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 …
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As the country marked the 74th Independence Day, soldiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) celebrated the day on the banks of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh at 14,000 feet. itbp In the images and videos posted by the ITBP on social media, soldiers can be seen marching near the Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh, holding the national flag and chanting …
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Hospitals overcharging patients is not anything new but during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has reached such levels where common people cannot afford to get treatment private in hospitals. Despite several state governments capping the cost of treatment in private hospitals, they still find ways around it to charge high amounts from patients. BCCL According to Vijay Gopal, an anti-corruption activist …
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Eighty-five who were injured in the Air India Express plane crash in Kozhikode, Kerala have recovered and been discharged from hospitals after “obtaining complete fitness”. The Air India Express flight from Dubai with 190 people, including a six-member crew, overshot the tabletop runway during landing at the Kozhikode airport in heavy rain on Friday night, fell into a valley 35 …
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In a tragedy, a 24-year-old woman died of shock hours after her father who was a police officer, died due to COVID-19 in Chandigarh, as per a TNN report. ASI Jaspal Singh died aged 49. The daughter suffered from renal issues and diabetes. iStock According to a Hindustan Times report, the woman Navpreet Kaur asked about her father on Monday …
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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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While close to 200 doctors have died in India while performing their COVID duties, attacks on health professionals continue to take place across the country. A team of healthcare workers engaged in collecting swab samples for COVID-19 test was pelted with stones by some people in Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. A 40-year-old lab technician, Vinod Sharma, was …
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Air India Express employees paid their tributes to fallen colleague and co-pilot Akhilesh Kumar, who died in the Kozhikode plane crash. The ceremony happened in, as per a report in ANI. His mortal remains reached Delhi Airport and are being taken to his native place in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. ANI Almost 200 Air India members showed respect to Kumar and …
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Even amidst the gloom, the spirit of solidarity is alive as young people got together at the Kannur airport to prepare food for passengers who were landing in the odd hours of the night. These are the passengers in flights going to Kozhikode diverted to Kannur and Cochin after the fatal crash. A few users posted pictures on Twitter of …
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After a deadly explosion rocked Beirut, killing hundreds of people and injuring several others, scores of protesters have taken to streets calling for the government to be punished for their negligence, that protesters say led to the massive explosion. As the protests turned gigantic, Lebanese riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators trying to break through a barrier to get …
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