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Mumbai dabbawalas in distress; lose jobs, savings to coronavirus [Exclusive]

India's financial capital Mumbai was robbed off its lunch hour on March 19, when the dabbawala association suspended its operation in view of the pandemic. Their future looks bleak.

Jun 10, 2020

US says consulate in China's Wuhan to reopen in near future

US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, "intends to resume operations in Wuhan in the near future", Frank Whitaker, minister counsellor for Public Affairs at the embassy, said in an email to Reuters, without giving a specific date.

Jun 10, 2020

Power, water supply to be disrupted in Bengaluru on June 11: Check full list of areas here

Most of the areas in Bengaluru will face power and water supply issues for today and tomorrow. Check out your area on the list here.

Jun 10, 2020

'Modi has vanished from the scene': In latest salvo, Rahul Gandhi questions PM's silence on Chinese incursion

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi attached a news report to his tweet that read: 'China claims all of Galwan Valley, chunk of Pangong Tso'.

Jun 10, 2020

BBMP imposes Rs 200 garbage cess per house in addition to property tax, leaves residents worried

As per the order issued earlier by the state government, residential waste generators under all categories have to pay Rs 200 per month towards solid waste management services.

Jun 10, 2020

New twist in UP teacher job scam: Real Anamika unemployed, apologise to her, Priyanka tells UP govt

With the emergence of the real Anamika Shukla, in whose name a teacher in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly drawing a salary from 25 places and had garnered more than Rs 1 crore, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi demanded the state govt should apologise to the woman.

Jun 10, 2020

Tesla employees tested positive for coronavirus after California plant reopened

In some bad news for a defiant Elon Musk, several Tesla workers at the Fremont (California) production facility that was reopened forcibly despite health warnings from the County have been tested corona positive.

Jun 10, 2020

Shopian encounter: 4 terrorists killed in gunbattle in Kashmir, operation underway

A cordon and search operation was launched by a joint team of Kashmir Police, Indian Army's 44 RR and CRPF on Wednesday morning.

Jun 10, 2020

Maharashtra HSC results 2020: Not to be declared on June 10 due to pending evaluation work

The Maharashtra High Court had earlier directed the state government to announce Maharashtra HSC, SSC Results 2020 by June 10.

Jun 10, 2020

Social media attacks DYFI leader over religion after he decides to marry Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter

Social media users allege that Mohammed Riyas has decided to marry Pinarayi Vijayan's daughter to elevate his political career.

Jun 10, 2020

George Floyd hailed as 'cornerstone of a movement' at funeral; family calls for justice

George Floyd, a black man whose death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice, was memorialized at his funeral on Tuesday as "an ordinary brother" transformed by fate into the "cornerstone of a movement."

Jun 10, 2020

Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first feel unwell: WHO

Studies show people with the coronavirus are most infectious just at the point when they first begin to feel unwell, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said.

Jun 10, 2020

DMK MLA J Anbazhagan dies on his 62nd birthday due to Covid-19 in Chennai

Senior DMK MLA and party's Chennai west district secretary J Anbazhagan, Undergoing treatment for coronavirus, succumbed to the deadly virus on Wednesday morning, June 10 in Chennai.

Jun 10, 2020

Who is Javed Iqbal Wani, the newly-appointed J&K HC judge?

Senior advocate Javed Iqbal Wani has been appointed J&K High Court judge. Wani had fought the State case against his own father-in-law, a separatist and Bar president Mian Abdul Qayoom.

Jun 10, 2020

Embrace tai chi to boost heart health, quality of life

Tai chi combines a series of set movements, such as "wave hands like clouds", with relaxation and breathing. It's a mind-body exercise because it requires concentration on posture, relaxation and breathing.

Jun 10, 2020