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Ensure essentials reach tribals amid lockdown: HC to Maha govt

May 16, 2020 strong

The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government and civic authorities to ensure that food and basic necessities reach the tribal community across the state amid the COVID-19 lockdown. A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Amjad Sayed was hearing a petition filed by one Vivek Pandit highlighting the plight of tribals in the state during the lockdown, which was enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus. The petitioner sought a direction to the government and civic authorities to provide essentials to tribals in Thane, Palghar, Raigad,…

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Distribute free ration to 8 cr migrants within 15 days: Centre to States

May 16, 2020 strong

As hundreds of migrants continue to travel a long distance in this COVID-19 crisis, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday appealed to state governments to immediately lift food grains and pulses from the godowns and distribute them for free within a fortnight to 8 crore migrants who neither have centre nor state ration card. According to the Food Ministry, about 142 lakh migrants will benefit in Uttar Pradesh and in Bihar (86.45 lakh), Maharasthra (70 lakh), West Bengal (60.1 lakh), Madhya Pradesh (54.64 lakh), Rajasthan (44.66 lakh),…

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Long wait for Tokyo 2020 Olympic souvenir market to pick up

May 11, 2020 strong

These are lonely times for thousands of souvenirs in dozens of Tokyo 2020 Olympic stores, which are drawing few customers with the postponed games more than a year away and facing an unclear future. And they’re worrying moments for Tokyo organizers, who hope to generate 100 million by selling 5,500 licensed products including official Olympic chopsticks, Olympic umbrellas, and large stuffed mascots that can go for almost 200. The pandemic and the uncertainty have emptied Olympic stores of customers. And one large question looms to increase the anxiety: Can…

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Sunny Leone travels to LA with family amid coronavirus pandemic: Felt it’d be safer for kids

May 11, 2020 strong

In order to ensure the safety of her children against the “invisible killer” coronavirus, actor Sunny Leone revealed that she has travelled to Los Angeles with her family amid the pandemic. Leone, who has been residing in Mumbai since late 2000s, shared a picture with her daughter Nisha and sons, Noah and Asher from her LA house on Sunday on Instagram. Sending Mother’s Day wishes to the mothers around the world, the actor said, “In life when you have children, your own priorities and well being takes the back…

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Sensex rallies over 500 pts; Reliance jumps 3 pc

May 11, 2020 strong

Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 500 points in opening session on Monday as strong gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC, Infosys and positive cues from global markets boosted market sentiment. After touching a high of 32,182.36, the 30-share index was trading 531.55 points or 1.68 per cent higher at 32,174.25. Similarly, NSE Nifty surged 148.65 points, or 1.61 per cent, to 9,400.15. Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, soaring over 3 per cent, followed by UltraTech Cement, Maruti, Bajaj Auto, IndusInd Bank and ITC. In…

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SC orders setting up of panel headed by MHA secy to consider pleas seeking 4G in J-K

May 11, 2020 strong

The Supreme Court Monday ordered setting up of a high-powered committee headed by MHA Secretary to consider pleas seeking restoration of 4G internet services in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Justices N V Ramana, Justices R Subhash Reddy and B R Gavai said the committee would also include the Chief Secretary of the UT and the secretary of ministry of communications to look into the demands by petitioners seeking restoration of 4G internet speed there. Pronouncing the verdict on a batch of pleas filed…

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Trump takes cautious approach to highlighting Biden accuser

May 11, 2020 strong

President Donald Trump rarely holds his fire, hurling accusations true and false. But when it comes to the sexual assault allegation leveled against Joe Biden, his Democratic rival, the president has been unusually reticent. Trump didn’t publicly address the issue until April 30, more than a month after former Senate staffer Tara Reade alleged on a podcast that Biden sexually assaulted her in a Capitol Hill basement in 1993. Biden has vehemently denied the allegation, saying it never happened. When Trump has talked about the accusation, he’s been tepid.…

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 2,206; cases climb to 67,152

May 11, 2020 strong

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,206 and the number of cases climbed to 67,152 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 97 deaths and a record jump of 4,213 cases in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 44,029. While 20,916 people have recovered, one patient has migrated, it said “Thus, around 31.15 per cent patients have recovered so far,” a senior health ministry official said A total 97 deaths deaths were reported since…

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Current Indian team lacks complete fielder: Mohd Kaif

May 10, 2020 strong

The current Indian team has good fielders but none of them is a “complete package” like Yuvraj Singh and he himself, reckons Mohammed Kaif. The hero of India’s Natwest victory played more than 100 ODIs, primarily because of his superb fielding. The superior fielding skills prolonged his career even as his batting form declined steadily. Asked about his take on Indian fielding compared to the times when Yuvraj Singh would man the point and he would stand at extra cover, Kaif outlined the lacking in the current set-up. “To…

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Javed Akhtar calls to end azaan on loudspeakers, says it causes discomfort to others

May 10, 2020 strong

Azaan is an integral part of the faith, not the gadget, says veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, asking that the Islamic call to prayer on loudspeakers should be stopped as it causes “discomfort” to others. In a tweet on Saturday, Akhtar wondered why the practice was ‘halaal’ (allowed) when it was, for nearly half a century in the country, considered ‘haraam’ or forbidden. “In India for almost 50 years Azaan on the loud speak was Haraam. Then it became Halaal and so halaal that there is no end to it,…