NEW DELHI : More than 42 crore poor people have received ₹65,454 crore in financial assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) to support people who lost their income due to COVID-19 crisis, the finance ministry said on Saturday.As part of Rs1.70 lakh crore relief package, the government on March 26 announced free foodgrains and cash doles to women, poor senior citizens and farmers to mitigate hardship faced due to the lockdown.The ministry said implementation of the package is being continuously monitored by central and state governments."More than 42 crore poor people received financial assistance of ₹65,454 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package," it said.Giving details of the progress achieved till.

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TNFreestyle.His viral content has amassed more than 45m views and reaches his online following which is over 200,000 users. Currently partnered with Adidas, Nolan’s journey from a teenager showing off his skills to his mates at school to a global superstar who has trained alongside Manchester United is a remarkable one.Reflecting on his unlikely career path, in an exclusive interview with Daily Star Sport, Nolan can barely believe it himself.“It started in school,” he says.

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₹9.5 per share for fiscal 2020 while the overall revenue grew 9.8 per cent in constant currency terms. He said the total dividend payout for 2019 was ₹8,120 crore coupled with an interim dividend of ₹8 per share paid in October 2019.

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Louise Redknapp flashes underboob as she whips T-shirt over head in Pride celebration

Louise Redknapp is paying tribute to the joyous occasion of Pride this weekend, sharing a sultry rainbow-themed pic in honour of the event.The 45-year-old beauty thanked her "extended family" for sticking by her as she uploaded the snap, wishing her followers a "Happy Pride".Her hit single Hurt played over the photo, which showed Louise wearing a white T-shirt with a rainbow flag emblazoned across the front.Pulling her T-shirt over her head, the songstress showed off her toned midriff and her underboob in the snap, her ab-tattoo on full display.With a smile on her face, Louise looked away from the camera, her blonde locks caught in the motion as she undressed.In her caption, the former Eternal singer announced: "To my extended family thank

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Björk to live-stream three orchestral performances in aid of women’s charity

Björk will live-stream three gigs next month in partnership with Iceland Airwaves Festival, to raise money for Icelandic women’s charity Kvennaathvarfið.The musician will perform shows at Reykjavík’s Harpa Hall August 9, 15 and 23. They will be played to a live audience, which will be permitted under Iceland’s loosening lockdown laws.The first show will see Björk peform with the Hamrahlíð Choir, the second with strings from the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, and the third with the orchestra’s brass section and flute septet Viibra.

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Liverpool Mayor 'in tears' over celebrations condemned by Liverpool FC as 'wholly unacceptable'

Liverpool ECHO this morning, Mayor Anderson said he is devastated that the actions of some fans have undermined what should be a brilliant moment for the city.

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Pak trying to create 'mirage of goodwill' over Kartarpur re-opening

KARTARPUR SAHIB CORRIDOR : The government on Saturday, rubbished Pakistan's "readiness" to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor for Indian Sikhs, by calling it an attempt to create "a mirage of goodwill".Taking to Twitter, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday, announced:"As places of worship open up across the world, Pakistan prepares to reopen the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for all Sikh pilgrims, conveying to the Indian side our readiness to reopen the corridor on 29 June 2020, the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh."The corridor was temporarily closed on March 16 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that originated in China's Wuhan city.Official sources in New Delhi said that Pakistan is trying to

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SBI sanctions loans to over 4 lakh MSMEs under credit guarantee scheme

₹3-lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for MSME sector, hit hard by the coronavirus-induced lockdown.On the occasion of International MSME Day, SBI managing director C S Shetty on Friday, addressed MSME customers and employees across the nation through video conference.SME products were highlighted to the customers to increase awareness and enable them to choose the right product for their business, SBI said in a statement.At the national level, the bank has sanctioned loans to over 4 lakh customers under Guaranteed Emergency Credit Line (GECL) facility so far, a senior bank official said.About ₹20,000 crore has been sanctioned to eligible MSME customers under the scheme which was launched on June 1.The scheme will be

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Germany cautions coronavirus pandemic far from over as economies restart

German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautioned Saturday that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, as regional outbreaks gave rise to fears of a second wave. Two of the largest U.S.

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Brits set to be allowed to holiday in 'all of Europe' under traffic light system

Brits are set to be allowed to go on holiday across all of Europe under the government's new travel traffic light system, according to reports.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits he's in dark over Man Utd transfer budget

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted he does not know how the coronavirus pandemic will affect his transfer spending this summer.

