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Tejashwi Yadav demands parole for Lalu, says he is vulnerable to COVID-19

Though his doctor was put under quarantine after the report surfaced, Lalu’s son Tejashwi Yadav, who is currently heading the party, took to Twitter to highlight his concerns.

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Tourism Ministry quashes rumours of hotels, restaurants being shut till October 15

A fake message was being circulated across platforms claiming that the government has announced the closure of restaurants and hotels till October 15.

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Coronavirus pandemic | Police find unique ways to punish lockdown violators

Indore Police asked lockdown violators to do certain exercises as a form of punishment. In Andhra Pradesh's Vijaywada, violators were told to write ‘sorry’ 500 times

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Coronavirus lockdown | Using Gully Boy meme, Mumbai Police urges people to stay at home

The meme uses an image of Alia Bhatt from the movie where she can be seen giving a sneaky smile, and its text reads: "...when he says he is going out for a walk ..."

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Coronavirus pandemic | Boston Globe prints 16 pages of obituaries

Several Twitter users took to the social media platform to discuss how they have never seen obituary listings take up so many pages of a newspaper.

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Vijay Mallya loses appeal against extradition in UK court: What is the way ahead?

Mallya now has 14 days’ time to apply for a certificate from the High Court that would state that an arguable point of law of general public importance was overlooked by both courts that heard his appeal

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Coronavirus lockdown | Flight restrictions to be lifted only after COVID-19 spread under control: Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

Hardeep Singh Puri wrote on Twitter: "Flight restrictions will be lifted once we are confident that spread of the virus has been controlled and it poses no danger to our country and people."

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Coronavirus pandemic | Google Doodle thanks teachers and childcare workers

The special doodle series has already celebrated and recognised the contribution of frontline workers such as medicos and those involved in packaging and shipping of essential supplies.

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Coronavirus lockdown | Pune Police foils 2 friends’ plan to meet with this hilarious tweet

The Pune Police humbly asked the friends about the time and place of their rendezvous so that they can give them company as well

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Bill Gates says Donald Trump's decision to stop WHO funding is "as dangerous as it sounds"

The US move to withhold WHO funds as long as it awaits a review of how the coronavirus pandemic crisis was "mishandled" is “as dangerous as it sounds”, said the Microsoft founder.

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Coronavirus pandemic | Four cities account for over 50% of India’s coronavirus deaths

Combined, these four cities total 214 fatalities, which constitute 57 percent of the total coronavirus deaths in India.

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Vishu Kani, Rongali Bihu, Poila Boishakh: Indians usher in the desi new year 2020

The solar new year is celebrated by various linguistic communities across India along with festivities marking the harvesting season.

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[Watch] Bollywood celebs make short film urging fans to stay home during coronavirus lockdown

The motivational short film opens with Amitabh Bachchan looking for his pair of sunglasses, which is eventually handed over to him by Priyanka Chopra.

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Coronavirus lockdown | Opposition leaders taunt PM for candle light initiative

In a scathing verbal attack, Trinamool leader Mahua Moitra asked the Prime Minister to ‘get real’

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Here's a list of apps launched by Centre and state governments to tackle COVID-19 crisis

While some applications are keeping a tab on people under home quarantine, others are busting fake news and also assisting citizens.

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Coronavirus pandemic | Bollywood celebrities promote Maharashtra govt's ‘Talk 1 on 1’ mental health initiative

Among the Bollywood bigwigs who have shared promo videos and spread awareness on the helpline number are Akshay Kumar, Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan.

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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle bid farewell to Instagram as British Royals

The Instagram post they shared read: “Thank you to this community for the support, the inspiration, and the shared commitment to the good in the world.”

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Worried about Houseparty data breach? Here is how you can delete your account

Several persons have taken to Twitter to complain about their Spotify, Netflix, and PayPal accounts getting hacked after they downloaded the Houseparty app.

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Anand Mahindra is in awe of this India Under-19 cricketer who used to sell panipuri

Calling him a “street smart guy who will fight for his place”, Akhtar praised the U-19 star’s “power, passion, and interest for the game”

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Delhi Election: Yogi Adityanath mentions Pakistan 7 times at rally in less than a minute

He stated that Pakistan would never wish well for India and asked the electorate to ponder about why then a minister from the neighbouring country is backing Kejriwal.

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Dedicated my life to India, now I'm terrorist: Kejriwal responds to BJP attack

The worst direct attack on the AAP’s national convener came from BJP's Parvesh Verma at a Delhi rally held last week where he called him a terrorist

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Prashant Kishor is coronavirus of politics: JDU leader

Ajay Alok’s response came in retaliation to Prashant Kishor’s tweet about Bihar Chief Minister and JDU leader Nitish Kumar’s “lies about why Kishor was inducted into the party”.