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Facebook collaborated with some of the biggest names in Indian entertainment industry and Hollywood names to put together a home-to-home fundraiser concert. Bollywood actors Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Madhuri Dixit Nene among others turned signers for a digital concert ‘I for India’ to raise funds for the frontliners working round-the-clock to contain the  coronavirus pandemic  in the country.

Chairman Emeritus of the  Tata Group ,  Ratan Tata  took to Twitter to debunk another piece of fake news propagated in his name, which has gone viral online. He clarified that a quote about the impact of novel coronavirus on the profitability of businesses which had been attributed to him was, in fact, not said by him. Hover over the keyword to read more about the topic without leaving this page! Ratan Tata tweeted, "I'm afraid this too, has not been said by me. I will endeavour to call out fake news whenever I can, but would encourage you to always verify news sources." Sharing the quote in the tweet, the 82-year-old philanthropist wrote, "My picture alongside a quote does not guarantee me having said it, a problem that many people face."

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The national coronavirus lockdown in India has been extended beyond 4 May for another two weeks. New guidelines, outlined on Friday, update the country's designated red, green and orange zoning system. Red zones are considered hotspots, while considerable relaxations will be permitted in areas considered less dangerous. India has been under lockdown measures since 24 March, with more than 35,000 cases confirmed nationally. A new home ministry statement, outlining the extension until 18 May, said there had been "significant gains in the Covid-19 situation". But Friday saw a record number of new cases added to the nation's official tally. At least 1,100 are known to have died from the virus in India, but many believe the true number of infections and deaths is far higher than what has been reported.