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Maharashtra Day 2020: Significance, history and formation of state of Maharashtra

This is the day when the state of Maharashtra came into existence. It was on this day in 1960 when the state was formed on linguistic grounds.




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Mumbai: BMC commissioner Praveen Pardeshi shunted out, Iqbal Chahal to take over

Pardeshi has been transferred as additional chief secretary in the urban development department.




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Centre trashes IRS officers' report suggesting hike in taxes for super rich, COVID-19 Relief Cess

Terming it as an "irresponsible" act, the ministry distanced itself from the report.




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Petrol hiked by Rs 1.67 in Delhi, diesel by Rs 7.10; check new fuel prices per litre in national capital

VAT is now being applied at a uniform 30% on both petrol and diesel in the national capital.




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Sharman Joshi expresses interest in returning to 'Golmaal' franchise, says 'I would be more than happy'

Sharman is currently seen in the second season of the ALT Balaji web series Baarish, alongside Asha Negi.




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'I want things to get back to normal, step out of the house': Aamir Ali on feeling low amid coronavirus lockdown

The 42-year-old actor has been making the best use of the quarantine period by binge-watching movies and shows of the world.




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World Thalassemia Day: Hrithik Roshan, Farah Khan create awareness about blood disorder with inverted photos

Apart from Hrithik and Farah, Genelia D'Souza and Kunal Kapoor also shared inverted images to raise awareness about World Thalassemia Day




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Did Shah Rukh Khan refuse two-hero film with Salman Khan helmed by Rajkumar Hirani?

Reports state that the filmmaker has asked the actor to refrain from announcing the news of their collaboration until the final script is ready.




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Asim Riaz-Himanshi Khurrana approached for 'Nach Baliye', she confirms

Asim Riaz and Himanshi Khurrana met on the sets of 'Bigg Boss 13' and have been together since




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Delhi govt clarifies lockdown guidelines: Here is the list of what's allowed, what's not

Here is the full list of what's allowed and what's prohibited in Delhi till May 17:




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Aurangabad Rail Accident: NHRC issues notices to Maharashtra govt, DM; seeks detailed report within 4 weeks

The NHRC issued the notices after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports regarding the incident, which occurred between Badnapur and Karmad stations in the Nanded Division.




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Two terrorists with links to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen arrested from Punjab

Cash along with drugs was recovered from both the accused who were arrested from Gurudas.




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Maharashtra: No hike in school fees for the academic year 2020-21

The department has also asked the executive committee of the Parent Teachers Association to review and reduce fees if some resources remained unused during the lockdown.




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Two top drug smugglers with alleged Hizb-ul-Mujahideen links arrested from Sirsa

Punjab Police juggernaut moved to arrest Ranjeet Rana, one of the biggest drug smugglers of India from Sirsa




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US Secretary of State points fingers at China, claims there's 'enormous evidence' coronavirus came from Wuhan Lab

Trump in the past also had alleged that China does not want to see him elected for a second term because of his administration's tough stance of imposing high tariffs on Chinese imports.




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China seeks support from friendly nations as allegations on coronavirus spread mount, Chinese envoy meets Nepal PM

In meeting with Oli, Chinese envoy sought Nepal's support against the international politicisation of the pandemic as a number of countries are trying to hold China accountable for the pandemic.




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WHO says US has not provided evidence to back up its claims of COVID-19 originating from Chinese lab in Wuhan

For context, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had earlier this week claimed that there is more than enormous evidence to suggest that the coronavirus originated from the virology laboratory in Wuhan.




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COVID-19 pandemic: US keeps distance while world leaders pledge $8 billion to fight coronavirus

When asked why the United States were not participating, a senior U.S. administration official refused to give an answer to it.




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North Korea at cusp of finishing ballistic missile facility: Report

An expert in the United States think tank stated that North Korea is almost finished with the making of a ballistic missile facility having the capacity to test-fire intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to South Koren media outlet Yonhap News Agency.




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Trump thinks journalists who covered 2016 Russian investigation should return Pulitzer Prize

"They are not journalists. They are thieves," the US President said, "...You saw it today, more documents came out saying there was absolutely no collusion with Russia."




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In message to Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un praises China for 'success' in controlling COVID-19 outbreak

Congratulating Jinping, Kim said he was pleased over the successes made in China in the prevention of COVID-19 infection.




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Hindu priest chants 'Shanti Mantra' at White House as Trump leads National Day of Prayer Service amid COVID-19 pandemic

Pandit Harish Brahmbhatt chanted 'Shanti Mantra' at the invitation of President Donald Trump.




