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As the death toll due to cyclone Amphan rose to 85 in West Bengal, angry citizens took to the streets to protest against the administration's failure to restore normalcy. Meanwhile, the ICMR said that India conducted over one lakh COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of samples tested to 28,34,798.

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Published : May 23, 2020, 12:58 PM IST

1. COVID-19: 28,34,798 samples tested in India so far, says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that 1,15,364 samples have been tested in the past 24 hours, taking the total in India to 28,34,798.

2. Amphan toll rises to 85 in Bengal; protests over electricity, water supply

The death toll due to Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal has risen to 85, as angry Kolkatans resorted to protest and road blockades in various parts of the city over the administration's failure to restore normalcy even after three days.

3. Army chief visits Ladakh to review LAC situation

At a time when there is stand-off at three locations in the Ladakh sector with Chinese troops, Army Chief Gen MM Naravane visited Leh to review the ongoing situation.

4. Chidambaram slams govt, asks why RBI is infusing liquidity

Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram, on Saturday, slammed the central government and questioned why the RBI is infusing more liquidity.

5. Rahul Gandhi shares migrant labourers' incredible story of survival on YouTube

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi interacted with the migrant labourers on his Youtube Channel and shared their story 'incredible story of grit, determination and survival'.

6. UP Cancer survivor defeats corona; discharged from hospital

In a miraculous incident, a 66-year-old cancer survivor recovered from the coronavirus within a week after being admitted to the KGMU hospital and has been discharged from the hospital.

7. FIR registered after 150 people participate in procession to bury cow carcass

An FIR has been registered after around 150 people flouted the nationwide lockdown rules to participate in a procession to bury a cow carcass in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.

8. Watch: Neighbours cheer, clap as elderly woman returns home after COVID-19 treatment

A 100-year-old woman named Chanda Bai in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city was welcomed by her neighbours when she returned home yesterday after recovering from COVID-19.

9. Newborn twins become Gujarat's youngest coronavirus patients

A woman, who had tested positive for the virus, gave birth to twins at the Vadnagar Civil Hospital on May 16. The newborn twins have become the state's youngest patients for the viral infection.

10. BCCI wants full three-year terms for Ganguly and Shah, moves to SC

The main objective of the move is to help Sourav Ganguly and Jay Shah duck the mandatory three-year cooling-off period currently in force.

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