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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that he has been hospitalised after suffering from high-grade fever and a sudden drop in his oxygen level.

He tweeted to inform that he was admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) here, a dedicated COVID-19 facility under the Delhi government.

"Due to high grade fever and a sudden drop of my oxygen levels last night I have been admitted to RGSSH. Will keep everyone updated," Jain tweeted.

New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster on Tuesday handed over the first tranche of 100 ventilators to India to assist in the country's fight against COVID-19, the Indian Red Cross Society said.

President Donald Trump had announced in May that the US will donate ventilators to India to treat COVID-19 patients and help it fight the "invisible enemy".

Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI) Gross tax collection fell 31 per cent till June 15 of the current fiscal, with advance corporate tax mop-up declining 79 per cent, an official said on Tuesday.

Earlier, PTI erroneously reported that there was a 31 per cent decline in gross advance tax collection in the June quarter.

"Gross direct tax collection fell a full 31 per cent to Rs 1,37,825 crore in the first quarter of FY21, down from Rs 1,99,755 crore in the June 2019 quarter," an income tax official told PTI.

Raipur, Jun 16 (PTI) Nearly 3.75 lakh migrant workers and others from Chhattisgarh, who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the lockdown, have returned to their home state so far, a government official said on Tuesday.

Of these, 1,06,928 migrant workers returned by 78 Shramik Special trains, the others returned by various other modes of transport and some even walked back home, he said.

The first Shramik Special train arrived in the state on May 10.

Ambala, Jun 16 (PTI) Facing financial problems due job loss and pay cut in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, parents in Haryana's Ambala are turning to government schools to reduce their expenses on their children's education.

Some parents said they have been paying a hefty fee but private schools are not ready to give much concession in the present situation.

Amaravati(AP), June 16(PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government on Tuesday presented a Rs 2.24 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2020-21, a decrease of 1.4 per cent over last year, with an estimated revenue deficit of Rs 18,434 crore and fiscal deficit of a whopping Rs 48,295 crore.

Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath presented the Budget estimates in the Legislative Assembly on the first day of the brief budget session.

Delhi; 16 June 2020 (UMMN): An Indian commanding officer and 2 soldiers have been killed on Chinese border in a “violent face off” with the PLA on Monday night in eastern Ladakh, the Indian army said in a statement.

"During the de-escalation process underway in the Galwan Valley, a violent face-off took place yesterday night with casualties, said an official statement. The loss of lives on the

KANPUR: One said: "The corona has made us so scared as we had to think thrice before venturing to come out of the house." Another conscientious resident told: "It was time to observe complete attention to maintain the precautions."

There is no end to the fresh cases of the coronavirus. More corona cases were reported after the lockdown finished in the city here. People were embracing cautions like wearing a face mask, social distancing and others but one or more patients were emerging day after day.

Jaipur, Jun 15 (PTI) Congress general secretary Avinash Pande said on Monday that the legislators who are supporting the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan would continue to stay together at a hotel till the Rajya Sabha election due to the alleged poaching threat from the BJP.

Pande said the legislators had been staying like a family, adding that discussions on the future roadmap for the development of the state were being held at the hotel.

Ahmedabad, Jun 15 (PTI) As many as 14 aftershocks were experienced in Gujarat's Kutch district, a day after an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude hit the area, officials said on Monday.

No casualty or damage to property was reported, they said.

On Sunday night, an earthquake was recorded with its epicentre 10 km North-North East (NNE) of Bhachau in Kutch.