The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, to amend the provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. The Bill aims to enforce stricter penalties for road traffic violations. The Bill was previously introduced in 2017 but couldn't pass the Rajya Sabha and lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari said it will correct our mistake of being number one in road accidents.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, to amend the provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. The Bill aims to enforce stricter penalties for road traffic violations. The Bill was previously introduced in 2017 but couldn't pass the Rajya Sabha and lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha. Union Road Transport Minister, Nitin Gadkari said it will correct our mistake of being number one in road accidents.

Indian Oil Corporation chairman said, India has enough petrol, diesel and cooking gas in stock to last way beyond the 3-week nationwide lockdown. He added, that all plants and supply locations are fully operational and the IOC has mapped demand for all fuel for the entire month of April and beyond. India is the world's third largest energy consumer, and with most cars and two-wheelers going off the road, petrol demand has fallen by 8% in March while diesel demand has been down 16% per cent. With airlines grounding flights, ATF demand has fallen by 20%. But with people at home in quarantine, LPG demand saw more than 200% jump since the lockdown was announced.

The centre has directed all state govts to seal borders and not allow movement of people and only of goods. In a notification released by the Press Information Bureau, the govt said, all those who have violated the lockdown and travelled will be subject to 14 days of quarantine. States have been told to ensure timely payment of wages to workers at their&nbsp;place of work during the period of lockdown, without any cuts. The directive added that house rent should not be demanded from the labourers for this period and action should be taken against those who ask labourers or students to vacate.

SpiceJet said on Sunday that one of its pilots who did not fly any international flight in March has tested positive for the coronavirus. The airline added, that the last domestic flight he operated was on March 21 from Chennai to Delhi and since then he had quarantined himself at home. As a precautionary measure, all crew and staff who had been in direct contact with him have been asked to self-quarantine by staying at home for the next 14 days.

The number of Covid-19 cases climbed to 979 in India on Sunday with the death toll rising to 25, according to the Union Health Ministry.&nbsp;The ministry reported six fresh deaths -- one each from Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and Telangana. In its updated data at 10 am, the ministry stated that the number of active Covid-19 cases in the country was 867, while 86 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated.&nbsp;The total number of 979 cases in the country included 48 foreigners, the data stated.

The Kerala government is planning to supply minimum liquor to heavy alcoholics as per a doctor's prescription during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. The development came after five people in Kerala committed suicide and more than 25 were admitted in de-addiction centres after they could not source liquor during the lockdown. While briefing the media, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the government move is to avoid suicides. He added that the excise department has been asked to suggest modalities. Kerala has around 1.6 million alcoholics who consume liquor on a regular basis, of them, 45% are heavy drinkers with withdrawal symptoms.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his mann-ki-baat&nbsp;address with an apology to the people of the country for 'imposing a 21-day lockdown. PM Modi said he had no choice but to take the tough decision. He especially mentioned the poor, saying they must be angry with him.&nbsp;Prime Minister added, that citizens should unite and fight the illness before it takes its toll on us.&nbsp;

An employee at a Delhi restaurant started walking almost 200 kms to reach his home in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district, but he didn't reach home. The 39-year-old man, collapsed and died on the Delhi-Agra highway on Saturday. Ranveer Singh, decided to walk home after the centre imposed a lockdown, ordering shops, restaurants to shut down. Police officials say Ranveer's house was still about 100 kms away when when he complained of chest pain and soon collapsed. He worked as a home delivery boy for a private restaurant in the capital.

A batch of 275 Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran arrived at the Jodhpur airport on Sunday morning.&nbsp;Authorities&nbsp;said a preliminary screening of the passengers was conducted at the airport and thereafter, they were shifted to the Army Wellness Facility at the Jodhpur Military Station. Of the 275 passengers, there were 133 women and 142 men, including two infants and four children.

Here are the latest numbers on Covid-19 in India as of March 29, 11 am.
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The United States has announced emergency humanitarian financial aid of $274 million to 64 countries who are at most risk to combat coronavirus. US Secretary Mike Pompeo said, India will receive $2.9 million, to help prepare laboratory systems, activate case finding and event-based surveillance, and support technical experts for response &amp; preparedness.

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.

Any worker or employee infected with coronavirus and in isolation for treatment will get 28 days of paid leave from their employer across Noida and Greater Noida, the Gautam Buddh Nagar district administration has ordered. In an order passed late on Saturday night, the administration also said that shops, industries and factories closed because of the lockdown will have to give daily wages along with leave to their workers during the closure period. The order comes amid reports of thousands of daily wage earners leaving for their homes, towns and villages due to a 21-day countrywide lockdown.

