India records single-day spike of 86,052 COVID-19 cases; tally crosses 58-lakh mark

India on Friday recorded as many as 86,052 new coronavirus cases and 1,141 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. India's Covid-19 tally crossed 58 lakh-mark with Maharashtra recording the highest number of cases. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 58,18,571 while the death toll climbed to 92,290 the data updated at 8 am showed. Out of these 46,74,988 cured/discharged/migrated, according to the health ministry. 

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Agitation over teachers' exam turns violent in Rajasthan as protesters pelt stones, torch vehicles

Candidates of a teachers' recruitment examination laid siege on a highway in Rajasthan, pelted stones and torched vehicles on Thursday over their demand to fill vacancies in the unreserved section with the Scheduled Tribe-category candidates. A large mob blocked the National Highway 8 in Bichhiwara area of Dungarpur, around 500 km south of Jaipur, District Collector Kana Ram said.

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Kerala gold scam: Vijayan's ex-aide, main accused questioned for 9 hrs

Senior IAS official and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's former top aide, M. Sivasankar, was on Thursday questioned by NIA officials in the gold smuggling case for over nine hours, along with prime accused Swapna Suresh, before being allowed to go home.

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Bharat Bandh: Strike call against farm bills, road traffic likely to be affected

Farmers' union in Punjab and Haryana have given a call for 'Bharat Bandh' today (Friday), to protest against the Centre's new agriculture reform laws. As many as 31 farmer organisations have joined hands for the 'Punjab Bandh'. Several organisations in Haryana, including the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), said they had extended support to the nationwide strike called by some farmers' bodies against the bills. In the nationwide protest has been called by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC), All India Kisan Mahasangh (AIKM) and Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), several highways and railway tracks are expected to be blocked across the country. 

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J&K: Terrorists fire upon CRPF guard in Shopian; area cordoned off

Terrorists on Friday fired on a CRPF guard in Jammu and Kashmir. The firing was reported from Shopian in the Union Territory. According to the details, the shots missed the target and the terrorists fled from the spot. 

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Kerala wins UN award on prevention, control of non-communicable diseases

Kerala bagged a United Nations award on Thursday for its "outstanding contribution" towards the non-communicable diseases-related sustainable development goals. The UN Interagency Task Force (UNIATF) award this year on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases was announced by World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The award recognises achievements during 2019 on the multisectoral action in the prevention and control of NCDs, mental health and the wider NCD-related sustainable development goals (SDGs).

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Delhi: Speeding cluster bus mows down 3 in Nand Nagri area

Three persons, including a minor boy, were mowed down allegedly by a speeding cluster bus on Thursday night in northeast Delhi's Nand Nagri area, police said. Police received a call around 9.30 pm regarding the incident and rushed to the area opposite Nand Nagri Bus Depot on the road leading towards Bhaupura Border. According to police, the bus, which has been seized, was coming towards the flyover near ITI, Nand Nagri.

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