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Coronavirus live updates: Give loan to eligible borrowers without fear of CBI, CVC and CAG, says FM

THE TIMES OF INDIA | May 23, 2020, 22:20:06 IST

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Coronavirus live updates: Give loan to eligible borrowers without fear of CBI, CVC and CAG, says FM

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to surge in India, with the total number of cases now crossing the 1,10,000-mark. The death toll stands at over 3,700. Meanwhile, future actions to stimulate economy will depend on how Covid crisis pans out, FM said. Stay with TOI for live updates

15:43 (IST) May 23

Before doing this we've compared every announcement made by different countries before us to see what their package consisted of. All that has been studied.

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union finance minister (ANI)

15:31 (IST) May 23

"With such a large epidemic in China and the world, it is very normal to receive criticism from the public," Gao Fu, director of China's disease control and prevention centre, told reporters on the sidelines of the country's annual meeting of parliament.

15:26 (IST) May 23

Protesting scarcity of food, water during travel, passengers of Shramik Special train, on way to Bihar's Darbhanga from Bengaluru, hurl brickbats in railway station in UP's Unnao: Official

15:18 (IST) May 23

India's gas output falls by one-fifth in April due to lockdown

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15:15 (IST) May 23

Indonesia reports 949 coronavirus new cases, 25 new deaths

Indonesia confirmed on Saturday 949 new coronavirus infections, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 21,745, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto reported 25 new deaths, taking the total to 1,351, while 5249 patients have recovered. Over 176,000 people have been tested for the virus

15:00 (IST) May 23

UK opposition calls on PM to sack top adviser over 400 km lockdown drive

Cummings, who masterminded the 2016 campaign to leave the European Union during the Brexit referendum, travelled to Durham in northern England in late March, when a strict lockdown was already in place, the Guardian and Mirror newspapers reported.

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14:55 (IST) May 23

PM assured Sri Lankan President that India would continue to provide all possible support to Sri Lanka for mitigating the effects of COVID

14:52 (IST) May 23

Read: Will try to restart international flights before August, says Hardeep Singh Puri

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14:50 (IST) May 23

PM Narendra Modi spoke on phone today with Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, regarding the ongoing COVID19 pandemic and its likely health and economic impacts in the region: ANI

14:45 (IST) May 23

"I can't put a date on it (restarting international flights). But if somebody says can it be done by August or September, my response is why not earlier depending on what is the situation," said Puri

14:44 (IST) May 23

"I am fully hopeful that before August or September, we will try to start a good percentage of international civil aviation operations, if not complete international operations," Puri said during a Facebook live session

14:37 (IST) May 23

More than 13000 migrant labourers stranded in Jammu & Kashmir have boarded from Katra railway station for Chattisgarh & Madhya Pradesh between 19th May & today: J&K govt (ANI)

A train departed at 1 pm today carrying 2206 outbound labourers to Chhatarpur, MP, the government further said

13:54 (IST) May 23

Planning to bring back Indian citizens from Sri Lanka either by ship or flights. Discussions are at advanced stage: Aviation minister

13:54 (IST) May 23

Ministry of Railways to address media at 4 pm today, in Delhi, reports ANI

13:48 (IST) May 23

Don't understand the need for quarantine of passenger who has green status on Aarogya Setu app

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, ( as reported by PTI)

13:46 (IST) May 23

Will be able to bring around 50,000 citizens back through special flights during first 25 days of Vande Bharat Mission

Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

13:42 (IST) May 23

Karnataka records 196 new Covid cases between May 22, 5pm and 12 noon on May 23, taking the total number of infections to 1,939, including 1,297 active cases and 598 discharges: State health department

13:35 (IST) May 23

There's no contradiction between domestic flights beginning from May 25 and lockdown in India being imposed till May 31: Aviation minister

13:34 (IST) May 23

We will try to start good percentage of international passenger flights before August: Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

13:33 (IST) May 23

Read: Lockdown prevented 37,000-78,000 deaths, govt says

Seeking to underline the benefits of the lockdown that have been questioned in some quarters, the Centre on Friday presented various models that indicated India may have averted an estimated 14-29 lakh Covid-19 cases and 37,000-78,000 deaths due to the infection.

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