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Covid-19: Migrant worker, wife die in road crash in Lucknow while trying to cycle to Chhattisgarh

Their children – a three-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter – survived.




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Covid-19: China ‘either made a terrible mistake or it was incompetence’, says Donald Trump

Meanwhile, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced the formation of the China Task Force to investigate the country’s role in the spread of the pandemic.




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Covid-19: Migrant workers gather at Mangaluru railway station following rumours about special trains

Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashok said the government was awaiting consent from other states to send the migrant workers home.




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As writers document the pandemic through poetry, here is a chance to understand this form

Rule number one: You don’t have to like it.




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India need to subdue Warner, Smith if they are to win series in Australia again, says Ian Chappell

Chappell highlighted the impact of the two batting mainstays should the much-anticipated series goes ahead as scheduled.




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Why Bihar is seeing a drop in coronavirus tests – even as migrant workers return to the state

Bihar’s testing rate is one of the lowest in the country.




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Covid-19: SC stays Orissa HC order directing state to let in only migrants who test negative

The Supreme Court stayed the order after the Centre said it was ‘unworkable’ and passed without consultation.




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P Chidambaram criticises Centre’s transport plans for migrants, says it’s hopelessly belated

The Congress leader said the Centre seemed oblivious that thousands of migrant workers had started walking to their home states.




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Covid-19: ICMR gets approval to conduct second phase of plasma therapy trials, says health ministry

The trials will be conducted in 21 hospitals across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, TN, Madhya Pradesh, UP, Punjab, Karnataka, Telangana and Chandigarh.




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Modi’s asked Indian firms to ‘be kind’ amid lockdown but many workers have not been paid their wages

At least three petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court demanding that companies be given the freedom to fire or furlough employees.




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Coronavirus: Inter, AC Milan resume training after two-month lockdown in Italy’s epicentre

The Italian Football Federation met with the government’s technical scientific committee to discuss details of the medical protocol for a return to training.




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Covid-19: Madras HC orders closure of all state-run liquor shops in Tamil Nadu, day after re-opening

The court noted that there was a “blatant violation” of its guidelines regulating the sale of liquor.




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Coronavirus: Premier League should resume only after public safety is assured, says Britain minister

Premier League clubs are due to meet on Monday to discuss the latest plans for “Project Restart” – a day after an expected minor easing of coronavirus lockdown.




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Sedition case: Delhi minorities panel chief moves High Court for anticipatory bail

In his petition, Zafarul Islam Khan said the FIR was ‘misconceived’ and ‘being made on a misrepresentation of facts’.




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Ighalo hopes his loan at Manchester United extends until coronavirus-hit Premier League season ends

The 30-year-old moved to Old Trafford from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in January and has a contract until May 31.




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Covid-19: Uddhav Thackeray dismisses rumours of Army being called in to handle situation in Mumbai

‘If we need more forces, we will ask for central forces in order to give some rest to our police,’ he said.




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Smoke, mirrors and Modi: A grand illusion of governance

Emotion and grand political statements may normally distract and attract voters. In a crisis, they are poor substitutes for governance.




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Samit Basu’s new novel looks at how reality is shaped and what humans can do about it

‘Chosen Spirits’ is neither simple dystopic science-fiction nor straightforward political satire, but a call for freedom in an age of puppy adoption shows.




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‘We must learn to live with the coronavirus,’ says health ministry

The ministry said it was possible that with adherence to physical distancing norms and aggressive containment, India may never hit the peak.




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Orissa court order on testing migrants highlights needless judicial intervention in Covid-19 crisis

While courts have an important role in ensuring that the rights of citizens are protected, it is essential that they avoid adjudicating on policy matters.




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Football: Some players are still recovering from coronavirus, says AC Milan president Scaroni

The Lombardy club returned to individual training this week and are expecting Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic to return in the coming days.




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Covid-19: Bengal not allowing trains reach state is injustice to migrant workers, says Amit Shah

In his letter to Mamata Banerjee’s state government, the Union home minister said that this may further create hardship for the labourers.




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Indian companies are contributing lavishly to PM-CARES – even amid layoffs and pay cuts

The quasi-private relief fund does not stand up to scrutiny.




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NBA’s restart plan amidst coronavirus includes daily testing of players, limited locations: Reports

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver explained the plan in a conference call open to all NBA players.




