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CORONA TALLY CROSSES 29 LAKH
The third worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic, India has been reporting the highest number of daily Covid cases for the last 17 days, according to the data by the World Health Organization.

The third worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic, India has been reporting the highest number of daily Covid cases for the last 17 days, according to the data by the World Health Organization. India has logged the highest number of Covid patients in the world after the United States, the epicentre of the pandemic with 55.73 lakh cases and Brazil, which has recorded 35.01 lakh cases, about six lakh more than India.
Over 61 per cent of new cases and 75 per cent of total deaths in the last 24 hours have been recorded from five states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Today’s spike comes after India reported the biggest single-day jump of over 69,000 cases on Thursday morning. The country has taken about eight months to cross 29 lakh cases; the first coronavirus patient was registered from Kerala on January 30.
Maharashta, the country’s worst-affected state by the outbreak, recorded its biggest single day jump of over 14,000 cases on Thursday, which took its tally to 6,43,289.

India has tested over 3.3 crore samples so far; 8.05 lakh samples were tested since yesterday. The positivity rate, which is an indicator of the prevalence of the disease, stood at 8.54 per cent this morning.
Meanwhile in Punjab, a daily night curfew, from 7 PM to 5 AM, and a weekend lockdown in all 167 cities and towns in the state has been declared, starting Friday, as part of a strict response to the worrying surge in Covid cases.
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Twenty nine per cent of Delhi’s population has been exposed to coronavirus, according to the latest sero survey in national capital Delhi. The coronavirus pandemic may have driven as many as 100 million people back into extreme poverty, World Bank President David Malpass has warned. Worldwide, over 2.26 crore people have been affected by the pandemic so far while more than 7.93 lakh have died.
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Protesting wrestlers meet Home Minister Amit Shah late on Sunday night, demand an impartial investigation
Shah reportedly told the wrestlers that the law remains the same for everyone and they should let the law operate on its own course.

India’s top wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshee Malikkh, Sangita Phogat, and Satyawart Kadian, who have been protesting against BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh met Union Home Minister Amit Shah late-night on Sunday.
Reports said, the meeting began at around 11 pm and lasted about 2 hours at Shah’s Delhi residence.
Reports claimed, wrestlers demanded an impartial investigation and a quick action against WFI chief Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment of female athletes, including a minor.
Shah reportedly told the wrestlers that the law remains the same for everyone and they should let the law operate on its own course.
The wrestlers have given an ultimatum to the Centre for taking action against Singh until June 9. Meeting with Shah is being seen as an impact of the wrestlers medal immersion act at the bank of Ganga in Haridwar.
The wrestlers, who allege that their protest against the wrestling federation chief has been largely ignored, had last month announced their decision to immerse their medals into the Ganga river in Haridwar.
They, however, temporarily withdrew their plan after the intervention of farmer leader and Bharat Kisan Union chief Naresh Tikait.
The protesting wrestlers were previously charged with rioting by the Delhi Police for breaking the law in a fit of rage while marching towards the new parliament, on the day of its inauguration, some protesters were also detained .
The Delhi Police, who shut the Jantar Mantar protest site to the wrestlers after the crackdown, said they would also not be allowed to hold a protest at India Gate.
The Delhi police has filed two FIRs against Singh. Of the two FIRs, one is based on the combined complaints of six adult wrestlers and a another is based on the complaint of the father of a minor wrestler.
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Railway Board recommends CBI investigation into Odisha train accident, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
Earlier in the day the Minister speaking to the reporters at the Crash site in Balasore informed that the root cause behind the accident has been identified and will soon be revealed.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday, has informed about the Railway Board’s recommendation of Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) probe into the tragic train accident in Odisha on June 2 claiming the lives of almost 300 people and more the 1000 injured.
Vaishnaw while speaking to the media at Bhubaneswar said, taking the administrative information into consideration, the Railway Board has been recommending the entire case to CBI for the probe into the matter.
Earlier in the day the Minister speaking to the reporters at the Crash site in Balasore informed that the root cause behind the accident has been identified and will soon be revealed.
Vaishnaw also had said that the enquiry into the matter has been completed by the Railway Commissioner and the report will be submitted soon.
Vaishnaw added that all the dead bodies were recovered from the crash site along with the completion of the rescue operations, the restoration work and the clearance of the wreckage is underway and will be completed by Wednesday morning to bring back a normalcy in the operation of trains.
On Friday evening, near the Bahanaga Railway station in Balasore district of Odisha, in a heart-wrenching turn of events, three trains collided that included two superfast express trains and one stationery train.
In the dreadful mishap, nearly 300 people were killed and more than 1000 people travelling in the train were injured.
Heart-breaking visuals of corpses being transported in trucks and tractors from the accident spot also surfaced.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Railway Minister Vaishnaw along other senior officials of the state and Central government visited ground-zero to take stock of the situation and the rescue operations.
The Centre and the state government have also announced compensation worth Rs 10 lakh and Rs 5 lakh respectively to the deceased’s family members.
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Odisha train accident: Police issues warning for spreading false statement provoking communal disturbance to social media users
Some pictures have been viral, showing a white building structure next to the railway track where the dreadful tragedy took place. Reports said, the structure in the viral image is the Bahanaga ISKCON temple and not a mosque.

In the wake of the horrific train accident in Balasore on Friday evening, Odisha Police today has appealed to social media users to not to circulate false statements regarding the train accident stating that many social media handles are giving communal colour to the tragic train accident, which is highly unfortunate.
Since the horrific accident took place, internet is flooded with crash site images and visuals along with information related to it. While, some information shared by the users appear to be true, some seem spreading news and some are appearing to be communally provoking, which is after the said decision has been taken by the Odisha Police.
On different social media platforms, people are sharing images of the spot where the train collided, claiming a white structure near the spot is a mosque alleging that the Muslim community is responsible for the accident.
Some pictures have been viral, showing a white building structure next to the railway track where the dreadful tragedy took place. Reports said, the structure in the viral image is the Bahanaga ISKCON temple and not a mosque.
The Odisha Police said the investigation to find out the cause of the accident is being done by the GRP Odisha and appealed to prevent from circulating false and ill-motivated posts.
It has also warned of a legal action against those trying to create a communal dis-balance by spreading rumors.
Meanwhile, the authorities of the ISKCON temple in Bahanaga have accepted that the train accident happened on the tracks is near the temple and also confirmed that the ISKCON temple is visible close to the crash site.
In a shocking turn of events, a train accident on June 2 near Bahanaga railway station in Balasore district of Odisha killed nearly 300 people and more than 1000 inured.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today informed, all the dead bodies have been recovered and the injured have been rescued from the site and the restoration work is currently underway, expected to be end by Wednesday.
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