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39 health workers quarantined in Delhi hospital after two heart patients test positive for COVID-19

All the workers will be tested for the COVID-19 virus on Tuesday.




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Delhi govt teams up with Google Maps to list food, night shelters in capital

Kejriwal took to Twitter to make the announcement.




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Delhi High Court Registry refuses urgency in PIL seeking school fee waiver during lockdown

The PIL was submitted before the court on Thursday, but the Registry refused to list the matter saying that there's no urgency.




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Delhi containment zones increased to 68, govt directs DMs to use app for door-to-door survey

With 68 notified containment zones across the capital, the first phase of the app-based assessment is likely to be launched in South Delhi soon.




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Delhi's Central District gets mobile COVID-19 testing van

The Central district is severely affected with COVID-19 and it has seven containment zones.




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COVID-19 patient treated with plasma therapy at Delhi hospital shows improvement

In convalescent plasma therapy, antibodies from the blood of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 are used to treat severely infected patients.




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Plasma Therapy showing encouraging results in COVID-19 patients: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi is the second worst affected state/UT after Maharashta from the coronavirus.




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South Korean Embassy distributes food to over 4,000 people in Delhi

The activity was done in partnership with Annamrita Foundation, a non-profit organization.




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Delhi High Court appoints Claim Commissioner to recover damages during February riots

N Gaur, a former Delhi High Court judge, has been appointed the Claim Commissioner.




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Delhi police erects 'corona effigies' in hotspots, urges people to stay indoors

The effigies are being erected at the intersection of the streets, and they say, 'stay home'.




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15 BSF personnel in Delhi test positive for COVID-19

Delhi's total cases have crossed 4,000.




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Full list of activities permitted in Delhi from Monday

These activities are only applicable for areas other than containment zones.




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WATCH: Here's why this Delhi-man is showering petals on people standing outside a liquor shop

All this while, states were pushing for the opening of liquor shops as they face cash crunch due to the closure of all non-essential businesses for 40 days.




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Delhi Police interrogates Maulana Saad's son about workers who managed Markaz attendees

Saeed is active in daily affairs of the Markaz headquarters and used to hold meetings with the officials there.




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Delhi Police constable suspectedly dies of coronavirus

A police constable of Delhi police died on Tuesday evening suspectedly of coronavirus.




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Plea in Delhi High Court demanding closure of liquor shops in capital

The petition has been filed by the NGO Civil Safety Council of India.




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Delhi Police team returns after facing protest at DMC chairman Zafarul Islam Khan's residence

Local sources said that a police team arrived to raid Khan's residence just before Iftar, but were forced to return after a crowd gathered outside his home.




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Plea moved in Delhi HC seeking directions on home delivery of liquor

The plea also seeks to ensure strict adherence to social distancing.




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[ASAP] High-Temperature Thermal Cycling Effect on the Irreversible Responses of Lattice Structure, Magnetic Properties, and Electrical Conductivity in Co<sub>2.75</sub>Fe<sub>0.25</sub>O<sub>4+d</sub> Spinel Oxide

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03755




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[ASAP] Fabrication of Hierarchical Co<sub>9</sub>S<sub>8</sub>@ZnAgInS Heterostructured Cages for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and Pollutants Degradation

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00514




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[ASAP] A Europium-based MOF Fluorescent Probe for Efficiently Detecting Malachite Green and Uric Acid

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00620




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[ASAP] Design and Synthesis of Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes—Chromophore Hybrids that Exhibit Long-Emission Lifetimes Based on a Reversible Electronic Energy Transfer Mechanism

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00363




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[ASAP] Highly Efficient MnO<sub>2</sub>/AlOOH Composite Catalyst for Indoor Low-Concentration Formaldehyde Removal at Room Temperature

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00852




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[ASAP] Thiacalix[4]arene-Protected Titanium–Oxo Clusters: Influence of Ligand Conformation and Ti–S Coordination on the Visible-Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00615




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[ASAP] Thiosemicarbazone Derivatives as Inhibitors of Amyloid-ß Aggregation: Effect of Metal Coordination

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00467




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[ASAP] Luminescence Tunable Europium and Samarium Complexes: Reversible On/Off Switching and White-Light Emission

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00392




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[ASAP] Construction of Ln<sup>3+</sup>-Substituted Arsenotungstates Modified by 2,5-Thiophenedicarboxylic Acid and Application in Selective Fluorescence Detection of Ba<sup>2+</sup> in Aqueous Solution

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00223




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[ASAP] Fabrication of 2D–2D Heterojunction Catalyst with Covalent Organic Framework (COF) and MoS<sub>2</sub> for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00422