of records had he captained India more: Gautam Gambhir on best...

In an international career spanning more than 13 years, Gambhir has played with some of India’s finest and most successful captains.

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India reports 1383 new Covid-19 cases, 50 deaths in last 24 hours

Maharashtra reported 6191 cases of the coronavirus disease, including 722 discharges and 251 deaths. Gujarat has now become the second-worst hit state with 2178 active cases and Delhi follows with 2156 infections.

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'Instead of squash, thinking of groceries': Saurav Ghosal

Top athletes talk to HT about their experience of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. This is Saurav Ghosal, the world No. 13 squash player who became the only Indian male to break into the top 10 of the world rankings last year.

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Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for $5.7 billion

The US. social-networking giant seeks a broader foothold in its biggest market.

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Motorola Edge, Motorola Edge+ Expected to Launch Today: How to Watch Livestream, Expected Specifications

Motorola Edge+ and the Motorola Edge are expected to be unveiled at Motorola’s live event today at 9:30pm IST. Motorola will livestream the launch of the two expected smartphones owing to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Covid-19 will make tackling of natural disasters difficult: WMO

“Extreme weather has increased, and it will not go away because of the coronavirus. On the contrary, the pandemic exacerbates the challenge of evacuating people and keeping them safe from tropical cyclones as we saw with Category-5 strength Harold in the South Pacific...,” said WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas.

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Two walk 12km in scorching heat to collect their salaries, robbers leave them p...

“We had briefly halted at a traffic junction in Shastri Park, about 2km from our home, to rest our tired legs. That’s when three men pounced on us. They choked us and punched us before running away with our money and mobile phones,” Singh, 32, one of the two men, said.

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Trump's immigration suspension to last 60 days, will impact those seeking green...

Trump said he will review economic conditions at the end of the 60-day period to determine if he wants to extend the suspension of immigration into the US or terminate it.

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Donald Trump says immigration suspension to last 60 days

“By pausing immigration, it will help put unemployed Americans first in line for jobs as America reopens,” Trump said at his daily pandemic briefing on Tuesday.

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Companies warn of layoffs if no stimulus

“Jobs are at risk over the coming months as nearly three-fourths of the surveyed firms said that they may look at some reduction in manpower in their respective companies,” the industry body said, citing a survey of 380 companies across industries.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

Research from Italy has shown that the viral load in some asymptomatic patients is as high as that in patients with severe Covid-19 symptoms.

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High presence of an enzyme behind delayed recovery of men: Analysis

The yet-to-be-published paper uploaded in MedRxiv, a preprint server for health research papers, suggests that high expression of ACE2 (an enzyme the Sars-Cov-2 virus uses to enter the body) in the testes raises the possibility that testicular viral reservoirs may be playing a role in viral persistence among male patients.

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Study highlights threat of spread in public transport

The finding, submitted to American nonprofit research agency National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), underscores the threat of infection in public transport where people are prone to being in close proximity and touching several surfaces through which an infection could spread.

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Delhi will test journalists after +ve cases in Maha, Tamil Nadu

“Reporters are frontline workers in the battle against Covid-19. I salute the work being done by all journalists. Their work is very important for dissemination of authentic information,” the Delhi CM said.

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Customers call delivery agent who tested positive: 'Be strong, reach out for any...

A food delivery rider with Box 8 and MOJO pizza -- both of which operate out of the same kitchen in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar -- said he was initially feeling extremely guilty that he was have infected others.

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Azadpur mandi trader dies of Covid, sellers demand market be shuttered

The death uncovered two more Covid-19 cases linked to the Azadpur Mandi, creating panic among sellers who demanded the market’s closure and initiation of containment activities.

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Virus Upends Outsourcing as Firms 'Reshore', Embrace AI

Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bengaluru to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.

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PUBG Mobile 0.18.0 Update Reportedly Releasing on April 24 With Miramar 2.0, Safety Scramble Mode, and More

PUBG Mobile is expected to be updated to version 0.18.0 on April 24 and the update will bring new modes, as well as a new version of the Miramar map.

