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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan invites Pakistani youth to do a ‘jihad’ against coronavirus

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited Pakistani youth to join 'jihad' against coronavirus.
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Tipplers fall for April Fool prank in Karnataka town, line up in front of liquor shops after social media messages said they will open...

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People in the town queued up hoping to purchase some liquor unaware of the fact that it is April fool day.
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News Reports

Four more Tablighi Jamaat attendees test positive in Assam, state tally 0 to 5 in less than a day, may cross double-digits by evening

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Assam went from zero to 5 cases of COVID-19 in less than 24 hours, all were attendees at the Tablighi Jamaat event.
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News Reports

United Nations Secretary-General terms COVID-19 as ‘worst crisis’ in 75 years of UN history, equates the pandemic to World War II

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UN Secretary General said Covid-19 pandemic can lead to a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past.
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News Reports

From skits to hiring artists and dressing them up as coronavirus, police officials employ innovative means to create awareness about the threat posed by...

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Police officials across the country are coming with creative initiatives to educate people on the safety measures to be followed amidst coronavirus lockdown
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Telangana: 20-year-old Engineering student sets herself ablaze fearing Chinese COVID-19 infection

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Rahul Hegde, the Superintendent of Police of Rajanna Siricilla said that prima facie, it was evident that Sravanthi had committed suicide fearing that she might have contracted COVID-19.
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News Reports

Delhi’s state cancer institute shut after a doctor tested positive of Coronavirus

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The Delhi State Cancer Institute has been shut to suspend the hospital’s out-patient clinics for the purpose of sanitizing the premises after one of its doctors has been tested positive for coronavirus.
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News Reports

Coronavirus Outbreak: Banks start rolling out EMI moratorium scheme, know the details and impacts

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If EMI moratorium is availed, total interest payable on the loan will go up, resulting in an increase in the number of EMIs to be paid
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Crime

Ahmednagar: Health officials seeking contact tracing of Tablighi Jamaat attendees assaulted on the suspicion of collecting information for CAA/NPR, 3 arrested

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Health officials in Ahmednagar were involved in contact tracing after 2 Markas attendees in the town were tested positive for the COVID-19
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Entertainment

Reel life ‘Lord Ram’ Arun Govil appeals to people to stay at home and follow PM Modi’s guidelines

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Days after Doordarshan started to telecast Ramanand Sagar's 1987 television series Ramayan, actor Arun Govil, who played the lead role of 'Lord Raam', appealed to everyone to abide by the rules and follow PM Modi's guideline in view of the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Rajasthan: Mass gathering at Sarwar Dargah despite lockdown orders, 6 persons arrested after clashes with police

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The crowd present in the Dargah reportedly clashed with police. 6 persons were arrested.
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Bullets in Bihar, stone-pelting in Gujarat: Police face challenges in locating Tablighi Jamaatis

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Police personnel were attacked in Bihar and Gujarat as they went searching for those who had attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi in March.
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News Reports

Maulana Saad, head of the Markaz decided to vacate the masjid only after the intervention of NSA Ajit Doval: Reports

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It has been reported that Maulana Saad, head of Nizamuddin Markaz and other Muslims living inside the Nizamuddin Dargah did not vacate the virus-infected locality on Delhi police's request, resulting in Home Minister Amit Shah deploying NSA Ajit Doval.
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Coronavirus: Authorities begin a ‘manhunt’ to trace Tablighi Jamaat attendees as Nizamuddin’s Markaz emerges as hotspot for COVID-19, countrywide raids underway

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Many of the foreign nationals who had attended the event were found 'hiding' in mosques at various parts of the country.
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Editor's picks

Islamists who organised anti-CAA ‘protests’ stand in solidarity with Tablighi Jamaat super-spreaders, demand FIR be revoked calling it ‘Islamophobia’

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An FIR had been lodged against Tablighi Jamaat management for organising the congregation and housing thousands pf people at a time when orders against mass-gatherings were already in place due to the coronavirus threat.
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News Reports

Within months of exporting Wuhan Coronavirus, China reopens wet markets selling bats, dogs, cats

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It is believed that the Wuhan Coronavirus spread to human from bats in wet markets in Huanan in in China's Wuhan
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Media Fact-Check