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Devil's Pulpit closed to public over safety fears after lockdown louts flock to beauty spot

beauty spot will be closed to the public in a bid to deter day-trippers who have been flooding the area. Residents living near the Devil's Pulpit in Stirlingshire have been left furious by a surge of visitors over the past two months despite coronavirus restrictions being in place.

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Chief Medical Officer expresses concern over foreign travel

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has again expressed concern about Irish people travelling abroad this year.

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Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy anguished over inhuman treatment of Covid victim's body

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Cheryl 'snubbed by Strictly bosses' amid speculation over Bruno Toniolo replacement

Strictly Come Dancing have reportedly turned down Cheryl for a place on the prestigious judging panel for the upcoming series, after Bruno Toniolo gave his blessing to her. The BBC dance competition is set to return to screens in October, with shorter running times and strict safety measures in place as the world continues to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Insurance companies to offer standard covid-19 health policies from 10 July

here.Insurers will have to offer the indemnity policy starting 10 July and the regulator has suggested offering the benefit-based policy around the same time as well. While many insurers currently don’t pay for the cost of personal protective equipments (PPEs) and other hygiene-related consumables, which form a chunk of the hospital bills, the regulator-mandated covid-19 indemnity policy will have to pay for PPEs, gloves, masks and other similar expenses.Also, there are no sub-limits on room rent, which is a plus.

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Mint Covid Tracker: Hyderabad records 19% jump in total cases over two days

medical capacity and overburdened health system.Over the past few weeks, new infections and deaths have been rising faster in India than in most other badly-hit countries. The country’s death toll is the eighth worst in the world.

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₹3,700 crore.CA Clover Intermediate II Investments, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius Ltd, an investment fund managed and advised by affiliated entities of The Carlyle Group Inc., has agreed to acquire a 20% stake in Piramal Pharma Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Piramal Enterprises that contains all of the company's pharmaceutical businesses.The stake sale will be done through fresh equity issuance and the estimated equity capital investment for Carlyle’s 20% stake in Piramal Pharma would amount to $490 million ( ₹3,705.8 crore), Piramal Enterprises Ltd (PEL) said in a notice to the exchanges on Saturday following a board meeting on 26 June.On 25 June, Mint had reported that The Carlyle Group has emerged as the frontrunner to buy a

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Google sends users to News websites over 24 billion times a month

Google claims to send its users to news sites around 24 billion times per month. This company claims, gives the publishers a chance to grow their business.

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Primary school's warning over parents swearing on Zoom calls

A primary school has issued a conduct warning to parents and pupils over Zoom calls.Sacred Heart RC Primary School has ruled that parents must stay quiet when in the room with children - 'not be talking on the phone or using any inappropriate language'.It comes after a parent from the Westhoughton school was heard swearing in the background of an online lesson.Rules have now been issued to families, including the need for children to dress appropriately - in uniform or a polo shirt - after some wore crop tops.Bosses at the school say the majority of parents have been massively supportive and say the incident with a swearing parent - who was probably unaware they could be overheard - has 'been blown out of proportion'.However, defending a

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Sia gushes about being 'in heaven' as a mother after adopting two boys aging out of foster care

She's a nine-time Grammy Award-nominated singer and songwriter who recently confirmed she adopted two boys last year.And now, one year on from realizing her newfound motherhood, singer Sia gushed about the progress she and her sons have made during an appearance on Good Morning America on Friday.'It's a blessing for me,' she confessed off the top of her remote interview.'For me, I think they saved me -- so I'm in heaven.' Blissful: Sia couldn't be happier as a new mother after adopting two boys last yearThe Australian native revealed that the boys had been in need of a forever home for so long they were about to 'age out of the foster care system.'Both of them were 18-years-old around the time of the adoption in 2019, and have since turned

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The Best Underwear Deals at the Amazon Summer Sale: Huge Savings on Calvin Klein and more

Amazon Summer Sale -- also called the Big Style Sale — is chock-full of mega markdowns from Calvin Klein, Warner, Felina, Maidenform and more. Amazon's summer sale 2020 was reportedly launched to support fashion and beauty brands hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Washington state woman furloughed over coronavirus gives away hundreds of lasagnas to people in need

GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Washington state resident Michelle Brenner began cooking lasagna after she was furloughed from her menswear store job following the coronavirus outbreak and started handing out pieces for free to help those in need.Following her furlough, Brenner, 45, made a pan of lasagna using her Italian grandma's recipe and then posted a message on her community Facebook page, offering to make homemade pieces for the locals, The Washington Post reported.“If any of you want some fresh homemade, no calorie counting lasagna, please let me know and I will gladly prepare it,” she wrote.Brenner also used her $1,200 stimulus check to buy the ingredients, and people were soon clamoring for more.Related: Florida suspending any alcohol

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British Columbians warned over recalled hand sanitizers containing methanol

Health Canada recalls some hand sanitizers over industrial grade ethanol content Ingesting methanol can cause nausea, vomiting, headaches, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, comas and is potentially life-threatening.The CDC says since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning last week, four people in B.C.

