A bride was fined Rs 1,000 for not wearing a mask on her wedding day in Punjab’s Chandigarh. When police questioned her, she cited ‘expensive makeup’ behind the reason for not wearing the mask. The bride from the city of Khanna was headed to Chandigarh’s Sector-8 gurdwara for her wedding with her family members. Given that the UT administration had …
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The massive second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic barrelled past another grim milestone as India reported nearly 3.16 lakh fresh cases on Wednesday, the highest single-day count recorded in any country so far. Deaths from the virus climbed to another high of 2,102 in the past 24 hours. India logged 3,15,925 new cases on Wednesday, crossing the 3-lakh mark for …
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As the country gears to expand COVID inoculation drive to all adults starting May 1, government data suggests negligible infections after the first and the second doses of India made COVAXIN and Covishield. In a briefing, ICMR chief Balram Bhargava said only 2 to 4 in 10,000 breakthrough infections have been recorded in India so far. Getting infection after vaccination …
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Thousands of migrant workers gathered at Anand Vihar ISBT here to catch a bus home, hours after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a week-long lockdown and appealed to them with folded hands not to leave Delhi while sounding a word of assurance — “Main hoon na” (I am here for you). Police officials said over 5,000 people gathered at Anand …
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The Finance Ministry gave in-principle approval to sanction supply credit to Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India to ramp up COVID vaccine production, as per a CNBC report. It will be sanctioned to the nodal ministers in charge who then shall pass it on to the companies to ramp up vaccine production, as per reports. PTI Rs 3000 crore …
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For the first time during the second Covid-19 wave in the country, daily deaths touched an all-time high on Friday, crossing 1,300 for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. Fresh cases surged to another new peak at nearly 2.34 lakh. Delhi Sees Highest Daily Surge Of 19,486 COVID-19 Cases, Record 141 Deaths Delhi Friday recorded the biggest …
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As concerns grow over the rise in COVID-19 cases in Haridwar during the ongoing Kumbh Mela, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the mega gathering should now have symbolic participation. “I prayed that two ‘shahi snan’ have taken place and Kumbh (participation) should now be kept symbolic. This will boost the fight against this crisis,” the PM said …
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Middle eastern countries have some of the strictest laws against the trafficking of drugs and liquor. The punishment could range from years in jail, deportation, or even beheading. Despite this, people try attempting to smuggling them there and even use unsuspecting everyday people who are travelling from their home countries to become carriers. NRIs in the middle east have been …
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Keralites have come out in support of the two medicos whose Rasputin dance video went viral but unfortunately took a communal turn. The viral video, which has got a million views so far, also triggered a debate as some raised “concerns” over the name of Naveen Razak, the boy in the video. #ResistHate trends on social media However, this led …
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Much to the relief of millions of students from across the country and their parents, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cancelled class 10 exams and postponed class 12 exams in view of surge in COVID-19 cases. #cbseboardexams2021#CBSE2021#boardexams2021@SanjayDhotreMP @OfficeOfSDhotre @KVS_HQ @ncert pic.twitter.com/WujnCZurZ8 — CBSE HQ (@cbseindia29) April 14, 2021 The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by …
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