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MIUI 12, Mi 10 Lite 5G China Variant to Launch on April 27: What We Know So Far

Mi 10 Lite 5G aka Mi 10 Youth Edition is set to launch in China on April 27 — alongside MIUI 12. Xiaomi has released some teasers to reveal features ahead of the launch.

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'Few tested positive': Tablighi chief's comeback on Jamaat spreading Covid-19

“How many other places saw much larger gatherings during late February and all throughout March, and can they be held responsible for disease?,” said Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad.

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Facebook Officially Launches Dedicated Gaming App With Livestream Support

Facebook has launched a standalone gaming app, allowing users to create and watch livestreams of games in a challenge to Twitch.

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WhatsApp Group Calls Now Support Up to Eight Users in Latest Beta Version on Android, iPhone: Report

WhatsApp has started rolling out the anticipated increased group call limit in the latest beta versions of its chat app on Android and iPhone. The new beta versions support up to eight participants in a group video or voice call, doubling the number of participants from four earlier

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The Batman, The Flash, Shazam! 2 Release Dates Moved Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The Batman, The Flash, and Shazam! 2 have been handed new release dates: The Batman on October 1, 2021, The Flash on June 3, 2022, and Shazam! 2 on November 4, 2022.

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Zoom Bombs Make Choosing Video Apps Harder for Lockdown Chats

From easy-access models for schoolkids and casual users like House Party, Google Hangouts or Zoom to Cisco's business-focused Webex, Microsoft's Teams or San Jose-based BlueJeans, the value and profile of video chat apps has soared.

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125 families in quarantine after Covid-19 +ve case emerges in Rashtrapati Bhavan

Delhi has the second-highest numbers in the country after Maharashtra with more than 2500 Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday morning.

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'Transgender' to be added as separate category in job applications: Centre to d...

The move is based on the provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, notified in December last year.

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The Taste with Vir: Pity the poor passenger

By refusing to refund money to passengers, airlines have betrayed public trust and lost the moral right to a tax payer-funded bail out.

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South Korea looking into reports of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's 'fragile condition'...

Speculation about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s health was raised after he missed the celebration of his late grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15.

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The bouncer barrage: Ishant Sharma reveals chat with MS Dhoni during 2014 Lord's...

MS Dhoni asked Ishant Sharma to pitch the ball short and the rest as they say is history as India won a Test match at Lord’s after a gap of 28 years.

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Covid-19: Trump to temporarily suspend immigration into US to 'protect jobs of American...

The United States has by far the world’s largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with more than 7,50,000 infections and over 40,500 deaths, according to news agency Reuters.

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US oil prices rebound day after plunging below $0 for the first time in history

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for May delivery was changing hands at $0.56 a barrel after closing at -$37.63 in New York.

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Another 'much loved' Indian-origin doctor dies of Covid-19 in UK

Riyat, who got his medical qualifications from the University of Leicester in 1992, was the first Sikh accident and emergency consultant in the National Health Service.

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WHO chief terms Covid-19 'Public Enemy No. 1', says 'worst is yet ahead of us'

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus didn’t specify why he believes the outbreak that has infected some 2.5 million people and killed over 166,000 could get worse.

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Industries open on tepid note as states continue with curbs

Reports on Day 1 suggest there was only a marginal improvement in terms of economic activities as states announce specific guidelines; industrialists cite fear of strict curbs like boarding, food for workers.

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Kerosene subsidy bill down to zero in March

Oil prices continue to remain weak in the face of falling demand as the Covid-19 pandemic takes its toll on economies.

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Covid-19 cases doubling in 7.5 days now: Govt

In Delhi, the state with the second highest number of cases, the number of cases were doubling every 8.5 days and in Kerala, new cases had slowed to such an extent that the number will double in 72.2 days, the health ministry said.

