Analysis | Cong. president post: The young versus the old divide in the party

From outright disinterest to “I will do whatever my party says,” former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has been ambivalent about the leadership question.
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 52 live updates | More than 80,000 people in India test positive for COVID-19

Gujarat's Ahmedabad continues to register a mortality rate of almost 6.7%, way above the national average of less than 4%.
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Taiwan rejects China’s main condition for WHO participation

China says Taiwan can only participate under the “one China” principle, in which it accepts it is a part of China.
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S.Korean coronavirus test maker Osang ready to ship 100 mln kits to U.S.

Osang is in talks with U.S. distributors to source its test kits to different states, said the executive, Lee Sung-ho, but he declined to elaborate.
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U.S. urges China to release Buddhism’s 11th Panchen Lama

In 1995, a young Tibetan boy Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was recognised as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama. Days later Nyima had disappeared, becoming the world’s youngest political prisoner.
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India-U.S. collaboration needed more than ever: Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu

“COVID-19 has made us recognise the need for collaborations more than ever before. Our Prime Minister has emphasised a global coordinated response to deal with the challenges even as we work to strengthen our domestic capacities to deal with this crisis,” Mr. Sandhu said.
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First special train from Delhi to Kerala arrives in Thiruvananthapuram

All travellers will have to undergo 14 days compulsory quarantine at home or at the government-designated place.
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Muthappa Rai dead at 68

Former underworld don Muthappa Rai, 68, who had turned a social activist in the recent years passed away in the wee hours of Friday. He was suffering
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Kollam COVID-free as 2 test negative

With two patients testing negative on Thursday, Kollam became one of the COVID-19-free districts in Kerala. They were among the last three patients to
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Trump confirms pulling out U.S. pension fund from China investments

The US and China relations have deteriorated after the coronavirus outbreak. The US has expressed disappointment over Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus which has claimed over 80,000 lives in America. China has also been accused of stealing Intellectual Property and research work.
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Dining with dummies? Three-star restaurant in U.S. adds mannequins to help with social distancing

Although business restrictions are set to begin easing in some parts of Virginia, restaurants can only serve dine-in customers in an outdoor space.
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Patient with covid-19 symptom escapes; nabbed

For about two hours, uneasy calm prevailed in the Dindigul Government Hospital on Thursday.
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Morning Digest: More time needed for rolling out virus diagnostic test; regular train tickets cancelled till June 30, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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U.S. Senator Richard Burr steps aside as committee chair as FBI probes stock trades

Burr has denied wrongdoing and said he relied solely on news reports to guide decisions on stock sales, amid reports he and other senators sold shares after private briefings on the risks of the coronavirus crisis.
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U.S. says Islamic State conducted attack on Kabul hospital

But it was unclear if the U.S. declaration would be enough to bolster the peace effort and reverse a decision by the Kabul government to resume offensive operations against the Taliban.
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TTD awaits government’s nod to allow darshan at Tirumala

Safety protocol has been readied, says TTD Chairman
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‘Don’t want to speak to President Xi right now’: Trump rules out renegotiating trade deal with China

The U.S. and China in the beginning of the year signed Phase-1 of a trade deal, ending a bitter two-year tariff war that had rattled the global economy.
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Odisha police ferry migrants to State borders

Over 250 were transported on six buses on Wednesday evening
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More areas likely to come under basmati this year

Punjab and Haryana farmers expect better returns from improved demand
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Punjab records 11 fresh cases, tally mounts to 1,935

Punjab recorded 11 fresh COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the tally to 1,935, according to an official statement.The Health department said the majo
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Plea for disqualification: HC asks 7 Manipur MLAs to respond on May 28

A single Bench of the Manipur High Court of Justice Kh. Nobin, which on Thursday heard seven petitions seeking the disqualification of seven MLAs, ask
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Odisha reports 86 fresh COVID-19 cases

As many as 63 of the patients had returned from Surat in Gujarat
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Rajasthan CM criticises ‘insensitive’ economic package

‘The immediate need for poor people is to give them direct cash as financial support’
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