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National India: COVID-19 death toll rises to 38; 1,637 positive cases
New Delhi: The number of positive coronavirus cases climbed to 1,637 in the country on Wednesday while the death toll rose to 38, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stands at 1,466, while 132 people were either cured or discharged and one had migrated to another country, the ministry stated. As per the health ministry’s updated data, three...
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National Plague vaccine remembered as world looks for COVID-19 cure
Mumbai: While the world is facing the menace of coronavirus which has killed over 35,000 people and affected more than 7.5 lakh across the globe, doctors are now remembering noted bacteriologist Waldemar Haffkine’s research and his vaccine against bubonic plague found here in 1893. They also want that public funds be spent more on medical research and education, instead of erecting...
- 2 hrs ago
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National 250 Indians stranded in Iran tested positive for COVID-19, Centre tells SC
New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday, April 1 told the Supreme Court that 250 Indian pilgrims stranded in Qom, Iran, have tested positive for coronavirus and have not been evacuated, while over 500 have already been brought back. The top court observed that it is thinking of asking the Indian embassy to constantly monitor the situation and be in touch with the stranded Indians...
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National News Broadcasters Association hails SC directive for fake news crackdown
New Delhi: The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) on Wednesday, April 1 welcomed the Supreme Court’s directive that the media should report responsibly and weed out any “fake news” in social media while telecasting news on the coronavirus crisis. In a statement issued by its president Rajat Sharma, the NBA said it is also pleased to learn that a daily bulletin by the...
- 2 hrs ago
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National India's 10 COVID-19 hotspots: an overview
New Delhi: The government is focusing its attention on 10 hotspots’ across the country in its effort to control the spread of COVID-19, which has infected more than 1,200 people and claimed at least 35 lives. There are two hotspots each in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala and Maharashtra and one each in Gujarat and Rajasthan: DELHI Nizamuddin West: Famed for the shrine of the 14h century Sufi mystic Khwaja...
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National Efforts on to evacuate 2,000 foreign tourists from Goa
Panaji: Amid the lockdown due to coronavirus, nearly 2,000 foreign tourists are stranded in Goa and efforts are underway to send them to their respective countries, a tourism body said on Wednesday, April 1. Majority of the visitors held back in the coastal state are Britishers as tourists from various other countries have already flown out, Travel and Tourism Association of Goa (TTAG)...
- 4 hrs ago
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National India welcomes President Ghani's decision to initiate intra-Afghan talks
New Delhi: India on Wednesday, April 1 welcomed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s decision to form a team for intra-Afghan negotiation, hoping that the “positive step” would help in freeing the war-ravaged country from the scourge of “externally sponsored” terrorism. The announcement by Ghani on formation of the team for intra-Afghan dialogue came weeks after the US...
- 4 hrs ago
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National Man posts video announcing reward for killing Bihar CM, gets detained in Punjab
New Delhi: A mentally unstable person, hailing from a village in Rohtas district, has been detained by Punjab police at Ludhiana for posting a video on social media in which he had announced a cash reward for whoever killed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Siyaram Singh, SHO of Dinara police station in Rohtas, who lodged an FIR after the matter was brought to notice...
- 4 hrs ago
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National Fact check: Govt dismisses claim that eating bakery food will infect Covid-19
The official account of government, PIB fact check confirmed that World health Organization has not advised against eating bakery items which would lead to covid-19 infection on Tuesday, March 31. PIB fact check took to twitter on this fake message and wrote, ” WHO has not advised against eating bakery items. However, following proper food hygiene is a must to prevent...
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National Man reaches home in Poonch amid lockdown by faking his death
Jammu: A man faked his death to reach home in an ambulance in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district during the nationwide lockdown, according to officials. Hakam Din was admitted to Government Medical College hospital last week due to an injury. After he was discharged, he conspired with three others and forged a certificate of his death to travel in a private ambulance, officials said....
- 8 hrs ago
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