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Union Education Minister Nishank tests positive for Covid-19
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Union Education Minister Nishank tests positive for Covid-19

New Delhi, April 21: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Wednesday tested positive for coronavirus. At present, he is in home quarantine and following the Covid protocols.After testing positive, Nishank appealed to all those people who had come in contact with him in the last few...
Kamrup(M) admin authorised to close down educational institutions, hostels if COVID-19 cases touch 1000: HBS
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Kamrup(M) admin authorised to close down educational institutions, hostels if...

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today informed that the Kamrup-Metro district administration has been authorised to take a decision on closing down hotels and educational institutes if the daily caseload of the city touches 1000-mark.Further, the minister said that the state...
Indrani Mukerjea among jail inmates test Covid positive
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Indrani Mukerjea among jail inmates test Covid positive

Mumbai, April 21: Around 39 women inmates of the Byculla Women's Jail, including murder-accused Indrani Mukerjea have tested Covid-19 positive and have been shifted to an isolation centre, official sources said here on Wednesday.The development came after around 80 prisoners and jail officials...
Vaccine strategy is no less than demonetisation: Rahul
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Vaccine strategy is no less than demonetisation: Rahul

New Delhi, April 21: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Centre's vaccine strategy and alleged it's akin to demonetisation."The Union government's vaccine strategy is not less than the demonetisation… common people will queue up… will bear the loss of wealth, health and life…...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 142.6 million
Health & Fitness

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 142.6 million

Washington, April 21: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 142.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.04 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)...
COVID-19: India records 2,023 fresh fatalities, 2,95,041 cases in single day
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COVID-19: India records 2,023 fresh fatalities, 2,95,041 cases in single day

New Delhi, April 20: India's total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,53,21,089 with 2,59,170 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while active cases surpassed the 20-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.The death toll increased to 1,80,530...
PM Modi addresses the nation on COVID-19 situation
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PM Modi addresses the nation on COVID-19 situation

New Delhi, April 20: With the second wave of the pandemic sweeping across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Tuesday.Ruling out a countrywide lockdown, Modi said that state governments should impose a lockdown only as a last resort.The second wave of the pandemic has...
Time to ditch cloth masks as Covid airborne, says Lancet
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Time to ditch cloth masks as Covid airborne, says Lancet

New Delhi, April 19: There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal.The analysis by six experts from the...
Sonu Nigam: As a Hindu I feel the Kumbh Mela shouldnt have taken place
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Sonu Nigam: As a Hindu I feel the Kumbh Mela shouldn't have taken place

Mumbai, April 18: Noted singer Sonu Nigam on Sunday reacted to the Kumbh Mela being made symbolic for this year due to the ongoing pandemic.The singer feels the religious gathering shouldn't have been permitted to happen amid the pandemic.With reports of a huge number of Covid...
Rising Covid cases, curbs pull markets lower; Sensex down 1.99%
Business

Rising Covid cases, curbs pull markets lower; Sensex down 1.99%

Mumbai, April 19: Rising cases of Covid-19 infections along with imposition of new restrictions on movement to curb the virus' spread, pulled the Indian equity markets lower on Monday's mid-afternoon trade session.Accordingly, all major sectors other than healthcare were trading in the...
6-day lockdown in Delhi: Kejriwal
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6-day lockdown in Delhi: Kejriwal

New Delhi, April 19: In the wake of the unabated resurgence of new Covid-19 cases in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday declared a six-day lockdown starting from 10 p.m. tonight till 5 a.m. on April 26.He made the announcement during a televised address in...
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 141.1 mn
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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 141.1 mn

Washington, April 19: The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 141.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.01 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.In its latest update on Monday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)...
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