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Country consuming 13% more data during lockdown: Reports

According to the department of telecom, which collated reports from service providers, the daily average consumption in this period was 9% higher than 282PB data used on March 21.

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China urges India to review FDI move

The Indian government brought China under the ambit of regulations preventing such takeovers and acquisitions on Friday, with authorities saying any Chinese investments would now require the government’s approval.

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Covid-19: India's relative success and challenges

India has done well in seeking to flatten the curve. But there is a gap. Apply the law equally forcefully to VIPs

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Eros International Merges With Independent Hollywood Studio STX Entertainment

Eros International on Saturday entered into a definitive stock-for-stock merger agreement to merge with leading independent Hollywood studio STX Entertainment.

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5 times India dissed Pakistan's propaganda during Covid-19 crisis

Pakistan has tried to rake Kashmir issue, and accused the Indian government of discriminating against Muslims. All these allegations have been vehemently denied by India.

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Jio Extends Incoming Calls Validity for All Subscribers

Jio has extended incoming calls for all its users to support them during the coronavirus-focussed lockdown that is in place until May 3.

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LG Velvet Teaser Video Shows Off Design, Confirms Snapdragon 765 SoC

LG Velvet video shows of design of the phone as well as the colour options. It also confirms the processor to be the Snapdragon 765 SoC.

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Realme Narzo 10, Narzo 10A Launch Postponed Indefinitely in India

Following the government’s fresh order prohibiting the online sale of electronics during the lockdown, Realme has indefinitely pushed back the launch of Narzo 10 series phones in India.

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Lockdown to Have Huge Impact on Heavy Appliances Sector: Godrej

The heavy appliances sector will take a massive beating due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and the muted sales preceding it, a top official of Godrej Appliances said on Sunday

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Centre objects to Kerala govt 'diluting' lockdown restrictions

However, amid confusion over easing of norms, the state government has defended its decision saying the Centre was informed about it.

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Australia to Force Google, Facebook to Pay for News Content

Australia announced Monday it will begin forcing Google and Facebook to pay news companies for content, in a landmark move aimed at shielding traditional media from the tech giants' digital dominance.

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'Bizarre comments': India trashes Imran Khan's tweet on discrimination against ...

Imran Khan had followed up on tweets by the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the OIC and compared the India’s treatment of Muslims to what the Nazis did to the Jews in Germany.

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India's Covid-19 cases rise to 17,265, death toll at 543

The increase in the Covid-19 numbers comes on a day several states and Union territories will ease the rules of the lockdown put in place to break the chain of coronavirus infections.

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Truecaller fine-tunes algorithms to catch frauds real time: CEO

With rampant phishing calls preying on the vulnerable during the ongoing period of uncertainty, Truecaller, arguably the world’s largest mobile phone community, has increased its security provisions and technological interventions to detect spammers and financial fraudsters in real time.

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Can chase any score: Only 1 Indian in Nasser Hussain's list of batsmen he would...

The former England batsman, who was known for his tactics on the cricket field, was precise in his answer.

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'Fast bowler with a sense of humour': Sunil Gavaskar on Shoaib Akhtar

Both Sunil Gavaskar and Shoaib Akhtar were recently in news for their views on a bilateral series between India and Pakistan.

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There’s only a pause in demand, recovery will be fairly fast too: TCS

Tata Consultancy Services chief executive Rajesh Gopinathan discussed how the deal landscape is shaping up for the IT services provider and the underlying assumptions that provide confidence for a recovery following the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

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Civic officials wanted to shift suspected Covid-19 patients in Bengaluru, face locals'...

Padarayanapura in Bengaluru has been identified as red zone and BBMP officials wanted to take 15 people - secondary contact of a Covid-19 patients - in quarantine.

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5 Zoom security features you should know about

Zoom, as promised by the CEO Eric S Yuan, earlier this month, has been conducting frequent webinars and releasing new feature updates to address users’ security concerns.