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Covid-19: Over 1,000 migrant workers clash with police in Surat, demand to be sent home

The police have arrested over 60 people and another 60 have been detained.




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Coronavirus: Trinamool Congress hits back at Amit Shah, claims eight trains scheduled for migrants

The Union home minister had alleged that the state government was being unjust to migrant workers by not allowing ‘Sharmik’ special trains.




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Aurangabad train accident: MP government’s negligence led to deaths of 16 migrants, alleges Congress

The party said that the workers had applied to the state government for passes to return home, but the administration did not act on it.




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Coronavirus: Senior India hockey players to undergo online coaching course amid lockdown

The course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively.




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Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu moves SC against Madras High Court order to close liquor shops

On Friday, the Madras High Court noted that there was a ‘blatant violation’ of its guidelines regulating liquor sales and ordered only online sale.




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‘I am perfectly healthy,’ says Amit Shah, dismissing rumours that he is ill

In the past few days, social media users had pointed to pictures of him looking weak and speculated that he was sick.




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No altruism: Watford chairman hits out at Premier League’s proposal to end season at neutral venues

Watford chairman Scott Duxbury said he was worried about the impact of a distorted nine-game mini-league.




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Coronavirus: Tamil Nadu to ease lockdown restrictions in non-containment areas from Monday

The state has registered a huge increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the last few days.




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He’s very down to earth: Chennaiyin FC midfielder Thapa recalls interaction with MS Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the co-owners of Chennaiyin FC, two-time winners of Indian Super League in 2015 and 2017-’18 season.




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[ASAP] Microscopic Analysis of Heterogeneous Nucleation of Nanoparticle Superstructures

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01844




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[ASAP] Two-temperature Collisional-radiative Modeling of Partially Ionized O<sub>2</sub>–Ar Mixtures over 8000–10,000 K Behind Reflected Shock Waves

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00466




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[ASAP] Predicting Deprotonation Sites Using Alchemical Derivatives

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b09472




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[ASAP] Conformers of Allyl Isothiocyanate: A Combined Microwave Spectroscopy and Computational Study

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02059




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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Ab Initio</italic> Kinetics of Methylamine Radical Thermal Decomposition and H-Abstraction from Monomethylhydrazine by H-Atom

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02389




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[ASAP] Connecting Femtosecond Transient Absorption Microscopy with Spatially Coregistered Time Averaged Optical Imaging Modalities

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11996




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[ASAP] Heterogeneous Chemistry of CaCO<sub>3</sub> Aerosols with HNO<sub>3</sub> and HCl

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11691




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[ASAP] The Conformational Landscape, Internal Rotation, and Structure of 1,3,5-Trisilapentane using Broadband Rotational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01100




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[ASAP] Mercury Magnetic Isotope Effect: A Plausible Photochemical Mechanism

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00661




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[ASAP] Solvent Dependence of Cationic-Exciplex Emission: Limitation of Solvent Polarity Functions and the Role of Hydrogen Bonding

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01774




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[ASAP] Photochemical Generation of Benzoazetinone by UV Excitation of Matrix-Isolated Precursors: Isatin or Isatoic Anhydride

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02562




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[ASAP] Attracting Opposites: Promiscuous Ion-p Binding in the Nucleobases

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c02766




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[ASAP] Total Internal Reflection Transient Absorption Microscopy: An Online Detection Method for Microfluidics

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b12046




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[ASAP] Density Functional Theory Investigation of the Binding of ThioTEPA to Purine Bases: Thermodynamics and Bond Evolution Theory Analysis

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01792




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Cancer Screening, Monitoring Down During Pandemic

Use of some cancer screening and monitoring tests came to 'a near standstill' in early April in the US, a new report indicates.
Medscape Medical News




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Neoadjuvant Nivolumab 'Promising' in Merkel Cell Carcinoma

A longer follow-up and larger cohort are needed, but results from a new study showed safety and a survival benefit among patients who received nivolumab as an adjunct to surgery.
Medscape Medical News




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Transplant Beats Bortezomib-Based Therapy for MM

In a large randomized trial, upfront autologous transplantation bested bortezomib-based intensification therapy for patients with multiple myeloma.
Medscape Medical News