HIGHLIGHTS AT 12.30 HRS

Following are the top stories at 12.30 pm:
Top Stories:
DEL5 CORONAVIRUS-CASES
Coronavirus cases in country climb to 147
DEL15 CORONAVIRUS-LD BJP-PROTEST
BJP not to hold protest for 1 month in view of coronavirus outbreak: J P Nadda

DEL12 CORONAVIRUS-LD ARMY
COVID-19 : Army reports its first case; India's total coronavirus cases reach 147
BOM4 MH-CORONAVIRUS-WOMAN
Pune woman tests positive for COVID-19;Maha count climbs to 42
BOM13 GA-CORONAVIRUS CASE
Norway national tests positive for coronavirus in Goa
BOM5 MH-CORONAVIRUS-IIT BOMBAY
Coronavirus: IIT Bombay announces closure of activities
MDS1 KA-CONG-MP-MLAS-DIGVIJAY
Stopped from meeting rebel Cong MLAs Digvijay Singh protests outside Bengaluru resort, detained

BOM10 MP-DIGVIJAY-NATH
Digvijay's detention in Bengaluru 'Hitlarshahi' by BJP: MP CM
BOM2 MP-GOVERNOR-LD LETTER
I praise your impartial, courageous decision to accept resignations of 6 ministers: MP guv to Speaker
LEGAL
LGD30 SC-ABDULLAH
SC asks Centre, J-K admn to inform by next week if it is releasing Omar Abdullah
LGD18 SC-TELECOM
SC pulls up Centre, telecos for doing self-assessment of AGR dues fixed by court
LGD3 SC-CORONAVIRUS-MIDDAY MEAL
COVID-19: With schools shut & mid-day meals unavailable to children, SC issues notice to states, UTs
FOREIGN
FGN24 CORONAVIRUS-WORLD
US leads huge economic fightback against virus, EU shuts borders
Paris: The United States and Britain led a multi-billion-dollar global fightback against economic havoc wreaked by the coronavirus as the European Union shut its borders to travellers from outside for 30 days to stem the pandemic's ferocious spread. (AFP)

FGN25 CORONAVIRUS-INDIANS-PHILIPPINES
Distressed Indian students in the Philippines seek help to get back home
Washington: Hundreds of distressed Indian students, stuck in the Philippines, are seeking help through video messages as they are unable to fly back home due to the travel restrictions imposed by India to contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus, according to friends and relatives of some of these students in the US. By Lalit K Jha
FGN2 CORONAVIRUS-WORLD BANK
World Bank increases COVID-19 response fund to USD14 Billion
Washington: The World Bank has announced increasing to USD14 billion the amount of fast-track financing to assist companies and countries in their efforts to respond to the rapid spread of COVID-19, adding USD2 billion to the initial package. By Lalit K Jha

FGN26 US-BIDEN-LD PRIMARIES
Biden sweeps three US states; steps closer to become presumptive Democratic presidential nominee