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Maharashtra govt orders probe into Palghar mob lynching

The Maharashtra home minister also warned officials against giving any communal colour to the incident, as two of the three deceased were allegedly seers.

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'Defective' ICMR kits delayed testing: Bengal

Kolkata’s ICMR-NICED is a research institute under the Union health ministry and the regional Virus Research Diagnostic Lab (VRDL) for eastern India.

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Life, liberty and law in times of a lockdown | Opinion

There has been a trade-off between the right to life and the right to liberty, with unfair consequences for the poor

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Coronavirus update: In Madhya Pradesh, Assam, chartered planes ferrying samples

In its third trip on Saturday, the Beechcraft carried 1,663 samples from Bhopal to Delhi, where they were taken to the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

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Virus and the village: A Covid chronicle

From poverty to poor health care, from mass reverse migration to fake news, rural areas are facing multiple crises at once as the infection spreads across the country.

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Maharashtra records 552 cases, 12 deaths in highest single-day spike

The state now has 4,200 infections, of which 2,724 are in the state capital Mumbai, which recorded 456 new patients on Sunday.

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Covid-19: Infections with no symptoms raise concerns across states

An analysis by HT found that 65% of Maharashtra’s 3,648 cases and 75% of Uttar Pradesh’s 974 cases did not show symptoms at the time of testing.

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'It's been a long journey': Ahmedabad's first Covid-19 patient goes home

The woman was discharged from the hospital on Saturday after completely recovering from Covid-19, according to news agency ANI.

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From a Twitter handle, the story of Pakistan's new terror group for Kashmir

Security officials who track terror in the valley and its links across the Line of Control, said the TRF was supported and backed by the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Sometimes, one of them said, the TRF even appears to be a proxy.

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'China is number one': Trump claims China's Covid-19 fatalities way ahead of US

Trump’s comments come two days after another 1,300 fatalities were added to the official count in the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak started. The revision puts China’s overall death toll to more than 4,600.

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Flights, trains unlikely to begin on May 3, GoM looks at May 15

One union minister said that there was a suggestion in the meeting chaired by Defence minister Rajnath Singh at his house that air travel may be started on May 15.

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'He may win 6-7 titles': Gautam Gambhir names his pick for best IPL captain

“He will end up being the most successful IPL captain of all time as well. He has 4 already, he may finish at 6-7 maybe under his belt,” Gambhir said.

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Covid-19 lockdown: Chidambaram calls central govt 'heartless', poses 2 questions

The tweets come nearly a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced extension of nationwide lockdown to check the spread of coronavirus disease Covid-19.

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Covid-19: Staying at home and want to use AC? Here's what you need to know

A recent study in China suggested that air conditioning aided the transmission of coronavirus infection between people in a restaurant.

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India's Covid-19 cases cross 15,000, death toll rises to 507

The ministry of health data shows that the pandemic has now spread to 56% of India’s districts and 15 districts across nine states account for half the cases.

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Broadway star Nick Cordero faces leg amputation due to coronavirus complications

Broadway actor Nick Cordero’s wife Amanda has said that his leg will need to be amputated due to complications caused by coronavirus infection.

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'Mistake is a mistake': Trump warns China of 'consequences' for Covid-19 outbre...

President Trump pointed to China as the origin of the pandemic first by identifying the coronavirus as the “Chinese virus”, which fuelled anti-Asian sentiments already coursing through the country. Other US officials chose to call it the “Wuhan virus”, after the city where the epidemic is believed to have started.

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He was more popular than Imran Khan: Ashish Nehra on India cricketer during Pakistan...

The Sourav Ganguly-led Indian side was touring Pakistan for the first time since Kargil War and they ended winning both the ODI and Test series.

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Zoom vs Skype: Which video conferencing app should you use

There’s a handful of video conferencing apps to choose from, and each offers similar yet different features. Here’s a look at how Zoom and Skype compares with each other.

