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Delhi High Court extends interim bail of 2177 undertrial prisoners by another 45 days amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

The order stated, "The interim bails for a period of 45 days granted to 2,177 UTPs, ...are hereby extended by another period of 45 days from the date of their respective expiry of interim bails on the same terms and conditions."




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Delhi HC rejects petition asking COVID-19 packages for Rohingya refugees

The petition claimed that Rohingyas in Khajuri Khas, Shram Vihar, and Madanpur Khadar were not getting packages announced by the Delhi Government during the pandemic.




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Western Railway loads 6.14 million tonnes of essential goods amid COVID-19 lockdown

As the nation observes the COVID-19 lockdown to stop the spread of COVID19, it is the frontline warriors who ensure the supply of essential goods and services. Western Railway (WR) has made a significant contribution to serve the nation amid lockdown. So far, 3258 rakes have been loaded amounting to 6.14 million tons of essential goods to different states including the North East region.




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Covid-19 pandemic hits Cyient’s revenue, profit in fourth quarter

The top line and bottomline of engineering solutions firm Cyient have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The revenue of the firm in the fourth q




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Reports of ayurvedic cure for Covid boosts demand for pepper

Local demand for spices seem to be slowly picking up, thanks to a reported campaign on ayurvedic cure for Covid-19. This has created some enthusias




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Covid-19 cases doubling every 10 days: Centre

India is recording a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases every day. Over the past two days, it reported over 3,000 new cases each day. Prior to that, cases




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Covid-19: Commerce Ministry working on export package

PMO asks ministries to suggest measures to support respective sectors




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Covid-19: BJP asks Rahul to study facts before criticising Modi

Reacting to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s statement urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold more discussions with State Chief Minister




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4 Ed-Tech platforms elevating online learning amidst Covid-19

The global pandemic has resulted in schools being shut for nearly 3 months with no reopening in sight. The students in certain grades were promoted to




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Death toll due to Covid-19 rises to 1,981; cases climb to 59,662

The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 1,981 and the number of cases climbed to 59,662 in the country on Saturday, registering an increase of 95 death




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Big Story | Has Covid-19 made matters worse for road construction companies?

Road construction companies expected a smooth road in 2020, but the coronavirus-induced lockdown has thrown fresh challenges their way. So, what lies ahead for the companies?




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Yogi Adityanath reviews Covid-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting of State government officials at his residence in Lucknow, to review the si




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TN Govt forms high-level panel under C Rangarajan to assess Covid-19 impact

Tamil Nadu has constituted a high-level committee under the Chairmanship of former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, C Rangarajan, to advise the gove




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Top multinationals from HUL to Apple brace for rising online sales post Covid-19

LG, Samsung, Vivo and Xiaomi are also rolling out hyperlocal sales platforms that will connect their offline stores to consumers searching products online so that the outlet nearest to the consumer can deliver the order, industry executives said.




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COVID impact: Millions of mom and pop store could go out of business, says retail body

Lockdown could see at least 20% of Indian retailers collapse or wind up their business in next few months. “Ever since the lockdown was imposed on 24th March, the Indian retail sector has lost a gigantic sum of approximately Rs 5.50 lakh crore in this period and is likely to witness at least 20% of Indian retailers collapse and wind up their businesses in the next few months,” CAIT said.




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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on sports events around the world

Major sports events around the world that are in the process of re-starting or have been rescheduled due to the Covid-19 pandemicSoccer* Major League




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How a Twitter challenge during the lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 results in a spurt of home-made videos on social media

When the pandemic and the lockdown that followed suddenly erased packed calendars, people made use of the space to catch up with each other. For autho




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[ASAP] <italic toggle="yes">Journal of Chemical Education</italic> Call for Papers: Special Issue on Insights Gained While Teaching Chemistry in the Time of COVID-19

Journal of Chemical Education
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00378




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LexisNexis Offers Free, Comprehensive COVID-19 News Coverage and Practical Guidance Content from Law360 and Lexis Practice Advisor

NEW YORK – LexisNexis® Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced two free resources from Law360® and Lexis Practice Advisor® to help legal professionals, lawmakers and business leaders become better informed and successfully navigate the legal issues and intricacies surrounding the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).




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Covid-19: Teachers in Tricity face salary cuts

After professionals working in private companies, teachers working in private schools of the Tricity are facing salary cuts. While a few schools have deducted around 40% of teachers’ salaries, many are yet to pay salaries at all. Most school teachers get their salaries by the seventh day of the month. This time, many teachers of various schools had not received salary till Friday. DAV Schools are among those which have deducted salaries.




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Covid app 'defective' in Himachal Pradesh




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SEBI shuts down Mumbai offices due to Covid-19 scare

Two office buildings of SEBI were shutdown as an Assistant General Manager was found Covid-19 positive, sources confirmed to BusinessLine. SEBI has it




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RIL sets up India's 1st dedicated COVID-19 hospital

This first-of-its-kind-in-India centre is fully funded by Reliance Foundation and includes a negative pressure room that helps in preventing cross-contamination and helps control infection. All beds are equipped with the required infrastructure, biomedical equipment such as ventilators, pacemakers, dialysis machines, and patient monitoring devices.




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Covid-19 medical staff to get addl compensation

The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to give additional financial compensation to health and paramedical staff of AMC and private designated Covid-19 hospitals who contact coronavirus infection on duty.




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Gujarat's Covid-19 tally 7,403; death toll 449

With as many as 390 more people testing coronavirus positive since previous night, the total number of Covid-19 cases in Gujarat reached 7,403 on Friday, a health official said.




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Ahd Covid-19 waste peaked to 8,422kg in 1 day

On March 24, when the lockdown was imposed, the total biomedical Covid waste incinerated in Ahmedabad that day was 82kg. The waste was mainly from the initial admissions at SVP Hospital,




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NASCAR industry steps up to produce PPE’s in COVID-19 crisis




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NASCAR industry joins race to help COVID-19 caregivers




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The economic, social and political toll of Covid-19




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How COVID-19 makes us reimagine our workspaces and the way we work




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Did we bring COVID-19 on us?




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Why COVID-19 pandemic may change how we view individual rights




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A list of recommendations for the young ‘uns, this week on illustrated books on COVID-19




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How publishing for children in India is coping with the crisis generated by COVID-19




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Change will be the only constant in the post-COVID-19 world




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How will we tell the story of COVID-19?




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Hima Das donates one month’s salary to Assam to fight COVID-19 pandemic




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Pakistani squash great Azam Khan dies due to Covid-19 in London




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G Sathiyan pledges to donate Rs 1.25 lakh to fight COVID-19 scare




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Mithali Raj, Poonam Yadav do their bit against COVID-19, WFI donates Rs 11 lakh




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Neeraj Chopra donates Rs 3 lakh to assist battle against COVID-19 pandemic




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Epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic, China to host Asian Youth Games in 2021




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IOA raises Rs 71 lakh as contribution in battle against COVID-19 pandemic




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FIFA postpones U-17 Women’s World Cup in India due to COVID-19




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Donato Sabia dies from Covid-19, first Olympic finalist to die from virus




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India to host Asian Boxing C’ship in Nov-Dec this year, BFI confident of COVID-19 storm passing




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26/11 hero auctions his marathon medals to raise funds for fight against COVID-19




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India-born MMA fighter Gurdarshan Mangat to be part of series to raise funds for COVID-19 pandemic




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Olympic organisers must be flexible if Covid-19 vaccine not ready in time, experts say




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Chess has adapted well to Covid-19 shutdowns with online events: Viswanathan Anand