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'Temporary Ration Cards, Bigger Stimulus Package': Abhijit Banerjee to Rahul Gandhi on Covid-19 Hurdle

On May 4, the Congress party tweeted a 1.44-minute clip from their conversation and the full interview was released on Wednesday.




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Detailed Probe into Covid-19 Origin, 'Swadeshi' Model in Post-pandemic Economy: RSS Policy on Path Ahead

The RSS may want to be incorporate the broader policy adjustments -- both domestic and international – in the working and objectives of the government in the aftermath of the pandemic.




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The Many Cues & Sonia's Trump Card: Can Covid-19 Crisis Finally Manage to Bring Back Cong in Game?

It is clear that Sonia now wants to make COVID-19 the launching plank of sorts of for the Congress. And, in many ways it is the return of Manmohan Singh as the trump card.




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'What After May 17?' - Congress Questions Government's Strategy on Lockdown

Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states said they would urge the PM to provide an assistance package to cope with the pandemic as well as the economic situation.




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487 Maharashtra Cops Found Covid-19 Positive since Lockdown: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

In a series of tweets, he also said that there is a steady rise in the number of calls regarding COVID-19 on the police helpline number 100.




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Covid-19: Curfew, Lockdown Lose Their Sanctity if There is Breach, Says Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot has been making onfield presence in his home constituency, Tonk, where he was seen meeting with officials and religious leaders to make people aware of COVID-19.




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Bihar Legislative Council Becomes Headless as Term of Deputy Chairman Along With 16 MLCs Expires

The Election Commission is yet to take a call on the polls, presumably in view of the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.




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Gujarat Not Accepting 1200 Migrant Workers from Mumbai Despite Congress Paying for Travel: Thorat

However, Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat also alleged that along with Gujarat, states of Odisha, Karnataka and West Bengal have, too, denied migrant workers from their states to return.




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Akash Vijayvargiya Holds Meeting of Over 100 BJP Workers in Covid-19 Hotspot Indore, No Action Yet

Indore is among the cities worst-affected by the coronavirus outbreak and as on Friday, the city has reported 1727 cases, including 86 deaths




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Time to Fight Covid-19 under PM Modi's Guidance: BJP To Rahul Gandhi

BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi said the Modi government has been very much receptive to suggestions from the opposition but it should be constructive, adding that it is very typical of Gandhi to speak before media without studying facts.




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In Centre vs TMC War, Coronavirus Becomes New Battleground as Parties Gear Up for 2021 Poll Clash

The BJP leaders waged a social media war against the Bengal government by accusing the state of hiding Covid-19 figures and also complaining the Centre that TMC-led government in Bengal has completely failed in handling the coronavirus crisis.




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'Confusion' Within Modi Govt in Fight Against Covid-19 Pandemic, Says Cong's Ajay Maken

Government should tell the people clearly about the exact state of the pandemic to enable them to prepare accordingly, said Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken.




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Govt Responsible for Aurangabad Tragedy Killing 16 Home-bound Migrants, Says Sena Mouthpiece

The newspaper, Saamana, however, did not make it clear whether it blamed the BJP-led Centre or the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra government for the tragedy.




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House Owner Movie Review: Middling Drama on Catastrophe That Hit Chennai in 2015

House Owner is poignant and remarkably restrained with a superb performance by Sriranjani, who portrays tremendous fortitude when dealing with a very cantankerous partner.




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Kamal Haasan Denies Taking Rs 10 Crore from Gnanavel Raja for Uttama Villain Release

In the compliant, Raaja alleged that Kamal Haasan had approached him and borrowed a loan of Rs 10 crore before the movie’s release in 2015.




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Thalaivar 168: Here’s What Khushbu is Playing in Rajinikanth’s Film

Superstar Rajinikanth flanked by Meena and Khushbu at Thalaivar 168 movie pooja.




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Karnataka State Film Awards 2018: Raghavendra Rajkumar and Meghana Raj Bag Top Honours

Here's the full list of Karnataka State Film Awards 2018 winners announced by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.




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Telugu Actor Nithiin to Have a Destination Wedding with Shalini on April 10

It is being reported that the actor will tie the knot with Shalini in Dubai, and possibly host a reception in Hyderabad later.




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Chiranjeevi Joins Twitter and Instagram on Ugadi, Tweets About 21 Days Lockdown

South star Chiranjeevi has joined Instagram and Twitter on the day of Ugadi in order to stay in touch with his fans directly.




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Rang De Poster Released on Nithiin's Birthday Eve, Actor Postpones Wedding Due to COVID-19

Actor Nithiin shared the motion poster of his upcoming film Rang De, and also asked his fans not to celebrate his birthday due to the lockdown.




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Chiranjeevi Thanks Amitabh Bachchan for Donating Rs 1.8 crore to Telugu Cinema Workers

Amitabh Bachchan has donated 12000 Corona Relief Coupons of Rs 1500 for the workers, Chiranjeevi tweeted.




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Vijay Fan Dies in Altercation with Rajinikanth Devotee Over COVID-19 Donations

A Thalaiva fan has allegedly killed an admirer of Vijay over which star contributed more to the COVID-19 relief fund.




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Covid-19: Thane tally 452 with 40 new cases; toll 18

With 40 new cases on Tuesday, Thane saw a record one-day rise.The total number is now 452, which includes 93 discharged.Two more deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the death toll to 18.




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With 64 new Covid-19 positive cases, total in Thane reaches 560

For the third time in a row, the city recorded highest one-day rise in the number of Covid-19 patients, with 64 positive cases detected on Thursday, taking the total to 560 patients.




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Google Brings Back 2017 'Hip Hop' Doodle That Will Make You Groove Today

Thursday’s doodle is part of Google’s 'Stay and Play at Home with Popular Past Google Doodles' series.