To whitewash Tablighi Jamaat’s deeds, Founder-Editor of The Wire spreads fake news about Yogi Adityanath

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The Wire's report has very explicitly attributed the fake quote to Yogi Adityanath.
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News Reports

Tablighi Jamaat committed a ‘Talibani crime’, their sin is unpardonable: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

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Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi lashes out on Tablighi Jamaat holding congregation despite government orders restricting huge gatherings amidst coronavirus outbreak
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‘The killer coronavirus probably originated from a laboratory in Wuhan’, claims research paper published by Chinese scientists

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According to the Chinese research paper, the only place those particular bats existed locally was inside a research facility which was just several hundred yards from the Wuhan wet market. The paper strongly concluded that the coronavirus pandemic had likely been the result of a leak from the lab.
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French Church’s mega congregation in February linked to over 2500 cases of coronavirus across 4 countries

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An evangelical church in Mulhouse, France organized an event in mid-February that has now been linked to at least 2500 cases of corona virus across four countries.
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Coronavirus: No N95 masks or critical PPEs are being exported, govt allays fears in wake of claims on social media

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On 29 March, India supplied 90 tonnes of medical protective equipment to Serbia to help the country in fighting the Chinese coronavirus outbreak.
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Andaman and Nicobar: COVID-19 positive patients who had attended Tablighi Jamat event in Delhi misleading police over contact history, FIR lodged

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The two Tablighi Jamat attendees, named Farzand Ali and S Rehman have been reportedly giving deliberate false information to the police over the persons they have met and places they had visited.
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Coronavirus: Over 130 from Pune attended Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi’s Nizamuddin, 60 traced, many untraceable

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Over 130 people from Pune had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in New Delhi's Nizamuddin which has emerged as the latest hotspot for the contagion in India.
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West Bengal: Mamata govt acknowledged the issue of sub-standard PPE gears on social media platform but illegally detained doctor for pointing it out

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The doctor was reportedly released only after he posted a Tweet praising the government.
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Delhi Police writes to Delhi govt demanding immediate action against 157 foreign nationals at Tablighi Jamaat, had warned them to vacate mosque, releases video

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In the video, the SHO can be heard warning the organisers for allowing 1,500- 2,000 Muslims to stay inside the Markaz despite repetitive directives and warnings.
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Delhi Police registers FIR against Tablighi Jamaat’s Maulana Saad and others under the Epidemic Act

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Delhi police registered FIR against Maulana Saad of Tablighi Jamaat and others under section 3 of The Epidemic Diseases Act (1897)
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‘If 70,000 angels cannot save you, how can a doctor?’ preached the Maulana of Markaz, Nizamuddin amidst Coronavirus outbreak

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The Maulana of Markaz, Nizamuddin declared the suggestions given by health experts to be a conspiracy against Islam.
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Media

Rajdeep Sardesai falsely claims Rahul Gandhi was ‘probably’ the first politician to raise alarm over Coronavirus: Here are the facts

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Propagandist-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai created quite a stir on social media after claiming that Rahul Gandhi was 'probably' the first national politician to warn about the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic.
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50 new positive Coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu linked to the Tablighi Jamaat event at Delhi: Tamil Nadu Health Secretary

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The Tamil Nadu government raised an alarm over the Tablighi Jamaat congregation after many tested positive for Coronavirus
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Meerut: 14 people hiding in a Maulana’s house arrested, had attended Tablighi Jamaat event amidst​ Coronavirus spread

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The Maulana of a mosque in Kashi village of Meerut hid the 14 people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in his house
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Assam doctor dies after consuming Hydroxychloroquine, medical superintendent says ‘not sure if death related to drug’

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Senior doctor, Utpaljit Barman reportedly died from a heart attack after he took anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine
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Jharkhand records first Coronavirus case: Malaysian woman who was part of a foreigners group hiding in Ranchi Mosque tests positive

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One of the 24 people found hiding inside a Ranchi mosque has become the first Coronavirus case in Jharkhand.
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‘You have to be someone to get insulted bro’: Chetan Bhagat slays Kunal Kamra for his disparaging remark

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Unfunny comedian Kunal Kamra, who keeps pulling stunts on Twitter to stay relevant, was today brutally shown his place by Chetan Bhagat.
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News Reports