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Salons preparing to offer home service

MUMBAI : Armies of hairdressers and beauty professionals are preparing to take their much-missed services to a slightly dishevelled India. They’ll be armed not only with scissors, trimmers, hair removers and the like, but also capes, caps, gloves and—this one needs your signature —sheaves of forms.With state governments allowing salons to resume operations after months of lockdown, salons and parlours are readying their professionals to visit homes and provide services within the government rules.Chains such as Jean Claude Biguine Salon & Spa (JCB) and Enrich Salon are sprucing up their home salon services.

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Chloe Ferry shows off two stone weight loss as she strips to orange lace underwear for sexy Insta snap

CHLOE Ferry continues to stun fans with her dramatic transformation as she shows off her two stone weight loss. The Geordie Shore, 24, star glowed as she posed in her newly renovated cinema room, complete with fireplace, in a neon orange lingerie set.

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Coronavirus: Canadian military to be replaced with Red Cross volunteers Quebec long-term care homes

Soldiers deployed to long-term care homes amid the coronavirus pandemic have started packing up and will gradually be replaced with Red Cross workers and volunteers. As Global’s Gloria Henriquez reports, the transition has Quebec public health officials worried.

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Quebec researchers already starting coronavirus studies after receiving grants

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the federal funding agency for health research, provided $109 million in funding to 139 research teams across the country.Grant recipients in Quebec have already started their research projects.Laval University researcher Alexis Turgeon is leading two studies into treatments for the most critically ill victims of COVID-19, thanks to a grant of $2.2 million.

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Nova Scotia Nurses’ Union calls for staffing increase at province’s long-term care facilities

Nova Scotia adding new long-term beds due to coronavirus impact on admissions “When we’re full staffed we’re not full staffed, we need these resources. It’s time for reform,” says Glenda Sabine, the VP for long-term care on the NSNU board of directors.Sabine works the night shift at a long-term care facility with over 100 residents and says staff are burning out.“It’s hard, because you know you’re trying to do your best but it’s not enough,” she said.When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Nova Scotia, long-term care facilities were hit hardest, mainly Northwood in Halifax.

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Washington Post (June 26) Nearly 30 years after ADA, nation’s transit agencies report successes and shortfalls Despite accessibility advances in major cities, gaps in service remain.

Washington Post (June 26)Nearly 30 years after ADA, nation’s transit agencies report successes and shortfallsDespite accessibility advances in major cities, gaps in service remain.

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Disability Advocacy Group Files Complaint Over Lack Of Coronavirus Testing Access For Nebraskans With Disabilities.

Disability Scoop (6/23, Young) reports Disability Rights Nebraska and at least seven other state organizations “have filed a letter of complaint with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights over Test Nebraska access for people with disabilities.” The complaint “offered stories of people shut out of testing because of their disabilities.” Specifically, many residents with disabilities have allegedly been prevented from receiving diagnostic tests for the coronavirus because they were not able to independently travel to and access a testing site in the state.

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COVID-19 deaths reveal ageist perceptions of seniors, which affects the care they receive

Washington Post (June 20)COVID-19 deaths reveal ageist perceptions of seniors, which affects the care they receiveWho dies of covid-19? If you answered “the elderly,” you’re right, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which reports that 8 out of 10 of the people who have died of covid-19 in the United States so far were 65 and older. But that doesn’t mean older adults are weak.

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They bonded over bagels and lox, then COVID-19 hot. Now this 82-year-old and his millennial friend bond over Zoom

CNN (June 23)They bonded over bagels and lox, then COVID-19 hot. Now this 82-year-old and his millennial friend bond over ZoomBecause of Covid-19, however, their visits were put on pause: DOROT canceled all in-person visits.

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Active coronavirus cases in Saskatchewan reach highest level in over a month

COVID-19 cases, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, were reported in Saskatchewan on Friday.It raised the overall count in the province to 772 since the start of the pandemic. More campsites open at Saskatchewan provincial parks Health officials said 10 of the new cases are in the south region and are linked to a localized outbreak in the Maple Creek area.Two new cases were reported in the north region and one in the far north.Active cases reached its highest level in more than a month.

