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Omicron Blow: Rupee expected to weaken on inflation, infection woes
Mumbai: Likely surge in bond yields along with rising COVID-19 cases are expected to weaken the Indian rupee during the upcoming week. Besides, persistently high energy costs could subdue the rupee bulls.…
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India may see 10 lakh Covid cases a day by Jan-end: IISc-ISI model
New Delhi: As the Omicron-triggered third Covid wave enters a key phase, a new projection by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science and Indian Statistical Institute (IISc-ISI) claims that the country…
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India’s Covid mortality maybe 6-7 times higher than reported
New Delhi: About 3.2 million people could have died from Covid in India by September last year, six-seven times higher than reported officially, according to a study based on one independent and…
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CCI probing Google’s ‘dominance’ in news aggregation space
New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has hit Google again, this time with a probe into the tech giant over allegedly “abusing its dominance” in news aggregation to impose unfair conditions…
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COVID-19 vaccine: India administers over 150 crore doses so far
New Delhi: With the administration of more than 90 lakh vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 150.61 crores till 7 am on Saturday.According to the…
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NIA constitutes IG-level team to investigate PM’s security breach
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has constituted an Inspector General (IG) level team to assist the Registrar General of Punjab and Haryana High Court to secure and seize the records…
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Over 2 crore children in 15-18 age group vaccinated with first dose so far: Mandaviya
New Delhi: Over 2 crore teenagers in the age group of 15-18 years have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in less than a week of the inoculation drive being launched…
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MHA restores FCRA registration of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries
New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has restored the registration of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration after it “submitted necessary documents” needed…
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India’s COVID-19 tally hits 1,41,986, Omicron tally mounts 3,071
New Delhi: India reported 1,41,986 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the daily positivity rate in the country to 9.28 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family…
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Chattisgarh: Hindu group pledges to boycott Muslims
A group of Hindus in Chattisgarh’s Surguja, on Wednesday, pledged to boycott Muslims by alienating the religious minority, in their community. In the video that surfaced on social media on Friday, a…
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Dalit activist Bindhu Ammini attacked for entering Sabrimala
Dalit activist and one of the first two women to enter the Sabrimala temple, Bindhu Ammini was attacked by a miscreant as she tried to enter the temple on January 5. The…
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No political party worked for upliftment of Muslims in UP: Owaisi
Lucknow: In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections this year, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday hit out at the political parties in the state and said…
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Kerala family in UAE makes world’s largest screw art piece
An Indian family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has created a giant screw art piece featuring the UAE’s ‘Spirit of the Union’ picture, as well as the Expo 2020 Dubai emblem.…
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Planning trip to Dubai from India? Check COVID-19 guidelines
Several countries have tightened COVID related restrictions and bans because of the increase of COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. In that list, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is also taking…
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Muzaffarnagar: Dalit women booked for offering money to convert
Muzaffarnagar: Two Dalit women were booked here on Wednesday for allegedly trying to convert people to Christianity with offer of money, police said. The woman, identified as Seema and Kalpana, were booked…