MUMBAI: The government’s ₹90,000 crore liquidity boosting plan for cash-starved electricity utilities has stalled as state governments hesitate to give guarantees.

Power Finance Corporation and its subsidiary REC Ltd, which are supposed to disburse the relief package to state-owned electricity distribution companies (discoms), have found that that state governments are reluctant to sign the dotted line on standing guaranteeing to loans and implementing the mandatory reforms. "The (power) ministry has been clear that we must lend only if the state guarantees the loan," a senior executive at Power Finance Corporation (PFC) told Mint on condition of anonymity. "We’re getting requests from several state-owned discoms on availing these loans.

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Plans for an A82 relief road take a major step forward

An A82 relief road is closer to reality after plans took a major step forward.West Dunbartonshire Council has now lodged planning permission in principle to build the alternative route between Dumbuck and Bowling junctions, as well as an overhaul of the former Dunglass Oil Depot.The proposals have been several years in the making with the local authority formally submitting the plans, which include detailed documents revealed for the first time.Supporters say a relief road is much needed on the major road and will help ease congestion on the busy route.The plan is to develop the site, create a link road with upgraded junctions on the A82 and A814, a railway underbridge and an overbridge, landscaping, green network and public realm

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TUI issues important coronavirus update on its flights and holiday packages

• TUI holidays travelling on or before June 30 2020• TUI River Cruises sailings travelling up until and including November 25 2020• TUI Lakes and Mountain holidays travelling up until and including September 30 2020• Marella Cruises sailings on or before July 30 2020 and all sailings detailed belowo All sailings on Marella Celebrationo Sailings on Marella Discovery 2 from Naples, Asia and the Middle East up to 30 April 2021o Sailings on Marella Dream from Palma up to 4 May 2021o Marella Discovery sailings from Jamaica in December 2020 and January 2021o Marella Explorer 2 sailings from Naples between 5 May 2021 to 20 October 2021 "All other holidays are continuing to operate as planned and will be continuously reviewed," the statement

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NTPC’s board defers fixed power charge payment by discoms

NEW DELHI : As part of the relief measures announced for the fund-starved electricity distribution companies (discoms) in the stimulus package, state owned NTPC Ltd has deferred the fixed charges for the lockdown period, even if the discoms haven’t bought the electricity contracted for.The current tariff mechanism has two parts—a fixed cost, which is the investment incurred towards power generation equipment, and a variable cost or the cost of fuel. Even if a discom doesn’t buy the electricity contracted for, it has to pay the fixed cost.

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Simplilearn launches job guarantee program to help in post-covid times

₹5 lakh per annum within six months of programme completion will refunded the full course fee.The course is open to graduates and professionals with foundational knowledge in software development and who aspire to build a career as a full-stack developer."We are witnessing an increased demand for full-stack developers today with organisations and businesses alike valuing this multifunctional job role.

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Irish priest in relief effort for Ethiopian school for deaf children

An Irish Vincentian priest who founded a school for deaf children in an Ethiopian town in 2012 has started a fundraising campaign to assist with the relief effort as students and their families in the region deal with Covid-19.

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U.S. coronavirus cases hit 2 million as some states see surges

coronavirus cases in the United States passed the two-million mark Wednesday, as cases continue to rise across the country amid patchwork reopening measures and widespread protests against racism and police brutality.Thousands of new laboratory tests have returned positive daily in several states, with the pandemic appearing to shift from large urban centres like New York City and Chicago toward smaller, rural areas. States that have loosened restrictions have also seen resurgences in cases.

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What cities and states are doing to reform policing policies following George Floyd's death

LOS ANGELES - The death of George Floyd during an encounter with Minneapolis police sparked outrage and national and international demonstrations in which thousands of people gathered to demand reform and an end to systemic racism.In response to the protests, cities across the United States are beginning to look over their policies concerning how members of law enforcement conduct themselves when interacting with their communities.While initiatives have been brought up on the national level, some mayors and governors have already taken it upon themselves to review their policing policies in hopes of making significant changes, some of which have already taken effect.CALIFORNIAIn the wake of Floyd’s death, the Los Angeles Police Department

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Robust demand for air travel spells relief for domestic airlines

NEW DELHI : Airlines are flying at near capacity after India reopened its skies for local travel after more than two months, belying expectations that fear of coronavirus infections will prompt people to skip flights.Flights of IndiGo, the country’s largest airline, are operating at capacity with overbooking in many sectors, according to the latest passenger load data of the airline. GoAir, which resumed operation from 1 June, has reported 70-80% average passenger load factor across sectors and nearly 100% to destinations such as Lucknow and Varanasi.“(IndiGo) flights to and from most metros had near full bookings.

