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It has run 2,600 Shramik Special trains in the last 23 days carrying around 36 lakh stranded migrants, he said, adding 1,000 ticket counters have been opened across India and more will be opened soon.

All drivers and passengers are also advised to install the Aarogya Setu application on their mobile phones and regularly update their health status.

BFI said only limited personnel will be allowed into the venue of a competition and the number of volunteers will be reduced.

Out of total 11,659 COVID-19 cases in the city, 5,567 people have so far recovered from the infection. There are 5,898 active COVID-19 cases in the national capital.

In his message on Anti-Terrorism Day, Naidu paid tributes to the men and the women who sacrificed their lives to "safeguard the motherland from the evil of terrorism".

Deputy Secretary (GAD) Promila Mitra has issued an office order, saying that according to the coronavirus lockdown guidelines, government offices have been permitted to function with full strength.

But during 2019-20, the number of net new subscribers rose to 78.58 lakh compared to 61.12 lakh recorded by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) during 2018-19, showed the latest payroll data.

The Indian Navy Ship INS Jalashwa under "Operation Samudra Setu" will evacuate around 700 Indian nationals stranded in the island nation, said sources.

The exemption will be subject to the conditions that no exam centre will be permitted in containment zones and face masks will be worn by teachers, staff and students mandatorily.

The Cabinet also approved modifications in the existing 'Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme' -- a portfolio guarantee for purchase by PSBs of bonds or commercial papers (CPS) with a rating of AA and below.

The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 61,149, while 42,297 people have recovered and one patient has migrated.

The ongoing countrywide lockdown has been extended till May 31, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Sunday.

Claiming that open-book examination 'will promote a type of discrimination among the students at different levels', the professors said only students who have resources can benefit.

While issuing the notice, the court declined to grant any interim stay on the notification for now and decided to wait for Delhi government's reply, one of the petitioners, Lalit Valecha, said.

The latest decision, referred to as a "pronouncement", means that under the India-UK Extradition Treaty, the UK Home Office is now expected to formally certify the court order for Mallya to be extradited to India within 28 days.

The BMS also said migrant workers' problems have aggravated during the novel coronavirus-triggered lockdown mainly because there is 'gross violation' of laws by most of the states.