Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:03:35
Posing another challenge to the already overburdened system tackling the covid crisis, about 3,000 infected people have gone missing in the city and many have switched off their phones, prompting the government to task the police to trace them.
Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka claimed that the missing people are spreading the disease, in a state that has seen the positive cases skyrocket in
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 11:01:02
Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and asked them to deliver free universal vaccination and livelihood support or quit.
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:57:25
The last rites of a Hindu pandit lady, Raj Dulari Vishen, a resident of Karan Nagar, Srinagar, were performed on Wednesday by the Muslim community after her demise in the morning.
The lady, who was survived by her husband V L Vishen, principal of Cassette School Karan Nagar, died at her residence due to ill health.
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:48:45
Candidates or their agents will not be allowed inside counting halls without a negative coronavirus report or without having both Covid-19 vaccine doses, the Election Commission said Wednesday in its latest guidelines for counting of votes on May 2.
Issued amid spiralling coronavirus cases, the guidelines bar public gatherings outside venues during the counting process, but allow candidates to
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:44:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked President Vladimir Putin for Russia's help and support in India's fight against COVID-19 as the two leaders agreed to establish a "2+2 ministerial dialogue" between foreign and defence ministers to add further momentum to the bilateral strategic partnership.
In a statement following a telephonic conversation between Modi and Putin, the Prime Mi
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:42:08
In a major blow to banks, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to recall its 2015 judgment, which had held that the RBI will have to provide information about the banks and financial institutions (FIs) regulated by it under transparency law.
Several FIs and banks, including the Canara Bank, the Bank of Baroda,
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:39:15
Over the last two weeks, the Indian Railways has deployed 191 coaches for COVID care across the country, received 103 admissions with 64 patients availing its services currently, a statement from the national transporter said on Wednesday.
In total, the Railways has provided 2,990 beds.
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:37:49
Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday said that the price of COVID-19 vaccine for states has been reduced by Rs 100, but still they are forced to part with double the amount of what the Centre will pay to the manufacturer.
Serum Institute of India (SII) -- the maker of Covishield, the most used vaccine against coronavirus in the country -- on Wednesday announced a cut
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Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:35:15
Three days after his coronavirus symptoms appeared, Rajendra Karan struggled to breathe. Instead of waiting for an ambulance, his son drove him to a government hospital in Lucknow, the capital of India’s largest state.
But the hospital wouldn’t let him in without a re
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