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ScotRail cannot guarantee physical distancing at all stages of a journey

ScotRail is urging customers to follow its five rules for safe travel, as the train operator warns customers it can’t guarantee physical distancing at all stages of a journey.While travel remains for essential journeys only, the rail operator is preparing for any potential easing in lockdown which could result in more people travelling by train. That makes physical distancing more of a challenge.Customers are reminded that, while Scotland’s Railway has introduced significant measures to help, they must take personal responsibility for their travel choices.The capacity of trains has been significantly reduced to help support physical distancing.

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EPCA asks Delhi, NCR states to submit report on Covid-19 biomedical waste

New Delhi: The Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority on Wednesday asked pollution control boards of Delhi and NCR states to furnish information on COVID-19 biomedical waste generated in various hospitals and quarantine centres. In a video conference, EPCA Chairman Bhure Lal asked the representatives of Delhi Pollution Control Committee and pollution control boards of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to submit their report in two to three days.The reports must contain information on how much COVID-19 biomedical waste is being generated in various hospitals, quarantine centres and houses of coronavirus patients and how it is being treated, Bhure Lal said.He said the authority had inspected some

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Frame policy for employment of migrants in home states, suggests SBI report

MUMBAI : The government should come out with a policy for gainful employment of migrant labourers in their home states, especially in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, an SBI report suggested on Wednesday. The report further said that the government can create a comprehensive data base on migrant workers on the basis of travel history on Shramik special trains, call detail records and record of social sector schemes.

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Covid-19 recovered cases cross active cases, BIMARU states perform better than the national average

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Everton vs Liverpool could be played in Southampton - over 200 miles away

Everton and Liverpool could reportedly be played at Southampton 's St Mary's Stadium instead of Goodison Park. The derby is one of six Premier League fixtures highlighted by police which would potentially need to be played at neutral venues because of health and safety concerns.

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Gigi Hadid auctioning clothes for coronavirus relief efforts

Gigi Hadid is set to auction off two designer items from her personal collection in order to raise money for charity. The 24-year-old model - who is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Zayn Malik - has teamed up with British Vogue to take part in the publication's The Way We Wore auction, which is being set up to raise money for two charities helping to provide relief during the coronavirus pandemic - NHS Charities Together and NAACP.

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Puerto Rico, 14 states see record COVID-19 cases

In the past week, 14 states and Puerto Rico have recorded their highest-ever 7-day average of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, the Washington Post reports. The increases are being fueled by rural outbreaks in southern and western states, many of which were quick to reopen on or around May 1, when national physical distancing efforts officially ended.

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Mint Lite | Concern for Delhi, Mumbai, relief for Airbus and other news of the day

Delhi, Mumbai may see more casesPUBLIC HEALTH experts across the country are warning of the dangers of a reduction in contact tracing as coronavirus cases surge. India reported close to 10,000 new infections in the past 24 hours.

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Video: Ticked off Turkey chases Amazon delivery driver away from DeBary home

DeBARY, Fla. – One Amazon delivery driver says his friends always joked he’d be one of the drivers that ends up on TV one day and due to a recent unusual wild experience that’s coming true.Gary Cervera, who usually delivers on his routes in the Sanford area, was making deliveries in DeBary Saturday when he came across a ticked off turkey.The driver noticed two turkeys walking alongside a house where he had to make a delivery but he didn’t think much of them even when one got closer.

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Special teams deployed in 15 states to tackle virus spread

Union health ministry decided to send these teams following state-level problems such as testing bottlenecks, few tests per million population, high confirmation rates, high testing confirmation rates, risk of capacity shortfall over the next two months, potential bed shortage, growing case fatality rate, high doubling rate, and a sudden spike in active cases.Three-member teams have been sent to seven districts and municipalities each in Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, six in Assam, five each in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Odisha, four each in Telangana, Haryana, Karnataka, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh, and three each in Gujarat, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, and Delhi.The teams include two public health experts or epidemiologists or clinicians and

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Amsterdam's red light district and cannabis cafés could be swept away by new rules

cannabis cafés, which together attract up to 20million tourists to the Netherlands capital every year. The city, like so many others around the world, has been under lockdown in a bid to contain the coronavirus pandemic.When the lockdown ends, many locals are hoping that a different Amsterdam will be revealed.

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Covid-19: Centre deploys special teams in 15 states

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States adopt analytics solutions in time to fight covid-19: SAS

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Home and Away bombshell Kate Ritchie looks unrecognisable 12 years after she left soap

Home and Away star Kate Richie is rocking a bold new look in the years since she left our screens.

