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Maharashtra: Coronavirus death toll rises by 1,328 after ‘reconciliation’ of numbers, total deaths up to 5,510 in the state

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

862 of the 1,328 reconciled Coronavirus deaths in Maharashtra have been reported from Mumbai, the most potent coronavirus hotspot in the country

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Maharashtra: Dawood aide and underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel’s sister Hamida dies of coronavirus in Mumbra

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

Earlier in May, Chhota Shakeel's other sister had died of pneumonia after developing coronavirus-like symptoms.

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ICSE and ISC exams: Council gives option to students to opt-out of the remaining papers: Here are the full details

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

CISCE had responded to a PIL filed in Bombay HC seeking a direction to cancel the ICSE and ISC examination of remaining papers

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Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain admitted to hospital with COVID-19-like symptoms, had met Home Minister Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

Satyendar Jain was admitted in Rajiv Gandhi hospital last night with a high fever and low oxygen levels.

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Tamil Nadu: Due to increasing coronavirus cases, govt puts 4 districts under total lockdown

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2020

The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting but details on the guidelines are yet to be released. An expert medical panel had suggested the curbing of relaxation in the wake of rising caseloads.

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Netizens trend #BoycottAirAsiaIndia after YouTube vlogger and pilot Gaurav Taneja suspended by airlines company

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2020

YouTuber and vlogger Gaurav Taneja said he was suspended by Air Asia for raising concern over safety especially amid coronavirus

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Thailand: Vishwa Hindu Parishad reaches out to the poor in Bangkok, feeds over 3000 families in 9 districts

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2020

Vishwa Hindu Parishad has been conducting weekly charity activities every Saturday in the months of May and June in different areas of Bangkok.

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Coronavirus outbreak: ICMR refutes the study that claimed COVID-19 peak may arrive in India in mid-November

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2020

Rejecting the findings of the research, the ICMR said that the study was a non-peer reviewed and it did not reflect the official position of the ICMR.

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