Newspaper Headlines: India Suspends Visas Till April 15 Amid Coronavirus Scare & Other Top Stories
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The Times Of India: The daily is leading with India deciding to virtually quarantine itself from the rest of the world amid coronavirus spread, suspending all visas, except those issued for diplomatic, official, UN-international organisations, employment and projects till April 15. Jyotiraditya Scindia formally joins BJP.
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Hindustan Times is leading with India suspending visas for one month as coronavirus count hits 60. The suspension, while virtually shutting the country off to foreign tourists, will not apply to visas issued for diplomatic (including UN organisations), official and employment purposes. Former Union minister, four-time parliamentarian, a pillar of the Congress's younger generation of leaders and a key figure in Madhya Pradesh politics, Jyotiraditya Scindia, joins the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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The Asian Age: A day after announcing his resignation from the Congress, Jyotiraditya Scindia joins the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party's president JP Nadda. India suspends all visas except a few categories soch as diplomatic and employment till April 25 in a bid to contain the spread of novel coronavirus.
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The Telegraph is leading with The "border" being fortified with gates on either side of a sewer that cuts through northeast Delhi where riots killed as many as 52 people a fortnight ago. A revolt is brewing in the Congress over the leadership question and a crisis is about to erupt if Rahul Gandhi does not decide to return or step aside within the next few weeks.
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