With 700,000 coronavirus cases, India overtook Russia to become the third-most infected country. Meanwhile, the UN said the Covid-19 pandemic adversely impacted global HIV/AIDS efforts.
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Twenty Indian Army soldiers were killed, 76 injured and 10 were taken captive by China’s PLA near a stand-off point on the LAC in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan valley. Meanwhile, a row has erupted in India over why the Army soldiers didn’t carry weapons for self-defence.
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The rising tension and stand-offs between Indian and Chinese troops at several places along the line of actual control– from Ladakh to Sikkim – seems to be snowballing into a serious issue between the two countries with both countries augmenting their forces.
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Soon after a meeting between the Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa and top property developers, the state government has decided to cancel all Shramik Special trains which the railways started running to ferry migrant workers.
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India has extended the nationwide lockdown by another 14 days to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, trains carrying stranded migrants, mostly workers, to their homes have started running.
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Irrfan Khan, one of India’s best-known and most beloved actors, has died at 53, in Mumbai. He was diagnosed with, neuroendocrine tumour, a rare type of brain cancer in 2018.
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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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Two sadhus and their driver were beaten to death by a mob in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, on Thursday night, while they were travelling in a car from Mumbai to Silvassa. Over 100 people have been arrested in connection with the case.
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The worldwide death toll due to the raging coronavirus pandemic has crossed the 100,000 mark while the total number of infections across the world is set to touch 1.7 million. India witnessed a record spike of 873 fresh cases in the last 24 hours.
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The estimated death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi stood at 53, according to a report by “The Polis Project” – a research organization, which was confirmed by the Delhi Police. The violence started on February 23 and ended on February 25.
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