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'We Are Committed to Bring You Back': MP CM Urges Migrants to be Patient, Ensures Their Safe Return

'Eleven trains carrying people from other states have already reached Madhya Pradesh and 10 more are coming on Saturday,' Shivraj Singh Chouhan said.




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Private Mobile Phone Services Restored in Kashmir, Situation Remains Calm

Seeing an improvement of the situation, the authorities allowed private telecom operators to resume their services from Friday night but asked them to keep Internet connection barred.




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JNU Students Set to Return to Campus by June 25, Varsity Releases New Academic Calendar

The resumption of the classes are planned so that students can complete their remaining academic components. Examinations will be completed by July 31, said the JNU.




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Two Held in Shamli for 'Objectionable' WhatsApp Post against PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi

A case was registered against the two men for allegedly posting an objectionable WhatsApp message against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.




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Narco-terrorist With Links To Kashmiri Terror Groups Nabbed by NIA in Haryana

NIA, along with Punjab and Haryana police, arrested alleged notorious narco-terrorist Ranjit Singh from Sirsa.




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Three Northeast States Hike Duty on Liquor by 25% to Generate Revenue

Several states including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have already raised the taxes on liquor to give boost to their revenue.




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Four Held in Gujarat for Spreading Rumour about Amit Shah's Health

Amit Shah issued a statement saying that rumours about his health were being spread through social media.




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Delhi HC Extends by 45 Days Interim Bail of 2,177 Under-trial Prisoners amid Covid-19 Pandemic

A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh passed the order in view of a high-power committee's recommendation that it would be dangerous to put the prisoners back in jail as the risk still remains high.




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62-year-old Becomes Second Covid-19 Fatality in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar

The resident of Sector 66 was among the two people who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours




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Walking Back Home, Migrant Workers Create Ruckus on Being Stopped in UP's Amroha

The workers started arriving at the bridge from the Delhi side on Friday afternoon and wanted to go home at the earliest, officials said.




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After Ahmedabad and Surat, Now Total Lockdown in Gandhinagar from Sunday to Curb Covid-19 Spread

The lockdown order will be in effect from May 9, 6 PM in Kalol and 6 AM on Sunday in Gandhinagar.




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K'taka Govt Says No Action Against Firms Not Paying April Wage as Industry Heads Seek Eased Labour Laws

A request was also made for tweaking benefits under ESI and PF. However, as both fall under the central government, the state authorities have reportedly expressed it inability to make any amendments to the norms.




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2 Indians Flown Back to Kerala from UAE Test Positive for Covid-19; State's Infection Toll Climbs to 505

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said 23,596 people were currently under observation at their homes, and 334 at different hospitals.




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Accused of Being Coronavirus Carrier, Man Thrashed in UP's Aligarh; Six Booked

A 25-year-old man with serious injuries fell unconscious after the accused attacked him, alleging that he was a 'coronavirus carrier'.




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224 New Covid-19 Cases Recorded in Delhi, Tally Climbs to 6,542

No fresh death due to the virus was reported in this period. Delhi has so far reported 68 deaths.




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Andra Prasdesh to Reduce Retail Liquor Outlets to 2,934 by May End

Retail liquor business in the state is currently run by the government, through the AP State Beverages Corporation Limited,




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Close Shave for Jharkhand Workers Walking on Railway Tracks to Return to Home in West Bengal

The labourers had managed to reach the temple town of Tarapith from Purba Bardhaman district during the lockdown and started on foot from there towards neighbouring Jharkhand on Friday night.




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Bihar Dispatches 28 Ambulances to AES-affected Districts Including 8 to Muzaffarpur

East Champaran, West Champaran got five each, Sitamarhi four while Samastipur, Gopalganj and Siwan districts got two ambulances each, an official release said.




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Punjab Govt Advances Paddy Sowing, Transplantation Dates by 10 Days

Farmers had raised concerns about labour shortage resulting from migrant labourers returning to their homes in view of the Covid-19 crisis.




