1. People's movement from 9 pm-5 am prohibited; buses, trucks can ply on highways: MHA
Movement of people will remain prohibited across the country from 9 pm to 5 am during the ongoing 'Unlock 1', but there are no restrictions on plying of buses with passengers and goods trucks on highways, the Centre said on Friday.
2. Yogi Adityanath receives death threat, case registered
An FIR was registered at Gomtinagar Police station on Friday after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath received death threat message at the whatsapp number of UP 112.
3. No fee for late filing of GST returns for entities with nil liability: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held the 40th GST Council meeting through video conference. It was the first GST council meeting post COVID-19 lockdown.
4. Rajasthan: Intelligence unit raids houses of Pakistani spy agents
Premises of Pakistani spy agents were raided by the Rajasthan intelligence unit officials in which bank-related documents and passbooks were seized.
5.TTD employee tests positive for COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh; devotees barred for two days
An employee of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) attached to the ancient Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Andhra Pradesh tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday, prompting the authorities to stop the entry of devotees for two days.
6. No coercive action against private firms for non-payment of wages during lockdown: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies, which have failed to pay full wages to their employees during the coronavirus-induced lockdown period.
7. Ukraine's First Lady has virus
The wife of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says she is infected with the novel coronavirus.
8. London's Gandhi, Mandela, Churchill statues boarded up ahead of protests
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in London's Parliament Square is among several monuments being covered and boarded up here ahead of another set of planned protests, which erupted after the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd.
9. BCCI calls off India's tour of Zimbabwe due to COVID-19 pandemic
Since the tour of New Zealand, Team India has not played any series. In March, the home series against South Africa was cancelled due to the COVID-19 threat.
10. It's a welcome trend, says Big B on Hindi cinema's return to small town stories
Hindi cinema's return to the small town is a "very welcome" trend stemming from the desire of many filmmakers to revisit the places they grew up in, says Amitabh Bachchan whose latest film Gulabo Sitabo is set in Lucknow.