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Why the US is experiencing a coronavirus plateau

When epidemiologists talked about "flattening the curve," they probably did not mean it this way: the US hit its peak coronavirus caseload in April, but since that time the graph has been on a seemingly unending plateau.

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States of Mind: 'Hailing Hearses Instead of Taxis'

Irish-American nurse Jim Nealon and Funeral Director Clive Anderson saw the devastating impacts of Covid-19 from the frontline in New York.

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Grammy winning artist Bonnie Pointer passes away aged 69; Singer's sister confirms the news

The year 2020 has really not been a good one. While the Coronavirus pandemic has been engulfing the entire world, numerous tragedies and disasters have been happening every day leaving people grief-stricken.

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Govt asks 10 states to increase surveillance as cases spiral

NEW DELHI : The Union health ministry on Monday asked 10 states with soaring coronavirus cases to craft district-wise plans, focus on bed management and improve surveillance measures, even as the country emerges from a 70-day lockdown.Union health secretary Preeti Sudan met officials of Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh over video conference, as covid-cases continued to rise in 45 municipalities, or municipal corporations, across 38 districts in these states.India has clocked 263,219 covid-19 cases and 7,411 deaths so far.Maharashtra alone recorded 2,553 new covid-19 cases on Monday, taking the state’s tally to 88,528.

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Spike Lee says Donald Trump will “go down in history as the worst president of the United States”

Donald Trump will “go down in history as the worst president of the United States of America.”Speaking in a new interview, the filmmaker admitted that he’s not certain the US president will be voted out in November, despite criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and anti-racism protests.“Look, I’m not certain about anything,” Lee told GQ Hype. “How do we know he’s not going to try to rig the thing again?”“If this guy wins,” he continued, “the world is in peril.

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Volusia does away with staggered school start for students

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Volusia County Schools officials recently announced that all students will start classes the first day of the fall semester rather than having a staggered schedule but at this point it’s unknown if those classes will take place in person.The school system made the announcement Friday on Facebook that all students will start the new academic year on Aug.

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Migrants' safety govt's priority, all states did good work: Amit Shah

BHUBANESWAR : Asserting that the safety of migrants during the COVID-19 crisis was the central government's priority, Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said it might have made some mistakes but its commitment was absolute and slammed the opposition, asking what did it do for the people during the pandemic.Speaking of the migrants' plight during a 'virtual rally' for Odisha, he said all states have done a good job to fight the pandemic and worked with the Centre in a joint effort to take care of migrant workers whose pain had caused anguish to everyone."I want to ask some people with distorted mindset from the opposition.... We might have lacked somewhere but our commitment was absolute.

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At least 78% of MSMEs unsatisfied with the impact of the financial package, says AIMO survey

₹350,000 crore or so announced is adequate as a package for the sector, the “methodology of allocation, disbursement and mechanics of implementation is still unclear among the members surveyed".The survey said MSMEs want an “alternative finance to those who do not qualify for the loan scheme announced, support and hand holding to start-up enterprises, relief from interest on EMI payments and support for salary payments to employees during lockdown time."India’s MSME sector is a big employment creator and currently deploys around 110 million people.

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Florida reports 966 more COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths as states nationwide eye reopening

[UPDATES: George Floyd protests continue worldwide as Democrats plan to unveil police oversight bill]These new statistics, released by the Florida Department of Health, brought the total number of cases reported in the state to 64,904 since COVID-19 was first detected in Florida on March 1; the state also reported 2,712 total deaths as a result of the respiratory illness.A total of 11,008 Floridians have required hospitalization since the beginning of March due to severe cases of coronavirus.If you are having trouble viewing the dashboard on mobile, click here.Below is a breakdown of coronavirus cases in the Central Florida region:While Florida entered phase two of reopening on Friday, other states are beginning to follow suit.[RELATED: Her

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Govt starts consultation process with states for reopening of schools

NEW DELHI : The Union government on Monday said it has started consultation with the state govrrnments about the reopening of schools in the country. Schools and colleges across the nation are closed from March 22 onwards due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Human Resources and Development (HRD) minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank tweeted that "I have directed Anita Karwal, the Secretary of School Education and Literacy department, MHRD is taking a meeting of all state education secretaries to discuss health and safety of students, hygiene measures in schools and issues regarding online/digital learning in their states."As directed by me, Smt.

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Spike Lee: Donald Trump will go down in history as worst US president

Spike Lee has said the world will be “in peril” if Donald Trump is re-elected as US president.

