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“This was a human mistake. Let us make it clear that the number of corona patients in India is not so high," India TV has said.https://thewire.in/government/fake-news-pm-modi-did-not-claim-1-crore-indians-were-treated-free-of-cost-for-coronavirus …

In a clear attempt to create hurdles for any foreign member of the Tablighi Jamaat (TJ) wanting to enter India from now on, even on a tourist visa, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has specifically inserted “engaging in Tablighi work”.https://thewire.in/government/mha-india-visa-violation-tablighi-jamaat …

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution’s (MCFPD) has responded to a recent story in The Wire titled ‘PM Garib Kalyan: 144 Million Ration Card Holders Not Provided Grain in May’ published on June 4. | @kabira_tweeting writes.https://thewire.in/government/food-ministry-denies-shortfall-in-lockdown-ration-distribution-the-wire-responds …

The fishermen and fisherwomen of Vashi gaon, located in Maharashtra, say that they have not received a “single paisa” from either the state or the Central government as compensation for losses that they are incurring because of the coronavirus pandemic.https://thewire.in/rights/watch-how-the-struggling-fishing-community-has-been-pushed-over-the-edge-in-this-pandemic …

CEO N.P. Singh Rana insists that the shutdown is only temporary, and the company will resume operations once it is able to raise around Rs 50 crore by selling surplus land.https://thewire.in/business/days-after-world-bicycle-day-atlas-cycles-shuts-last-manufacturing-unit …

During Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s first year in office, the state’s high court and the Supreme Court have pulled up his government in as many as 60 cases that dealt with a plethora of policy matters.https://thewire.in/politics/jagan-government-one-year-legal-battles …

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has held the use of phrases like ‘lal salam’ and ‘comrade’ are proof that Bittu Sonowal, a close aide of Assam farmers’ leader Akhil Gogoi, is a Maoist.https://thewire.in/government/assam-bittu-sonowal-akhil-gogoi-nia-lenin-comrade …

A woman has alleged that her COVID-19-positive father was not admitted in time by a Delhi government hospital and he died on Thursday, a charge denied by the authorities of the facility.https://thewire.in/health/govt-failed-us-says-daughter-of-delhi-man-who-died-after-testing-covid-19-positive …

As many as 227 passengers out of the 58,867 Indians who boarded special Vande Bharat Mission flights tested positive for COVID-19, the Centre submitted in the Mumbai high court on Thursday.https://thewire.in/law/covid-19-vande-bharat-evacuation-positive …

The Trump campaign termed the incident, which took place during the protests against George Floyd's killing and the sustained discrimination against black Americans, "very disappointing".https://thewire.in/diplomacy/us-lawmakers-trump-campaign-condemn-vandalisation-of-gandhi-statue …

With the lockdown for the novel coronavirus making travel nearly impossible, the Central government has sought feedback on the rules it has framed to implement The Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Act, 2019.https://thewire.in/lgbtqia/trans-act-2019-rules-feedback-activists …

Police pepper–sprayed some Hong Kong protesters on Thursday who defied a ban to stage candlelight rallies in memory of China’s bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy crackdown, accusing Beijing of stifling their freedoms too.https://thewire.in/world/hong-kong-police-pepper-spray-protesters-defying-covid-19-ban-to-mark-tiananmen …

Oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd said on Friday that Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala Investment Co will buy a 1.85% stake in its digital unit, Jio Platforms, for Rs 90.93 billion (£959.6 million).https://thewire.in/business/reliance-jio-billion-investment-from-abu-dhabis-mubadala …

The group has cited uncertainty in the aviation sector due to the coronavirus pandemic for seeking at least six months to take over Lucknow, Mangalore and Ahmedabad airportshttps://m.thewire.in/article/business/adani-group-seeks-more-time-to-take-over-3-airports-cites-covid-19-induced-uncertainty …

British Sikh Opposition Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, on June 5, has called for an independent inquiry into the extent of the involvement of the then Margaret Thatcher led British government in the Operation Blue Star in June 1984.https://thewire.in/rights/british-sikh-mp-operation-blue-star-inquiry …

Acting tough, the home ministry has blacklisted 2,550 Tablighi Jamaat members from nearly 40 countries who were staying in India during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown. These people would not be allowed to enter India for 10 years.https://thewire.in/government/centre-blacklists-2550-foreign-tablighi-jamaat-members-bans-entry-for-10-years …

The police union's labour contract with the city of Minneapolis is a formidable roadblock to citizens seeking disciplinary action after aggressive encounters with police.https://thewire.in/world/us-how-police-unions-and-the-supreme-court-shield-minneapolis-cops …

A key measure of carbon dioxide emissions in the Earth’s atmosphere hit a record in May even as a global pandemic brought the world’s economies to a virtual standstill this year.https://science.thewire.in/environment/global-co2-measurement-hits-record-high-in-may-despite-pandemic/ …

Brazil posted a record number of daily deaths for third consecutive day on Thursday, with 1,437 deaths over the last 24 hours and 30,925 additional coronavirus cases, according to data released by the Health Ministry.https://science.thewire.in/health/coronavirus-daily-updates-covid-19/ …

The impact of cyclone Nisarga in Maharashtra and Gujarat and cyclone Amphan in West Bengal and Odisha, have reinforced the urgency of climate adaptation and building resilience into urban and environmental planning for coastal megacities.https://science.thewire.in/environment/india-cyclones-climate-change-reslience/ …