There is a Massive Surge in Online Sales of Groceries And Computers Because of COVID-19

Fitness equipment and computers have seen 55 percent and 40 percent boosts in online sales respectively while online grocery shopping category has seen a 100 percent increase.

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Xiaomi Had a Great 2019 With Mi TV And Lifestyle Products Complementing Strong Smartphone Sales

The Beijing-headquartered electronic conglomerate's adjusted net profit was 11.5 billion Chinese Yuan, up 34.8 per cent Year-over-Year for the calendar year that ended December 31.

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Google Launches New COVID-19 Website For India: Helpline Data, Safety Tips And More

The website will contain information such as key helpline numbers, content about symptoms, protective measures, known treatments, and the latest global and Indian statistics.

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Government hospital doctor tested COVID-19 positive in Delhi; patients being tracked

A doctor working at a government hospital in Delhi has been tested positive for novel coronavirus. According to the information received, the doctor was deployed at Delhi State Cancer Hospital and was tested positive after he developed symptoms for COVID-19. Kin of the doctor, who had returned from the UK, was previously found infected with the virus after which the samples of the doctor were collected. This is not the first case wherein doctors in the national capital have been tested positive for coronavirus. 

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Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi evacuated; 2,100 quarantined

Delhi's Nizamuddin Markaz, where a religious congregation comprising 2100 people was held, has been evacuated by the authorities. Evacuees from the center were sent to quarantine as 24 cases of coronavirus positive were detected till Tuesday late night. Sources say a total of 2100 people have been evacuated from the Markaz till early morning on Wednesday and symptomatic patients have been shifted to hospitals.

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Make no Mistake, Zoom is a Cool Video Chat App But is NOT Encrypted The Way You Expect

If you need to discuss sensitive matters with collegues, remember, conservations on Zoom are not end-to-end encrypted.

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Coronavirus Scare: India's total COVID-19 cases near 1,400-mark, death toll at 35. Check state-wise list here

India's positive coronavirus or COVID-19 cases have reached 1,397 with 146 new infections reported on Tuesday, according to Health Ministry. While the death toll due to the pandemic rose to 35. Out of these, 38 cases are being assigned to states to initiate contact tracing and 49 are foreign nationals.

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Coronavirus infection: Two more COVID-19 positive cases detected in Noida; tally at 41

Two more positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Noida, according to report. With two more people testing positive for coronavirus, the number of COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar rose to 41 on Wednesday.

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15 people, who attended Nizamuddin Markaz, identified in Andhra's Srikalahasti

In the latest update from the Nizamuddin Markaz case, 15 persons who attended the religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin area have been identified in Andhra Pradesh's Srikalahasti. According to Health department officials in Srikalahasti, all the 15 people have been shifted from Srikalahasti to Ruia Hospital in Tirupati.

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Hubble telescope confirms evidence for elusive mid-sized black hole

Hubble Space Telescope revealed the strongesr evidence for mid-sized black holes in the universe. Hubble has also confirmed that this "intermediate-mass" black hole dwells inside a dense star.  Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are a long-sought 'missing link' in black hole evolution. There have been a few other IMBH candidates found to date. 

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Popular Weather App Dark Sky is Now Owned by Apple, And That is Bad News For Android Users

The Dark Sky app, apart from radar maps and hyperlocal weather forecasting, also has animated forecast maps, minute-by-minute predictions, Apple Watch app and a time machine feature that details weather changes at a location and predictions for the future.

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Coronavirus death toll in West Bengal rises to 5, 37 COVID-19 positive in state so far

The death count from coronavirus rose to five in West Bengal. On Tuesday, the death of COVID-19 infected women triggered demonstrations by nurses of a state-run hospital who alleged that the authorities had refused to keep her in isolation. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases increased to 37, while alarmed authorities quarantined over one lakh people on Tuesday to prevent further spread of the disease.

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Sensex down 280 pts on weak global ques; Nifty trades below 8,550

Sensex has opened 280 points down while Nifty trades slightly above 8,500. About 328 shares have advanced, 251 shares declined, and 34 shares are unchanged.

