NEW DELHI: Keeping financial constraints of millions of students in mind, the government has asked colleges and universities not to insist on immediate payment of annual or semester fees.

Higher education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) has said instead of being harsh on students at the time of a crisis, educational institutions should be empathetic and explore alternate payment models.

The UGC move comes amid the covid-19 pandemic with millions of people facing financial hardship due to the preventive lockdown.

The concern over loss of income and unemployment in the country has deepened as almost one out of four workers in India has been rendered jobless, a recent data from the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy showed.

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Do Covid-19 apps really protect your personal privacy?

New York: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that most of the COVID-19 apps required access to users' personal data, but only a handful indicated the data would be anonymous, encrypted and secured.Published in the journal Nature Medicine, the study revealed that mobile apps are helping track the spread of COVID-19 to contain the outbreak, but the apps also raise concerns about personal privacy."What is disconcerting is that these apps are continuously collecting and processing highly sensitive and personally identifiable information, such as health information, location and direct identifiers, the researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US, wrote."Notably, surveillance mapping through apps

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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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Kerry Washington remembers police killing victim Breonna Taylor on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Kerry Washington remembered Breonna Taylor on Monday while appearing as a guest on the at-home version of Jimmy Kimmel Live.The 43-year-old actress dedicated her charity appearance to the African American Policy Forum that created the #SayHerName campaign to focus on black women killed by police officers.'A lot of the women who have been the victim of police killings, those names have not been celebrated and honored and AAPF works to make sure that is not the case,' said Washington who played Olivia Pope on Scandal from 2012 to 2018.

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Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe apologises for JK Rowling’s ‘transphobic’ row and says ‘transgender women are women’

HARRY Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe has apologised to the trans community after author JK Rowling's 'transphobic' Twitter row. The film star, 30, penned an open letter in which he told fans of the wizarding franchise: "I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you." It comes after Rowling, 54, faced a backlash for her comments on Friday about a news story with the headline: 'Creating a more equal post COVID-19 world for people who menstruate.' She retweeted it and wrote: “I’m sure there used to be a word for those people.

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Over 145,000 Covid-19 deaths forecast for US by August

Researchers have estimated that over 145,000 people could die of Covid-19 in the United States by August, raising their grim forecast by more than 5,000 fatalities in a matter of days.

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The Latest: UAE capital extends virus lockdown another week

Chinese companies as global humanitarian donors — Where do the Tokyo Olympics stand, 2 1/2 months after cancellation?— Indian American surgeon and his daughter lost to virus were part of a New Jersey family of 5 doctors— World leaders not gathering for annual U.N.

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Disinvestment secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey tests Covid-19 positive

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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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Perth anti-racism group stands 'shoulder to shoulder' with Black Lives Matter movement

Perth has said it stands “shoulder to shoulder” with the Black Lives Matter movement.Perth Against Racism (PAR) spoke out after protests both in the USA and UK after the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minnesota last month.The group said the UK had its own problem with racism and said it would support “actions of solidarity and anti-racism” while maintaining social distancing and COVID-19 safety issues.Theatre vows 'we will get through this' after announcing potential job lossesIn a statement, the group said: “Perth Against Racism (PAR) was founded to oppose racism and fascism.“When the Scottish Defence League organised a rally in Perth in 2017, PAR successfully mobilised more than 1000 local people to counter the

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Natalie Portman Initially Felt Fear from 'Defund the Police' Campaign, But Now Supports It

Natalie Portman is opening up about the first reaction she had when she heard the phrase “defund the police” and how she now supports the campaign.

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Covid-19: JNU students asked to go home after pharmacist tests positive

NEW DELHI : After a pharmacist in the varsity tested positive for Covid-19, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration asked students still remaining inside the campus to return to their hometowns."In the present scenario, the timing of re-opening of the academic institutions is uncertain and may get delayed till August 15.

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Georgia primary: Will protest energy shift to voting booth?

ATLANTA – President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, won’t face each other directly in Tuesday’s presidential primaries, but voting in Georgia and West Virginia gives both campaigns an opportunity to prove they can assemble coalitions strong enough to win in November.The primary contests follow a week of massive protests against police brutality that energized the African American community and its white allies. It's an open question, however, whether the energy on the streets will translate into energy in the voting booth.