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Cognizant hit by 'Maze' ransomware attack

Ransomware is a type of malicious program used by hackers to take control of files in an infected system and then demand hefty payments to recover them.

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Migrant vendor couple becomes parents in Tripura, names newborn 'Lockdown'

Sanjay Bauri and his wife Manju Bauri usually visit Tripura for six months of every year, to sell cheap plastic-wares. They visit other states as well. This time, their experience was different.

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Covid-19 lockdown: MP migrant yearning to return home chops off his tongue at Gujarat...

Coronavirus update: While some reports claimed that it was a “sacrifice” to appease the goddess, police did not confirm them.

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Early measures reason for fewer cases in India: WHO regional director

India has had fewer cases than it might have because of early and aggressive action to contain the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, World Health Organization (WHO) South East Asia Region.

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Covid-19: What to read during, after a pandemic

Given how popular the movie Contagion has become over the past few months, and the huge renewal of interest in the genre after the emergence of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), this Sunday column is dedicated to the huge volume of end-of-the-world fiction that’s out there.

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Delhi govt wants curbs to remain after April 20

The Delhi government does not want to ease restrictions in Delhi on April 20 on the grounds that the city-state is a “high-risk zone” with over 1,700 cases.

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Curbs will disrupt the supply chain, change nature of jobs: Niti Aayog CEO

In the wake of the nationwide lockdown enforced to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Saturday said that India’s supply chain will get “massively disrupted” and that the nature of work too will change

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Coronavirus update: Disease may affect brain, nervous system, say experts

While the focus has so far been on the effect of the disease on the respiratory system, as doctors treat more patients, they are beginning to notice and document new patterns.

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Kerala to convert at least 2,000 houseboats into isolation wards

State public works department minister G Sudhakaran said work is on to make at least 2,000 wards in houseboats.

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47 districts in 23 states, UTs have zero Covid cases: Govt

These districts are spread across 23 states and union territories. Another 22 districts, across 12 states, have not reported new cases in the past 14 days, the ministry added.

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Man kills 48-yr-old physically challenged son after he refuses to wear face mask

After killing his son, the man then went to the local police station and surrendered. Police have arrested the accused and initiated a murder case against him.

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Netflix Releases Documentary Features and Series on YouTube for Free, Including Our Planet

Netflix said on Friday it had made some documentary features and series, including Our Planet and Explained, available on the company's YouTube channel for free at the request of teachers.

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Kerala man gets Covid 29 days after travel: Top 5 from HT

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India stings Pakistan over its minority record at IMF meet for $1.4 bn aid

At the IMF meeting, Surjit Bhalla pointed to reports to show that minorities such as the Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Ahmadiyya communities are treated with disadvantage in Covid-19 relief

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Airtel, Vodafone Idea Extend Free Incoming Calls Benefit for Low Income Prepaid Subscribers Till May 3

Airtel says that over 30 million of its low-income subscribers haven’t been able to recharge their accounts. All of these customers will be able to receive incoming calls even if their validity packs have exhausted.

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Most of 25 navy men who tested positive for Covid-19 traced to single sailor

Twenty of these sailors are from INS Angre, a shore establishment at Mumbai. All sailors are reported to be in their 20s except for one who is 47 years old and is the oldest of the lot.

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Coronavirus update: Rahul Gandhi calls for 'innovative solutions' against Covid-19...

Gandhi on Thursday had also extended his support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre and all state governments in the fight against Covid-19 and demanded immediate scaling up of the testing facilities to contain the pandemic.

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YouTube starts showing view counts as lakhs, crores for some users in India

YouTube’s Android app has started showing view counts as lakhs and crores for some users in India.

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Sealing, sanitizing, tracking: How UP's Maharajganj became coronvirus-free

The strategy that Maharajganj administration used to script a turnaround in its battle against Covid-19 involved sealing affected areas, tracking contacts of Tablighi Jamaat is and keeping a vigil on India-Nepal border

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No mutation found in three virus strains in India: ICMR

Scientists isolate strains of viruses from patients to check for variations or possible mutations in a geographic area. The isolation of virus strains is the first step towards creating drugs, vaccines and rapid diagnostic kits in a country.

