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Impact of COVID-19 on real estate prices

The contagion of COVID-19 has adversely affected every walk of life, businesses have gone back to the drawing boards to chalk out sustainable plans. The government and financial bodies are constantly working on developing plans for different sectors to be able




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SBI’s New FD Scheme For Senior Citizens: Is It Really Lucrative?

Recently, amid falling interest rates, SBI as an incentive to attract senior citizens launched a special retail deposit scheme called ‘SBI Wecare Deposit' with a marginally higher premium of 30 bps. Usually senior citizen investor community on FDs is provided a




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Next Sovereign Gold Bond Issue Opens On 11 May: Should You Invest?

On Friday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released a notification on the issue price of the latest tranche of the SGB scheme that will open on 11 May. It will be Series II of the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2020-21




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Mother's Day 2020: Google Celebrates Moms with Interactive Doodle That Let's You Design Cards

Google explained that its latest doodle was inspired by a surge in searches for 'Homemade Mother’s Day card' and similar searches for 'virtual' gifts and ideas for the holiday.




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Microsoft Admits Surface Laptop 3 Develops Mysterious Screen Cracks & Will Repair For Free

Corrective measures are finally in place. At least the repairs will be free, after users have struggled to get the repairs done over the past few months. And if you have already paid for a repair for this issue, you can get a reimbursement.




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Broadband Buying Guide: Spectra Plans Start at Rs 899, Speeds up to 1Gbps & Unlimited Voice Calls

Spectra is competing with the likes of Reliance JioFiber, Airtel Xstream broadband and ACT Fibernet, to name a few. And the company has some rather unique plans, in terms of what is bundled, depending on the duration you choose to pay for in one go.




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How I Got My Work Machine Just Right: Apple MacBook Pro, Microsoft 365, Google Drive & More

There is no right or wrong, With the combination of hardware and software as well as subscriptions that work for you, you'll not get sidetracked every now and then by annoying eccentricities. Things need to simply work and work well.




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Bootlegger succumbs to Covid-19 infection




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Four docs make nCov fight a family affair




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15 ‘outsiders’ test positive in Saurashtra districts




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Five men of family hacked to death




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3 test +ve for Covid-19, connected to First Neuro Hosp cluster




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Dazzling freshwater fishes discovered from Western Ghats

Filament barbs are a group of small freshwater fishes found in the rivers of peninsular India and Sri Lanka from where around nine species are currently known under the genus Dawkinsia.




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First Patient to Receive Plasma Therapy in UP Dies of Heart Attack

The doctor, who was on ventilator since the last 14 days, died on Saturday evening following heart attack.




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Migrant Workers, Pilgrims, Tourists, Students Can Hire Buses for Travel amid Lockdown, Says K'taka Govt

Inter-State travel of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourist, students and other persons stranded in different states due to lockdown were recently permitted to travel through notified entry and exit points of Karnataka by the government.




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Coronavirus Patient Kills Self at Mumbai Hospital

The patient was found to have hanged himself with his pyjamas from a steel rod on the ninth-floor terrace of the hospital.




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Nepal Raises Objection over India Inaugurating Crucial Link Road Passing Through Lipulekh Pass

Nepal's Foreign Affairs Ministry in a statement said the government "has learnt with regret" about the inauguration of the link road connecting to Lipulekh pass, which Nepal claims to be part of its territory.




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State Varsities to Implement Academic Calendar Within Month After Lockdown is Lifted: Bengal Edu Minister

Partha Chatterjee said the institutions have also received the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines in this regard and the issue came up in the meeting held during the day.




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394 New Coronavirus Cases in Gujarat, 23 Deaths, Lowest in Last Seven Days

A total of 219 coronavirus patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the tally of those who recovered and were discharged in the state to 2,091.




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62 Fresh Coronavirus Infections Reported from Single CRPF Unit in Delhi, Active Cases Climb to 231

The 31st battalion of the force in Delhi has about 137 positive cases. All personnel are admitted at a quarantine facility in Mandoli area and undergoing treatment.




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Pakistan Violates Ceasefire, Shells Forward Areas Along LoC in J&K's Poonch

The cross-border shelling is going on but there is no report of any casualty on the Indian side so far, a spokesman said.




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Six Cops of Khajuri Khas Police Station in NE Delhi Test Corona-positive

The area assistant commissioner of police and Khajuri Khas station house officer are taking precautions and have restricted themselves to self isolation.




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Mizoram Becomes Coronavirus-free With Recovery of Lone Patient

Mizoram Health Minister Dr R Lalthangliana said the state's lone COVID-19 patient, a pastor, was discharged from Zoram Medical College (ZMC) on Saturday afternoon after 45 days of intense treatment.




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Not Anticipating 'Worst Situation' Due to Covid-19 in India, Says Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan said the doubling time of coronavirus infection cases in the country for the last three days has been about 11 days and 9.9 days for the last seven days.




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Finalise 'Rational Policy' To Help Migrants Travel to Native Places by May 12: Karnataka High Court to State

A special bench was hearing a writ petition filed by the All India Centre Council of Trade Unions(AICCTU) questioning the government's rationale to cancel trains that were meant to ferry migrant labourers back to their homes.




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Over 1 Lakh Migrants to Return to Uttar Pradesh in 114 Trains by Saturday Night

Another 98 trains with migrant workers will reach the state on Sunday and Monday, while talks are on to allow 15 to 20 more.