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A look at Democrats' sweeping proposals to overhaul policing

WASHINGTON – Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the mass protests over the deaths of black Americans at the hand of law enforcement.The Justice in Policing Act is among the most ambitious law enforcement reforms from Congress in years and confronts several aspects of policing that have come under strong criticism, especially as more and more police violence is captured on cellphone video and shared across the nation and the world.The package limits legal protections for police, creates a national database of excessive-force incidents and bans police choke holds, among other changes that, The changes, if enacted, would have massive implications on policing in the U.S.It’s not clear

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Josh Brolin and wife Kathryn step out... as his stepmom Barbra Streisand gushes over granddaughter

Oscar nominee Josh Brolin sported a white 'wildman' cap and protected himself with a mandatory cloth COVID-19 mask while enjoying the Malibu sunshine on Monday.The 52-year-old SoCal native was joined on his sunny outing by his personal assistant-turned-third wife Kathryn Boyd, who is 20 years younger than him.The married couple of three years both spoke out Friday about their white privilege and attempts to be allies to African-Americans during this time of 'rage' and racial unrest. Break from quarantine: Oscar nominee Josh Brolin sported a white 'wildman' cap and protected himself with a mandatory cloth COVID-19 mask in Malibu on Monday'I forget that some people want to hurt others.

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Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19: Frequently Asked Questions and Resources for Air Resource Advisors and Other Environmental Health Professionals

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₹2,000 per 10 gram from last month's highs

₹46,072 per 10 gram, following a ₹400 rally in the previous session. Silver futures on MCX declined 0.12% to ₹48,127 per kg after surging about ₹900 in the previous session.

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Falwell apologizes for tweet that included racist photo

RICHMOND, Va. – RICHMOND, Va.Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized Monday for a tweet that included a racist photo that appeared on Gov.

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Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests

SALEM, Ore. – SALEM, Ore.Portland's police chief resigned on Monday, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department's handling of protests in Oregon's largest city. An African American lieutenant on the force replaced her.The shakeup came as police have been sharply criticized for using what has been called inappropriate force against some protesters as huge demonstrations continue in Portland.“To say this was unexpected would be an understatement,” new Police Chief Chuck Lovell said at a news conference.

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ARMY, K-pop Fans Become an Unexpected Ally to American Protesters

BTS said it opposes racial discrimination and violence and announced a $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter. Fans quickly followed suit with the hashtag #MatchAMillion on Twitter, matching the donation after 24 hours according to “One “One In An ARMY,” a global fundraising team made up of BTS fans.Even so, political activism isn’t exactly associated with K-pop fans.

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Democrats take knee for 'martyr' George Floyd as tearful mourners visit casket

Hundreds of mourners paid their respects at George Floyd's casket while Democrats took a knee at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall in Washington.

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Meghan McCain Insists ‘I Am Never Unprepared’ After Kamala Harris Interview

Meghan McCain has learned to expect the unexpected during her run on “The View”.

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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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Lethbridge asks for input from parents on school reopening plans amid COVID-19 pandemic

world-wide pandemic, but now the question is, what will next year look like?“I know a lot of people are very concerned about everything else opening up but the school, and what to do if you’re a working parent,” said Ceri Penner, a mom of four and former school teacher.“It’s very challenging, there is just so much coordinating and planning ahead and, of course, nothing is certain.”Penner is a stay at home mom, her husband is currently working from home and they have children in Grade five, Grade three, and grade one, as well as one who’s not old enough for school quite yet.

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Lethbridge School Division exploring options for 2020-21 school year

The current school year is beginning to wind down and school divisions are trying to prepare for what the 2020-2021 year will look like. As Quinn Campbell reports, there are many unanswered questions for everyone involved.

Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium offering free testing for African American community

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium is offering for COVID-19 testing to help protect the African American community. Dr. Ala Stanford, pediatric surgeon and founder of the organization, advises people to make smart, safe, and calculated choices when trying to readjust back to social life. “All I see is transmissibility and infection.

