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Coronavirus lockdown: Maharashtra Cyber Police registers 161 cases against fake news, rumour mongering; 39 arrested

73 cases are about hate speech over social media.




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Maharashtra sets up COVID-19 task force of 9 senior doctors as death toll rises to 160

Chief secretary Ajoy Mehta in an official statement said all nine doctors are from Mumbai would contribute in the ongoing fight against COVID-19.




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Coronavirus: Mumbai Police to use AI, drones to enforce social distancing amid COVID-19 lockdown

India's financial capital, Mumbai, has emerged as the epicentre of coronavirus spread in the country.




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Maharashtra dispatches 70 buses to bring back students stuck in Kota

There are around 1,800 students from Maharashtra who are stuck in Kota.




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Maharashtra sets up office to help people stuck due to lockdown, issues SOP

An office has been set up under director of Maharashtra's Disaster Management Authority Abhay Yawalkar and contact numbers have been released.




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Maharashtra Governor BS Koshyari requests EC to conduct polls for 9 vacant Legislative Council seats

Since chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is not a member of either house of the state legislature, he needs to get elected to the Council before May 27, 2020, the Raj Bhavan said.




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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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EPFO settles over 6 lakh COVID-19 claims in 15 days, Rs 1,954 crore disbursed

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has settled a total of 10.02 lakh claims, including 6.06 lakhs COVID-19 claims under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) package, in just 15 working days.




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Dearness allowance of central govt employees put on hold till July 2021 in wake of COVID-19 crisis

The move will affect around 50 lakh central government employees and 61 lakh pensioners.




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Well-planned financial aid needed to deal with COVID-19 economic impacts: Finance Commission's advisory panel

The Advisory Council further stated that the growth rate projected will have to be reduced and Indian enterprises will face a slowdown in demand due to global recession.




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RBI announces special liquidity support of Rs 50,000 crore for mutual funds to cope with COVID-19 crisis

The RBI also announced that under this facility, it will give funds to banks at lower rates and that the banks will be allowed to avail funds for meeting the liquidity requirements of mutual funds.




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EPFO settles nearly 13 lakh claims during lockdown, Rs 4,684 crore disbursed

A total amount of Rs 4684.52 crore, including Rs 2367.65 crore COVID claims under PMGKY package, have been settled during the lockdown.




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COVID-19: Vistara temporarily modifies in-flight services for post-lockdown operations

Vistara has made temporary changes in its in-flight products and services to minimise the touchpoints of human contact on board by up to 80% during the post-lockdown period.




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Auto industry barons discuss COVID-19 impact with Prakash Javadekar, suggest measures to revive sector

Barons of the automobile industry on Thursday held a discussion with the Union Minister for heavy industries and public enterprises Prakash Javadekar to talk about the impact of the coronavirus crisis and suggested measures to revive the sector.




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PM Modi holds 'comprehensive' meeting to discuss strategies to boost FDI in India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister for Commerce & Industries Piyush Goyal, MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur and senior government officials attended the meeting.




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Excise duty increased by Rs 10 per litre on petrol, Rs 13 on diesel; no impact on retail price

The retail sale prices of petrol and diesel will, however, not change on account of this increase in duties due to the decline in global oil prices.




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Sensex rises 232 points to end at 31,685; Nifty closes at 9,270

Mahindra and Mahindra and Bajaj Finance were top gainers.




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With silent looms, crisis loom for handloom weavers and allied-workers

The already ailing handloom sector has been badly affected by the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown.




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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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Kartik Aaryan explains curious netizen who he is

'Punchnama' baby Kartik Aaryan, who has gone on to make a name for himself in Bollywood, went on to explain a netizen who he is




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Neha Kakkar beats Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish and Selena Gomez to become second most watched female artist on YouTube

With 4.5 billion views, Neha Kakkar surpassed Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj to become second most watch female artist on YouTube in 2019




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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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When Puneet Issar was left with bruised body post 'Mahabharat' climax scene

Puneet Issar had once caused megastar Amitabh Bachchan near-death experience on the sets of 'Coolie'




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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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Coronavirus in India LIVE: No new cases in Ghaziabad in last 24 hours, 56 active cases in district

Meanwhile, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's recovery rate from the COVID-19 disease is around 29.36%




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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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Japan's Defense Ministry to ramp up UFO encounter protocols after Pentagon releases footage

The three videos show what was encountered by pilots during training flights in 2004 and 2015.




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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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'Significant breakthrough' by Israeli lab in developing antibody against coronavirus

Scientists at Israel's Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) have wrapped up the development phase and moved to patent and mass produce the potential treatment.




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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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South Korean spy agency dismisses rumours about Kim Jong-un's illness: Report

"At least, it is judged that Kim did not receive surgery or a medical procedure related to his heart," a representative of the ruling party in South Korea stated.




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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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US likely to ban H-1B visas in a bid to counter unemployment

Visas for students and the work authorisation that accompanies them might also be suspended temporarily




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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'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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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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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 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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[ASAP] U<sub>2</sub>O@C<sub>76</sub>: Non-Isolated-Pentagon-Rule Cages Prevail with the U<sub>2</sub>O Configuration Determined by Cage Shape and Dominated by Multicenter Bonds

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00518




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[ASAP] Lanthanide 5,7-Disulfonate-1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylate Frameworks Constructed from Trinuclear and Tetranuclear Lanthanide Carboxylate Clusters: Proton Conduction and Selective Fluorescent Sensing of Fe<sup>3+</sup>

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00680




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[ASAP] Scrabbling around in Synthetic Nuances Managing Sodium Compounds: Bisphenol/Bisnaphthol Synthesis by Hydroxyl Group Masking

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00310




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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] Unexpected Trends in the Stability and Dissociation Kinetics of Lanthanide(III) Complexes with Cyclen-Based Ligands across the Lanthanide Series

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00520




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[ASAP] An Inconspicuous Six-Coordinate Neutral Dy<sup>III</sup> Single-Ion Magnet with Remarkable Magnetic Anisotropy and Stability

Inorganic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00616