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Katie Price calls son Harvey her ‘guardian angel’ saying he’s the only child ‘no one can take away’ from her

KATIE Price has paid tribute to her disabled son Harvey as he turns 18 - calling him her "guardian angel". The 42-year-old reality star added that the fact his dad Dwight Yorke is out of the picture means he's the only one of her children who can't be taken away from her.

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Covid-19: Max Healthcare's homecare package for patients with mild symptoms

₹5,000, which will have doctors and nurses of the hospital chain monitor patient’s condition remotely.Under the package, which the hospital chain said will cost ₹333 per day, the patient will be provided with an essential medical kit that includes thermometer and an oximeter probe, and twice daily monitoring of their vitals will be done by a trained nurse on call.A tele-review will also be done by a doctor every third day, along with case assessment by nurse case-supervisor, the company said in a release.Medicines will be home delivered to the patient, the cost of which will be additional, a spokesperson said.The price given in the release is for the basic package, and charges for additional diagnostic and other procedures will be

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Chris Smalling 'one step away' from securing Man Utd transfer exit after meeting

Manchester United to join AS Roma on a permanent basis.The 30-year-old was sent out on loan to Roma this season, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deeming him surplus to requirements at Old Trafford following the £80million signing of Harry Maguire.He has become a crucial member of the Italian side’s backline, making 28 appearances before the coronavirus pandemic brought world football to a standstill.Regardless, it is difficult to envisage a future for Smalling at United with Maguire now in their ranks, meaning he is set to become a Roma player this summer.According to Corriere dello Sport, the England centre-back is “one step away” from sealing a permanent move to Paulo Fonseca’s side.It is believed Roma will take him on loan again next season,

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Coronavirus: Penticton business gives away groceries

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The owner and employees that helped out enjoyed the experience so much that they are considering a similar project near Thanksgiving.

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Strictly Come Dancing targeting stars without young families who can stay away from home for a long time if necessary

THIS year’s Strictly is proving to be a huge headache for BBC bosses, who are having to plan for every possible eventuality should lockdown continue. In the latest measure, booker Stefania Aleksander has been told to secure stars without young families so they would be able to stay away from home for longer than normal if necessary.

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Strictly 'planning to book celebs without young kids' who can stay away from home longer

Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly planning to book celebrities without young children so that they will be able to stay away from home for a longer period of time.

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Govt disburses Rs8,320 crore under emergency credit line guarantee scheme

₹17,705.64 crore under the 100% emergency credit line guarantee scheme, out of which ₹8320.24 crore have been disbursed," the tweet saidState Bank of India (SBI) sanctioned Rs11,701 crore, out of which Rs6,084 crore has been disbursed. Credit disbursal for Punjab National Bank was relatively low.

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Love Island’s Amber Gill heads to London’s Black Lives Matter march with care packages for protesters

supports HTML5 videoLove Island star Amber Gill has spent the day at the Black Lives Matter march in London’s Parliament Square, while making sure other protesters were well looked after. The reality star, 22, updated fans that she would be heading out to support the movement and even packed a bunch of care packages to make sure other protesters were fed and watered.Amber shared a picture of what she had packed to hand out, with the care packages including water, masks, antibacterial hand gel and sweets and chocolate. She revealed she was wearing sliders in the rain after getting bad blisters while on the last march. Amber told her followers: ‘We are in Parliament Square and I’ve got a little orange hat on and an orange backpack. ‘If you’re

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Kylie Jenner, Jessica Alba, Halle Berry booze the boredom away in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic

KYLIE Jenner is one of many of us who are finding one way to while away the boredom in lockdown - wine. The 22-year-old reality television star may not be able to frequent her usual bouji bars in Los Angeles, but as she has a multi-million dollar mansion, she's creating her own fun at home as she hunkers down with her pal Stassi.

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Coronavirus update: India's COVID-19 tally rises to 2.36 lakh after states add a record 9,887 new cases in a day

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Police turn away 1,000 cars from Welsh village in two days as lockdown flouted

Police have turned away more than 1,000 cars from a Welsh village in two days as people flout lockdown laws.

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PI Industries’ sanguine outlook brings relief to investors

₹100 crore during to covid-19 in March quarter. As a result, operating earnings during the quarter fell by ₹22 crore.Revenues in the domestic business dropped 12%, due to delays in product placements.

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138 new Covid-19 cases in Andhra, including 84 from other states, 4 foreign returnees

Amaravati: As more and more people are coming into the state from various parts of the country and abroad, Andhra Pradesh is witnessing a spurt in coronavirus cases as the total climbed to 4,250 on Friday with the addition of 138 in the last 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, 84 came from other states and four from abroad, the latest health department bulletin said.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
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