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Democrats propose sweeping police overhaul; Trump criticizes

Democratic lawmakers take a knee to observe a moment of silence on Capitol Hill for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality June 8, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats proposed a far-reaching overhaul of police procedures and accountability Monday, a sweeping legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the deaths of black Americans in the hands of law enforcement.The political outlook is deeply uncertain for the legislation in a polarized election year.

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Bella Thorne poses in vibrant colors for pride awareness

Bella Thornegot her message out for pride awareness on Monday.The Shake It Up actress wore vibrant colors as she said 'Let's go pride';June is celebrated as Pride in honor of the Stonewall Riots. It also marks the month that same-sex marriage was legalized in the United States.The 22-year-old siren also said she did her makeup herself as she showed off orange and yellow eyeshadow and lipstick.

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Joe Biden Doesn't Want to Defund Police, But Reform It Instead

Joe Biden‘s campaign is speaking out about reports claiming he supports defunding police.

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East Coast sees drop in COVID-19 cases as other areas surge

The overall decrease in COVID-19 cases in the United States is being driven by declines in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, but cases are surging in a handful of other states in the wake of reopening local economies, including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, and Utah.

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Behind virus and protests: A chronic US economic racial gap

WASHINGTON - The United States has been here before, staring into the chasm that divides white and black Americans.It happened after cities burned in 1967, after Los Angeles erupted with the 1992 acquittal of police officers who beat Rodney King, after the 2014 police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.After those upheavals came talk of change — of reforming policing and of expanding economic opportunity to black Americans left behind in one of the world’s richest countries.RELATED: Reebok terminates partnership with CrossFit HQ after CEO’s comment on George FloydDespite high hopes, economic progress has come slowly, if at all, for black Americans.

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US, Russia to start nuclear arms control talks this month

WASHINGTON – The U.S. and Russia have agreed to start arms control talks this month as the only remaining treaty between the two largest nuclear powers is poised to expire in less than a year, Marshall Billingslea, President Donald Trump's special envoy for arms control, said Monday.

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Joe Exotic Compares Himself To George Floyd & Asks Kim Kardashian For Help In WILD Letter!

Well, as if there was any doubt, even writing a letter about suffering in prison, Joe Exotic remains a character.

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Inquest opens into death of 'caring, loving' young dad killed in M62 motorbike horror crash with digger

near Salford when he was involved in a collision on May 27.Mr Hempenstall, a joiner by trade, was riding a Yamaha motorbike on the M602 before pulling onto the M62 motorway, where the tragic crash took place.Mr Hempenstall had just pulled onto the westbound carriageway when he collided with a Transit van, the inquest heard as it opened at Bolton Coroners Court on Monday. The collision caused him to lose control of the bike.

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Manchester United to target Barcelona's Ansu Fati instead of Jadon Sancho and more transfer rumours

Jadon Sancho and turn their attention to Barcelona's teenage sensation Ansu Fati, according to reports.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to improve his attacking arsenal this summer with a winger a top priority and United will push ahead with their transfer plans in the window despite the financial uncertainty surrounding the game following the coronavirus pandemic.The latest name to be touted with a move to Old Trafford is starlet Fati, who has burst onto the scene this season and became the youngest player to ever score for Barcelona.The talented and versatile 17-year-old has gone on to make 24 appearances, scoring five times, but will likely find his game time limited when Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele return to injury, with the Catalans

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Experts offer advice for pregnancy, birth in pandemic

Women with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 should either stay in different hospital rooms than their newborns or use other infection-control measures to minimize the risk of transmission, according to expert recommendations for pregnant or postpartum women and those planning a pregnancy published late last week in JAMA.

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Disability Advocates Highlight Communication Issues Created For Deaf Americans From Face Masks Mandates.

Washington Times (6/7, Tan) reports face masks “can make communications more difficult for millions of people who are deaf or hard of hearing, disability advocates say.” For example, Howard Rosenblum, CEO of the National Association for the Deaf, said, “The ubiquitous use of masks may be necessary for safety reasons, but it does hinder communications for 48 million deaf and hard of hearing people.” While some mask designs have clear windows to better provide view of a wearer’s lips, the masks “can help but do not necessarily offer full accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing, Mr.

