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Since May, this gravedigger has buried over 15 corona victims
Hyderabad: The coronavirus pandemic has brought stories of frontline workers who are working on the ground level despite all the risks to the fore. From doctors and nurses to civic…
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TN creates detention camp to confine 129 foreign Tablighees
Chennai: Tableeghi Jamaat has been accused of spreading Coronavirus after their congregration at Delhi’s Nizamuddin Markaz. According to sources at the Ministry of Home Affairs 3,500 foreigners from 35 different…
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Star Sports to ring in Dhoni’s b’day with specially packaged shows
New Delhi: Broadcaster Star Sports will be airing some of M.S. Dhoni’s best innings playing for India and his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Chennai Super Kings for a week till…
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Adria Tour aftermath shows the health risk that exists: Sania
New Delhi: Tennis ace Sania Mirza feels that the aftermath of World No.1 Novak Djokovic’s infamous Adria Tour will make players think twice before getting back to the tour. Sania’s comeback…
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Telangana continues to witness spike in COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to witness a spike in COVID-19 cases with 1,213 people testing positive while eight deaths were reported on Thursday, taking the tally to 18,570 and the toll to…
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Irfan Pathan slams troll for calling him ‘next Hafiz Saeed’
New Delhi: Former India fast bowler Irfan Pathan on Thursday slammed a troll after she wrote, “@IrfanPathan is not hiding his ambitions to become the next Hafiz Saeed at all”. This…
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Four goats died days after goatherd tests positive for coronavirus
Bengaluru: Panic prevailed among the residents of a village in Karnataka State after four goats died days after goatherd has tested positive for coronavirus. In order to allay villagers’ fear…
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Kodandaram blames CM KCR for all problems
Hyderabad: Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) founder president M. Kodandaram today sat for a Day long hunger strike. The Telangana TDP President L. Ramana and CPI state Secretary Chada Venkat Reddy…
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Mahesh Bhagwat launches disinfection & sanitisation drive
Hyderabad: Commissioner of Police Rachakonda Mahesh Bhagwat, along with Sudheer Babu, launched the drive, initiated by Craft Detailing Services in association with Gati-KWE to disinfect and sanitize the vehicle fleet…
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DoT asks telcos, ISPS to block Chinese apps with immediate effect
Hyderabad: The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has ordered telcos and internet service providers to block the banned 59 Chinese apps with immediate effect. The apps were distributed in two separate…
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Trump tweets that Russia bounty allegations are ‘Fake News’
Washington: President Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as Fake News allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan. He said news stories about the allegations were made up…
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How Kerala defeated Covid-19, Anna Kook tells the story
Kochi: Anna Kook – a story teller, videographer and editor has produced an exemplary documentary video on how Kerala efficiently contained the spread of Covid-19. Kerala’s strategy in fighting the…
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Visually impaired Haroon scripts history, scores full A+
MALAPPURAM: Haroon Kareem T K, a tenth-grade visually impaired student of Mankada Government Higher Secondary School and the first student in Kerala to write all Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC)…
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6 cops accused of killing IAS aspirant Suleiman given clean chit
BIJNOR: A special investigation team (SIT) has given a clean chit to six cops accused of allegedly killing IAS-aspirant during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday. The…
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Rajnath Singh’s visit to Leh rescheduled
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Leh to review the ongoing situation at the Indo-China border has been rescheduled, informed the Defence officials on Thursday. “Defence Minister Rajnath…
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Indian Army Brigadier dies of COVID-19 in Kolkata
Kolkata: An Indian Army Brigadier posted at the Eastern Command headquarters died of Covid-19 on Thursday in Kolkata. Brigadier Bikash Sanyal was posted at the Fort William and was detected…
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Weak evidence for accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests: Study
Boston: A review of studies has found major weaknesses in the evidence base for diagnostic accuracy of COVID-19 antibody tests, particularly for point-of-care tests performed directly with a patient, outside…
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Hyderabad tops in flouting social distancing norms
Hyderabad: With social distancing norms gone for a toss, the Hyderabadis on the top of list for flouting the COVID-19 lockdown norms. Though there has been incessant surge in the…
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Brigadier dies of COVID-19 at Kolkata hospital
Kolkata: A brigadier of the Indian Army died from COVID 19-related complications here on Thursday, the highest-ranking defence officer to have fallen to the pandemic, official sources said. Brigadier Vikas…
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Turkey delays decision on turning heritage site into a mosque
Istanbul: A Turkish court on Thursday delayed a decision on whether the Hagia Sophia, a 1,500-year-old Unesco World Heritage site, in Istanbul can be converted into a mosque. The Council of…
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Coal India workers start strike against privatisaion in Ranchi
Ranchi: Workers of Coal India Limited (CIL) started a three-day strike against the privatisation of the company on Thursday. The workers raised slogans against the e-auction of coal blocks to…
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On this day: Rohit’s masterclass against Bangladesh in 2019 WC
New Delhi: India white-ball vice-captain Rohit Sharma was at his absolute best on this day last year against Bangladesh in a group stage match at the 2019 World Cup. Rohit’s majestic…
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Seven policemen in Kolkata test positive for COVID-19
Kolkata: At least seven sleuths of the Kolkata Police detective department have tested positive for COVID-19, sources at the state health department said on Thursday. Test reports of the seven…
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Delhi BJP chief hails PM Modi’s pro-poor initiatives
New Delhi: Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for various welfare initiatives of his government to help the poor, including migrant workers, women and…
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AIADMK MLA Sathan Prabhakar turns coronavirus positive
Chennai: Ruling AIADMK legislator N. Sathan Prabhakar representing the Paramakudi Assembly constituency has tested positive for Coronavirus, said an official. Prabhakar has been admitted for treatment at the government hospital…
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Telangana HC not satisfied with govt report on COVID-19
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has expressed dissatisfaction over a report filed by the state government on COVID-19 tests being conducted in the state. The court hearing a batch of…
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CBI books GVK chairman, son for siphoning off Rs 705 cr
Mumbai: Four days after registering a case against Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy, the chairman of the GVK Group of Companies and his son G.V. Sanjay Reddy, Managing Director of Mumbai…
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CBI books GVK chairman, son for siphoning off Rs 705 crore
Mumbai: Four days after registering a case against Gunupati Venkata Krishna Reddy, the chairman of the GVK Group of Companies and his son G.V. Sanjay Reddy, Managing Director of Mumbai International…
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‘US risks greater COVID-19 outbreak if the latest surge not controlled’
Washington: Anthony Fauci, the top US expert in infectious diseases, has expressed his concern over the sudden spike of COVID-19 cases in the country, warning of the risk of a greater…
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Who is the Health Minister? Asks Vishweshwar Reddy
Hyderabad: Noting that the health minister of Telangana has been sidelined in this COVID times and instead of him IT & Industries Minister and son of Telangana chief minister K…
