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Soon after JeM commander Sajjad Nawab Dar’s body was handed over to his family, more than 1,000 people, including women, from his village and adjoining areas joined a large funeral procession. (Reuters file photo. Representative image)

Dozens arrested in J&K’s Sopore for attending funeral of slain JeM commander

Police have arrested more than a dozen people for joining the funeral of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) commander in Sopore area of north Kashmir in violation of government advisories against public gatherings during the Covid-19 outbreak. Read more

Rajasthan reports 57 new coronavirus cases, maximum on a single day

The state’s Covid-19 cases have been doubling rapidly. They first doubled from 100 to 200 cases in three days between April 1 and April 4. Later, they doubled again from 200 to 400 cases between April 4 and April 9. Read more

Delhi Police book 137 for not wearing masks

The Delhi Police on Friday said that they had so far booked at least 137 people for violating a government order that made wearing of masks in public places mandatory. Read more

The World Health Organisation on Friday denied having brushed off a Taiwanese warning on human-to-human transmission of the new coronavirus soon after its outbreak in China late last year. Read more

‘Class reverse swing at 90 mph’: Ricky Ponting reveals ‘the best over’ he ever faced

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has said that Andrew Flintoff’s fiery and magical over during the 2005 Ashes Test against England at Edgbaston was the “best over” he ever faced in his playing days. Read more

Coronavirus lockdown: Manish Malhotra urges to remain positive, indulge in creative activities

Bollywood’s favourite fashion designer and ace couturier Manish Malhotra advised people to remain positive and indulge in creative habits, amid the 21-day government-imposed lockdown prompted by coronavirus outbreak. Read more

This floating bin is sending Twitter into frenzy. Do you think it’s in the air too?

The Internet is the savior for a lot of people staying inside their homes, keeping them from feeling too bored or too cut off from the rest of world. But every now and then, the Internet throws netizens a curve ball that’s not so easy to tackle. Read more

Should Google pay news publishers? French watchdog’s latest ruling revives the debate

Google Search and Google News have increasingly become the gateway for users to consume news from different sources. As Google products gain more dominance, publishers are getting more and more reliant on Google for discovery and subsequently for traffic and also advertisements. Read more

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