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Tamil Nadu Further Eases Curbs, Allows Private Firms to Resume Work With 33% Work Force

The government also extended the timings for groceries and vegetable shops from the present 5 pm till 7 pm, effective Monday, throughout Tamil Nadu.




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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh Warns Pak Against Attempts to Spread 'Narco Terrorism'

Our eyes are open to what Pakistan is doing, Singh said, hours after the NIA arrested a "notorious narco-terrorist" who acted as a conduit for Pakistan-based terror groups.




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Crushed to Death in Sleep on Rail Tracks, Migrant Workers' Bodies Taken Home by Special Trains

The labourers, working in a steel factory in Jalna, left for their home in Madhya Pradesh on foot. Exhausted, they slept on the tracks near Karmad, not knowing that traffic of goods trains had not ceased despite lockdown.




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Man Held for Repeatedly Raping, Blackmailing 17-Year-Old in Rajasthan's Jhalawar

The accused, identified as Saddam Hussain Pinjara, was on Saturday produced before a Jhalawar court which sent him to two days' police remand.




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Publicity Pandemic: Breaking Lockdown Rules, Ruling MLAs in Andhra Pradesh Spur Mass Gatherings

The leaders are apparently trying to cash in on the Covid-19 situation in a bid to impress chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy through distribution of essential articles​ ahead of a cabinet expansion.




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Prashant Kishor Travelled to Kolkata During Lockdown, Alleges Bihar BJP; Prove it, Says Poll Strategist

Kishor, who earlier worked with the BJP but turned into its strident critic of late, reacted with indignation, saying he would retire from public life if the allegations were proven true.




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Two Prisoners Shifted from Bengaluru to 'Green' District of Ramanagara Test Positive for Covid-19

Ramanagara is one of the eight districts in Karnataka that had not seen a single coronavirus case until now, despite being close to the capital city and falling en route the two red zone districts of Bengaluru and Mysure.




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LJP Chief Says Over 14 Lakh People Not Getting Ration Benefits in Bihar, Seeks Nitish Kumar's Response

LJP Chief Chirag Paswan said the Bihar government has not issued ration cards amid the coronavirus lockdown despite repeated statements by the Centre




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In Letter to Modi, Kerala CM Seeks Help to Bring Back Bodies of Indian Expats Who Didn't Die of Covid-19

Indian embassies may be directed to issue necessary clearance without seeking individual approval from MHA to avoid delay, the letter read.




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'Why Were Positive Patients Traveling?' TMC's Derek O' Brien After 9 RPF Constables Contract Covid-19 in Bengal

Eight constables who tested positive for Covid-19 were posted in West Bengal, while one was stationed in Odisha.




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'Virus Forced Everyone to Stay in. Except My Son': On Extension of Son's Custody, Akhil Gogoi's Mother Sobs

His mother on several occasions demanded Akhil's release and also went to hunger strike in last December.




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Bengal Governor Accuses Mamata Banerjee of 'Explicitly Appeasing' Minority Community

Urging the TMC supremo 'to shun politics and confrontational approach', Jagdeep Dhankhar said her conduct is only compounding the miseries of the people of West Bengal.




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'Put Out of Work Lawyer Under Lockdown': In Centre-Bengal Feud, Mahua Moitra Aims Dart at Governor

In a five-page letter, Dhankhar responded to the CM, who accused him of 'forgetting' that she was the elected head of government in the state and he was merely a 'nominated' one.




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'Why Not Shelve Bullet Train?' Congress Flays Govt's 'Inhumane' Move to Freeze DA Hikes

The government on Thursday froze inflation-linked allowance for its 1.1 crore employees and pensioners, a move states are likely to replicate, helping save a combined Rs 1.2 lakh crore that could be used to combat the coronavirus crisis.




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Telangana BJP Chief Stages Hunger Protest in Support of Farmers, Demand MSP be Paid to Them

Taking a dig at the TRS-led state government, Sanjay asked ministers to make a field visit to know the ground reality and the problems faced by the farmers.