Practo, a leading digital healthcare start-up on Saturday announced that Covid-19 tests are now available on the platform. Bengaluru-based Practo has partnered with Thyrocare to conduct the detection tests, which has been authorised by the Government of India and the Indian Council of Medical Research. Practo is starting the test with Mumbai residents and will soon expand it to the rest of the country. A valid doctor's prescription, duly filled Test Requisition Form signed by the physician, and a photo ID card has to be presented at the time of testing. The test will be available at a cost of Rs 4,500 and can be booked online.

India saw the highest jump in coronavirus cases on Saturday with 194 patients testing positive.&nbsp;The Health Ministry&nbsp;confirmed 918 novel&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;cases,&nbsp;which&nbsp;include&nbsp;79 who have recovered and 19&nbsp;who have died. Kerala on Saturday reported its first Covid-19 death, while Gujarat recorded another death.&nbsp;As the cases&nbsp;continue to&nbsp;surge,&nbsp;the&nbsp;health ministry&nbsp;said it cannot conclude there has been community transmission despite there being sporadic cases where patients&nbsp;were&nbsp;without any foreign travel of contact history.&nbsp;In their evening press briefing, the Health Ministry said &lsquo;rigorous&rsquo; contact-tracing is underway and the&nbsp;focus is to set up Covid-19 dedicated hospitals.&nbsp;

Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday donated his one month salary over and above Prime Minister Narendra Modi's directive to all BJP MPs to contribute Rs one crore from MPLAD funds in the country's fight against COVID-19 pandemic. "Let us contribute to make India healthier and more prosperous for our future generations. I've donated my one month salary," Rijiju wrote on his Facebook page.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation in his first Mann ki Baat today amid the 21-day lockdown announced by the government to stem the spread of coronavirus which has killed 20 people in the country and infected over 900. The latest episode of Mann ki Baat will focus on the coronavirus pandemic, the PM has said. On Saturday, he announced the Prime Minister&rsquo;s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES) for donations to "India's war against Covid-19".

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has released an amount of Rs 100 crore as a relief package to the state Disaster Management Department. Nitish said his govt will provide food and shelter for every Bihar resident, who is trapped in corona crisis, irrespective of his or her location. The Bihar government's package covers all those who are vulnerable and left without a livelihood. The funds will be utilised to provide food and shelter to migrant labourers who have returned from various states and also those who are stuck elsewhere.

An official of the Border Security Force who was posted as a supervisory officer at a&nbsp;quarantine&nbsp;facility in Madhya Pradesh&rsquo;s Tenkapur&nbsp;has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus. News agency ANI reported that the officer&rsquo;s wife had returned from the UK about a fortnight ago and he had met officers of the rank of Additional Director General&nbsp;and Inspector General from March 15 to 19. The BSF said the officer&rsquo;s wife and the officers he met have been&nbsp;put under quarantine.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Claiming that the government had no contingency plan,&nbsp;Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted a video showing the continuing exodus of migrant workers.&nbsp;The video highlights a crisis the government is currently dealing with as massive crowds of migrant workers gathered at Delhi-UP border search for a transport home, and in the process, are effectively negating the measures of social distancing and defeating the purpose of the nationwide lockdown.&nbsp;In a tweet, Rahul said&nbsp;it is shameful that we&rsquo;ve allowed any Indian citizen to be treated this way.&nbsp;Both Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments have attempted to control the situation by announcing special buses to carry migrants to their destinations.&nbsp;

These scenes at the Anand&nbsp;Vihar&nbsp;Bus Stand in the national capital New Delhi. With India locked down over the coronavirus and no way to earn money,&nbsp;migrants&nbsp;face a grim choice: either walk home or die hungry.&nbsp;The govt has now offered them buses to leave the capital. The 21-day lockdown&nbsp;has sparked an exodus from major cities.&nbsp;Thousands are walking long distances back to their home villages after all transport was stopped except for essential services as authorities struggle to contain the&nbsp;outbreak. There are usually around 100 million unskilled or semi-skilled migrant workers in India, according to a government survey for 2016-17 -- around a fifth of the country's workforce.&nbsp;These&nbsp;congregations&nbsp;like the one at&nbsp;Anand&nbsp;Vihar&nbsp;are a setback for the government which is focusing on social distancing as a major&nbsp;deterrent&nbsp;against the deadly virus.&nbsp;

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