Friday, June 5, 2020

35 migrants injured as bus falls into ditch in U.P.

At least 10 are serious in the incident that took place on Thursday night in Etawah district
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Vaiko slams attempts to hasten Chennai-Salem expressway project

In a statement, the MDMK general secretary alleged that the BJP government was desperate to implement the project, against the sentiments of the people, and the State government was backing this move
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Facebook moves to limit spread of ‘Boogaloo’ groups after charges

Facebook will no longer recommend such groups to members of similar associations, a spokeswoman for the world's largest social media network said
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Mumbai returnee skips mandatory COVID-19 test upon arrival, tests positive later; Goa CM orders probe

Goa has made it mandatory for everyone entering the State to undergo COVID-19 test and swab samples are being collected at State borders, railway stations and Dabolim airport.
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Fishing craft resume operations in Puducherry

As many as 120 big mechanised boats and over 2,000 small boats with outboard engines resumed operations on Friday, after over two months
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Pakistan reports record 4,896 coronavirus infections, COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,838

It was the third consecutive day when a record number of cases were reported in Pakistan after the Eid holidays and easing of lockdown restrictions at the end of May.
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Facebook places state media labels on Russian, Chinese outlets

Facebook will apply the label to Russia’s Sputnik, Iran’s Press TV and China’s Xinhua News, according to a partial list Facebook provided. The company will apply the label to about 200 pages at the outset
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World Environment Day: Centre launches programme to increase forest cover in urban areas

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the Nagar Van or Urban Forests with 200 corporations and cities across India
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Boy in quarantine dies

A 14-year-old boy, who returned from Mumbai along with parents on May 16 and was in institutional quarantine in Deodurga, died due to health issues re
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Indians on H-1B visa with U.S.-born kids feel being left out, plead for help

The Vande Bharat mission, launched last month, is the Indian government’s largest-ever exercise to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown. Over 1.07 lakh people have so far returned to the country under the programme.
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Coronavirus: Bhubaneswar BJP MP fined ₹300 for violating norms

Police say Aparajita Sarangi and 20 others did not follow rules of wearing masks and social distancing at a political congregation
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Coronavirus India lockdown Day 73 live updates | COVID-19 tally reaches 2.26 lakh with record spike of 9,851 cases

India stands seventh among the nations worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic after the U.S., Brazil, Russia, the UK, Spain and Italy.
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Coronavirus: Odisha CM urges people to follow govt. guidelines

The sacrifice that people had made during the lockdown should not be allowed to go waste, Naveen Patnaik says in a message
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‘Get your knee off our necks!’

"George Floyd’s story has been the story of black folks. Because ever since 401 years ago, the reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed to be is you kept your knee on our neck,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said in a fierce eulogy. “It’s time for us to stand up in George’s name and say, ‘Get your knee off our necks!’”
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Greens cry foul at mangrove felling

‘Real estate interests exploiting Oru Nellum Oru Meenum farming project’
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U.S. lawmakers, Trump campaign condemn vandalisation of Gandhi statue

The statue, which is across the road from the Indian Embassy, was vandalised with graffiti and spray painting on Wednesday, prompting the mission to register a complaint with the local law enforcement agencies.
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Double whammy for textile mills as operations resume

Low demand, falling yarn price forcing units to function at 40% of their capacity
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Morning digest: India-China dialogue to focus on eastern Ladakh; Health Ministry issues new guidelines for hotels, malls, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Double whammy for textile millsas operations resume

Low demand, falling yarn price forcing units to function at 40% of their capacity
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Google: State-based hackers targeted Trump, Biden campaigns

Groups from China and Iran had attempted to breach accounts of the two leaders, says a finding
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Brazil’s official coronavirus death toll passes Italy

The Latin American nation has now reported 34,021 deaths from the coronavirus, trailing only the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine

The announcement of Novavax's vaccine trial came last month as drugmakers pause clinical trials on drugs for other ailments to focus on COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus that has resulted in more than 386,379 deaths globally.
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Virus patient dies, kin allege hospitals refused admission

Patient died as soon as he was brought in, says Lok Nayak Hospital spokesperson
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