To cut costs and save money due to the coronavirus impact on the economy, the government suspended the 4% hike in dearness allowance for central government employees until July 2021.
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The number of Coronavirus infections in India crossed 17,000 and the death toll 550. Meanwhile, US president Donald Trump has warned China of “consequences” if it emerges that Beijing knowingly allowed the spread of the virus outside the country.
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The global cases of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, infections crossed two million on Wednesday and the death toll crossed 130,000. In India, the number of people infected has crossed 12,000 and the death toll 400, according to the latest John Hopkins University figures.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said “India is united in its fight against the corona pandemic”, and appealed to switch off their electric lights and light earthen oil lamps, candles or flash their mobile lights for nine minutes at 9pm on Sunday.
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who took oath as Madhya Pradesh chief minister on Monday, proved his majority by winning the trust vote in the state assembly on Tuesday. The Congress MLAs boycotted the proceedings.
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Kamal Nath, the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, announced his resignation from his post just hours ahead of a floor test in the state assembly as he didn’t have the numbers to cross the halfway.
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After days of high drama, Jyotiraditya Scindia finally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Within hours of joining the BJP, Scindia was named as a BJP Rajya Sabha candidate by the party.
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The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP almost made a repeat performance of its 2015 victory in the Delhi assembly election. The AAP won 62 out of 70 seats, five less than its tally of 67 in 2015. The BJP won eight seats – an increase of five seats from its 2015 tally of 3. And just like in 2015, the Congress d
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The polling for electing Delhi’s new assembly concluded without any major untoward incident. Around 60 per cent of Delhi’s 1.47 crore eligible voters exercised their franchise. However, the Election Commission is yet to release the final official figure of the turnout.
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As the polling date for the Delhi assembly election of February 8 coming closer, all the three major parties in fray – the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Congress has released the names of their candidates. Here is the full list of the candidates from the three parties:
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