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Maha warns of monstrous surge in Covid cases, fatalities
Mumbai: In a New Year shocker, the Maharashtra government has warned of the possibility of 80 lakh Covid-19 cases and 80,000 deaths as the third wave has apparently set in the state.…
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Hyderabad: KTR inaugurates Shaikpet flyover
Hyderabad: Telangana State IT and Municipal Administration Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday inaugurated the Shaikpet flyover. On Twitter account, the minister wrote, “Starting the new year, by bridging the old with…
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ATM service charges increase, to cost Rs 21 per transaction from today
New Delhi: Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across banks are all set to increase service charges per transaction from Saturday, following an order from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and customers will…
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WHO chief optimistic that pandemic will be beaten in 2022
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is optimistic that the Covid-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.…
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Heavy rainfall causes waterlogging in several parts of Chennai
Chennai: Continuous and heavy rainfall over the past few days led to waterlogging in several parts of Chennai on Saturday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to heavy rainfall activity…
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Huge job opportunities for pharma graduates: Chairman of Shadan
Hyderabad: The Chairman of the Shadan Educational Society Mohammed Shah Alam Rasool Khan said that the future of Pharmacy graduates is very bright in view of the rapidly growing Indian pharmaceutical industry.…
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Global Covid caseload tops 288.1 mn
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 288.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.43 million and vaccinations to over 9.14 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its…
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India’s COVID-19 active caseload crosses 1 lakh
New Delhi: India registered a substantial spike in daily Covid cases at 22,775 in a span of 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. Also, 406 deaths were reported in…
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Hussain Sagar cleaning operation to start next month
Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) in cooperation with HMWSSB (Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board) will undertake Hussain Sagar cleaning operations from the last week of next month to…
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Former chiefs of armed forces write to President, PM on hate speech
New Delhi: Five former chiefs of the armed forces and a number of other prominent citizens including bureaucrats have written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Telangana: Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, other govt holidays in 2022
Hyderabad: In Telangana and other Indian states, Eid-ul-Fitr is likely to be celebrated on May 3 whereas, Eid-ul-Azha on July 10 subject to the sighting of the crescent. Apart from these two…
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Twelve dead, 14 injured in stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine
Jammu: Twelve people were killed and 14 injured on Saturday in a stampede at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. Officials of the shrine said the stampede…
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Erdogan pledges to make Turkey among 10 largest economies in 2023
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his government’s 2023 goal to include Turkey among the 10 largest economies in the world. In a message to mark the new year, the…
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COVID: India’s vaccination coverage crosses 145cr mark
New Delhi: India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage on Friday crossed the 145 crore mark. According to the Health Ministry data, over 52 lakh vaccine doses have been administered till Friday evening. Lauding the…
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Will deferring Assembly polls cost BJP presidential elections?
New Delhi: Amid the possibility on deferring the upcoming Assembly elections due to threat of Covid’s rapidly-spreading Omicron variant, the Election Commission had, recently, said that all the parties want the elections…
