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There was no casualty, but a fire officer fainted while trying to douse the flames in one of the premises, officials said.

The scheme will provide one crore employment opportunities to migrant workers as well as those who have returned home from other states due to the lockdown.

Anwar, who has been elected to the Lok Sabha from Katihar in the state, is a voter in Delhi.

Taking note of the these incidents, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of those who died in these incidents.

Heavy rainfall, along with strong winds lashed several parts of the city and surrounding area. Delhi has been witnessing cloudy days and even received light rainfall on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court asked the CBSE to issue for a redrafted notification for Class 12 students to get better clarity on aspects of optional exams, publication of results and the new academic session.

After a border clash with China in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, there are growing calls in India to shun Chinese products.

ISRO chairman K Sivan said the first reform will be to enable private sector to carry out end-to-end space activities, and said this will generate large-scale enmployment.

A criminal miscellaneous petition has been filed against Minister Suresh Kumar seeking registration an FIR against him for conducting the exams amid the outbreak.

Congress spokesperson said there will be no sloganeering while paying homage to martyrs, and silent protesters holding placards, lamps and candles with the national flag background will pay tribute to the martyrs between 11 am and 12 noon on Friday.

The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) will provide a level-playing field for private companies to use Indian space infrastructure, said Minister Jitendra Singh.

The AYUSH ministry earlier asked Patanjali to "provide at the earliest" the composition and other details of the medicine it claimed is for the treatment of COVID-19, ordering it to stop advertising "the product until the issue is examined".

Taking to twitter, Sitharaman said her office has spoken to Commissioner of Police, Surat City, R B Brahmbhatt, who has assured her that the accused constable shall be suspended immediately.

Coronavirus has claimed 580 lives in the state, while 370 fresh cases have pushed the state's tally to 14,728.

The Navy said that since the infection is restricted to one particular quarantine block, the possibility of its spread to other areas or personnel is considered negligible, though all precautions are being taken.

Addressing a virtual meet of some of India's leading experts in AYUSH, Singh said that in COVID-19 the prognosis depended on the immunity of the patient and, therefore, the importance of building immunity was realised with it.