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Pink And Carey Hart Take Kids On Mini Family Vacay To Northern California’s Lake Shasta

Pink and Carey Hart are taking in some family time.

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New York Parents, Education Officials Sharply Divided Over Students With Disabilities Potentially Returning To In-Person Education This Summer.

Disability Scoop (6/16, Elsen) reports parents and education officials in New York “are sharply divided over the possibility of resuming in-person education for students with disabilities after Gov.

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Demi Rose's boobs pour from all angles as she lies back in skimpy bikini display

Demi Rose knows how to get fans fired up and she certainly achieved just that with her latest sexy reveal.

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Access denied: Oregonians with disabilities face extra challenges meeting care needs during pandemic

The Oregonian (June 15)Access denied: Oregonians with disabilities face extra challenges meeting care needs during pandemicWhat followed was a hospital stay that shed a light on the strain the coronavirus pandemic has placed on people with chronic illnesses as they try to access care, both during health emergencies and in meeting their daily needs.

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Coronavirus: Sajjan outlines criteria for removal of CAF personnel from long-term care facilities

Speaking in Ottawa on Friday, Canadian Minister of Defence Harjit Sajjan outlined the criteria that would need to be met before Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel would be withdrawn from long-term care homes in Ontario and Quebec.

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Coronavirus: Gen. Vance discusses the 55 Canadian Forces members who contracted COVID-19 while deployed to long-term care homes

Speaking in Ottawa on Friday, Chief of the General Staff General Vance discussed the 55 members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who contracted COVID-19 while deployed to long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec.

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Coronavirus: Red Cross considers taking over for CAF in long-term care homes a matter of ‘continuity’

Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Friday, President of the Canadian Red Cross Conrad Sauvé said in his opinion, taking over for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in long-term cafe homes is simply a matter of “continuity” as the Red Cross is well versed in pandemic response.

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Jamie McCart set to prove himself all over again under new boss Callum Davidson

Davidson. McCart, welcomed to McDiarmid Park from Inverness by former boss Tommy Wright in January, quickly cemented his place at the heart of the Perth side’s defence.He was utilised as a second-half substitute against champions Celtic the day after his Saints move was confirmed.

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Tameside Hospital security guards preparing to strike over claims they are 'being treated like second class citizens'

hereThey say some of the security guards employed by the firm are paid only the minimum wage rate of £8.72 an hour, or lower for under-25s.The lowest rate for security staff employed directly by the NHS is £9.89 per hour.Taking into account overtime payments, Unison says most of the Tameside security staff are between £2-3k worse off per year, with one worker almost £6k out of pocket.Engie has now agreed to back-pay the security staff from April 2020 – a change from the earlier offer of October 2020.However this is four months after the pay claim being submitted by members, and UNISON says the main issue around shift patterns remains ‘completely unresolved’.A hospital security guard at Tameside Hospital, who did not want to be named, said:

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Tories 'betraying public trust' over controversial badger cull, warn campaigners

Animal rights campaigners tonight accuse ministers of “betraying public trust” over the badger cull.

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'The Drug Became the Only Thing I Thought About': Wolfgang Gartner on Anxiety, Rehab & This 'Incredibly Optimistic' Career Moment

Wolfgang Gartner was eight years sober from drugs and alcohol. That is, until, the night before his first-ever Coachella performance in April of that year -- when he saw a full, open beer at a party."Without even thinking I just grabbed it and started going," he says.

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271 coronavirus deaths could have been prevented by removing 4-bed care rooms, study suggests

novel coronavirus could have been prevented at Ontario nursing homes if residents were placed in two-bed rooms instead of four-bed rooms, according to a new study.The study from researchers at University of Toronto, McMaster University and Public Health Ontario found residents in more crowded facilities were twice as likely to get infected and die from the virus.“We are confronting it now because of the scale of the deaths.”While more crowded rooms didn’t affect whether a long-term care home had an outbreak, the study found the spread of the virus was higher in four-bed rooms, with a 9.7 per cent infection rate versus 4.5 per cent in the least crowded.Deaths were 2.7 per cent and 1.3 per cent respectively, according to the study, which has

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Nova Scotia child-care centres facing layoffs to stay afloat until September

coronavirus pandemic. Even with provincial funding, which helped facilities reopen on June 15, directors now worry they won’t stay viable until September.Margot Nickerson, an early childhood educator at St.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Over 42 crore poor received financial aid of Rs65,454 cr under PMGKP

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