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Google Maps to alert users about Covid-19 travel restrictions

post.The new features would also include details on COVID-19 checkpoints and restrictions on crossing national borders, starting with Canada, Mexico and the United States.In recent months, the company has analyzed location data from billions of Google users' phones in 131 countries to examine mobility under lockdowns and help health authorities assess if people were abiding with social-distancing and other orders issued to rein in the virus.Google has invested billions of dollars from its search ads business to digitally map the world, drawing 1 billion users on average every month to its free navigation app.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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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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A US recession began in February in the face of coronavirus

WASHINGTON : The US economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record.The economists said that employment, income and spending peaked in February and then fell sharply afterward as the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country, marking the start of the downturn after nearly 11 full years of economic growth.A committee within the National Bureau of Economic Research, a trade group, determines when recessions begin and end.

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CAF Cyclone helicopter crashed ‘at low altitude, was unrecoverable,’ report finds

The Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone helicopter was deployed on HMCS Fredericton under Operation Reassurance when it crashed off the coast of Greece on April 29.All six service members on board were killed.

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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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K-pop fans become an unexpected ally to American protesters

SEOUL – SEOUL, South KoreaAs American protesters took to the streets to mourn the death of George Floyd, they found an unexpected ally: K-pop fans. Floyd died May 25 after a police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving.

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Biden promises police changes without stripping funding

ATLANTA – Joe Biden diverged Monday from activists pushing to “defund the police” in the United States, arguing that an overhaul of policing in America can be accomplished within existing law enforcement agencies. A Biden presidential campaign aide said the Democrat “hears and shares the deep grief and frustration of those calling out for change” after George Floyd’s death by police in Minneapolis refocused the nation’s attention on institutional racism.

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Bring Me The Horizon delay new track ‘Parasite Eve’ in support of Black Lives Matter

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes has announced the band are delaying the release of their latest single due to ongoing worldwide protests for racial equality.Last month, the band revealed that a new single called ‘Parasite Eve’ would be coming this Wednesday. They also dropped a video previewing the single.Now, however, Sykes has said that the band will not be releasing new music as planned, as they do not feel comfortable doing so during protests sparked by the death of George Floyd.Floyd, an African-American, died in Minneapolis on May 25 after white police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes.

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Lawyers: US not investigating Prince Andrew in Epstein probe

LONDON – Attorneys representing Britain’s Prince Andrew say they've been assured by the U.S. Department of Justice that he is not a target in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trudeau asked why he attended anti-Black racism rally in Ottawa in violation of his own physical distancing guidelines

Speaking outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked to explain his presence at an anti-Black racism rally in Ottawa on Friday – despite the fact that the PM as well as the thousands gathered appeared to be in violation of the federal government’s own physical distancing guidelines.

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Sex Island resort promises unlimited romps with 100 girls at Las Vegas coronavirus party

An erotic Las Vegas resort promising weed, unlimited alcohol, and sex with two girls per day is advertising a post-coronavirus sex orgy following a month of closures for the US party capital.Sex Island, the erotic orgy event, could be reopening it’s doors to punters after authorities in Las Vegas shut activities down over coronavirus fears.The party, billed as "Sex Island Coronavirus," is advertised on the Good Girls Company website to take place on June 19th - 21st June 2020.Attendees will have to fork out $4,500 or £3,450, to bag themselves a spot, and will be picked up at the airport and taken to a private location.For 3 nights and 4 days, participants will have the opportunity to have unlimited sex with 2 girls, and can swap girls with

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How I'm Living Now: Actress, Producer Niecy Nash, "I'm A F---ing Wreck"

With production grinding to a halt in the face of the novel coronavirus, the entertainment industry has found itself navigating uncharted territory. To offer a better sense of how, The Hollywood Reporter is running a regular series that focuses on how Hollywood's writers, actors, directors, executives and others are living and working in these challenging times When first speaking to Niecy Nash, who recently starred in the Lifetime movie Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story, for this column, the United States was one of many countries grappling with rising cases and deaths caused by COVID-19.

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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

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