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Airport operator MIAL on Tuesday said it has taken various measures to safeguard passengers and the aircraft at the aerodrome in the wake of cyclone Nisarga, which is expected to make landfall close to the city on Wednesday. Aviation regulator DGCA has issued a circular to airlines...
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The Gujarat government on Tuesday scrapped the rule making it mandatory for private doctors or hospitals to seek permission for prescribing coronavirus test for any patient being treated by them.The government revised the rules after the Gujarat high court termed the earlier policy as...
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Fishermen anchor their boats ahead of cyclone Nisarga in Uttan, Thane district. Photograph: Santosh Hirlekar / ANI Photo.
The cyclonic storm Nisarga centred over the east-central Arabian Sea has moved north-north-eastwards with a speed of 13 kmph during the past six hours. The cyclonic storm lay centred at 5.30 pm today over east-central Arabian Sea near latitude 16.3N and longitude 71.3E, about 280 km...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday and discussed the COVID-19 pandemic among other issues.'Had a warm and productive conversation with my friend President @realDonaldTrump. We discussed his plans for the US Presidency of G-7, the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Mumbai’s Juhu beach wears a deserted look as a red alert is put up ahead of cyclone Nisarga. Photograph: Kunal Patil / PTI Photo.
'It could well be that the storm (cyclone Nisarga) will end up being weak, or will only affect areas less populated than Mumbai, or both. But because Mumbai is so exposed and so vulnerable, even a small chance of a major tropical cyclone landfall there is worth being aware of, as far ahead as...
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday asked people to stay alert in view of the impending cyclonic storm `Nisarga'.He had spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the storm and Modi assured all necessary help from the Union government, he said.In a televised address,...
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In view of the threat posed by impending cyclonic storm `Nisarga', movement of people along the Mumbai coastline has been prohibited from midnight to Thursday afternoon, the city police said on Tuesday.An order under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was being issued, the police...
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Wajid Khan, left, with his elder brother Sajid Khan. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sajid-Wajid/Instagram
A day after the demise of singer-music director Wajid Khan of composer duo Sajid-Wajid, their mother Razina Khan tested positive for coronavirus, a family source said on Tuesday. Razina Khan is admitted to Surana Hospital in Chembur, where Wajid Khan was also undergoing treatment. She...
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Tracking Cyclone Nisarga.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat over the cyclonic situation in the two states and assured them all possible help from the Centre.Cyclone Nisarga will cross north Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts late in the evening on June...
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The Western Naval Command has put all its teams on alert and is ready to respond to cycloneNisarga, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday.The cyclonic storm is likely to intensify and cross the coast of Maharashtra and south Gujarat on Wednesday as per the India Meteorological Department.The...
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A meeting of Union Cabinet is scheduled to be held at the Prime Minister's residence, 7 Lok Kalyan Marg, on Wednesday.On Monday, the Union Cabinet approved the modalities for implementing Rs 50,000 crore equity infusion to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, which was announced last...
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One hundred and ninety eight migrant workers lost their lives in road accidents during the lockdown period, according to data compiled by the SaveLIFE Foundation, a road safety NGO.There were at least 1,461 accidents over the course of the nationwide lockdown - from March 25 to May 31 - in which...
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A day after her swab sample was tested for COVID-19, a 50-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from the ceiling of a toilet in G B Pant hospital in Agartala, an official said. The police suspects that she had developed a fear of contracting the...
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Wuhans Health Commission announced on Tuesday that it had completed coronavirus tests on 9.9 million of its residents with no new confirmed cases found.From May 14 to the end of June 1, 9,899,828 people in Wuhan have received nucleic acid tests, Lu Zuxun, of the Chinese Preventive Medicine...
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The deep depression over Arabian Sea has intensified into a cyclonic storm today and is moving northwards towards Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts. IMD has said over the next 12 hours, the cyclonic storm Nisarga will further intensify into a severe cyclonic storm.Dr Anupam Kashyapi, IMD, Pune, said...
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At least 13 people have tested positive for Covid-19 at Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijals office in the national capital, Baijals office stated on Tuesday.According to reports, the first case came from the extended branch of the Lieutenant Governors office following which 13 people were...
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The health ministry is addressing the media on the coronavirus pandemic. During the briefing, Lav Agrawal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry said that 95,527 Covid-19 patients have recovered. The recovery rate is now 48.07%. He also added that India's fatality rate is the lowest in the...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday appointed Adesh Kumar Gupta as its Delhi unit chief and tribal leader and former Union minister Vishnu Deo Sai as its Chhattisgarh state president, the party said in a statement. Gupta is a former mayor of north Delhi municipal corporation and...
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Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the premature release of Jessica Lal murder case convict Manu Sharma, who is serving life sentence, according to an official order. The Delhi Sentence Review Board which comes under the Delhi government had recommended Sharma's...
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The Supreme Court Tuesday sought response from civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha on NIA plea challenging Delhi High Court order seeking records of judicial proceedings before special courts in the national capital and Mumbai in the Bhima Koregaon case. A bench of Justices...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took stock of the situation in the wake of cyclonic conditions in western India. The India Meteorological Department has said the low-pressure area formed over the Arabian Sea has intensified into a depression and it will further intensify into...
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Seven people, including two children, were killed and two others seriously injured in a landslide triggered by incessant rain in south Assam's Hailakandi district on Tuesday, an official said. The landslide hit a tin shack at 6 am, killing seven of its inmates. The injured were rushed...