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Maharashtra reports 18 new COVID-19 positive cases; state tally climbs to 320

Amid the rising cases of coronavirus across the world and in India, Maharashtra has reported as many as 18 new COVID-19 cases. With the new cases, the total number of coronavirus positive cases in the state has reached 320. The total death toll in Maharashtra due to novel coronavirus stands at 12. Late on Tuesday, a 50-year-old man had died due to COVID-19, while he was receiving treatment at a government hospital in Palghar. Earlier, in the sharpest spurt, since lockdown started, the state notched a staggering 302 COVID-19 positive cases with the highest number from Mumbai. 

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'Not for a hoax': CNN anchor Cuomo hosts show after testing Coronavirus positive

A bleary-eyed Chris Cuomo, saying he wanted to be a cautionary tale for his audience, anchored his CNN show from his basement Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Via remote link, he interviewed Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, an emergency room nurse and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who expressed worry about one of Cuomo's symptoms.

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COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc worldwide; over 850,000 infected, 42,000 dead

Over 8 lakh 50 thousand confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide including 40,000 deaths. As per the latest figures, the number of COVID-19 cases in the world currently stands at 858,669 while the death toll stands at 42,151. 

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RPF jawan in Mumbai tests COVID-19 positive

A railway police official in Mumbai has tested positive for COVID-19. As per reports, 47 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Mumbai in the last 24 hours. 

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COVID-19: US headed for tough 2 weeks, says Trump as country reports over 3,800 deaths

Amid the rising positive cases of coronavirus across the globe, US President Donald Trump has warned of the United States is headed for tough two weeks. Trump has also advised people to be prepared for the "hard days" ahead, as the country fights the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic that the White House projects could claim one to two lakh lives in the coming weeks. Trump's remarks came as Deborah Bix, a member of White House Task Force on coronavirus, based on a model from actual data from the ground, said the death toll in the US could be between 100,000 to 200,000, with the strict implementation of the existing mitigation measures including social distancing till April 30.

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Help heads to NYC as experts predict over 100,000 US deaths

With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City’s streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health officials projected Tuesday that the coronavirus could ultimately kill more than 100,000 people across the U.S. Some states that have become hot spots warn they’re running low on ventilators, while two cruise ships pleaded for Florida to allow them to dock to carry off the sick and dead.

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COVID-19 Crisis: Top News Headlines At This Hour

Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: 

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Coronavirus outbreak: Andhra defers salaries of CM, govt staff

The Andhra Pradesh government late on Tuesday night announced deferment of payment of full salaries to the chief minister, officers and employees, saying its revenue streams have "totally dried up" in view of the ongoing lockdown to combat coronavirus. The deferments will range from 10 to 100 per cent for different categories of employees, it said.

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COVID-19 death toll rises to 4 in Bengal, total cases 32 | Live Updates

Indiatvnews.com brings to you breaking news, latest photos and videos from across India and the world on April 1, 2020. LIVE UPDATES:

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BIG BANK MERGER: 10 public sector banks turn into 4. Key points bank customers must know

Despite nation-wide lockdown due to coronavirus announced by the Government, ten Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks will be merged into four banks from today, 1 April 2020. As novel coronavirus pandemic has impacted our economy, there was a dilemma on the postponement of the bank merger, however, the Reserve Bank of India cleared the air that the merger will still take place on the set date i.e. April 1, 2020.

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Rohit Sharma donates Rs 80 lakh in fight against coronavirus pandemic

Team India limited-overs' vice-captain Rohit Sharma donated Rs 80 lakh in the fight against coronavirus pandemic, saying the onus is on the citizens to help the country get back on its feet. Rohit took to Twitter to share that he donated Rs 45 lakh in PM-CARES Funds, Rs 25 lakh in CM Relief Fund Maharashtra, while Rs 5 Lakh each to Feeding India and Welfare of stray dogs organisations.

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We've made efforts to sanitise entire system from cow to consumer: Mother Dairy over COVID-19 crisis

Major milk supplier Mother Dairy on Tuesday informed that the entire system is being sanitized every day keeping in mind the exponential rise in coronavirus cases. 

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Coronavirus Pandemic: AI Tool to Spot Patients That are at Risk of Severe Respiratory Disease

For the study, demographic, laboratory, and radiological findings were collected from 53 patients as each tested positive in January for the SARS-CoV2 virus at the two Chinese hospitals.

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Microsoft 365 is Indicative of a New Direction Where Microsoft is All About Consumers

We expect the India pricing for Microsoft 365 to be similar to the Office 365 plans at this time—Office 365 Home for up to 6 people costs Rs 5,299 per year while Office 365 Personal for single user is priced at Rs 4,199 per year.

