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Karnataka Shelves Plan to Open Temples & Hotels, Opens Border With Special Rules for Maharashtra Visitors

While the state has been keen on restarting many activities, it has decided to postpone opening of places of worship, hotels and restaurants, and malls to June 8 going by central guidelines. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dnrbiC

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: States on Guard for 'Unlock 1' as India Jumps from Rank 9 to 7 Among 10 Countries Worst-hit by Covid-19

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The Centre's three-phase unlock plan that will restrict curbs to containment zones kicks in from today after the end of the fourth phase of the national lockdown, even as India climbed to the 7th spot from the 9th on 10 countries worst-hit by Covid-19. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dh4Wei

Trains Start Today With Minor Stoppages to Address Concerns of Jharkhand, Maha, Andhra Amid Rising Cases

Sources said a high-level meeting was convened at the railway headquarters to resolve the matter. They indicated that the three states have raised concerns over the rising cases of the coronavirus as the reason behind their opposition to movement of trains. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gFhKNz

States Rush to Identify High-risk Zones to Remain in Lockdown as India Gears up for Unlock Phase 1

Officials in Maharastra said all markets, except malls and congested spaces, will be allowed to function in a staggered manner. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3gDO1Vn

Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till June 30, Allows Partial Reopening of Public Transport, Eateries

Public transport will resume with reduced services from June 1, but buses will not be operated in Chennai, Kancheepurm, Tiruvallur and Chengalpet districts having the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases in the state. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3euI2jG

Encounter Breaks Out Between Security Forces & Militants in J&K's Anantnag District

A police official said as the forces were conducting searches, the militants fired upon them. The forces retaliated, triggering a gunfight, he added. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MdP8Nx

14-year-old Kashmiri Girl Found 8 Months Pregnant after Being Repeatedly Raped by Relative

The family members say that the accused, a man living in their neighbourhood, is a relative of the victim's mother, and would visit their home on one pretext or another. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XM2SnX

Quit Smoking or Be Part of Agonising Cancer Battle: A Message from Doctors on World No Tobacco Day

On April 30, a team of doctors led by Gupta conducted a surgery removing a tumour from a 37-year-old man's jaw. The tumour, weighing 3 kg, measured 18x12 cm with a depth of 8 cm, was equal to the size of a human head. The cancerous tumour was bleeding inordinately. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3dktF1t

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation at 11 am Today

Mann ki Baat LIVE Updates: PM Narendra Modi to Address the Nation Through at 11 am Today from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XfkQQS

'Community Transmission is Well-established': ICMR Research Group Experts, Others Slam Govt's Covid-19 Response

The statement proposes recommendations, including setting up of a panel of inter-disciplinary preventive health and public health experts and social scientists at central, state and district levels. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2XfYJcU

Delhi Secretariat Department Sealed for Sanitisation as Official Tests Positive for Covid-19

Delhi Secretariat houses the offices of all the Delhi Cabinet ministers, including the Chief Minister. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2BcmbiI

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till June-End, Restrictions on Malls and Places of Worship to Continue

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu Extends Lockdown Till June-End, Restrictions on Malls and Places of Worship to Continue from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2MglKX6

Red Sandstone Boundary Damaged, Minor Structures Come Crashing Down as Gusty Winds Hit Taj Mahal

At the main western gate entrance a stone supporting the arch was loosened, but was restored by on Saturday. The visitors' gallery at the eastern gate also suffered some damage, particularly the artificial ceiling in the security area. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zC7eGv

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: More Than 6 Million Cases Confirmed Worldwide, Brazil Death Toll Surpasses France

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: More Than 6 Million Cases Confirmed Worldwide, Brazil Death Toll Surpasses France from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3djeNQF

J&K Police Nabs Three LeT 'Militant Associates', Recovers Huge Cache of Arms and Ammunition

Security forces arrested the trio at Shangergund on Sopore-Kupwara Road in Sopore area of the north Kashmir district, a police official said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eACKDk

Virtual Welcoming: DU to Hold Mock Tests So Students Can Become Accustomed to Online Open-book Exams

The university also said in case students miss out on taking the open-book exam (OBE), they will be given an opportunity to appear for pen and paper exams when the situation normalises. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yL6MoG

'India Will Set an Example in Economic Revival': Highlights of PM Modi’s Letter to Indians

The package for Atamnirbhar Bharat Abhiyan would usher in a new era of opportunities for every Indian, the Prime Minister said in a letter to citizens on the occasion of completion of the first year of the Modi 2.0 government. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3ck3yGu

Attacks on Churches, House of Worship Increase Across the Globe: 'These Are Turning into Houses of Horror'

Attacks on Churches, House of Worship Increase Across the Globe: 'These Are Turning into Houses of Horror' Christians go to church to worship, grow their faith, and feel safe - but religious freedom monitors say some churches and other houses of worship around the world are being turned into sites of bloodshed. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/36P0Nfd via Blogger https://ift.tt/3eAZEL5 May 30, 2020 at 07:05AM