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'Bankrupt Leadership' of Congress Opposing Every Govt Measure in Fighting Coronavirus: BJP

Senior BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the entire country is together in fighting the coronavirus but the Congress is busy "fighting" Modi and the government.




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Owaisi Demands Relief for Migrant Labourers, Transport Facility after Lockdown to Go to Their Homes

The Hyderabad MP alleged that the lockdown was announced in an unplanned manner without providing relief to migrant labourers from states, including Bihar, UP, West Bengal and Jharkhand.




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Migrants Should be Sent Home after Covid-19 Lockdown Ends on May 3, Says P Chidambaram

In the country as per estimates 44 crore people work in the unorganised sector in different places in the country and during the initial period of the lockdown people are seen walking to their native places.




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No Need to Impose Hardship on Govt Servants by Halting DA/DR Hikes, Says Manmohan Singh

The remarks of the Congress leaders came two days after the Central government decided to freeze payment of additional instalment of DA to all its employees and dearness relief (DR) to pensioners falling due from January 1, 2020.




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Franklin Templeton Winding Up Six Debt Schemes a Matter of Grave Concern: P Chidambaram

His remarks came two days after Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund voluntarily decided to wind up its six debt schemes due to liquidity issues amid the coronavirus crisis.




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TMC Dubs IMCT 'India's Most Callous Team' and Says They're Visiting Bengal to Spread Political Virus

The central teams have been visiting hospitals and quarantine centres and meeting officials in Kolkata and Siliguri.




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BJP MPs From Bengal Attack Mamata Govt For its Handling of Coronavirus Crisis

BJP leaders Debasree Chaudhuri and another MP, Sukanta Majumdar, alleged that they were served with quarantine notices by the local administration so that they could not step outside to provide ration and other relief material to the masses.




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Frame Suitable Policy on Migrant Workers' Crisis: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot to Amit Shah

Gehlot raised the issue during his telephonic talk with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday and sought smooth movement of migrant workers, including those from Rajasthan, stranded in various parts of the country.




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In Mann ki Baat, PM Modi Lauds India's 'People-driven' Coronavirus Fight; Warns Against Negligence

Be it businesses, offices, education institutes or medical sector, everyone is adapting to changes in the post-coronavirus world, PM Modi said.




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Twitter India Blocking Me With Very Prejudiced Intentions, Claims Anantkumar Hegde

The MP from Uttara Kannada has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the 'Digital colonisation' by a a corporate entity.




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Aggressive Testing Key to Fight Battle Against Covid-19, Says Manmohan Singh

The Congress shared the thoughts of various leaders in a video to resolve the current crisis relating to the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown. The leaders are members of a consultative group headed by Singh and formulate the party's views on various matters.




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RSS Taking Food Items from NGOs, Distributing Them to BJP Members in ‘Modi’ Packets: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party chief also questioned why the ‘Kutumb Shakha’ of the RSS is being held despite a nationwide lockdown.




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Sitaram Yechury Slams PM Modi, Says Democratic Accountability Grossly Missing in His Governance

In a letter to the prime minister, Yechury said the political executive in the country is proving its "incompetence by knee-jerk reactions" and suggested measures that need to be put in place to fight coronavirus.




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‘Anti-India’ Twitter Blocked My Account With Prejudiced Intentions: BJP’s Anantkumar Hegde

The MP from Uttara Kannada has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against the 'Digital colonisation' by a a corporate entity.




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Clear Bottlenecks, Ramp Up Testing to Detect Covid-19, Rahul Gandhi Tells Modi Govt

The Congress leader demanded that 1 lakh tests should be done from the current 40,000 as the country has testing kits in stock.




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Shouldn't Alienate a Community for Mistake, Says Bhagwat, Adds Warning on Covid Misuse by ‘Anti-India Forces’

The RSS chief said there are 'anti-India forces' who are waiting to use the pandemic to break the country.