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'Didn't get the credit he deserved': Shaun Pollock names one Indian in his list...

In a podcast with former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding and England’s Stuart Broad, former South Africa all-rounder Shaun Pollock discussed the greatest fast bowlers in different generations.

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Study links obesity to severity of disease, death in young patients

BMI is a measure of wether a person is overweight or underweight, calculated by dividing the weight in kilograms by the square of the height in metres.

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Hackers are a busy lot in these lockdown days

With many working from home, safety processes may not be as tight as those in offices, say experts.

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Nirav Modi's brother offers to help ED in PNB fraud case

Antwerp-based Neeshal has been charged by both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the PNB fraud case along with Nirav, their uncle Mehul Choksi and others.

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Coronavirus update: Woes mount, migrants stare at long road to normalcy

The decision to extend the lockdown has led to another exodus of migrant workers, though fewer than in the first wave some weeks ago. At least three groups were stopped in Hyderabad, one in Tamil Nadu, two in Kerala and several others in the Hindi heartland by police since April 15.

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IT's clicking: TCS seeks to be work from home bellwether

TCS’s chief operating officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam said the company believes that it does not “need to have more than 25% of workforce at our facilities in order to make all the 100% productive.” Pointing out that every employee need not be present in the office all time he said, “I think it’s sufficient that they spend 25% of their time in our offices.”

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Trump says China's Covid-19 deaths 'far higher' after Wuhan toll revised up

United States President Donald Trump is eager to restart business in the world’s biggest economy, while some hard-hit European nations are slowly creeping ahead on the path to normalcy, with some shops and schools starting to reopen.

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As cases rise to 430 over three days, Madhya Pradesh's Indore sees fresh spike

With the spike in the number of positive cases in Indore, Madhya Pradesh looks set to overtake Tamil Nadu to No.3 on the list of the worst affected states.

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Delhi gears up to test 60,000 by month-end

The numbers will significantly improve Delhi’s record on testing ; the city-state currently tests 930 per million population compared to a national average of 220.

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP leadership discuss MP cabinet formation

The move comes 25 days after he was sworn in as CM and five days after he said the cabinet wasn’t being formed because senior leaders were busy dealing with Covid-19.

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BIS retracts new guidelines for coveralls in PPE kits

The new specifications said that in addition to being fluid-resistant, the coveralls or body suits also had to be viral resistant.

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250 buses to bring back UP students from Kota

The Uttar Pradesh government dispatched 250 buses to Kota on Friday to bring back over 7,000 students from the state who are enrolled in the Rajasthan city’s many coaching centres and have been stranded because of the lockdown for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

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PMO holds meeting on easing lockdown after April 20

The idea behind the relaxation of restrictions is to allow economic activities to restart and also provide employment, especially to daily wage earners.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

It is unlikely that the revision, up by 1,290 to a total of 3,869 deaths in Wuhan, will stop questions about the accuracy of China’s numbers. In fact, it will likely raise even more questions.

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Four More Shots Please! Season 2 Review: Amazon Series Refuses to Grow Up

Our review of season 2 of Four More Shots Please!, the Amazon Prime Video series about four millennial SoBo women. Kirti Kulhari, Sayani Gupta, Bani J, Maanvi Gagroo lead Four More Shots Please! 2 cast. Watch the Four More Shots Please! 2 trailer within.

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Kashmiri terrorist got away 25 yrs ago, caught with ISKP chief in Afghanistan

Aijaz Ahangar was caught by Afghan forces along with the Islamic State ‘Khorasan Province’ chief Aslam Farooqui earlier this month

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Covid-19 cases in India climb to 13,387, death toll at 437

Maharashtra inched toward the 4000 mark with 3205 active cases, 300 people who have been cured or discharged and 194 deaths. Delhi has 1729 coronavirus infections, out of which 1640 are active cases, 51 cured and 38 deaths.