1,746 people staying in Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz as of March 21, 441 of them showing COVID-19 symptoms: Read details

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The sheer number of gatherers at the Hazrat Nizamuddin Markaz has kicked in the larger possibility of contact transmission all over India
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Rajasthan: Many people without any documented symptoms now test positive for the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus in Bhilwara, says report

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So far, the Bhilwara has had 25 confirmed COVID-19 cases with two deaths (as of March 29), and almost all of them can be traced back to a private hospital
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Muslim clerics of Tablighi Jamaat exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19 found spitting out on roads from buses

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The Muslim clerics of Tablighi Jamaat suspected of suffering from COVID-19 were transported from Nizamuddin to medical centre for their treatment
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As India fights Covid-19, here is a list of prominent Hindu Temples and religious leaders helping India through donations and welfare

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In the wake of the Coronavirus crisis, numerous Hindu temples have come forward to contribute generously, both in terms of food and welfare, to help the country.
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Bigoted NGO in Karachi denies food to impoverished Pakistani Hindus and Christians, amidst Coronavirus outbreak

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Pakistani NGO Saylani Welfare Trust reportedly denied food to Pakistani Hindus and Christians amidst coronavirus outbreak
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Coronavirus: 107 people from Madhya Pradesh attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi’s Nizamuddin, 17 new cases of COVID-19 infection today

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107 people from Madhya Pradesh had participated in the religious congregation organised by Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin area.
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Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh writes to EAM Jaishankar, says India should sue China for the coronavirus pandemic

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Congress MLA from Arunanchal Pradesh writes to EAM S Jaishankar to put up a case against China in ICJ and ask for a compensation of 22 billion US dollars.
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Social Media

Islamists on Twitter come out in support of Tablighi Jamaat, the latest hotspot of coronavirus outbreak in India

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Tablighi Jamaat has emerged as a latest hotspot of coronavirus cases after the group organised a large congregation attended by 1500 people from across the country and abroad
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Coronavirus pandemic: American lawyer who filed 20 trillion USD lawsuit against China claims COVID-19 is a biological weapon developed in Wuhan laboratory

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Klayman in his lawsuit has alleged that the COVID-19 biological weapon was not necessarily aimed at US citizens alone but against all the perceived enemies of China.
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Indian Cricketers shamelessly donating to Shahid Afridi Foundation to supposedly fight Coronavirus seem to have no self-respect: Here is why

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Former Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh are voicing their support for the Shahid Afridi Foundation despite the fact that the Pakistani cricketer on numerous occasions has made crass remarks about India and Hindus.
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Wuhan coronavirus: Who needs a mask, how to use a mask and how to prevent infection, read details

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The more the number of people, the more likely of the spread of the virus. Staying isolated and not coming in contact with a lot of people is the only way to contain the spread of the disease.
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Entertainment

Coronavirus: Bollywood Singer Kanika Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19 for 5th time

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Bollywood Singer Kanika Kapoor has been tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus yet again. This was her 5th test in past 10 days.
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Media

Journalist who called Dr Kalam ‘Bomb daddy’ now wants 700 MPs to be arrested just to shield superspreader Jamaatis who deliberately risked public health

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'Journalist' Sagarika Ghose today made a perverted comparison while defending the superspreader Jamaatis who congregated at Nizamuddin amidst coronavirus lockdown and deliberately attempted to jeopardise public health.
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Crime

Wuhan Coronavirus: Bengaluru Crime Branch seizes 12,000 fake N95 masks in a raid

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Reports say that the accused have already sold masks worth Rs 1 crore.
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Tablighi Jamaat and its links to terrorist organizations: History of association to Al Qaeda, Taliban and Kashmiri terrorists

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The links of Tablighi Jamaat with terrorist organizations such as the Al Qaeda become hugely significant.
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Jammu and Kashmir: 87-year-old Khalida Begum donates her Hajj pilgrimage savings to RSS’ Seva Bharti to help the needy

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87-year old Khalida Begum donated her savings meant for hajj pilgrimage to Seva bharati.
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Uttar Pradesh Police initiates a search for 157 people who attended Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi’s Nizamuddin

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Thousands of people, including foreign nationals had gathered in Nizamuddin amidst the coronavirus fears. Many positive cases have now been traced to the event.
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