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11 May

World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan Today Praised India.

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World Health Organization's Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan today praised India for keeping the coronavirus cases and deaths very low compared to other countries and said it will play an important role in the development of a vaccine for COVID-19.She said the whole world has to be prepared for the ongoing transmission of infection for "many many months and for perhaps years to come".Ms Swaminathan said it is not just enough to develop and test the vaccine, but it is also crucial to manufacture it, scale-up procurement and get health systems to vaccinate populations.

11 May

Nepal’s Foreign Minister Summoned India’s Ambassador On Monday Over A New Road Being Built.

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In an escalating diplomatic row, Nepal's foreign minister summoned India's ambassador on Monday over a new road being built through the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand that is claimed by Kathmandu.Nepal has expressed its anger since India on Friday inaugurated the 80-kilometre road along the border with China in Uttarakhand with Dharchula at a height of 17,000 feet in the Himalayas.

09 May

Senior Congress Leader P Chidambaram Today Welcomed The Centre’s Decision To Borrow Additional 4.2 Lakh Crore.

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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today welcomed the Centre's decision to borrow additional 4.2 lakh crore and said it should be used to provide relief to the poor and re-start the economy."After resisting our appeals, especially through statements of the CEA, the government has finally decided to borrow an additional amount of Rs 4.2 lakh crore taking the projected fiscal deficit to 5.38 per cent. We welcome the decision," he said in a statement.The senior Congress leader, however, said, "It is not enough to borrow more unless the amount is used to provide relief to the poor and to re-start…

09 May

Ajay Maken Alleged Delhi Is Witnessing “A Sorry State Of Affairs” In The Fight Against The Pandemic.

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The Congress on Saturday said there was "confusion" within the central government in its fight against the novel coronavirus and wondered how the country will tackle the pandemic if officials continued to speak in different voices.Referring to "differing" comments made by some officials on the COVID-19 situation in the country, Congress senior spokesperson Ajay Maken said the government should tell the people clearly about the exact state of the pandemic to help them prepare accordingly.He also came down heavily on the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi and asked it to be more transparent in reporting cases of the novel coronavirus.

09 May

Telangana’s State Government Has Made Wearing A Mask Mandatory In Public Places.

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The Telangana Police will soon rollout an Artificial Intelligence (AI)- based system through CCTVs to check face mask norm violations.Describing it as a first such initiative in the country, State DGP M Mahendar Reddy has tweeted that the system shall be enabled shortly across the three police commissionerates of Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda which cover Hyderabad and its suburbs.He said the initiative involved leveraging computer vision and deep learning techniques on closed-circuit television (CCTVs) "#AI based #FaceMaskViolationEnforcement is being rolled out by TS police. Leveraging ComputerVision & #DeepLearningTechnique being implemented on surveillance CCTVs across the cities is #FirstOfItsKind in INDIA.…

08 May

CBSE To Hold Remaining Board Exams Between July 1-15.

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The Class 10 and 12 examinations for schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), that were put off amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, will be held in the first half of July, Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said on Friday."The students have been impatiently waiting for the schedule for pending exams. It has been decided today that the exams will be conducted from July 1 to 15," he said.The CBSE will announce a detailed schedule of the exams later in the evening, he said.

08 May

Luv Agarwal Said The Country Has To Learn Living With The Virus.

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The centre on Friday said it will provide to the states fresh lists of districts falling under the Red, Green and Orange zones. Senior Health Ministry official Lav Agarwal, in his daily press briefing, said categorising districts under different coronavirus zones depends on various factors, including the number of active cases and doubling rate. He also said the country will have to learn to live with the virus."Red-Green-Orange zones depend on active cases, doubling rate and the number of tests. We are going to provide revised list to the states. Two days back, the doubling rate was 12 days. But…

08 May

Priyanka Gandhi Asked The Administration Of Amethi And Raebareli For Migrant Workers List So She Can Pay Their Fares.

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Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has sought the names of migrant workers returning to Amethi and Raebareli so that her party could pay for their train fare.Priyanka Gandhi has asked the administration of Amethi and Raebareli through a tweet to give her the list of migrant workers returning to the two districts from different parts of the country so that her party could pay for their fare, the spokesperson for the Congress' district unit, Anil Singh, said on Thursday.Special Shramik train arrived at the Amethi Railway station on Thursday with 1,212 Uttar Pradesh migrant workers on board, out…

08 May

Himachal Pradesh Has Decided To Impose ”Corona Cess” On Liquor Sale.

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The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to impose ''corona cess'' on liquor sale, through which the state exchequer is expected to earn Rs 100 crore yearly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said.At a meeting of the state cabinet, it was decided that the cess would vary from Rs 5 to Rs 25 per bottle according to the quality of liquor, he said.Import fees for spirit used for sanitising purpose has been increased from Rs. 10.50 per bulk litre to Rs 15. With this hike, the state would earn Rs 10 crore per annum, Mr Bhardwaj said.

08 May

A Non-Bailable Arrest Warrant Is Out Against AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal, Who Is Missing.

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An MLA of Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), reportedly named by a doctor who committed suicide last month, faces arrest. A non-bailable arrest warrant is out against Prakash Jarwal, who is missing.A warrant has also been put out for the MLA's aide Kapil Nagar. The police are looking for both Mr Jawrwal and Kapil Nagar. Mr Jarwal allegedly skipped two police summons to appear for questioning.On Thursday, Delhi Police had questioned Mr Jarwal's father and brothers.