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Coronavirus +ve cases nears 13,00-mark in India, 33 dead. Check state-wise COVID-19 tally here

India's total number of COVID-19 positive cases has reached 1,251 with 227 new cases being reported. The country's death toll rose to 33 on Tuesday morning after the death of a 68-year-old coronavirus positive patient died in Kerala. So far, 102 people have been cured and discharged across the country. Out of these, 46 cases are being assigned to states to initiate contact tracing.

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Next 30 days very vital against coronavirus pandemic, says Trump

US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as the confirmed cases of those infected by the deadly disease soured to 164,000 and fatalities crossed 3,100 in the country. His remarks came a day after he extended the "social distancing" guidelines until April 30, expecting the peak death rate from COVID-19 to hit the country in two weeks.  "Challenging times are ahead for the next 30 days, and this is a very vital 30 days," Trump told reporters at his daily White House news conference on Monday, his second consecutive one in the Rose Garden. 

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Over 12,000 fake N95 masks seized from Bengaluru warehouse

Over 12,000 fake N95 face masks were seized from a warehouse here by the Central Crime Branch, police said on Tuesday. The filtering masks have been in demand since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has claimed 32 lives and affected 1,251 people in the country.

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Airtel Prepaid Users Get Extended Validity And Additional Talktime; 80 Million Users Benefit

Airtel says they will also credit Rs 10 to the accounts of each of these 80 million users so that they can make calls and send messages. They say these measures will particularly benefit migrant workers and daily wage earners who may have been impacted due to the nationwide lockdown to combat COVID-19

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Coronavirus outbreak taking big toll on Asia’s economy, says World Bank

The World Bank is estimating that the coronavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries, throwing millions into poverty. Under a worst-case scenario, the region could suffer its sharpest downturn since a devastating currency crisis more than two decades ago, the bank said in an updated forecast released Monday. The bank’s report projects that growth in the region would slow to 2.1% this year from 5.8% in 2019 under a “baseline” forecast in which economic recovery takes hold this summer.

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Coronavirus: 6 who attended Nizamuddin mosque congregation die of COVID-19 in Telangana

Six people from Telangana who attended a religious congregation in Delhi''s Nizamuddin died due to the novel coronavirus, the state government said on Monday. "Coronavirus has spread among some of those who attended a religious prayer meeting from March 13 to 15 at Markaz in Nizamuddin area in Delhi," according to an official release. "Among those who attended were some persons from Telangana."

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Coronavirus Pandemic: 68-year-old COVID-19 patient with no travel history dies in Kerala; toll at 2

Kerala has reported second death due to coronavirus after a 68-year-old man from Thiruvananthapuram succumbed due to illness at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College on Tuesday morning, taking the death toll to 2. 

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Indore reports 5th COVID-19 death as MP coronavirus cases rise; check district-wise list

Madhya Pradesh COVID-19 death toll has surged to 5 after a 49-year-woman died in Indore hospital after getting infected with coronavirus. The state currently has 47 coronavirus cases with maximum confirmed in Indore at 27 out of which 3 have already died while two residents from Ujjain also died in Indore. On late Monday night, another coronavirus positive patient succumbed who initially admitted in the Aurobindo Hospital. The 49-year-old woman was confirmed with COVID-19 on March 23 and was shifted to MRTB hospital in Indore on March 29. Madhya Pradesh has a total of 47 coronavirus positive cases. Below is the district-wise break-up of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths in the state.

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Green Card wait for Indians to get longer: Report

Employment-based backlog for legal permanent US residency is expected to double by 2030 and Indians will have to wait for decades for the coveted Green Card, according to a latest Congressional report. A Green Card allows a non-US citizen to live and work permanently in America.

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Mumbai: With 47 new coronavirus cases, MMR COVID-19 count reaches 170

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region's COVID-19 count reached 170 on Monday with 47 people testing positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said. While 29 of the new infections are in Mumbai, the rest 18 are from other parts of MMR, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials said.

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Fugitive Vijay Mallya seeks govt help in sending Kingfisher staff home

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya on Tuesday urged the government to help in sending all the employees of Kingfisher home as the company has stopped all operations.

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US asks India to lift restriction on export of pharmaceutical ingredients

The officials of the United States on Tuesday urged India to lift the restriction to give the US access to pharmaceutical ingredients as demand in America surge due to coronavirus pandemic. As reported by news agency ANI, the governments of the two countries are holding discussions that are aimed at easing newly imposed restrictions on pharmaceutical ingredients' exports from India. 

