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Why to hear dignified treatment plea for violators, asks HC

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The Bombay High Court has disposed of a petition raising concerns over enforcement of the lockdown by the police in Maharashtra noting that even educated citizens are not following the required norms. The petition was filed by a Nagpur resident Sandip Nair raising concerns over the ‘humiliating’ manner in which the police are punishing violators. The petition contended that while thepoliceforce is, by and large, discharging its duties in an exemplary manner, there are several instances which would be a blot on the police machinery. The petitioner pointed out instances…

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Extend loan automatically to all eligible borrowers without fear of 3Cs: FM to banks

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said banks have been asked to extend loans automatically to eligible borrowers without fear of 3Cs — CBI, CVC and CAG. She said clear instructions have been given in a meeting with CEOs and MDs of public sector banks and financial institutions on Friday that the banks should not be scared to extend loans as 100 per cent guarantee is being given by the government. In case of default, the individual bank or official will not be hauled up, she said in a conversation…

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Army, NDRF teams start restoration work in cyclone-hit Bengal

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Army and NDRF teams on Sunday helped forest department and civic agencies to get cyclone-ravaged West Bengal back on its feet.   The teams reached areas likes Salt Lake, Behala and Golpark in the morning to clear the arterial and other link roads blocked by uprooted trees. Army personnel equipped with road and tree clearance equipment started working at Roy Bahadur Road and Parnashree in Behala, Ballygunge in south Kolkata and Salt Lake area, a Defence official said. The Army was deployed in Kolkata and neighbouring districts on Saturday, hours…

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Ranveer wants Indian Sign language to be declared an official language

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Actor Ranveer Singh on Saturday urged authorities to consider and declare Indian Sign Language (ISL) as the 23rd official language of India.   As part of this effort under his music label IncInk, the “Gully Boy” actor has released rapper-poet Spitfire’s “Vartalap” – a first sign language video. Ranveer launched his independent music record label in collaboration with filmmaker-musician Navzar Eranee. We created IncInk as a platform to promote inclusivity through art, hence the name IncInk’. Through this endeavour of ours, we’re lending support to the cause of making Indian…

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City court grants interim bail to DMK leader R S Bharathi

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A city court on Saturday granted interim bail till June 1 to DMK organisation secretary and Rajya Sabha member R S Bharathi, who was arrested for his alleged disparaging remarks made against the Scheduled Caste community a few months ago. A battery of DMK lawyers, including senior counsel P Wilson and N R Elango, who are Rajya Sabha members of the party, rushed to Principal Sessions judge Selvakumars residence to pre-empt remanding of Bharathi in judicial custody. Acceding to their plea for a reprieve in the meantime, the judge granted…

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Will try to restart international flights before August: Puri

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India will try to restart a good percentage of international passenger flights before August, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said, three days after announcing resumption of domestic flights from May 25. While various states like Karnataka and Maharashtra announced their respective quarantine measures for passengers coming there through domestic flights, the minister said there was no need for quarantine if a passenger is showing green status on Aarogya Setu app. The minister, while addressing a Facebook Live session, clarified again that the app is not mandatory for…

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Michael Bay to co-produce pandemic-themed thriller ‘Songbird’

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Director Michael Bay is collaborating with producer Adam Goodman to back “Songbird”, a thriller with pandemic as backdrop.   The low-budget film will be directed by Adam Mason of “Into The Dark” fame, who wrote the script with Simon Boyes, reported Deadline. The makers plan to begin production within five weeks, and it might be the first film to shoot in the city. Casting is underway and remote training is being provided to the actors. But none of the participants can pinpoint how they plan to shoot a movie at…

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Gambhir picks Tendulkar over Kohli in ODIs; considers longitivity, rule changes

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Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has chosen legendary Sachin Tendulkar over current skipper Virat Kohli as a better batsman in the ODI format, considering the changed rules of the game and the Mumbaikar’s longevity of career.   Tendulkar, who retired in 2013, played 463 ODIs and amassed 18, 426 runs with 49 hundreds at an average of 44.83. Kohli, on the other hand, has played 248 ODIs and scored 11, 867 runs with 43 tons at an average of 59.33. “Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four…

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NGT directs CPCB to issue guidelines on monitoring of environmental norms by dairies

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The National Green Tribunal Thursday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to issue guidelines within a month for checking pollution and monitoring of environmental norms by dairies throughout the country.   A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said that at least the minimum distance of dairies and gaushalas from habitations, water bodies must be specified, consistent with the carrying capacity of the area. “Any violation of environment norms under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)…

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Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps

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Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.   The companies said 22 countries and several U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software. It relies on Bluetooth wireless technology to detect when someone who downloaded the app has spent time near another app user who later tests positive for the virus. Many governments have already tried, mostly unsuccessfully, to roll out their own phone apps to fight the spread of…

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