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The Centre on Sunday urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ensure adequate oxygen availability in all healthcare facilities and unrestricted intra- and inter-state movement of oxygen cylinders because of the coronavirus pandemic. ...
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Pakistan on Sunday shelled mortars on forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, drawing befitting retaliation by the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, he said.The shelling from...
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A COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be available by early next year and the government is considering its emergency authorisation for high-risk settings, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said, asserting he will take the first dosage if there is any concern over its safety. ...
19:45
India on Sunday handed over a consignment of disaster relief material to Nepal for flood- and landslide-affected families, officials said. On behalf of the Government of India, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu Namgya C Khampa handed over the material to Chanda...
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Aviation regulator DGCA clarified on Sunday passengers can take photos and videos inside flights but can't use any recording equipment that creates chaos, disrupts flight operations, violates safety norms or is banned by the crew members. On Saturday, the regulator had said that a scheduled...
19:18
A group of armed forces veterans on Sunday expressed their shock at the attack on a retired navy official in Mumbai by Shiv Sena members and said that the fact the accused have been given bail has added insult to injury. It is unbelievable that the Mumbai police investigation as well as the...
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Delhi recorded 4,235 coronavirus cases on Sunday, taking the tally to over 2.18 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 4,744 with 29 new fatalities, authorities said. This is the fifth successive day when over 4,000 coronavirus cases were recorded in the national capital.According to a Delhi...
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Opposition parties have sought a discussion in Lok Sabha on the issues of economic slowdown, unemployment and standoff between Indian and Chinese forces during a meeting of floor leaders of the House on Sunday to discuss the agenda for the Monsoon session, DMK leader TR Baalu said. ...
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Actor-producer Anushka Sharma, who is pregnant her first child, says there is nothing more real than experiencing the creation of life within her. In August, Sharma announced that she is expecting her first child with cricketer husband Virat Kohli.The actor, who is currently in Dubai...
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Jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday mourned the death of close aide and former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, saying he was speechless. I had told you only the day before yesterday that you are not going anywhere. But you have gone so far away. I am speechless, I am...
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Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut today meet Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday amid friction between the actor and the Shiv Sena.It is believed that the actor will apprise the governor of the situation before she leaves Mumbai on September 14. The actor's meeting comes in the...
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Madan Sharma, the retired Navy officer who alleged he was beaten up by Shiv Sena workers in Mumbai, on Sunday hit out at Uddhav Thackeray stating that the Maharashtra chief minister should resign if he is unable to run the government.I request Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ji that if you cannot...
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Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain said on Sunday the city government has instructed 33 big private hospitals in the national capital to reserve 80 per cent of ICU beds for COVID-19 patients, amid a shortage of such beds at some facilities. Delhi has been witnessing a surge in novel...
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Ahead of the assembly elections in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave chief minister Nitish Kumar a pat on his back for ushering in sushasan (good governance) and expressed confidence that thegood work will continue under the leadership of the Janata Dal-United chief.Modi...
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Eight of the 10 imported COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore came from India, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Two of those eight were Singaporeans and five permanent residents who returned on August 30-31. The other one was a short-term visit pass holder and a spouse of a Singaporean,...
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Facing flak from detractors on both political and coronavirus front, Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said a conspiracy is afoot to malign Maharashtra.Whatever political storms come, I will face... I will fight coronavirus too, Thackeray said in a televised public address.A...
14:10
India's COVID-19 recovery rate now stands at 77.88 per cent after 78,399 recoveries registered in the last 24 hours, said the Union health ministry on Sunday.India continues to report a high number of recoveries exceeding 70,000 every day. 78,399 recoveries have been registered in the last 24...
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wished students appearing for the medical entrance exam NEET on Sunday, while expressing his sympathies with those who could not take it due to the COVID-19 pandemic and floods. He also criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he wished the PM was...
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The Delhi Police on Sunday refuted media reports that Communist Party of India leader Sitaram Yechury, Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav and economist Jayati Ghosh were arraigned as accused in the supplementary chargesheet filed by it in the case related to the northeast Delhi violence.A...
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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said it was unfortunate that the Bharatiya Janata Party is backing Kangana Ranaut despite the actress likening Mumbai to Pak-occupied Kashmir, and added this was done with an eye on Bihar polls.In his weekly column Rokhthok in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana', Raut...
12:28
Former Union minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, who recently resigned from the Rashtriya Janata Dal, died on Sunday morning at AIIMS in Delhi. He was 74 years old.Singh was the Union Minister for Rural Development in the Congress-led UPA-I government.He was widely regarded as an expert in the...
12:07
Director Chatainya Tamhane won the best screenplay award for his Marathi-language feature The Disciple at the Venice Film Festival that saw Chinese-American filmmaker Chloe Zhao bagging the top prize of the coveted Golden Lion for her drama Nomadland. The win at the 2020 closing...
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India pacer S Sreesanth's ban for alleged spot-fixing came to an end on Sunday, concluding a seven-year punishment that was originally meant to be for life and was aggressively contested by the flamboyant bowler. The 37-year-old has already made it clear that he intends to resume at...
10:56
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test -- for admission to medical courses across the country -- will be held today. States have announced special measures, including easing of restrictions and transportation. The conduct of the NEET amid the Covid pandemic was challenged by some...
10:25
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi will not be holding an all-party meeting before the monsoon session of Parliament in the wake of COVID-19.An all-party meeting is conferred before the commencement of parliamentary sessions to discuss the agenda and set targets. However, a meeting of...
10:06
Union Minister of State Shripad Naik was on Saturday discharged from hospital after recovery from COVID-19 for which he had tested positive in August.The minister of state for AYUSH (independent charge) and Defence took to Twitter to post: By god's grace, I have tested Negative for Covid19 &...
09:48
India's Covid-19 case tally crossed 47-lakh mark with a spike of 94,372 new cases in the last 24 hours. 1,114 deaths were reported reported in the country in a day. The total cases tally stands at 47,54,357 including 9,73,175 active cases, 37,02,596 cured/discharged/migrated and 78,586...
09:30
Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple has bagged the prestigious FIPRESCI award at the 2020 Venice Film Festival. The film, which looks at the world of classical musicians on the fringes of success, had its premiere at the Biennale last week, receiving glowing reviews.The award, presented by the...
09:13
India's COVID-19 recovered patients have seen a steep exponential rise from 50,000 patients in May to over 36 lakh patients in September which is nearly 3.8 times the active cases, said the Union ministry of health and family welfare on Sunday.India's COVID-19 recoveries have witnessed a steep...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate three projects of the Petroleum Sector in Bihar to the nation on Sunday via video conferencing.The projects include the Durgapur-Banka section of the Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur Pipeline Augmentation Project and two Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling...
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The Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning Monday is expected to be a stormy affair. While the government would like to keep its legislative business, including the passage of 11 ordinances on priority, opposition parties would want to corner it on key issues like management of the coronavirus...
07:48
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was admitted to Delhi's AIIMS last night, nearly two weeks after he was discharged from the hospital. He was earlier admitted to the national capital's top hospital for post Covid-care. The 55-year-old BJP leader had tested positive for coronavirus, which has...
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