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Son of Indian minister arrested after 9 farmers killed amid escalating protests

Indian police on Saturday arrested the son of a junior minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government as a suspect days after nine people were killed in a deadly escalation of yearlong demonstrations by tens of thousands of farmers against contentious agriculture laws in northern India, a police officer said.Four farmers died Sunday when a car owned by Junior Home Minister Ajay Mishra ran over a group of protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, a town in Uttar Pradesh state, officials and farm leaders said.Farm leaders alleged that Mishra’s son was in the car when it ran over the protesters, but Mishra denied it.

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₹5 crore to govt body in Andhra to help fight second wave of Covid

₹5 crore to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) Kia India contributed ₹5 crore to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA). The company claims the contribution has been made to support the state and its people amidst the raging second wave of Covid-19.

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The Latest: 100s of bodies found buried on India riverbanks

Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks. There’s been speculation on social media that they are the remains of COVID-19 victims.

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Indian police find bodies on riverbank amid raging COVID-19

PRAYAGRAJ – Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washing up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they were the remains of COVID-19 victims.

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‘Trying our best’: Tragedy grips small-town hospital in India amid COVID-19 crisis

India on Tuesday, a man was trying to revive his mother who had just died from COVID-19-like symptoms.On another bed, a young man who had tested positive was sitting up and making an effort to breathe while two members of his exhausted family were sprawled on the tiny bed.The one doctor on duty in the ER in this hospital in Bijnor, a town in India’s most populous Uttar Pradesh state, 180 km east of Delhi, can barely attend to the stream of patients that are coming in, in rickety ambulances or in the back of cars.

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Day workers fill trains out of Mumbai as virus dries up jobs

MUMBAI – Migrant workers are swarming rail stations in India's financial capital Mumbai to go to their home villages as virus-control measures dry up work in the hard-hit region.

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Farmers block trains in northern India to protest new laws

NEW DELHI – Thousands of protesting farmers blocked trains on Thursday by sitting on railroad tracks in parts of northern India to press their demand for the repeal of new agricultural reform laws that have triggered months of massive protests.

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Mystery mass illness: India experts find traces of lead, nickel in patients’ blood

NEW DELHI – Indian health officials have found traces of nickel and lead in a few blood samples taken from hundreds of patients who have been hospitalized by a mysterious illness in a southern state, officials said.The Andhra Pradesh state government said in a statement Tuesday night that investigations by experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has not be able to ascertain the possible source of excessive nickel and lead particulate matter in the patients’ blood.Reports from other tests by experts at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, including toxicology reports and blood cultures, are being awaited, the statement said.Health officials and experts are still baffled by how the heavy metals got into the patients'

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Seven dead following fire at Covid-19 hotel facility in India

At least seven people have died after a massive fire broke out at a hotel that was being used as a Covid-19 facility in India's southern Andhra Pradesh state early this morning, police said.

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Bhopal's COVID-19 count reaches 6,108 with 246 new cases

BHOPAL : Bhopal on Wednesday reported 246 new COVID-19 cases, informed the Madhya Pradesh State Health Department.With this new spike, Bhopal's coronavirus count has surged to 6,108.As per the Union Health Ministry, Madhya Pradesh has a total of 8,044 active cases, as of Wednesday.Meanwhile, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said that the national recovery rate of coronavirus has improved to 64.51%.He further stated that out of the total cases, so far 9,88,029 people have been cured.The Union Minister informed that the total count of active cases in the country stands at 5,09,447 and "we are fighting and winning!" he added.This information was shared by the Minister on Twitter.This story has been published from a

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Uttar Pradesh reports highest single day spike in covid-19 cases

₹2 crore to the Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.Samsung India said it has earmarked ₹20 crore to support the central government as well as state governments in their fight against the pandemic.With inputs from PTIClick here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Probe blames safety lapses for deadly India gas leak

NEW DELHI – A committee appointed by India’s top environmental court has blamed “gross human failure” and lack of basic safety norms for a gas leak in a South Korean-owned chemical factory that killed 12 people and sickened hundreds.

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Heatwave conditions intensify as temperature hits 50 degrees Celsius

NEW DELHI : India is wilting under a heatwave, with temperatures in places reaching 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) and the capital enduring its hottest May day in nearly two decades.

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Intra-state bus services to resume from tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA : Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) vice chairman and managing director Madireddy Pratap on Wednesday informed that the intra state bus services will start from tomorrow except in the containment zones amid the coronavirus lockdown.

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Truck crash kills at least 23 Indian migrant workers laid off by coronavirus lockdown

A truck crammed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown crashed in northern India on Saturday, killing at least 23 and injuring 35.

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APSRTC lays off over 6,200 contract employees due to Covid-19 pandemic

Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has laid off 6,270 contract employees citing financial crisis due to Covid-19 lockdown, APSRTC Employees' Union claimed on Friday.

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Indian LG plant lacked environmental clearance before leak

NEW DELHI – A plastics factory in India where a chemical gas leak killed 12 people and sickened hundreds more last week lacked federal environmental clearance but had been issued state permits to operate anyway, exposing a potentially dangerous enforcement gap in the country's laws.

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₹50 crores for damages

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the chemical factory in Vishakapatnam, LG Polymers Pvt Ltd, where leakage of toxic gas left 11 dead, to deposit an initial amount of ₹50 crores for the damaged caused.

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Leak gas from Vizag plant can cause nausea and dizziness, says LG Chem

The share price of South Korean chemicals and battery maker LG Chem Ltd dropped almost 2% on Thursday after a gas leak at a factory operated by a unit in India killed at least nine people, and led to hundreds more being treated in hospital.

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The Latest: India identifies, seals coronavirus hot spots

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

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Andhra Pradesh confirms first COVID-19 death, total cases reach 161 in state

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh on Friday confirmed the first death due to the novel coronarvirus in the state.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0