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Indians only remember Sachin's six as it makes them happy: Shoaib Akhtar on duel...

Recalling Sachin Tendulkar’s six over third man in World Cup 2003, former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar said Indian fans only remember that six as it makes them happy.

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Pile of bodies linked to coronavirus found at US nursing home

Officers in the small locality of Andover, around 52 miles (80 kilometers) west of New York City, discovered the bodies following an anonymous tip-off, according to The New York Times.

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India begins controlled trials of plasma therapy

Trials using the antibody-rich blood of patients cured of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) have begun, with doctors turning to a pool of 1,600 people in India who have recovered from the infection to test their antibodies as a potential cure for those fighting the disease.

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In Syria, online Salsa class sidesteps coronavirus lockdown gloom

Inside her living room in the Syrian capital, Aline Srouji steps forward and backward at a near-dizzying pace, demonstrating to her students locked down at home how to Salsa.

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Unsafe abortions, maternal deaths could skyrocket as coronavirus closes clinics...

The pandemic is decreasing women’s access to sexual and reproductive health care worldwide as supply chains are disrupted, transport is restricted and services deemed “non-essential” are shut down.

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COVID-19: Paper towels may remove virus missed by poor hand washing

People should dry their hands with paper towels to avoid spreading the new coronavirus according to a study that finds disposable tissues are better than jet dryers at removing pathogens missed by ineffective washing.

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Stink flirting: Here's how male ring-tailed lemurs attract mates

The behaviour dubbed “stink flirting” involves a male rubbing a fragrant clear liquid that oozes from those glands against his long fluffy tail and then waving the tail at females.

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Why India should do random testing

The testing numbers in India in relation to population have been very low by international standards, but so far the same has also been true for the total number of infections as compared to several western nations

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'Some states could reopen literally tomorrow': Donald Trump gives 3-phase plan to...

Places with declining infections and strong testing would begin a three-phase gradual reopening of businesses and schools.

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Clear skies, more sunlight drove the biggest-ever drop in Greenland's ice sheet

Clear skies and more sunlight over Greenland last summer resulted in the biggest drop in the ice sheet’s mass ever recorded, new research shows.

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One-third of India lives in red zones, Tamil Nadu leads the list

On Wednesday, the Union health ministry declared 170 districts in 20 states and five Union Territories (UTs) as hot spots – areas where the numbers of Covid-19 infections are high.

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Wine and vodka made from CO2: The green future of booze

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, climate change still demands global attention, which is why a green movement is sweeping the wine and spirits world.

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Patients start infection spread before symptoms set in: Study

Infectiousness declined significantly eight days after symptoms appear, but 44% people got infected by people with no visible signs of illness, according to a study from Hong Kong published in Nature Medicine on April 15.

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Donald Trump upbeat despite 2,494 deaths in US in a day

The deadly virus also continued to wreak havoc on the economy with 5.2 million Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week, according to new data released on Thursday.

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Horoscope Today: Astrological prediction for April 17, what's in store for Aries,...

Horoscope Today: Are the stars lined up in your favour? Find out the astrological prediction for Aries, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and other zodiac signs for April 17.

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Your voice may be able to tell if you have Covid

Currently, most of these efforts are at a stage in which the researchers are gathering data – speech and coughing recordings paired with information whether someone has an infection.

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Covid-19: What you need to know today

This column has pointed out, more than once, that the trajectory of Covid-19 infections in India is very different from that in any other country.

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Covid crisis temporary brake, it will improve: Prakash Javadekar

The coronavirus crisis will be just a temporary “brake”, information and broadcasting minister Prakash Javadekar, said, explaining that the government is trying to save lives even as it keeps an eye on the economy.

