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Assam reports 8 more COVID deaths; tally rises to 140
Guwahati:Â Eight more people succumbed to COVID-19 on Saturday taking the death toll to 140 in Assam, Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The total number of positive cases has reached…
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COVID: Rajasthan to not use antigen test kits
Jaipur:Â Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday directed officials to conduct RT-PCR tests instead of rapid antigen tests to check COVID-19 infection. He said “the state government will not use…
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Thane COVID-19 count touches 96,960, toll 2,718
Thane:Â The COVID-19 count in Thane district reached 96,960 after 1,566 people were detected with the infection on Saturday, while 75 deaths, including that of a Navi Mumbai policeman, took the…
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NEET, JEE Mains 2020: Parents want exams to be conducted in Sept
New Delhi: Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) examination is scheduled to be held from 1st to 6th September whereas, National Eligibility cum Entrance Test UG (NEET UG) Â is likely…
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Flood in Assam maintain falling trend
Guwahati: The flood in Assam maintained a falling trend on Saturday with the waters ebbing from two districts and remaining in only four affecting 6435 persons, an ASDMA bulletin said.…
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Punjab’s COVID-19 tally nears 23k mark, death toll rises to 562
Chandigarh:Punjab on Saturday reported 23 more fatalities due to COVID-19, pushing the toll to 562, while 998 fresh cases took the state’s infection tally to 22,928. Twelve deaths were reported…
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Odisha BJP MP tests positive for COVID-19
Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 : Odisha BJP MP Suresh Pujari has tested positive for coronavirus, officials confirmed on Saturday. Pujari, Lok Sabha member from Bargarh constituency, has kept himself in home…
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Punjab govt withdraws security provided to Congress MP Bajwa
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has decided to withdraw the state police security provided to Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pratap Singh Bajwa after an assessment showed that he had virtually no…
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Amul celebrates Bhoomi Pujan, twitterati call it fascist, sycophant
Hyderabad: Celebrating the Bhoomi Pujan, the event on which Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone for the ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir’ on Wednesday, August 5, at Ayodhya, Amul –…
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Zomato introduces ‘period leave’ for employees
New Delhi: Indian food delivery company Zomato on Saturday instituted a policy which would give it’s female employees up to 10 days of menstrual leave per year, as part of…
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Congress MP Bajwa favours change of guard in his party
Chandigarh, Aug 8 : Congress MP Pratap Singh Bajwa on Saturday once again demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the hooch tragedy in Punjab which has so…
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AI plane crash: Two Indian expats thank God for missing the flight
Dubai, Aug 8 (PTI) One may call it good luck, but for two Indian expats it was God who prevented them at the last minute from boarding the Air India Express…
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Youth Congress to launch ‘rozgar do’ campaign from August 9
New Delhi:Â Amid the economic crisis in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) will launch a nationwide ‘Rozgar Do’ (give employment) campaign for unemployed youth…
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29-year-old Qamaruddin clears Civils with no formal coaching
Hyderabad: 29-year-old Indian Railways Manager Md Qamaruddin Khan cleared Civil Services Examination 2019. In the results announced by the Union Public Service Commission on Tuesday (August 4), Qamaruddin secured 511th…
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Rs 8 lakh given to kin of 2 killed by falling trees
Udhagamandalam: A solatium of Rs 4 lakh has been given to each of the families of two persons who died after trees fell on them in Nilgiris district due to heavy…
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PM Modi inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra at Raj Ghat
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra (RSK), an interactive experience centre on Swachh Bharat Mission. The inauguration has been done on the occasion of the centenary celebrations…
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Doctor rapes minor girl in clinic; booked
Thane:Â A medical practitioner from Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra has been booked for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl at his clinic on July 31, police said on Saturday. The…
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48 child labourers rescued from two Punjab factories
Chandigarh: Forty-eight children — 35 boys and 13 girls — were rescued from two factories in Jalandhar city in Punjab, a government spokesman said on Saturday. A first information report…
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Chhattisgarh: Two dead after consuming hooch
Korba, Aug 8 (PTI)Â Two persons died after allegedly drinking illicit country-made liquor in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Saturday. The incident took place at Balgikhar village under…
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Explosion in cracker unit in Amritsar
Amritsar: An explosion took place in a cracker unit at Iban-Kala village on the outskirts of the city here on Saturday, police said. There was no loss of life in…
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BJP proposes cells to link all sections of society
Navneet MishraNew Delhi, Aug 8 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is engaged in making inroads into all sections of the society, right from intellectuals to fishermen. The saffron party…
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UP CM inaugurates 400-bed COVID-19 hospital in Noida
Gautam Buddh Nagar: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday inaugurated a 400-bedded COVID-19 hospital in Sector 39 of Noida in the Gautam Buddh Nagar district. During the event, Yogi Adityanath said, “Today, A COVID-19 dedicated hospital has been launched…
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CISF men quarantined after flight crash victims test COVID +ve
New Delhi: The CISF has directed its personnel to go into preventive quarantine after at least two passengers of the Air India Express flight that crashed at Kozhikode tested positive for…
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Electric cooker an easy way to sanitize N95 masks: Study
New York:Â Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, as it can sanitize N95 respirator masks, say, researchers. This could enable wearers…
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Union minister Kailash Chaudhary tests COVID-19 positive
Jaipur: Union Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Chaudhary has tested positive for coronavirus, he said in a tweet on Saturday. He is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jodhpur, he…
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Indian expat stuck in UAE, wife appeals for his repatriation
Sruthi Vibhavari Jagityal: The wife of an Indian expat who is stranded in United Arab Emirates (UAE) illegally sought the help of the Indian Consulate in Dubai for his repatriation to…
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‘Fight against injustice, don’t be afraid’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that on the 78th anniversary of the Quit India movement, Mahatma Gandhi’s slogan of “do or die” will have to be…
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Border row: India and China hold Major general-level talks
New Delhi: Talks between senior army commanders of India and China were underway on Saturday to take forward the disengagement process along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at several friction…
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MP: Woman kills self, two daughters, by jumping into well
Khandwa: A 38-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a well along with her two minor daughters at a village in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, police said on Saturday.…
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PM to launch Rs 1 lakh crore financing facility on Sunday
New Delhi:Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the financing facility of Rs 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund on Sunday and also release the sixth instalment of funds…
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