According to ICMR, nearly 11% of patients who have been tested so far due to severe acute respiratory illness or SARI, have been found positive for Covid-19. In what could be the first signal of community transmission of Covid-19 in the country, 110 such people were tested and of them 12 have tested positive. Those who were tested due to SARI hospitalisations are largely without any foreign travel history. Govt authorities however maintain, these cases were too 'sporadic' to infect others.

According to ICMR, nearly 11% of patients who have been tested so far due to severe acute respiratory illness or SARI, have been found positive for Covid-19. In what could be the first signal of community transmission of Covid-19 in the country, 110 such people were tested and of them 12 have tested positive. Those who were tested due to SARI hospitalisations are largely without any foreign travel history. Govt authorities however maintain, these cases were too 'sporadic' to infect others.

India has recorded a spike of over 9,000 coronavirus cases and 260 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry data released on Thursday morning. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the country have gone up to 2,16,919. The total number of fatalities from the virus have now crossed 6000. India has been witnessing a sharp spike in cases in the last one week as over 8000 new infections have been reported daily. Silver lining is that recovery rate has improved to over 48% and more than a lakh patients have recovered so far.

At least 3 people are reportedly dead in cyclone-related incidents in Maharashtra. Hours after making landfall,&nbsp;with windspeed&nbsp;to 120kmph, in Alibaug, the severe cyclonic storm has now weakened into a deep depression and moved towards Nashik&nbsp;with a&nbsp;reduced windspeed&nbsp;of&nbsp;65-75 kmph. Several houses have been destroyed and power supply disrupted as trees and electric poles were uprooted due to the winds. In Mumbai, traffic was stopped on the Worli sea link as the city braced for the cyclone and flights, trains services were also suspended for hours. Limited damage has been reported from Gujarat as the cyclone changed its path.&nbsp;

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday revoked the controversial Public Safety Act against former IAS officer-turned-politician Shah&nbsp;Faesal&nbsp;and two PDP members, including the maternal uncle of former chief minister&nbsp;Mehbooba&nbsp;Mufti.&nbsp;According to separate orders issued by the Home Department, the PSA against&nbsp;Faesal, who was a 2010-batch IAS topper, Sartaj Madani, uncle of Mufti, and Peer Mansoor, her political advisor during her tenure as chief minister, was revoked "with immediate effect".&nbsp;Faesal, who was under detention after scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, was booked under the PSA in February this year, with his detention being extended barely hours before it was to come to an end.&nbsp;

61 people have been arrested after migrant workers, who were returning on board a Shramik special train from Mumbai, pulled the emergency chain to jump off the train to avoid the quarantine period. NDTV reported that the train was travelling from Mumbai to Dibrugarh when the migrant workers decided to pull the chain of the Lokmanya Tilak Shramik train near Hojai railway station in Lower Assam on Tuesday midnight.56 of the passengers who got down were arrested by the RPF, rest were arrested by Assam Police.

Following a surge in coronavirus cases amid relaxations in curbs, Delhi govt has made a 7-day home quarantine mandatory for every person arriving in the Capital by train, bus or flight. The govt changed its earlier rule where no quarantine was required. The district administration officials have been tasked with ensuring that the rule is followed. Earlier, the Delhi government had only advised that incoming people should monitor themselves for the next 14 days. Delhi currently over 23,000 Covid-19 cases, adding a daily average of nearly 1,200 cases over the last seven days.

Maharashtra reported the highest single-day spike in coronavirus deaths on Wednesday with 122 fatalities, taking the total number of deaths in the state to 2,587. The total number of positive cases in the state now stands at 74,860. The state has been the worst hit in the country and accounts for over a third of India's total coronavirus cases. Mumbai alone reported 1,276 cases on Wednesday and accounted for 49 of the 122 deaths. The total number of deaths in the financial capital is now 1,417.