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COVID-19: H1B workers seek 180 instead of 60-day stay in US post-unemployment period

Fearing massive layoffs in America due to the coronavirus crisis that is hitting businesses around the globe, foreign technology professionals on H-1B visas, most sought after among Indians, demand the Trump administration extend their permissible post-job loss limit to stay in the US from the existing 60 to 180 days. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows the US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. The technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. 

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US performed 1 million COVID-19 tests, says Trump as country death toll breaches 3,000-mark

Coronavirus has taken a toll over the world and in the United States, the death toll due to COVID-19 has crossed the 3,000-mark. As on 7:59 am on Tuesday, the United States reported as many as 3,146 fatalities. Across the country, New York State has both the most cases and the most deaths, with over 67,000 and 1,200 respectively, according to the update. Globally, more than 784,000 infections have been reported, with 37,638 deaths, while more than 165,000 people have recovered from the disease.

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Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum closed due to coronavirus lockdown

A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, police and the museum said Monday. The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam said “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884” by the Dutch master was taken in the early hours of Monday. By early afternoon, all that could be seen from the outside of the museum was a large white panel covering a smashed door in the building’s glass facade.

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Italy to extend coronavirus lockdown till April 12 as death toll in country crosses 11,000

Italy is set to extend the nationwide coronavirus lockdown till at least April 12, the country's top health official said on Monday. Italy has so far been the hardest-hit nation and has reported more than 11,000 deaths due to novel coronavirus. The country is on a lockdown since March 10. According to Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, the decision had been made earlier on Monday during the meeting of the government's high-level Technical and Scientific Committee, Xinhua news agency reported.

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COVID-19 Crisis: Top Headlines At This Hour

Coronavirus Outbreak Live Updates: Delhi: People continue to board buses in the Nizammudin area, to be taken to different hospitals for a checkup {twitter:twitter.com/ANI/status/1244798861119377410}

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Coronavirus pandemic: New York governor begs for help amid ‘staggering’ death toll

New York’s governor issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers Monday amid a “staggering” number of deaths from the coronavirus, as he and health officials warned that the crisis unfolding in New York City is just a preview of what other communities across the U.S. could soon face.

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Nagpur man hides COVID-19 contact details, doctors quarantined | Live Updates

As the country goes in 21-day coronavirus lockdown, India TV brings to you breaking news, latest photos and videos from across India and the world on March 31, 2020. HIGHLIGHTS:

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AIIMS to convert trauma centre into COVID-19 hospital as India reports over 1,000 cases

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has decided to convert its sprawling Trauma Centre building into a COVID-19 hospital. The decision has been taken as a step to join the fight against coronavirus. Preparations are underway to convert the facility, which provides treatment mostly to victims of road accidents, into a dedicated COVID-19 hospital, official sources said, adding that initially, it will have around 260 beds. The AIIMS administration is likely to make an official announcement in this regard very soon. 

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COVID-19: Microsoft Cloud Services Are Soaring as the Company Sees a Jump of 775%

The ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has led to a massive increase in online services around the world. Despite the significant increase in demand, said Microsoft, it has not had any significant service disruptions.

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Sensex tanks over 1,000 points in opening session; Nifty at 8,389.30

Equity benchmark Sensex plunged over 1,100 points in the opening session on Monday tracking losses in global equities as an unabated spike in COVID-19 cases across the world has hammered economic growth, sending the world into an economic recession. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession. After hitting a low of 28,708.83, the 30-share BSE barometer was trading 855.82 points or 2.87 per cent lower at 28,959.77. Similarly, the NSE Nifty fell 245.30 points, or 2.83 per cent, to 8,414.95. 

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Govt says reports of COVID-19 lockdown extension not true

The government has rejected news reports that claimed that the COVID-19 lockdown will be extended. As of now, India is under a 21-day lockdown that will end on April 14. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba clarified that reports of lockdown extension on certain sections and in social media are not true. India TV also appeals to everyone not to believe in any unsubstantiated rumours being spread on social media. Earlier on Sunday, Centre issued guidelines for states to enforce coronavirus lockdown strictly. Centre's intervention came after lakhs of migrant workers across states starting moving towards their home town. The Modi government also directed states to pay full wages to daily labourers.

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