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The Calcutta High Court had on Friday directed the state government to file a report on allegations that bodies of patients who succumbed to COVID-19 were not cremated or buried in a respectful manner.

The four policemen, who were suspended in 2004, are facing trial on various charges, including murder and destruction of evidence, in the Khwaja Yunus case.

On Friday, a crowd attacked Basak's house and indulged in vandalism demanding that the accused be immediately handed over to the police.

A school official said the institute is closed till June 30 and it is difficult to arrange a meeting now.

Author and historian Badri Narayan spoke to News18.com on the "flexibility of the Indian caste system" that surfaced during the pandemic.

The expensive medicine is being made available for the poor and needy patients in the state, Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Saturday.

In a letter written to HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', Sisodia asserted that since people need to learn to live with coronavirus now, it would be better if the already existing learning spaces like schools, take up that role.

Paswan said the Bihar government's handling of the migrant crisis, triggered by the nationwide lockdown to curb COVID-19, "could have been better" and counted law and order as a concern, saying serious crimes like murder and robbery have been rising.

Naik's present tenure is scheduled to end on September 30, the conglomerate said in a regulatory filing to the BSE.

According to police, the murder was a fallout of a dispute between the accused and the victims over food.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the entire country was working in "tandem" and a lot of submissions made in the court was unrelated to truth on the ground.

The IMD said an active western disturbance in northwest India and moisture incursion due to cyclone Nisarga led to rains in several places, including the national capital.

The Centre informed the apex court that around one crore migrant workers across the country have already reached their destination -- around 41 lakh by road transport and 57 lakhs by trains.

The Ministry of Home Affairs gave in detail the steps taken by the Delhi Police which is making all efforts to complete the investigation within the time frame to submit the charge sheet in the trial court.

A circular to this effect was issued on June 1 and the police and civic officials were asked not to prohibit owners from walking their pets, said Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhkoni.

Children ‘on the move’ are currently deprived of immunisation, basic health and education needs. They are living in an environment where they are watching their family suffer, which may lead to deeper insecurities and extreme psychological pressure, says...