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Topic: MHA

MHA allows certain categories of foreigners & OCI card holders to enter India

Foreigners were restricted from visiting India ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced by PM Narendra Modi on 24 March to check the spread of Covid-19.

Centre reiterates Unlock 1 guidelines on movement after some states restrict plying of essential

The MHA, in its latest guidelines, prohibited movement of people between 9 pm and 5 am throughout the country, except for essential activities.

States, UTs cannot dilute lockdown 4.0 guidelines imposed by Centre, says Home Ministry

The Home Ministry said that states and UTs may prohibit certain activities in various zones, or impose other restrictions based on their assessment of the situation.

Canteens of BSF, CRPF and other central police forces to sell only swadeshi goods: Amit Shah

Home ministry issues order following PM Modi's appeal to support local businesses. The list of swadeshi goods also includes foreign brands that are manufactured in India.

India likely to operate 64 flights to bring home 14,800 nationals stranded abroad

MHA will facilitate the return of asymptomatic Indian nationals stranded abroad from May 7 onwards, in phases, through aircraft & naval ships on a payment basis.

Delhi ‘forced to agree’, Maharashtra says no — states split on MHA order easing lockdown

In a late-night order Friday, MHA allowed all shops registered under ‘Shops & Establishment Act’ to open. The final decision was left to states.

West Bengal govt not cooperating with central teams to assess Covid-19 situation: MHA

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said that central teams, visiting Kolkata & Jalpaiguri, have not been provided with cooperation and been restrained from making any visits.

MHA says Covid-19 ‘especially serious’ in some cities, deploys central teams 

The inter-ministerial central teams will focus their assessment on the compliance and implementation of lockdown measures besides issues like sample statistics in the district.

Express, Hindu say rural opening up for work, HT on testing bottleneck, RBI in the hotspot

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

No fixed list, decide what food & groceries you want exempt from lockdown, MHA tells states

The fresh order comes amid concerns in the government about the Covid-19 lockdown disrupting the supply chain of essential goods.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.