The govt on Wednesday eased travel restrictions for a limited section of foreign nationals. As per the new guidelines, foreign nationals in selective categories will be allowed to enter the country. Foreign healthcare professionals, researchers, engineers, and technicians whose services are required in laboratories, factories and other facilities part of the Indian healthcare sector will be allowed to enter the country. To avail of this relaxation, the individual will have to secure a letter of invitation from a recognized and registered healthcare facility, registered pharmaceutical company, or accredited university based in India. Foreign nationals with expertise in engineering, managerial, or design who wish to travel to India on behalf of foreign business entities located in the country will also be permitted to travel to India. Registered business entities in India can also invite foreign technical specialists and engineers for installation, repair and maintenance of foreign-origin machinery and equipment facilities.

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya is not flying back to India anytime soon. After feverish speculation in the media on Wednesday night that Mallya, who owes Indian banks thousands of crores and lives the high life in London, was to be put on a plane to India, The Times of India reported on Thursday that nothing of that sort was happening. Quoting an officer at the Indian high commission in London, the report said that there is no extradition as of now and media got it all wrong.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt in MP may have promised to bring back migrant workers from the state, but a BJP MLA is betting more on actor Sonu Sood to help the stranded labourer. MLA Rajendra Shukla, who is also a former minister, appealed to the actor on twitter to help a group of migrants from MP stranded in Mumbai. He shared their details on twitter. Opposition Congress has attacked CM&nbsp;Shivraj&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;Chouhan&nbsp;saying MLA's appeal is the bitter truth of the BJP govt in the state where its own MLA trusts Sonu Sood more than the CM.

Here are the latest news updates from HT Epaper
Nisarga, the first severe cyclone to impact Mumbai in more than 60 years, largely spared India&rsquo;s financial capital on Wednesday. The severe cyclonic storm weakened after its landfall south of the city, claiming no major damages or loss of life in the region. Four people died as the storm uprooted trees in neighbouring districts, but no major damages were reported.
((Page 2)) The Delhi government on Tuesday changed its Covid testing strategy, which will restrict the access to tests even as the number of cases continue to rise. The change means that direct contacts of infected people that are asymptomatic will be tested only if they have co-morbidities or are senior-citizens between Day 5 and Day 10 of coming in contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case.
((Page 5)) The lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in India will have a lingering impact on lives, not just livelihoods, a working paper by two prominent economists has said. It has identified violence, starvation, indebtedness and extreme stress as consequences of the shutdown that was in place in the last two months.

Reports say economic offender and fugitive businessman&nbsp;Vijay Mallya&nbsp;may be flown to India.&nbsp;Mallya will be accompanied by CBI and ED officials.&nbsp;If Mallya lands in Mumbai at night, he will have to spend some time at the CBI office in the city.&nbsp;If he lands during the day, he will directly be produced in a court, where the CBI will seek his custody. Later, the ED would also seek his custody, reports quoting sources said. Vijay&nbsp;Mallya will be lodged at Mumbai's Arthur Road jail.&nbsp;Mallya is wanted in India in the Rs 9,000 crore&nbsp;loan default&nbsp;case involving 17 banks. He lost his appeal in the UK top court on May 14 against extradition to India.

Cyclone Nisarga has hit Maharashtra. The severe cyclonic storm made a landfall 95 km from Mumbai near Alibaug. The weather department said that the center of Cyclone Nisarga is very close to Maharashtra coast. Landfall process will be completed during next 3 hours. Trees have been uprooted at places in Raigad district due to gusty winds. The cyclone has brought in a wind speed of up to 120 kmph and heavy rain in parts. At least 40,000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas. High tide is expected in Mumbai as the cyclonic activity intensifies.