CAA, Ram Temple, Art 370 & Triple Talaq: On 1st Anniv of 2nd Term, PM Modi Presents Govt's Report Card

CAA, Ram Temple, Art 370 & Triple Talaq: On 1st Anniv of 2nd Term, PM Modi Presents Govt's Report Card In an open letter to the country's citizens on the first anniversary of his second term as Prime Minister, Modi said in 2019 the people of India voted not merely for continuity but also with the dream of taking India to new heights and making it a global leader. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ApaYe9 via Blogger https://ift.tt/2XI8PCn May 30, 2020 at 06:56AM

In Letter to Country, PM Modi Speaks of 'Tremendous Suffering' of Migrants in Battle Against Coronavirus

In Letter to Country, PM Modi Speaks of 'Tremendous Suffering' of Migrants in Battle Against Coronavirus Marking the first anniversary of his second term on Saturday by writing an open letter to his countrymen, PM Modi asked people to take care to ensure that inconveniences that they are facing do not turn into disasters. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eDwgnv via Blogger https://ift.tt/2TMwq3R May 30, 2020 at 06:56AM

CAA, Ram Temple, Art 370 & Triple Talaq: On 1st Anniv of 2nd Term, PM Modi Presents Govt's Report Card

In an open letter to the country's citizens on the first anniversary of his second term as Prime Minister, Modi said in 2019 the people of India voted not merely for continuity but also with the dream of taking India to new heights and making it a global leader. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ApaYe9

In Letter to Country, PM Modi Speaks of 'Tremendous Suffering' of Migrants in Battle Against Coronavirus

Marking the first anniversary of his second term on Saturday by writing an open letter to his countrymen, PM Modi asked people to take care to ensure that inconveniences that they are facing do not turn into disasters. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eDwgnv

'PM Modi Not in Good Mood Over Big Conflict with China': Trump Reiterates Mediation Offer

India on Wednesday said it was engaged with China to peacefully resolve the border row, in a carefully crafted reaction to Trump's offer to arbitrate between the two Asian giants to settle their decades-old dispute. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2AdJ58Z

Domestic Flight Operations Resume at Kolkata Airport After Months Due to Lockdown Restrictions

Though domestic flight operations across the country began on May 25, they could not be restarted in Kolkata as the state machinery was involved in relief and restoration work after Cyclone Amphan whiplashed many areas of the state. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X7GBlo

Rains, Winds to Increase in Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat As Low Pressure Area Develops in Arabian Sea

Adam H. Sobel, Atmospheric scientist at Columbia University has also anticipated a cyclone over the Arabian Sea, early next week. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yJqxx6

3-year-old Boy Dies After Falling Into Newly Drilled Open Borewell in Telangana, Body Recovered

As part of rescue efforts, a parallel trench was dug along the borewell hole with the help of earth excavating machines and oxygen was supplied into it, but the efforts went in vain as the boy's body was found stuck at a depth of around 25 feet, the police said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3d9F5oD

Heat, Water Woes & Coronavirus: India's Perfect Storm Threatens Lakhs of Poor

Even before the coronavirus pandemic, water was in short supply for the 100 million people living in India's urban slums. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X99i1C

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Tally Rises to 1,58,333 With 6,566 New Cases in 24 Hours, Death Toll at 4,531; Domestic Flight Ops Resume at Kolkata Airport

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, even as the slowdown in deaths encouraged businesses to reopen and Americans to emerge from more than two months of lockdowns. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eq79El

2 Passengers on Ahmedabad-Guwahati SpiceJet Flight Test Positive For Coronavirus; Crew Quarantined

The airline is coordinating with government agencies in notifying other passengers who had travelled with the two passengers. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2M4mtKL

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: US Surpasses Grim Milestone of 1 Lakh Covid-19 Deaths; 5 New Containment Zones in Delhi as Cases Surge

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The novel coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in the United States, even as the slowdown in deaths encouraged businesses to reopen and Americans to emerge from more than two months of lockdowns. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36AYrR3

Major Fire Breaks Out in South Mumbai Hotel Housing Doctors on Covid-19 Duty, All Rescued

"The fire spread on the first to third floors of the hotel located on 1st Marine street," an official said. "It is a level-2 fire and at least eight fire engines have been rushed to the spot." from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3daE3Zw

Tennessee Couple Arrested After Child's Remains Found Buried in Yard

Tennessee Couple Arrested After Child's Remains Found Buried in Yard The Roane County couple is charged with aggravated child abuse, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated child neglect and abuse of a corpse, 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson said in a statement. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eknaf5 via Blogger https://ift.tt/2XqPXrm May 27, 2020 at 08:56AM

Covid-19 Victim Cremated in Open in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Amid Protest by Locals

Covid-19 Victim Cremated in Open in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Amid Protest by Locals The local residents said that the district administration earlier too on May 16 cremated there the body of a Covid-19 positive Hamirpur youth who died at Medical College Ner Chowk. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TK0NId via Blogger https://ift.tt/3d6M2GT May 27, 2020 at 08:56AM

