The World Bank on Friday approved of a $1 billion USD package for India's urban poor and migrant population, who are facing a worsening crisis due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-necessitated nationwide lockdown amid the pandemic outbreak, which is spreading like wildfire across the country.

World Bank's Country Director for India Junaid Ahmed said that the financial package announced by the international financial institution will leverage the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana to help protect the poor and the vulnerable.

The cabin crew members of Indian airlines will don a completely new attire after flights resume operations amidst the coronavirus pandemic. They will be wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) like face shields, gowns, and masks on commercial passenger flights, according to industry sources.

All commercial passenger flights were suspended since March 25 to contain the spread of the virus.

Two Indian Army soldiers lost their lives after an avalanche hit an army post in North Sikkim.

These soldiers were part of the army's patrolling-cum-snow clearance party when the incident occurred.

The two soldiers have been identified as Lieutenant Colonel Robert TA and Sapper Sapala Shanmukha Rao. The army confirmed their death in an official press release.

North Korea is likely to have replaced the head of the country’s main intelligence agency and the Supreme Guard commander entrusted with the responsibility of protecting Kim-Jong-un and his family.

According to the South Korean daily, Lt. General Rim Kwang-il was promoted as the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, replacing Jang Kil-song last December.

Amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak that is spreading across India like wildfire, clashes erupted in Sendhwa on the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border on Thursday after thousands of hungry and thirsty migrant labourers went on a rampage after waiting for nine hours for food. Cellphone videos recorded from the spot show hundreds of people screaming and running on the shoulder beside the National Highway 3. They jammed the traffic on the streets and even pelted stones at the police.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray was among nine candidates belonging to the ruling and opposition parties who were declared elected unopposed to the state Legislative Council on Thursday.

The biennial elections for the nine seats of the Council, which fell vacant on April 24, were scheduled to be held next Thursday.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday mandated that no classified information shall be handled through e-office, which means classified files shall not be processed in e-office during work from home.

As per reports, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) would evaluate the existing security protocol for remote access of classified files in consultation with MHA and come up with guidelines as well as standard operating procedures for handling classified information in e-office.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will address a press conference at 4 pm on Thursday on the second tranche of measures related to Atmanirbhar Bharat.

It will be a follow up on the first tranch of the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revive the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The Delhi Police has busted an illicit liquor hideout in the Wazirpur area and seized raw liquor, furnace and some chemicals from the place. Five people have been arrested.

DCP Vijayanta Arya informed that the Ashok Vihar police team had received information that some people had set up a liquor furnace in the Wazirpur area to fulfill the demand for alcohol during the lockdown period.

As coronavirus is spreading like wildfire, showing no signs of stopping in the near future, World Health Organisation (WHO) executive director Michael J Ryan on Wednesday said that this deadly virus is just another 'endemic' virus that never goes away just like the HIV infection.

This virus just may become another endemic virus in our communities and this virus may never go away. HIV has not gone away, CNN quoted Dr. Michael J Ryan as saying.

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