File Photo Former President Pranab Mukherjee breathed his last today after a brain surgery put him in coma. He was 84. He was admitted to the hospital on August 10 for a surgery to remove a clot in his brain, following which he developed a lung infection and had a renal dysfunction. Read more Here’s …
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee breathed his last today after a brain surgery put him in coma. He was 84. He was admitted to the hospital on August 10 for a surgery to remove a clot in his brain, following which he developed a lung infection and had a renal dysfunction. Earlier today, the Army Research and Referral Hospital, where the …
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In a horrifying incident, a man allegedly killed his mother-in-law by slitting her throat when his pregnant wife said she would not stop visiting her regularly, as per a TNN report. It happened in Taloja Sector 11 in Navi Mumbai. The accused is Praful Siyali who has been taken into custody, according to police. iStock Her name is Rekha Sharma. …
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Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas targets in Gaza which was a response to Palestinians launching incendiary balloons at Israel, said the military according to a Reuters report. No casualties were reported in the strikes. The military said it targeted underground infrastructure that belonged to Hamas which is an Islamist group ruling over Gaza. Reuters Hamas has been trying to pressure Israel …
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The horrific reports of rapes and murders from Uttar Pradesh continue to haunt. In a second case in the past 10 days from Lakhimpur Kheri in UP, a 17-year-old Dalit girl who had stepped out to fill the scholarship application was brutally raped and murdered. Just 10 days ago, a 13-year-old girl was also raped and strangulated in the area. …
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The World Health Organisation has advised that children aged 12 and above should wear masks like adults to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, it said children between six and 11 should wear them on a risk-based approach. Children aged 12 and over should particularly wear a mask when a one-metre distance from others cannot be guaranteed and …
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The country is fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as it is well on its way to become the global epicentre; it is already recording more new cases than the US and Brazil. Maharashtra, with more than 6 lakh cases, is India’s epicentre. While the situation across the country appears grim, for many the pandemic seems to be over. Jump To Rave …
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Indian-American Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris says President Donald Trump and his campaign will “engage in lies” and “dirty tactics” to try to create a distraction from the actual problems affecting Americans, as per a report in PTI. This was in response to Trump’s promotion of conspiracy theories about her eligibility to serve as Vice President. On August 15, Trump …
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A team of genomic researchers from two institutes has identified 73 novel variants of the COVID-19 strain in Odisha, its head has said. The researchers are from CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi and Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, he said. REUTERS “The research team, which carried out sequencing of 1,536 samples including 752 …
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Last month, spurious sanitiser blended with methanol caused the death of at least 16 people who consumed it in lieu of liquor in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, ten people have been arrested in connection to the incident. The victims, who were habitual tipplers, consumed hand sanitiser as an alternative to liquor, as regular shops were …
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