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Updated on: May 1, 2020, 16:55:54 IST
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Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.

According to the Telangana medical and health department authorities, only people with serious co-morbid conditions are succumbing to the disease. (Amal KS/ HT photo)
According to the Telangana medical and health department authorities, only people with serious co-morbid conditions are succumbing to the disease. (Amal KS/ HT photo)

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s requests for a phone call with Piyush Goyal pending for 4 days is about migrants

Senior Congress leader from West Bengal Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to the railways minister Piyush Goyal on May 1, 2020, with a request to make time for a telephonic conversation regarding the return of migrant labourers from West Bengal who are stranded in different states due to the ongoing nationwide lockdown. Read more

As Pune slums emerge as Covid-19 hotspots, political activists urge for tweak in strategy

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India lose top spot in ICC Test rankings for first time since October 2016

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Telangana TSCHE extends deadline to apply for EAMCET 2020, other CETs

Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) has further pushed the deadline to apply for all the Common Entrance Tests (CET) that were scheduled to be conducted this year. Read more

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