PM Modi Pays Tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on His Death Anniversary

Nehru, the first prime minister of India, held office between August 1947 and May 1964. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TFoTng

In Vadodara Hospital with 6 Covid-19 Patients on Ventilator Support, 12-hour Power Cut Rattles Kin

When the power outage occurred, around 12 coronavirus patients were on oxygen support, while six were on ventilator support. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2M0JkXx

India-China Border Flare-up Latest Addition to History of Disputes Guided by Diplomacy, Strategic Timing

On May 9, there was a standoff with blows exchanged at the Naku La pass in Sikkim along the LAC, located at 19,000 feet above sea level when a patrol party of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was stopped by yjr Indian soldiers. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X5irs0

3 Killed in Arunachal Pradesh, 2.5 Lakh People Affected in N-E States as Floods Wreak Havoc

Officials in Itanagar said that a woman and her two children were buried alive when their house came under heavy landslide at Arzoo village in Dibang Valley district. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3d3Wtv2

Scores of Migrants Seen Outside Major Railway Stations in Mumbai, Hoping to Board North-bound Trains

Crowds of men, women and children were seen outside Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Bandra, Borivali and Panvel stations. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36y19Xn

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India Tally Crosses 1.5 Lakh-mark With 6,387 New Cases in 24 Hrs, Deaths at 4,337; Recovery Rate Over 42%

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: A passenger onboard Air India’s Delhi-Ludhiana flight tested positive for Covid-19 today, following which all those in the flight were placed under state quarantine. The passenger, who works in the security department of Alliance Air, was traveling on a paid ticket. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2X2yAym

12 Injured After Mob Resorts to Stone Pelting in Odisha; Fed Up With Lockdown Measures

The areas were declared as containment zones last month to curb the spread of COVID-19, police said. Residents of Mahatab Road and Main Road localities hit the streets, confronted the policemen deployed to enforce containment restrictions and sought to know why the areas should remain sealed for such a long period. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3elAtvJ

Tennessee Couple Arrested After Child's Remains Found Buried in Yard

The Roane County couple is charged with aggravated child abuse, especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated child neglect and abuse of a corpse, 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson said in a statement. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/3eknaf5

Covid-19 Victim Cremated in Open in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Amid Protest by Locals

The local residents said that the district administration earlier too on May 16 cremated there the body of a Covid-19 positive Hamirpur youth who died at Medical College Ner Chowk. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TK0NId

Latin America Surpasses Europe, US in Daily Number Covid-19 Cases, is Now the 'Epicenter of Outbreak'

Peru and Chile are among the region's worst hit. They now hold the world's highest infection rates per capita over a seven-day rolling average. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2znNCFX

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Passengers of Delhi-Ludhiana Air India Flight Quarantined After 1 Tests Positive; Mob Attacks Cops in Odisha Over Lockdown Curbs

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: A passenger onboard Air India’s Delhi-Ludhiana flight tested positive for Covid-19 today, following which all those in the flight were placed under state quarantine. The passenger, who works in the security department of Alliance Air, was traveling on a paid ticket. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/36vnsgw

With Sanitiser Dispensers, Hiked Spitting Fee & Spl Sticker Messages, Delhi Metro Preps to Restart Trains

Stickers on social distancing norms have been pasted at regular intervals on seats inside train coaches. Red lines have been drawn at regular intervals next to AFC gates and security checking gates, just before commuters enter near the platform areas. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2zBXyLQ

TMC MLA Injured After Protest Over Electricity Supply Turn Ugly

Residents of Kanchantala under Nadial police station in the Port area started a road blockade on Tuesday evening as there was no restoration of electricity to the area even six days after Cyclone Amphan. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2yAMr5r

Cheating in Exams Like Pandemic, Can Ruin Society: Delhi HC

The observation came in while the court was hearing a petition filed by Aarzoo Aggarwal, a final year student challenging the order OF cancelling examinations for the entire semester. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2TI1nGj

10-month-old Baby, Migrant Worker Die on Board Shramik Trains; Kin Blame Railways' Apathy

The railway doctors had been moved to Covid-19 hospitals and by the time a doctor was provided at Tundla railway station, it was too late, the child's grandfather Dev Lal said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LUQRXU

As North India Sizzles, IMD Says Thunderstorms to Bring Relief from Blistering Heat Wave on May 29-30

The IMD had on Sunday issued a red colour-coded alert for north India for May 25-26 when the prevailing heatwave conditions are expected to peak. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2ZDdA2W

Rail Bhawan Offices Closed After Another Staffer Tests Covid-19 Positive

According to the Railway Ministry sources, a fourth-grade multi-tasking staffer, who last attended the office on May 19, tested Covid-19 positive. Nine of his contacts at the Rail Bhawan had been home quarantined, sources added. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2LX1TvE

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: US Deaths Jump to 98,218 With 532 Fatalities in 24 Hours; India Allows Domestic Chartered Flight Ops

Coronavirus LIVE Updates: The US coronavirus death toll has risen by 532 over the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tracker has said. from Top India News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2M0tQTn