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Light lamps to display collective resolve to fight Covid-19: Venkaiah Naidu
Naidu asked people to come together and display the "collective resolve to fight Covid-19" by lighting lamps and candles at 9 p.m. on April 5.
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India macroeconomic outlook set to worsen if lockdowns continue: Jean Dreze
According to Fitch Ratings, India may post in 2020-21 a GDP growth of 2%, the slowest since the economy was liberalised 30 years back.
 "India macroeconomic outlook set to worsen if lockdowns continue: Jean Dreze")
Covid-19: DRDO designs special chamber, face mask for healthcare workers
The walk through enclosure is designed for personnel decontamination, one person at a time.
 "Covid-19: DRDO designs special chamber, face mask for healthcare workers")
As coronavirus shatters dreams of studying abroad, students look for plan B
According to Study Abroad counsellors, the situation looks grim and might affect long term plans for many.
 "As coronavirus shatters dreams of studying abroad, students look for plan B")
India Covid-19 toll rises to 77; number of cases at 3,374: Health ministry
Ten cases have been reported from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands while Chhattisgarh has nine infections
 "India Covid-19 toll rises to 77; number of cases at 3,374: Health ministry")
'Nobody is safe', Imran warns as Pak Covid-19 cases reach 2,818; toll at 41
Coronavirus can remerge once settling down. So we don't know what will happen, Imran Khan said.
 "'Nobody is safe', Imran warns as Pak Covid-19 cases reach 2,818; toll at 41")
Gujarat: 14 new Covid-19 cases, 10 linked to Nizamuddin; tally jumps to 122
Of the total cases in the state, 72 are of local transmission, 33 patients have foreign travel history and 17 have inter-state travel history
 "Gujarat: 14 new Covid-19 cases, 10 linked to Nizamuddin; tally jumps to 122")
Covid-19: Turkey tightens rules in public areas, makes face masks mandatory
Vegetable seller Veli Yildirim, 50, said the measures came "too late".
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Coronavirus: On PM Modi's exhortation, India to light lamps at 9 pm today
India gets ready to light diyas, candles, waive torch and mobile flashlight to shun the Covid-19 darkness at 9 pm tonight
 "Coronavirus: On PM Modi's exhortation, India to light lamps at 9 pm today")
ICMR issues advisory on setting up new COVID-19 testing labs in districts
Based on new requests from several districts for initiation of COVID-19 testing, the ICMR has come up with an advisory.
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Covid-19: Japan to stockpile Avigan anti-flu drug to treat 2 million people
Avigan is being tested in China as a treatment for COVID-19.
Coronavirus cases mounts to 445 in Delhi; 301 traced to Nizamuddin event
The civic authorities have carried out mass sanitisation and a disinfection drive in Nizamuddin over the last few days, using drones and other measures
 "Coronavirus cases mounts to 445 in Delhi; 301 traced to Nizamuddin event")
World coronavirus dispatch: Numbers jump, scientists recommend mass testing
From Trump blowing a plan to churn out millions of mask, to early release of prisoners in the UK, to an unprecedented economic crisis
 "World coronavirus dispatch: Numbers jump, scientists recommend mass testing")
India coronavirus dispatch: How an exit from this lockdown may look like
From legal issues with a quarantine order, to how the elderly are dealing with the lockdown, to understanding the different stages of this pandemic
Once Ground Zero of high-decibel protests, Singur waits in silence
Lockdown has brought lives of a large section to a standstill, with shops shut and people hesitant to go out
 "Once Ground Zero of high-decibel protests, Singur waits in silence")
State govts, Railways prepare for possible extension of Covid-19 lockdown
Railways has issued a "restoration plan" to all its zones with a schedule of trains to be run, their frequency and the availability of rakes
 "State govts, Railways prepare for possible extension of Covid-19 lockdown")
I-T dept extends deadline for filing TDS exemption forms amid lockdown
Forms 15G and 15H are filed by persons whose incomes are below the taxable threshold, to seek exemption from TDS on interest income.
 "I-T dept extends deadline for filing TDS exemption forms amid lockdown")
OYO suspends payment of monthly revenue to hotels; invokes force majeure
This abrupt, extra-ordinary and unprecedented drop in your hotel's revenue as a result of the Covid-19 can hardly be considered to be in the ordinary course of business.
 "OYO suspends payment of monthly revenue to hotels; invokes force majeure")
Tracking the virus
Individual data should not be used for any other purpose
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Coronavirus in Mumbai: 52 new cases reported, taking total to 330
The number of coronavirus cases in the country's financial capital thus rose to 330 and the number of those who succumbed to the disease reached 22, the BMC said in a statement in the evening.
 "Coronavirus in Mumbai: 52 new cases reported, taking total to 330")