At least eight workers were killed&nbsp;due to burn wounds&nbsp;and over 40 were injured when a blast in the broiler of an&nbsp;agro-chemical factory in&nbsp;Bharuch sparked a fire. The blast was so powerful that it was heard up to a three-kilometer radius. The fire soon engulfed the entire factory. Images from the factory showed plumes of smoke billowing from the site of the incident.&nbsp;As a precautionary measure, the&nbsp;authorities have&nbsp;shifted&nbsp;nearly&nbsp;5,000&nbsp;people staying in two&nbsp;neighbouring&nbsp;villages. The factory manufactures 20 types of chemical components.&nbsp;

There was a deep rooted conspiracy behind the riots and 'murder' of IB officer Ankit Sharma during northeast Delhi violence as he was 'specifically targeted' by a mob led by suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, the police told a Delhi court in its charge sheet on Wednesday. The Crime Branch of Delhi police filed the charge sheet before Metropolitan Magistrate Richa Parihar, who fixed the matter for consideration on June 16. After killing Sharma, the mob had thrown his body in a nearby drain and was fished out the next day, police said. The chargesheet noted that a&nbsp;witness standing on a terrace had captured a video on his mobile phone, in which a group of persons are seen dumping the dead body in the drain

Hearing a petition seeking direction to the Centre to amend the Constitution and change the name of the country from India to Bharat, Chief Justice of India SA&nbsp;Bobde&nbsp;told the petitioner on Wednesday that India is already called Bharat in the Constitution. While declining to entertain the plea, the top court said the petition could be considered as a representation to the government.&nbsp;The petitioner argued that the English name India did not represent the culture and tradition of the country; instead, its origin is Greek, and it is derived from the word 'Indica'.

Citizens have started an online petition on Change.org demanding justice for the pregnant elephant who became the victim of human cruelty in Kerala on Tuesday. The petition says, perhaps a more important question to ask is why we hear so much about voiceless deaths, and not enough about prosecutions? Due to loopholes in the judicial system how many will actually end up being sentenced?. It adds, that the law in India does not assign long prison sentences to crimes against animals, it pushes for rigorous sentencing with hefty fines. The elephant's death triggered outrage on social media with several condemning those responsible for the attack.

&nbsp;After storming the Maharashtra coast with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph&nbsp;and heavy rains on Wednesday afternoon, Cyclone Nisarga has started weakening and its intensity will reduce further by evening, the India Meteorological Department has said. It made landfall at 12.30 PM at Alibaug and the process was completed by 2.30 PM.&nbsp;Trees have been uprooted and electric lines snapped at places in Raigad district due to gusty winds. At least 40,000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas. According to officials there was no major impact of the cyclone in Gujarat but&nbsp;63,700 people living close to the coast in eight districts to safer places as a precautionary measure.&nbsp;

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to give one-time assistance of Rs 10,000 each to migrant workers amid the coronavirus crisis. In a tweet, she said financial aid should also be provided to those engaged in the unorganised sector to help them cope with the ongoing economic crisis arising out of the lockdown.&nbsp;Banerjee suggested that a portion of the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund or PM-CARES could be used for the purpose.

Amid a border standoff with China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked the government to make it clear whether or not Chinese soldiers have entered India.&nbsp;Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had on Tuesday said that a "sizeable number" of Chinese troops have moved into eastern Ladakh and India too has taken all necessary steps to deal with the situation.&nbsp;Rahul Gandhi tweeted,&nbsp;&nbsp;"can the govt please confirm that no Chinese soldiers have entered India?"&nbsp;He also shared a report about India and China holding a top-level military meet on June 6 in a bid to resolve the troops' standoff in eastern Ladakh.&nbsp;Rahul&nbsp;said the govt must tell the country what exactly is happening "as its silence is fuelling speculation and uncertainty".
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Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has approved the premature release of Jessica Lal murder convict Manu Sharma, who is serving a life sentence. The move comes after the Delhi Sentence Review Board, which comes under the Delhi government had recommended his premature release last month. Manu Sharma, son of former Union minister Venod Sharma, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Delhi High Court in December 2006 for killing Jessica Lal in 1999. A trial court had acquitted him, but the high court reversed the order and the Supreme Court later upheld his life sentence in April 2010.

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