HIGHLIGHTS at 12:30

Following are the top stories at 12.30 pm:

Nation:

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Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 1,373; cases climb to 42,533

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,373 and the number of cases climbed to 42,533 in the country on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry.

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Cong to bear cost of rail travel of every needy migrant worker: Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said its state units will bear the cost of rail travel of needy migrant workers and labourers stranded at their workplaces due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown and seeking to return home.

 

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Railway has subsidised 85 per cent fare for migrant workers: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP said on Monday the railways has subsidised 85 per cent of ticket fare for special trains being run to transport migrant workers and the state government has to pay the remaining 15 per cent, soon after the Congress attacked the central government over the issue.

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India lodges protest with Islamabad over Pak court's order on Gilgit-Baltistan

New Delhi: India has conveyed its strong protest to Pakistan over an order by that country's supreme court allowing the conduct of general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan.

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COVID-19: Eminent personalities slam TMC MP Moitra for criticising NRI doctors

Kolkata: A group of 75 eminent personalities from West Bengal has slammed TMC MP Mahua Moitra for criticising NRI doctors, who had recently written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee voicing concern over the COVID-19 situation in the state.

Legal:

LGD1 SC-JUDGE SC dismisses plea of district judge against swearing-in of Karnataka HC judge

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by a district judge challenging the appointment of a 'junior' judicial officer as an additional judge of the Karnataka High Court and seeking a stay on his swearing-in contending that it breaches the seniority rule.

Business:

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After Facebook, Silver Lake invests Rs 5,656 cr in Jio Platforms

New Delhi: Within days of Facebook's Rs 43,574 crore deal, Silver Lake - one of the world's largest tech investors - on Monday agreed to invest Rs 5,655.75 crore to buy a 1.15 per cent stake in billionaire Mukesh Ambani's digital unit that houses India's youngest but biggest telecom firm.

Foreign:

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Top Chinese health official warns of COVID-19 rebound

Beijing: China still faced the risk of a rebound in COVID-19 cases as 10 provincial-level regions have reported new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases over the last two weeks, a top health official warned on Monday. By K J M Varma.