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Rahul Gandhi misleads his fans on imagined recognition by health ministry for containing Coronavirus in Wayanad. Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff -
Wayanad has been kept in red zone by the union health ministry, and has not recognised the district as Rahul Gandhi claimed
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News Reports

Twitter suspends account of Kangana Ranaut’s sister for angrily tweeting against ‘mullahs’ attacking doctors and cops

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However, soon after her tweet, Rangoli Chandel was accused of 'giving an open call for genocide' on Twitter.
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: 40 children among coronavirus positive patients, all contracted disease from infected Tablighi Jamaat members in the family, says report

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At least 40 children in the 3-17 years age group have been tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus in Andhra Pradesh, as per a report in the Indian Express.
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News Reports

TMC Troll Garga Chatterjee spreads hate against non-Bengalis, gives thinly veiled threat of violence against non-Bengalis living in West Bengal

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Trinamool Congress troll Garga Chatterjee, consistent with his track record, has been spreading hate on social media even during the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic.
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News Reports

Pizza delivery boy in Delhi tests positive for coronavirus, 72 houses put under quarantine

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72 families have been home quarantined while 17 delivery boys in contact of the patient have been sent to isolation in Chattarpur facility.
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News Reports

Delhi Anti-Hindu riots: Police sends notice to several members of Jamia Coordination Committee, Congress’ NSUI and Pinjra Tod

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Recently Delhi police had arrested two members of the Jamia coordination committee for their role in Delhi anti-Hindu riots
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News Reports

Karnataka: HD Kumaraswamy to go ahead with son’s wedding at Ramanagara farmhouse amidst nationwide lockdown

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The Janata Dal-Secular leader announced that while Bengaluru has been declared a 'Red Zone', Ramanagara falls under 'Green Zone'. Hence, the wedding will be held in a farmhouse near Ramanagara.
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Entertainment

“If your actions weren’t like this, police’s reaction wouldn’t have been this,” Salman Khan slams ‘jokers’ attacking medical teams and escaping quarantine

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan slammed those attacking police personnel and medical teams amidst coronavirus lockdown.
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News Reports

MEA slams USCIRF for spreading false propaganda over the treatment of coronavirus patients in Gujarat

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In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs asked the USCIRF to stop adding "religious colour" to the Indian government's efforts in fighting the Chinese pandemic.
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News Reports

ABP Majha journalist Rahul Kulkarni arrested over a false report about train services, misleading migrant workers

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The Maharashtra Police believe that the unverified and misleading information ran by ABP Majha may have spurred the migrants staying in Mumbai to defy lockdown and congregate at a mosque outside the Bandra local station.
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News Reports

Moradabad: 25 including 13 women arrested for pelting stones at medical team

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As many as 25 people including 13 women are arrested for pelting stones at medical team in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, which had gone to take a coronavirus suspect to hospital.
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News Reports

West Bengal: More than 400 families block road in protest claiming they have not received food in the last 20 days

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President of Domkal municipality acknowledged that ration dealers had not increased food supply quota for below poverty line segment
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Madhya Pradesh: 5 survivors of Bhopal Gas Tragedy die of Coronavirus

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Some organisations working for welfare of survivors the Gas tragedy had said that such people are more susceptible to the infection
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News Reports

Child Rights Commission takes cognisance of India Today report on children kept in Delhi madrasas during Coronavirus Lockdown

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The letter brings to attention the blatant violation of the social distancing norms and lockdown guidelines for the children staying in madrasas
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News Reports

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui mocks Godhra carnage where 58 Hindus returning from Ayodhya were burnt alive by Muslim mob

OpIndia Staff -
In a part of the clip that has now gone viral on social media, one can hear Munawar Faruqui refer to the carnage as a fictional film 'directed' by Amit Shah and 'produced' by RSS.
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News Reports

Greater Noida man coughs while playing ludo with friends, one friend shoots him after argument over spreading Coronavirus

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When others asked whether he was trying to spread coronavirus, Prashant pretended to cough again and said, 'yes, take this corona'.
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News Reports

Pakistan seeks Hydroxychloroquine from India to curb the Coronavirus pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has also requested assistance in the sending 41 Pakistani nationals stuck in India to Pakistan via Wagah-Attari border
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Media Fact-Check

