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What can be better than the evergreen popular Gol Gappa during lockdown, which is also called Paani Puri or Fuchka or Paani ke Batashe depending upon the place you are having it.

The use of sanitizers is mainly recommended for essential service providers like police, healthcare professionals and essential commodities providers who can’t stay indoors during coronavirus lockdown.

The researchers tested surface and air samples from an intensive care unit and a general COVID-19 ward at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan.

Railways has introduced 109 parcel trains to supply essential commodities, including perishable horticulture produce, seeds, milk and dairy products.

Lord Tariq Ahmad, the Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), said the shipment is symbolic of the cooperative way both countries have been working through this unprecedented global crisis.

The incidents involved hackers interrupting a geography lesson a day after Singapore closed schools on Wednesday as part of partial lockdown measures.

The epidemic has killed 206 in India, data shows, with its capital Delhi and financial hub Mumbai emerging as hotspots, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure to extend a 21-day nationwide lockdown beyond Tuesday, when it is due to end.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, the Centre transfers an of Rs 6,000 per year, in three equal installments, directly into the bank accounts of farmers, subject to certain exclusion criteria relating to higher income status.

All India Football Federation president Praful Patel also said that there are discussions on the age criteria for the players who will play at the U-17 World Cup.

The day also marks the birthday of Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann who is popularly known as the founder of homoeopathy.

The Tamil Nadu Cabinet will meet at 5pm on Saturday to decide on the issue, with Palaniswami waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision. Modi will conduct a meeting with all the chief ministers tomorrow via video-conferencing.

Actress Bhumi Pednekar is learning the science of hydroponics farming from her mother Sumitra Pednekar during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The Galaxy S series' ultimate device this year went for 5G connectivity, 16GB RAM and 100x zoom.

Dynamo Brest have filling stands with mannequins in football jerseys and with the faces of virtual fans who bought tickets online.

Some state governments have announced that schools should not pressurise parents to pay fees during the lockdown. However, there is no clarity among parents about whether no fees will be charged during the period or will have to be paid later.

Punjab will allow district-wise relief from lockdown to farmers to allow them to harvest the crop.