Temples, restaurants to open from June 8: Himachal govt
The Himachal Pradesh government on Monday said the temples and restaurants in the state will open from June 8 and not from June 1....
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Italy's death toll from coronavirus rises by 75 to 33,415
Seventy-five more COVID-19 patients had died in the past 24 hours in Italy, bringing the country's toll to 33,415, out of total infection cases of 233,019, according to fresh figures.
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No new asymptomatic cases in Wuhan for 1st time
Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province where the COVID-19 pandemic originated last December, reported no new asymptomatic cases for the first time since the city released figures on the virus carriers showing no symptoms, authorities said on Monday....
Global COVID-19 cases reach over 6.1 mn: Johns Hopkins
The total number of global coronavirus cases has increased to over 6.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 371,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University....
Two Pak HC officials caught spying, used to meet defence personnel
The two Pakistani High Commission officials, who were caught spying on Sunday, used to meet Indian defence personnel as "businessmen" to get information for "news reporters"....
TN coronavirus cases breach 1,000-mark in single day
On a day when the Tamil Nadu government relaxed some lockdown restrictions, the state breached the 1,000-mark for new coronavirus infections with as many as 1,149 persons testing positive over the past 24 hours.
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61 more Covid cases reported in Kerala
The number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in Kerala with 61 more cases reported on Sunday - 20 of these among those who came from abroad and 37 among who came from within the country, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said....
Assam exceeds testing rate of Kerala, aims for 10,000 corona tests per day
Assam has exceeded the testing rate of Kerala and within a week it will start testing of swab samples of 10,000 people per day to detect Covid-19 patients and by June 15, two lakh people would be tested creating a record in India, Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Sunday.
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Mumbai cases cross 51K, Maha Covid death toll 2,286 (
The Mumbai region Covid-19 cases shot above the 51,000-mark on Sunday even as the state death toll reached 2,286, with 89 fatalities - down by 27 from the highest 116 deaths recorded on May 29 - health officials said.
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IMD to release second monsoon forecast on June 1
The India Meteorological Department is slated to issue the second stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) for South-West Monsoon Season rainfall on Monday....