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India's has more than 56,000 coronavirus cases and its economic slowdown has forced rating agencies Goldman Sachs and Nomura to lower the country's growth projection. Moody's has said that India's credit profile will further face pressure due to the virus. Noida has reported first death. The Indian Navy will bring back stranded Indian stranded in Maldives. Business Standard takes a look at regional editions of Hindi newspapers to provide you with a picture of the Covid-19 situation in the hinterland Rajasthan in coronavirus grip Coronavirus has gripped the entire Rajasthan, except for the two districts Sri Ganganagar and Bondi. A total of 31 districts out of 33 have reported cases, reports Dainik Bhaskar. In less than a month, 20 districts reported new cases. It took 17 days for the second district to make it to the charts. Read More

People gathered at liquor shops across India when coronavirus curbs were lifted on Monday morning. Several shops and industries started opening in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It's all red and orange in Bihar, no green zones To contain the spread of coronavirus in Bihar, the state government has converted the green zone into orange. Therefore, the state only has red and orange zones, reports Dainik Jagran. The police have been ordered to maintain law and order and ensure that social distancing is duly followed. The government has said that people won't be able to travel to different cities without necessary passes. Security and testing will be tighter at the checkpoints on the borders. Strict actions will be taken if people enter the state without passes. However, some leniency will be given in orange zones. Shops will remain open till 7 pm. Saloons have been given permission to resume operation. Cab operators like Ola and U...

Uttar Pradesh won't allow industries in 19 districts to resume work after they reported 10 new coronavirus cases , a day after the centre said states could let some businesses get back to work. Notably, these 19 districts include nearly all the major industrial hubs of UP - Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida), Agra, Lucknow, Kanpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Moradabad, Shamli, Bulandshahr, Firozabad, Saharanpur, Baghpat, Basti, Hapur, Bijnore, Sitapur, Rampur and Amroha. The resumption of the industrial activities in the remaining 56 districts would also be under the vigil for adhering to the social distancing and lockdown norms. Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday sought response of the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protestors by district administration for recovering losses caused by damage to public properties during agitations against Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. A bench comprising Justices D Y Chandrachud and K M Joseph, issued notice to the state government and directed it to file its response within four weeks. The apex court was hearing a plea which has alleged that that notices have been sent in Uttar Pradesh in an "arbitrary manner" against a person, who had died six years ago at the age of 94, and also to two others who are aged above 90. Advocate Parwaiz Arif Titu, petitioner in the case, has sought stay on these notices claiming they have been sent to persons who have not been booked under any penal provisions and no details of FIR or any criminal offences have been made out against them. Read More