Covid-19 man-made in Wuhan lab: Nobel laureate

Creating a scientific firestorm across the world, French virologist and medicine Nobel laureate Luc Montagnier has claimed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that led to the global pandemic, is “man-made” as it’s the result of an attempt to manufacture a vaccine against the AIDS virus in a Chinese laboratory.

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Covid live: India's count over 15k, toll over 500

The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 488 and the number of cases climbed to 14,792 in the country on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The coronavirus has killed more than 100,000 people in Europe, nearly two thirds of the overall global death toll. Stay with TOI for live updates:

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Kerala to open restaurants, start odd-even for cars

From Monday onwards, a semblance of normalcy will return to at least seven of Kerala’s 14 districts as restaurants will open and a limited number of private vehicles under the odd-even scheme be allowed to ply.

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Covid-19 in India: Count crosses 15k, toll over 500

The Covid-19 pandemic touched two grim milestones in India, with the total number of cases crossing 15,000 and the death toll going past 500 even as the country recorded its highest single-day rise in numbers at 1,266 on Saturday.

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3 CRPF men killed in lone-wolf J&K terror strike

A lone terrorist with an AK-47 rifle concealed under his traditional robe struck at a security checkpoint at Sopore in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday, killing three CRPF troopers and critically injuring two other personnel in the second attack on security forces in less than 24 hours.

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3 CRPF personnel martyred in terror strike in J&K

Three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were martyred and as many injured in a terrorist attack in north Kashmir's Sopore town on Saturday, officials said. The terrorists fired at a check post that was jointly being manned by troops of CRPF's 179th battalion and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, they said.

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Live: Two CRPF personnel martyred in J&K

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Govt tweaks FDI policy to protect domestic firms

A company or an individual from a country that shares land border with India can invest in any sector here only after getting government approval, according to DPIIT. The decision, which is likely to impact foreign investments from countries like China, has been taken to curb "opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions" of domestic firms due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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AI opens bookings on select domestic routes

Air India on Saturday announced it has opened bookings on select domestic and international routes from May 4 and June 1, respectively. "Bookings for select domestic flights for travel from May 4, 2020, and for international flights for travel from June 1, 2020 onwards are open," it stated. India has been under lockdown since March 25 to curb the spread of coronavirus.

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Humanity will overcome pandemic, says PM Modi

Humanity will surely overcome the coronavirus pandemic, PM Narendra Modi said as he hailed the efforts put in by various ministries to help people during the lockdown, and in the fight against COVID-19. "The world is fighting COVID-19 together. Humanity will surely overcome this pandemic," Modi wrote on Twitter.

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Govt tweaks FDI policy to protect domestic firms

A company or an individual from a country that shares land border with India can invest in any sector here only after getting government approval, according to DPIIT. The decision, which is likely to impact foreign investments from countries like China, has been taken to curb "opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions" of domestic firms due to the current Covid-19 pandemic.

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