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Bill Introduced in US Congress to Stop Predatory Acquisitions by China During Covid-19 Pandemic

The bill proposes to increase the scope of cases the CFIUS reviews and sends to the president prior to a financial transaction.




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Explained: The Stages and Classification of Covid-19 Transmission

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has continuously denied that India has entered the community transmission phase. To each question put to the government on community transmission, during government briefings, it has maintained that contact tracing is being carried out at state levels and the cases can only be classified as local and cluster transmissions.




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Trump Admin Urges US Court Not to Block Work Permits to Spouses of H1B Visa-holders

An H-4 visa is issued by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to the immediate family members of the H-1B visa-holders, most of whom are Indian IT professionals.




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IMF Approves $214 Million to Nepal to Address Covid-19 Pandemic

The IMF on Wednesday approved a disbursement to Nepal of about USD 214 million to help the Himalayan nation cover the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.




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No End to Face-off: China, US Try to Stall UNSC Resolution on Covid-19 Over Reference to WHO

As negotiations continue, Estonia, which holds the current UNSC presidency, has been very critical of the UN’s role in the pandemic.




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President Xi Warns Against Complacency as China Downgrades Covid-19 Risk Levels in All Regions

Xi said the spread of the virus overseas has not been effectively curbed yet and cluster cases were reported in a few areas in China, posing considerable uncertainty to the epidemic control.




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Vaccine Worked in Monkeys, Claim Researchers from China as Study Shows Covid-19 Adapting to Humans

They found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - that show how it may be evolving as it spreads in people.




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Amid Poor Access, Covid-19 Pandemic Poses a Special Threat to Indigenous People's Health & Culture

The United Nations estimates that the life expectancy of indigenous people can be up to 20 years lower than that of their counterparts.




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New Coronavirus Spread Swiftly Around World from Late 2019, Study Finds

Scientists at University College London's Genetics Institute found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - which the UCL researchers said showed how it is adapting to its human hosts as it spreads.




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Pakistan Goes Ahead with CPEC Amid Mounting Debts, Further Economic Fallout Due to Covid-19

India has objected to the CPEC — a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China's Xinjiang province with Pakistan's Gwadar Port — as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).




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Covid-19 Transmission Risk Via Sewage 'Must Not be Neglected', Scientists Say

Scientists said the structural makeup of SARS-CoV-2 suggests that it will behave differently in aqueous environments, compared to other viruses typically found in the intestine.




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Russia Sees Record Rise in Coronavirus Cases with More Than 11,000 New Infections

Russia now ranks fourth in the overall number of reported virus cases in Europe and fifth in the world.




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Pakistan to Lift Lockdown From Saturday Despite Rising Covid-19 Curve

The decision is being taken because the country's large number of poor people and labourers cannot not afford to live under lockdown any more.




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London Mayor Sadiq Khan Calls for Ethnicity Record of Covid-19 Deaths

London's Pakistani-origin mayor fears it's not possible to understand the full extent of this disparity as, unlike in Scotland, ethnicity is not recorded on death certificates in England.




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Israel and Italy Claim Breakthroughs in Fight against Covid-19 with Their Vaccines. An Explainer

While Israel's defence ministry announced a breakthrough in the development of an antibody, Rome-based biotech firm Takis said vaccine tests had shown positive effects.




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Japan Approves Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir as Covid-19 Drug

Japan reached the decision just three days after the US drugmaker filed for fast-track approval for the treatment.




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UK Statistics Find Indians Among Ethnicities With Higher Risk of Covid-19 Deaths

When taking into account age in the analysis, black males were found 4.2 times more likely to die from a COVID-19-related death and black females 4.3 times more likely than white ethnicity males and females.




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Indian-origin MP in UK Says, Was 'Sacked' as Covid-19 Care Worker for Speaking Out Against PPE Shortage

Nadia Whittome, the youngest Member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing her birthplace of Nottingham in central England since her win in the December 2019 General Election, is now running a drive to encourage care workers to speak out if they have safety concerns.




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GSK Tests Experimental Arthritis Drug to Treat Pneumonia from Covid-19

Drug otilimab - in which GSK acquired rights from German biotech firm Morphosys in 2013 - may possibly ease the devastating effect of the virus on the lungs, while not suppressing the virus directly, a company spokesman said.




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For Indian Students Stranded in UK during Covid-19 Lockdown, The Door Back Home Opens, But at a Price

The cost of a return ticket to India as well as the mandatory 14-day quarantine period has left many Indian students in the UK to rethink their decision.




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New York Became 'Grand Central Station' for Covid-19 and Carried Infections Across the US: Report

Overall, infections spreading from New York account for 60 to 65 per cent of the sequenced viruses across the country.




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Moderna Expects Mid-stage Trials for Covid-19 Vaccine to Begin Shortly

The drug developer had previously said it expected mid-stage trials to begin in the current quarter, with the aim to start late-stage studies in the fall.




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70-year-old Woman Dies in Pakistan after Standing in Covid-19 Aid Queue for Five Hours

The deceased's family protested against NADRA and the government, saying elderly people should be given an area to sit with shade when aid is being distributed.




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US Senators Urge Trump to Temporarily Suspend H-1B, Other Guest Workers Visas

Top Republican senators urged US President Donald Trump on Thursday to suspend all new guest worker visas for 60 days and certain categories of new guest worker visas, including H-1B, for at least a year or until unemployment figures return to normal levels.




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China Either Made a Terrible Mistake on Covid-19 or Was Incompetent: Trump

More than 2,64,000 people have died of COVID-19 globally and 37 lakh tested positive for the disease.