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A civil servant in Bihar was suspended for issuing a travel pass to a BJP MLA who recently travelled to Kota to bring back his daughter, triggering a major controversy.

The interactive and colourful Doodle has been made in collaboration with the The Honeybee Conservancy based in New York. They also provide tips on how to care for bees amid social distancing.

Dr Simon Hercules was unceremoniously lowered into a shallow grave at Velangadu in Chennai after an ambulance driver and a sanitary inspector ferrying the body came under severe attack from locals.

A report submitted by medical authorities mentions that people travelling between Gautam Buddh Nagar and Delhi are vulnerable to COVID-19, as a result of which the border will be sealed until further notice.

Finance minister Thomas Isaac said that the government should immediately distribute foodgrains free to every household on demand, whether they have ration card or not.

Last week, a nurse working in the general ward of the leading private hospital here in Maharashtra tested positive for Covid-19.

Two Indians, who were on their way back home on a bicycle due to the lockdown in view of the coronavirus pandemic, died after their vehicle fell in a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn in Nepal, a police official said on Tuesday.

They hail from Udaipur town and rushed back home in the midst of the ongoing lockdown as their daughter's marriage is scheduled on May 8.

The Vaishakh Amavasya is also celebrated as Shani Jayanti in certain states of India such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

The company's shares fell about 3.3% in after-market trading.

The comments of Indian Ambassador to UAE Pavan Kapoor come at a time when a member of the royal family from Sharjah and a vocal human rights activist Princess Hend Al Qassimi has taken on those in the UAE making hateful and Islamophobic remarks.

Additional Superintendent of Police Dr Sanjeev Uike said that five policemen including a Sub Inspector and a Head Constable have been suspended and the local City SP has been ordered to probe into the matter.

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The issue came to light after Bengal's Opposition leaders alleged that the state government was not opting for rapid testing despite the availability of kits.

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The state has greatly managed to flatten the curve as fresh daily cases have dropped to the single-digit level and number of people getting discharged from hospitals greatly outnumbering new admissions.