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3 more test COVID-19 positive in Mizoram; count rises to 151
Aizawl: Three more persons have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state’s tally to 151 on Sunday, officials said. Two of the new patients are from Mamit…
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Dr. Maqdoom Mohiuddin: Tips on how to be self-quarantined
Hyderabad: Dr. Maqdoom Mohiuddin, talked on a burning issue of present times, on Siasat News. We are undergoing such a situation where scores of people are daily being effected by…
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Islamophobia enables Modi supporters to forgive his inaction
Uppsala:Â Ashok Swain is an outspoken Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University, Sweden. His latest tweet has further shed light on the mentality of many of Prime Minister…
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HM visits newly created COVID care facility, review arrangements
New Delhi:Â Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday visited a newly created COVID-19 care facility with over 10,000 beds in the national capital and reviewed arrangements. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind…
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Are more women dying of coronavirus than men in India?
Hyderabad: More men are dying from Covid-19 than women around the world. But running counter to what has been observed elsewhere in the world, the findings of a research by…
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Custodial death of father-son in TN worse than Floyd’s death
Chennai: The death of a father and son in police custody in Tamil Nadus Thoothukudi district was worse than that of Geroge Floyd in the US, said Abraham Mathai, founder of…
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Locust blankets Gurugram, Delhi IGI airport on high alert
Gurugram:Â The skies over many parts of Gurugram turned dark on Saturday as swarms of locusts descended on the town, but the migratory pests are likely to spare the national capital,…
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The unforgettable PV Narasimha Rao
Hayaat le ke chalo, kaayenaat le ke chalo; chalo to saare zamaane ko saath le ke chalo.– Makhdoom MohiuddinCarry life as you walk, and carry the firmament too; walk so,…
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Bloodied clothes, sexual assault on father-son duo spark protests in TN
Thoothukudi: 31-year-old Bennicks along with his 59-year-old father Jayaraj were arrested for keeping their shops open few minutes post lockdown hours on June 19. The two of them were booked…
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Charge sheet filed against Delhi riot violators
The details mentioned in the charge-sheet filed in the Jafrabad riot case and Chand Bagh riots case establishes beyond doubt that the anti-Hindu riots that convulsed the national capital in…
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Fresh COVID-19 case in Mizoram; count rises to 148
Aizawl: A 32-year-old man has tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the northeastern state’s tally to 148 on Saturday, officials said. The new patient, a resident of Champhai district,…
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Serological survey to analyse COVID-19 spread commences in Delhi
New Delhi: A serological survey to undertake a comprehensive analysis of the spread of COVID-19 in Delhi commenced in some parts of the city on Saturday amid a rise in…
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CRPF jawan succumbs to COVID-19, death toll in central force now 8
New Delhi: A 43-year-old Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official succumbed to the novel coronavirus on Saturday taking the total number of deaths in the country’s largest paramilitary force to…
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UP Madhyamik Shiksha Board declares Class 10, 12 results
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Board declared the results of Class 10 and 12 examinations on Saturday. Riya Jain of Baghpat and Abhimanyu Verma and Yogesh Pratap Singh of…
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KDMC fines 270 people in two days for COVID-19 violations
Thane: The civic body in Kalyan and Dombivli towns of Maharashtra’s Thane district collected over Rs 1.3 lakh in fines in just two days from people who failed to wear…
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Indore records 32 fresh COVID-19 cases; tally reaches 4,575
Indore: With 32 persons testing positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the case count in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district reached 4,575 on Saturday, a health official said. As…
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Job loss, financial distress, social stigma haunt COVID patients
Guwahati: COVID-19 patients in Assam are facing mental health problems over issues like job loss, financial distress, social stigma and delay in receiving test reports, a recent state government study…
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36 fresh COVID-19 cases in Tripura; count rises to 1,331
Agartala: Thirty-six more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura, taking the northeastern state’s tally to 1,331 on Saturday, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said. Fifteen of the…
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DMK MLA Arasu tests positive for coronavirus
Chennai: The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislator R.T. Arasu has tested positive for coronavirus and has been admitted for treatment in a private hospital here. The DMK President M.K. Stalin…
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Locust clouds over Gururgram, likely to spare Delhi
Gurugram/New Delhi: The skies over many parts of Gurugram turned dark on Saturday as swarms of locusts descended on the town, but the migratory pests are likely to spare the…
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Now, Bhutan hassles India after China, Pakistan and Nepal
NEW DELHI: After China, Pakistan and Nepal, now Bhutan has also started hassling India. Thimphu has stopped releasing channel water for irrigation along its border with India near Assam, affecting…
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Suspected Naxals attack CISF jawan, snatch walki-talkie, phone
Raipur: A CISF personnel was injured after suspected Naxals attacked him with a stone and decamped with his walkie-talkie in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. The Naxals…
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Can’t expect poor patients to give proof for free treatment: HC
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court observed that COVID-19 patients from poor and indigent sections cannot be expected to produce documentary proof to avail subsidised or free treatment while getting admitted…
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Govt does not discriminate on basis of faith, caste: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sent out a strong message of inclusivity, saying his Government does not discriminate on the basis of any faith or caste. Prime…
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Sterling Biotech: ED questions Ahmed Patel at his residence
New Delhi: In more troubles for senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is a close aide of party chief Sonia Gandhi, a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday reached…
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Himachal police station sealed after 3 cops COVID-19 test positive
Shimla: A police station in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district has been sealed after three policemen posted there tested positive for novel coronavirus, a district official said. The Bhawnagar police station…
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Nine deaths due to COVID-19, 127 fresh cases in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Nine deaths due to coronavirus and 127 fresh cases of the disease were reported in Rajasthan on Saturday, taking the total number of positive cases to 16,787 and the…
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UP: 57 girls at shelter home found COVID-19 positive
Kanpur: As many as 57 girls at a government-run shelter home here, were found to be COVID-19 positive. Five of them are pregnant “57 positive cases have been reported, all…
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Assam to clamp lockdown in Guwahati, night curfew in entire state
Guwahati: Alarmed by the sudden spike in the number Covid-19 cases, the Assam government has decided to promulgate 14-day ‘total lockdown’ from Monday midnight in Guwahati, night curfew in the…
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COVID-19 death toll rises to 18 in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The COVID-19 death toll in Odisha increased to 18 with the death of a 68-year-old male of Ganjam district, informed the health department on Saturday. The patient was also…