Gujarat govt refutes Indian Express’ concocted lies on civil hospital segregating coronavirus patients on a religious basis

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Indian Express claimed that the coronavirus patients and suspected cases have been segregated into separate wards on the basis of their religion at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
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News Reports

First coronavirus patient in Arunachal have been reported negative after the third test, CM informs on social media

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The north-eastern state had reported the first case of coronavirus on April 2.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Team carrying coronavirus suspects to quarantine attacked by mob in Moradabad, doctors and others injured

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The Moradabad police have detained 10 people after the incident in which several health officials and police were injured
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News Reports

Complaint lodged against ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui for hurting religious sentiments with his derogatory remarks on Lord Rama and Sita

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Munawar Faruqui had recently shared a stand-up 'comedy' video in which he is seen mocking Lord Rama over his 14 years of exile and Sita for doubting Lord Rama's allegiance to her
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Media

Times of India ‘journalist’ Samiya Latief wishes PM Modi and HM Amit Shah get infected with coronavirus

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On Wednesday, Samiya Latief - a Kashmiri 'journalist' working with Times of India, wished that Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah be tested positive for the deadly coronavirus
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man issues triple talaq to wife for refusing to give him a cup of tea, police registers case against Afzal and...

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The woman who was given triple talaq said that when her husband asked for tea she was preparing milk for her infant
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Haryana: Rohtak court opens at night amidst lockdown to help an Indian boy marry a Mexican girl

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A district magistrate in Rohtak solemnised the marriage of a local youngster from Haryana with a Mexican girl at 8 PM on April 13 amidst coronavirus lockdown.
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Politics

When is it ever going to be Uddhav Thackeray’s fault?

Abhishek Banerjee -
In the midst of nationwide lockdown, a crowd of thousands of people gathers in Bandra. Everyone but CM Uddhav Thackeray is held responsible
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News Reports

69-years old Meghalaya doctor dies two days after testing positive for coronavirus, six members of his family tested positive

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Dr John L Sailo Ryntathiang was the director of the Bethany hospital in Shillong, and a prominent doctor in Meghalaya
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Women doctors who went to check coronavirus suspects in Jodhpur accused of being CAA-NRC surveyors due to rumours and misinformation

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Residents stall coronavirus survey driven by CAA-NRC fears in Rajasthan, a team of women health professionals managed to win their trust through hard work and perseverance.
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News Reports

Raghav Bahl’s Quint’s business partner Bloomberg News had killed a report on wealth of Chinese leaders, fired journalist and tried to silence his wife:...

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Bloomberg had also pressurised the wife of its Beijing correspondent to sign a nondisclosure agreement, even though she didn't work for them
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Ahmedabad: After Gujarat Congress MLA Imran Khedawala, Congress corporator Badruddin Sheikh tests positive for Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Badruddin Sheikh kept himself under home quarantine two days before before testing positive for coronavirus.
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News Reports

MHA issues consolidated guidelines for lockdown till May 3: Agricultural activities allowed, sports arenas and religious places to remain shut

OpIndia Staff -
Cinema halls, malls, shopping/sports complexes, educational institutes, gyms, swimming pool etc. will remain non-functional for the entire period of lockdown till May 3
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News Reports

Coronavirus found in two species of Indian bats: ICMR study

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ICMR and NIV carried out studies on Indian bats species and found different kind of coronavirus in two species.
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Coronavirus in Pakistan: Islamic clerics warn govt against lockdown, declare that they will continue mass-Namaaz in Mosques

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The Islamic clerics have declared that instead of closing down Mosques, the Imran Khan government should allow more people into Mosques to pray to 'seek forgiveness from Allah' in order to defeat the coronavirus.
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News Reports

Mumbai migrant crisis: FIR filed against ABP Majha reporter for running fake news about train services resuming amidst extended lockdown

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In all, 3 FIRs have been filed in connection with the mass gathering of migrants at a mosque outside the railway station in Bandra West
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Media Fact-Check

Did the Modi govt not consult experts before extending lockdown? ICMR refutes the falsehood spread by Caravan Magazine