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In containment zones, WhatsApp groups are the new lifelines

On Thursday, a police head constable, seated close to one of the barricades, could be seen diligently going through his WhatsApp messages and scribbling on his notepad.

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PM Modi, FM Nirmala Sitharaman meet with stimulus in pipeline

People familiar with the matter said that the stimulus would be announced shortly, but none of the officials HT spoke to could give an exact date.

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Kerala man forced to walk with ailing father in arms after police stop auto

The man was taking his father back from the hospital in an auto when the police allegedly stopped their auto due to Covid-19 guidelines even after being shown the hospital documents.

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Two firms begin production of antibody rapid test kits in India

The move comes at a time when the RTKs that the Indian government ordered from China and which were supposed to arrive first by April 5, then April 9 and finally by Wednesday, have still not reached.

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Google Journalism Emergency Relief Fund Launched, Following Facebook

Google said Wednesday it will launch an emergency fund to help local news outlets struggling to maintain operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Covid-19 lockdown 2.0: Health, motor insurance policy renewal extended till May...

Sitharaman took to Twitter on Thursday morning and posted that the move is aimed to mitigate the hardships of policyholders “whose health & motor (third party) insurance policies are due for renewal during COVID-19 lockdown”.

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Amazon to Close French Warehouses Until Next Week After Court Order

Amazon will close its warehouses in France until at least early next week after a court ordered it to limit deliveries to essential goods such as food and medical supplies.

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Google to slow hiring for rest of 2020, CEO tells staff

Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told staff about the decision in an email on Wednesday. He also highlighted other areas of cost cutting, saying the company will be “recalibrating the focus and pace of our investments in areas like data centers and machines, and non business essential marketing and travel.”

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Covid-19 cases breach 12,000-mark in India, death toll at 414

Maharashtra continues to be the state with the highest number of infections at 2,916. The death toll in the state reached 187.

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'Stop adding religious colour': India slams US body for remarks on 'misguided' ...

The US Commission expressed concerns over the way India is fighting the coronavirus pandemic following a media report that a government-run hospital in Ahmedabad segregated the infected patients on the basis of their religions.

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'Maybe once in 1000 years': ICMR on Covid-19 transmission from bats to humans

ICMR scientist R Gangakhedkar said they found the presence of coronavirus in two Indian bat species which are incapable of affecting humans adversely.

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Sachin once told me he couldn't take on short deliveries in Australia anymore: Shaun...

Heaping praise on Tendulkar, Pollock, who has 393 ODI wickets and 421 in Tests along with more than three and a half thousand runs in both formats, said there were times when South African sides waited for Tendulkar to make a mistake after running out of plans.

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Reliance Industries, Facebook weigh creating a super-app

Due diligence is on. Morgan Stanley has been appointed the investment banker.

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Horoscope Today: Astrological prediction for April 16, what's in store for Aries,...

Horoscope Today: Are the stars lined up in your favour? Find out the astrological prediction for Aries, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius and other zodiac signs for April 16.

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Coronavirus lockdown: Handset cos unsure to reopen, given the labour issues, excess stock and weak demand

Analysts said that handset makers will certainly find it difficult to start their factories with migrant workers likely to be slow in returning to their jobs, especially in northern India, which houses factories of Oppo, Vivo and Samsung.

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Covid-19 outbreak: It took the world 13 days to get its second million

While the first million infections took 93 days, the second took place in 13 days, driven largely by the United States and Europe. In all, about 130,802 people have succumbed to the infection, according to data tracked by worldometers.info.

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Could virus have silently infected far more than reported, asks study

The projection by researchers underscores how Covid-19 multiplies silently among populations, complicating efforts to cut off its spread especially at a time when authorities need a clear picture to be able to relax lockdowns.

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170 districts in 'red zone', govt also lists 207 areas with Covid-19 clusters

A letter from India’s health secretary Preeti Sudan to the chief secretaries of states lists 170 districts classified as hot spots, or in the “red zone” .

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