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Ten teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed for rescue operations in view of cyclone 'Nisarga', which is likely to hit the western coast of Maharashtra on Wednesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Tuesday. Elaborating on the...
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Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party has blamed United States President Donald Trump for bringing coronavirus to India when he came to visit the country in February and attended the 'Namaste Trump' event in Ahmedabad. Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed that thousands of people who came with the...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday voiced concern over the state of India's economy, saying global rating agency Moody's has termed its handling by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a step above junk. He said lack of support to the poor and small and medium industry indicates that the...
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Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched an app named ''Delhi Corona'' that will give information to patients about the availability of beds in private and government hospitals. Kejriwal said the app would fill the information gap that exists regarding availability of...
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A one per cent decrease in atmospheric humidity may increase the number of COVID-19 cases by six per cent, according to a study which draws a link between the local climate and transmission of the novel coronavirus. The study, published in the journal Transboundary and Emerging...
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The Centre on Tuesday opposed and sought dismissal of a petition seeking declaration of funds received by the Prime Ministers Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM CARES), a public charitabletrust created by the government amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Additional Solicitor...
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Elections for five non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council will be held on June 17, according to the world body's provisional programme.The programme was released on Monday as France took over the Presidency of the 15-nation Council for the month of June. According to...
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Researchers have used an optical mapping system to demonstrate how the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, creates serious disturbances in the electrical signals that govern heartbeat. According to the scientists, including those...
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Hollywood superstar George Clooney has penned an essay in the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd, the African-American man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died last week in Minneapolis, Minnesota after a white police officer pressed his knee on his...
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To prevent unwanted pregnancy, the Bihar health department is distributing condoms among migrant labourers who are going to their homes after completing 14-day institutional quarantine and those in home quarantine, anofficial said.Of the 28 to 29 lakh migrants who have returned to the state, 8.77...
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The ministry of civil aviation has allowed chartered flights to come to India as long as passengers register with Indian embassies/high commissions and meet MHA humanitarian criteria of Vande Bharat and the state governments agree to the chartered flight.
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Two terrorists were killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.A gunfight erupted between militants and security forces at Saimoh in Awantipora area of the district, a police official said.Two militants have been killed in the...
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With cyclone Nisarga expected to make landfall south of Mumbai on June 3, several teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed at various places of Maharashtra.Two NDRF teams have been deployed in Palghar, three teams in Mumbai, one in Thane, two teams in Raigad and one in...
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The authorities in the upscale New York City have imposed a curfew and ramped up police presence after violence and looting incidents were reported across the city amid widespread protests triggered by the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd. Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor de...
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Moved by the plight of migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India pacer Mohammed Shami has started distributing food packets and masks to refugees travelling back to their homes. The 29-year-old has also set up food distribution centres for the poor migrants near his house in...
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China has moved up its forces along the Line of Actual Control with India, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, asserting that authoritarian regimes take these kinds of actions.Several areas along the LAC in Ladakh and North Sikkim have witnessed major military build-up by...
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Union home minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah will address the people of West Bengal through a virtual rally on June 8, state party president Dilip Ghosh said. He said the party would reach out to people, apprising them of the achievements of the Narendra Modi...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that coronavirus may have slowed the Indian economy, but we will definitely get our growth back.Addressing the CII's annual session via video conference, the PM said, We have to take tough steps to fight coronavirus and also take steps to take care of the...
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China has reported 15 new coronavirus cases while Wuhan, the epicentre of the COVID-19, where over nine million people have been tested in the last few weeks has not registered any asymptomatic case for the first time, the health authority said on Tuesday. According to China's National...
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There is no place for hate and racism in the society, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said, asserting that empathy and shared understanding are a start, but more needs to be done. Nadella's remarks come in the wake of the custodial death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man...
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Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday, led by index-heavyweights Kotak Bank, HDFC, TCS and Reliance Industries amid positive cues from global markets. After opening on a tepid note, the 30-share index was trading 309.68 points or 0.93 per cent higher...
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The novel coronavirus death toll rose to 5,598 in India on Tuesday with 204 more fatalities, while 8,171 new cases took the number of infections to 1,98,706, the health ministry said. The active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) climbed to 97,581, while as many as 95,526 people...
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India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that tropical cyclone Nisarga has headed for the Maharashtra coast, and is going to make landfall on June 3 close to Mumbai.Depression over east-central Arabian Sea lay near latitude 14.4N and longitude 71.2E about 300 km west-southwest of Panjim,...
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is occurring in Wangata health zone in the Equateur province.The country's ministry of health has informed that six Ebola cases have so far been detected in Wangata, of which four have died...
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India's drug regulator has granted United States pharma giant Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for its anti-viral drug remdesivir for restricted emergency use on hospitalised COVID-19 patients in view of the crisis posed by the pandemic.The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated...
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United States President Donald Trump on Monday threatened that he would deploy the military to quell violent protests against the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd, if the states and cities fail to take necessary actions. But at the same time, in his address to the nation...
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United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday strongly urged China to use diplomacy and existing mechanisms to resolve its border issues with India.I am extremely concerned by the ongoing Chinese aggression along the Line of Actual Control on the India-China border. China is...
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After years of negotiations, India and Australia are expected to sign a landmark agreement on reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support during an online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Thursday.Australian High...
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