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COVID-19: Negative RT-PCR report must for train passengers travelling from 6 states to Maharashtra
Mumbai: Train passengers from Kerala, Goa, Rajasthan, Delhi-NCR, Gujarat and Uttarakhand will now be required to produce a negative RT-PCR test report taken at most 48 hours before travelling to Maharashtra. The…
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‘India is very committed’ on climate action, says Macron
Washington DC: Stressing on the need for innovation on the issue of climate change, French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday lauded actions taken by India to tackle the climate crisis, saying that…
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COVID-19: Hong Kong suspends flights connecting India from April 20 to May 3
Hong Kong: Hong Kong has announced the suspension of all flights connecting with India for 14 days starting Tuesday amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the region. The authorities have…
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75 isolation coaches to come at Shakurbasti, Anand Vihar
New Delhi: Northern Railway has provided 75 isolation coaches, equivalent to 1,200 beds, as Covid Care Centres for the people of Delhi-NCR at Anand Vihar Terminal and Shakurbasti on the demand of…
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Youth Congress chief helps over 15,000 people amid pandemic
Youth Congress President Srinivas B.V is winning hearts everywhere for his tireless efforts to help as many people as possible to receive proper medical care for COVID-19. The Youth Congress has received…
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Maharashtra: BJP chief in controversy over Remdesivir stockpile
Mumbai: The Director of Bruck Pharma, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Daman, was summoned on Saturday by the Mumbai police about a huge quantity of the drug stored in Mumbai. Cops allege…
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Tamil Nadu imposes night curfew from April 20 amid COVID-19 surge
Chennai: Witnessing the surge in the COVID-19 cases in the state, the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday imposed a night curfew between 10 pm to 4 am which will come into effect…
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Railways to run ‘Oxygen Express’ to meet high demand amid surge in COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: The Railways will run ‘Oxygen Express’ over the next few days to transport liquid medical oxygen and oxygen cylinders across the country, the national transporter said on Sunday. Amid spiralling coronavirus…
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COVID-19: UP records highest single-day rise of 30,596 cases, 129 more fatalities
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh registered the highest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases as well as fatality count, with the disease claiming 129 more lives, while 30,596 fresh cases pushed its tally to 8,51,620. Briefing…
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Senior UP journalist dies of COVID-19 while waiting for help
Lucknow: Harshit Srivastava was a desperate son while he waited outside the chief medical officer’s (CMO) office in Lucknow’s Lal Bagh area on April 17 doing all that he could to get…
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PM Modi takes stock of COVID-19 situation in Varanasi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed COVID-19 situation in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi through video conferencing and directed the officials to provide all possible assistance to the public at…
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Manmohan Singh writes to PM on COVID crisis; stresses vaccination key to battling pandemic
New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 crisis, stressing that ramping up vaccination was the key to battling the pandemic. In a…
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‘Ram Navmi’ celebrations in Ayodhya scrapped
Ayodhya: The Ayodhya administration has decided to call off the ‘Ram Navmi Mela’ on April 21, which attracts a huge gathering of pilgrims on the last day of Navratri. Ayodhya’s borders will be…
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COVID-19: April edition of engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains postponed
New Delhi: Engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains scheduled to be held from April 27-30 has been postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation, Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Sunday. “Given the…
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COVID-19 horror: Over 40 bodies cremated at a time in Bhopal, visuals go viral
Bhopal: India is witnessing unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases. In some places, people along with corpses are seen waiting outside crematoriums where many corpses are being cremated at a time. Recently, horrific…
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COVID-19: India records highest single-day rise of 2,61,500 cases, 1,501 deaths
New Delhi: A record single-day rise of 2,61,500 coronavirus infections has taken India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,47,88,109, while active cases have surpassed the 18-lakh mark, according to the Union…
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‘Longer lockdown only tool to break the chain of transmission’
New Delhi: As India reported its highest-ever single-day spike of COVID-19 cases with over 2.34 lakh new cases and more than 1,300 deaths on Saturday, Dr Shyam Agrawal of Delhi’s Sir Gangaram…
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Hours after getting bail, R-Day violence case accused Deep Sidhu arrested again
New Delhi: The Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, an accused in the Republic Day violence in the national capital, in another case on Saturday. Sidhu, who was already…
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PM Modi holds meeting to review COVID-19, vaccination situation
New Delhi: Amid the record surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a meeting to review the coronavirus and vaccination situation. Top officers across various…
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Kumbh Mela: Plea in SC seeks direction to clear mass gathering from Haridwar
New Delhi: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and others to clear the “mass gathering” from Haridwar amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the…
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Rijiju tests positive for COVID-19, says he is feeling ‘fit and fine’
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 but is feeling “fit and fine”. The 49-year-old posted the development on his Twitter page. “After getting…
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SpiceJet re-introduces ‘Zero Change fee’ offer
New Delhi: Airline major SpiceJet on Saturday re-introduced ‘Zero Change fee’ offer for domestic network. Accordingly, the new offer entitles passengers to make changes in their ticket at least five days prior to…
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Tried to discuss oxygen issue with PM on phone but he was busy in WB polls: Uddhav
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he had tried to contact Prime Minister Narendra Modi on phone regarding the oxygen supply for the state but the PM was not available…
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Nation paying heavy price for thoughtlessness of govt to tackle gravest disaster: CWC
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) in a statement has said that the nation is paying a very heavy price for the thoughtlessness and unpreparedness of the NDA government to tackle the…
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My phone is being tapped, will order CID probe: Mamata
Galsi: A day after a purported audio tape -in which she is heard proposing a rally with the bodies of Cooch Behar firing victims- surfaced, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on…
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Govt slashes Remdesivir MRP by half, with retro-effect
Mumbai: Spelling huge relief for lakhs of Covid-19 patients, the government has slashed the prices of the ‘life-saver’ Remdesivir injection by nearly 50 per cent, to MRP Rs 2,450 per injection now, according…
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Jamia Millia Islamia defers PhD entrance exams amid rise in COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) on Saturday announced it would postpone the PhD entrance tests in view of an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases in the national capital.On Friday, Delhi recorded…
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‘We have forgiven Indian media’: Tablighi Jamaat members
Hyderabad: A year after nationwide condemnation was manufactured towards them for participating in the Tablighi Jamaat’s Delhi Markaz (in Nizamuddin) during the early stage of COVID-19 proliferation, the attendees of the congregation…
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RT-PCR test must for Kumbh returnees in Gujarat
Jamnagar: People returning to Gujarat after attending the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar will have to undergo an RT-PCR test before they are allowed to enter their respective cities and villages, Gujarat Chief…
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Railways to fine Rs 500 for not wearing face masks in rail premises, trains
New Delhi: In view of the rising Covid cases across the country, Indian Railways on Saturday said that it will impose a fine of up to Rs 500 on the passengers for…
