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Covid-19: Maharashtra crosses 25,000 deaths in May alone, Pune tops
With the addition of 832 deaths on Saturday, Maharashtra-’s toll for May crossed the 25,000 mark, which is higher than the toll of most states for the entire pandemic. It reported 443 deaths on Saturday and added 389 “old” deaths, taking its cumulative toll to 94,030.
Bid to ease citizenship process for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh minorities
The home ministry late on Friday expanded the list of states and districts where the respective home secretaries and collectors can exercise delegated powers of the central government to grant citizenship to immigrants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Covid-19: Maharashtra crosses 25,000 deaths in May alone, Pune tops
With the addition of 832 deaths on Saturday, Maharashtra-’s toll for May crossed the 25,000 mark, which is higher than the toll of most states for the entire pandemic. It reported 443 deaths on Saturday and added 389 “old” deaths, taking its cumulative toll to 94,030.
Only 3 jabbed in Veerappan’s village in C’naga
Slain forest brigand Veerappan’s hometown Gopinatham in Chamarajanagar district bordering Tamil Nadu has shown a high degree of vaccine hesitancy with just a handful of its nearly 3,900 people coming forward to get themselves inoculated against Covid-19.
TN: Lockdown till June 7, nod for mobile grocers
The state government on Friday announced the extension of the complete lockdown for another week till 6am on June 7.
Covid-19: TN registers 31,079 new cases, 486 deaths
The number of active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu registered a negative growth on Friday, for the first time in 84 days.
Chennai’s test positivity rate dips to 15% in 7 days
As Chennai continues to see a dip in Covid-19 cases and its test positivity rate dropped by nearly 6 percentage points in a week, the number of active cases across Tamil Nadu, too, fell for the first time in 84 days on Friday. The number of active cases, which has been on the rise since March 6, fell to 3,12,386 on Friday from 3,13,048 on Thursday.
NIA arrests man over plot to kill Hindu leaders in TN
Sleuths from the national investigation agency (NIA) arrested a 20-year-old man at Mayiladuthurai on Friday in connection with the case of conspiracy to kill some Hindu leaders in Coimbatore in 2018.
Sexual harassment: Another teacher, athletic coach booked
Almost five days after the suspension and arrest of a teacher of PSBB Senior Secondary School for sexual harassment, the city’s crimes against women and children wing on Friday registered two more cases on similar charges.
Fielder’s Choice? Cubs Turn a Simple Grounder Into a Wild Run.
With a wily bit of baserunning, Javier Baez confounded Pittsburgh’s infield, allowing a run to score. The Pirates could have just touched first. Sports Baseball
Armed conflicts have helped virus spread, a U.N. official says.
Not only did existing conflicts persist during the pandemic, but new ones erupted, contributing to the displacement of at least 80 million people last year. World internal-essential, War and Armed Conflicts, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Refugees and Displaced Persons
A Week After No-Hitter, Corey Kluber Hits the Injured List
The Yankees’ No. 2 starter is expected to miss at least two months with a strained shoulder. The first baseman Luke Voit was also placed on the I.L. Sports Baseball, Sports Injuries