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Maharashtra Allows Free Intra-state Bus Travel from May 11

The State Transport (ST) bus service will be made available on the condition of fulfilling certain conditions to ensure that coronavirus does not spread to other parts of the state




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Survivor of Aurangabad Rail Accident Recalls Horror of Waking up to Bodies of His Deceased Colleagues

Sixteen migrant workers, walking home to Madhya Pradesh, were mowed down by a passing train in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district early on Friday.




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Jamiat to Approach SC for Bail or Parole to Eligible Prisoners in View of Covid-19: Maulana Arshad Madani

The health department has directed that social distancing is the only effective way to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, but it is impossible to do so in prisons as they have more prisoners than their prescribed capacity, he said in a statement.




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3 Foreigners Held for Robbing Gas Cylinder Delivery Man in South Delhi

The incident took place near Chirag Delhi Metro station when the accused, who were in a car, approached the delivery person.




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Trump Administration Tightens Visa Guidelines for Chinese Journalists Amid Tensions

The Department of Homeland Security has issued new regulations, set to take effect Monday, that will limit visas for Chinese reporters to 90 days. There is a potential to extend the visa.




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Maharashtra Covid-19 Cases Up by 1,165 to 20,228; Death Toll 779

A total of 330 patients were discharged after recovery from hospitals, taking their total number to 3,800. Of the 48 deaths, 27 were reported from Mumbai, nine from Pune city.




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Jharkhand Grapples with Ill-equipped Infrastructure as Covid-19 Cases Among Returning Migrants Rise

Even RIMS, the only state-run super-specialty medical institute in Jharkhand, does not have the required equipment to deal with the crisis. At present, there is one ventilator for every 70,000 people in the state.




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More Central Teams for 10 States That Have Witnessed or are Witnessing High Covid-19 Cases: Health Min

According to the health ministry statement, the central teams comprises a senior official from the health ministry, a joint secretary-level nodal officer and a public health expert.




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Don't Go Home on Foot, Govt Has Made Travel Arrangements: CM Gehlot to Workers

Chairing a meeting to review the movement of migrants, Gehlot said the government has made arrangements for their travel through buses and trains. Therefore, no worker should go on foot, he said.




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AIIMS Experts Visit Ahmedabad, Say Timely Treatment is Key

The two interacted with resident doctors of the hospital seeking their inputs about treatment of COVID-19 patients and provided expert guidance.




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Discrepancies Found in Covid-19 Figures of West Bengal and Union Governments

As per the latest bulletin by the health department on Saturday, the state has reported 1,786 COVID-19 cases and 171 deaths of people infected with the virus.




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Covid-19: Mumbai Police ASI Who Died on Friday Tests Positive

He died in the early hours of Friday after being admitted in a civic hospital on Wednesday with Covid-19-like symptoms, an official said.




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Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Don't Walk Back Home, Kejriwal Appeals to Migrant Workers; 5 Air India Pilots Who Operated Cargo Flights to China Test Positive

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 62,000-mark today as the country recorded 62,939 cases with the death toll rising to 2,109.




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Delhi School Teacher Involved in Distributing Ration Tests Covid-19 Positive

The teacher had last come to school on April 28 and started showing COVID-19 symptoms from May 2. His test report came on Friday, an official of North Delhi Municipal Corporation said.




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Not Testing Samples of Girl Who Died of Covid-19 a Mistake: Minister

Doctors at the government-run ESIC Hospital here committed a "mistake" by not testing samples of a 16-year-old girl, who later died of Covid-19, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday.




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JNU Exam 2020: Varsity Announces Academic Calendar, Exams to be Over by July 31

Even if the examination results are not ready by July 31, JNU students will have the opportunity to provisionally register and move on to the next semester.




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14 Rescued, Some Feared Trapped After Part of Chawl Collapses in Mumbai’s Kandivali

Fire tenders were dispatched to the spot along with an NDRF team and rescue operations are underway.




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Vande Bharat Mission: First Batch of 326 Indians Stranded in UK Arrives in Mumbai

The airport authorities, in a statement on Saturday, said that the arriving passengers with symptoms will be moved to isolation centres.




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Scientific Consensus Shows Covid-19 'Not Genetically Engineered', India Funding Vaccine Development: DBT Secretary

Ministry of Science and Technology's Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Dr Renu Swarup says that based on the latest WHO consensus, Covid-19 as a 'lab release' theory is likely to be false.




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From Dushyant to Om Prakash Valmiki, Poetry Depicts the Never-ending Struggle of 'Invisible' Poor

Indian Hindi and Urdu poetry has time and again narrated horror stories of how the society turns a blind eye towards the dying poor. News18 has compiled a collection of ten such pieces of literature to depict the present condition of migrant workers.




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'Consider 1st Week Test Run': Govt Issues Rules to Reopen Industries After Lockdown Post Vizag Leak

The NDMA guidelines said while restarting a unit, the first week should be considered as the trial or test run period after ensuring all safety protocols.




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INS Jalashwa Arrives in Kochi with 698 Repatriated Indians from Maldives Under Vande Bharat Mission

The arrival marks Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the Covid-19 lockdown.




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West Bengal Govt Forms Teams for Surveillance Support, Monitoring of Treatment at Covid-19 Hospitals

The state health department has also set up a dedicated helpline for issues regarding the non-availability of PPEs and other supplies.




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Delhi Govt Asks District Magistrates to Release 2,446 Tablighi Jamaat Members

As many as 567 foreign attendees of the congregation held in Delhi's Nizamuddin area in March, will be handed over to the police.