OpIndia Staff -
The ICMR today took to Twitter to refute the falsehood spread in its name on coronavirus by Caravan Magazine.
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News Reports

Global cases of Novel Coronavirus infection cross 2 million, USA accounts for 30% of the cases

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The total number of Wuhan Coronavirus cases has risen to 11,439 in India, with Maharashtra leading the tally
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Delayed response, mismanagement: Health experts slam Mamata Banerjee govt over downplaying coronavirus crisis

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Recently, Mamata Banerjee had claimed that the centre has sent very few testing kits t Bengal. Her claim was dismissed by Dr Shanta Dutta, director of NICED-ICMR in Kolkata.
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News Reports

602 COVID-19 hospitals with over 1 lakh isolation beds, 12,024 ICU units have been set up across the country, says Union Health Ministry

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Government is promoting the concept of behavioural changes in terms of social distancing to break the chain of transmission, informed Luv Agarwal.
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News Reports

Tablighi Jamaat members attack female doctor at LNJP Hospital in Delhi, doctors hide as mob tries to break open the door

OpIndia Staff -
OpIndia was informed that the members who attacked the female doctor were Tablighi Jamaat members who are currently undergoing treatment LNJP hospital
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Crime

Mangaluru: 2 PFI members arrested for spreading misinformation on social media against PM Modi and Amit Shah over the coronavirus crisis

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During the preliminary investigation, the accused confessed their affiliation with the notorious radical Islamic outfit PFI and SDPI.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Congress MLA Imran Khedawala tests positive for coronavirus, had been in a meeting with CM Rupani and many others despite symptoms

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The meeting was also attended by the top brass of the Gujarat government including Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja, Principal Secretary of health in the state as well as the Ahmedabad police commissioner and municipal commissioner.
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Coronavirus: Trump halts funding for WHO, to review its role ‘covering up’ spread of contagion after it emerged in China

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US President Donald Trump has accused World Health Organisation of 'severely mismanaging and covering up spread of coronavirus'.
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Anti-CAA protestor Vinay Dubey who incited mob to gather near mosque in Bandra arrested

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Mumbai man Vinay Dubey who incited migrants to defy lockdown and gather at railway stations arrested.
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Anti-CAA protestor had launched ‘agitation’ against lockdown, urged migrants to gather at Mumbai railway stations: All you need to know

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Vinay Dubey says that he will lead a 'padayatra' of migrants to Uttar Pradesh. He urged migrants to contact him on WhatsApp and leave a message if they wish to follow on his path.
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Those doubting response of India amidst Coronavirus outbreak, need to hear what Kevin Pietersen had said back on 1st April

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Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli had gone on a live chat session on April 1 on Instagram with Kevin Pieterson about UK and India's Coronavirus response
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Mumbai: Community leader tries to convince migrant workers to not gather in such large numbers in the name of Allah

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Huge crowds of migrant workers burst onto the streets in Bandra and Mumbra on Tuesday demanding to go home amidst the Coronavirus lockdown
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News Reports

Junior Thackeray cannot pass the buck and blame central govt for migrant crisis in Bandra and Mumbra today: Here are 5 questions

OpIndia Staff -
There are questions that the Uddhav Thackeray led Maharashtra govt must answer regarding migrant crisis in Bandra
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News Reports

Coronavirus fight: Modi govt sets up 20 control rooms to address wage issues, amidst nationwide lockdown extension

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All officials working in these control rooms have been instructed to treat the workers in a humane manner and provide immediate relief.
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UP’s Sambhal which had zero coronavirus cases so far, reports eight positive cases in two days, five linked to Tablighi Jamaat

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While one person had a travel history to Saudi Arabia, other five were linked to Tablighi Jamaat event in New Delhi
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Coronavirus Outbreak: After Bandra, Mumbra in Mumbai sees huge migrant crowds on the streets defying lockdown

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The crowd of migrant workers in Mumbra demanded that the state govt arrange for transportation to their homes amidst Coronavirus lockdown
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News Reports

Assorted ‘liberals’ quote a 15-day old tweet to allege Cabinet Secretary was unaware of the recent coronavirus lockdown extension

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Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba had on March 30, 2020, said that there was no plan by the government then to extend the lockdown
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