External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has asked Indian ambassadors in the US and Canada to urgently look into the tragedy that resulted in the death of a family of four, including the baby on the Canadian side of the border with the US in an apparent human smuggling operation. The family said to be from …
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It is 7 in the morning and Mushtaq Ahmad, a COVID lab technician is getting ready to leave for his duty. “I have to reach the hospital at 9.45 am,” said Ahmad who is posted at Primary Health Centre (PHC) Boniyar, a remote area in northern Kashmir. As per his staff, Ahmad is one the dedicated employees of the hospital …
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Residents of Khampur village in Delhi’s Alipur are keeping a strict vigil on a 120-year-old ‘sacred’ banyan tree in the area after it was trimmed by unidentified people while they were asleep. Locals of the village said they have an emotional attachment with the tree and worship it during festivals while some of them blamed the local land mafia for …
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There’s good news for international travellers arriving in India as the Centre has decided not to make a stay at the Covid isolation facility mandatory. It is effective from today. Jump To Revised guidelines Previous guidelines Indias Covid tally Revised guidelines So, now if Covid positive passengers arrive in India from any country, he/she will not mandatorily be managed at …
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Security agencies are on high alert in wake of reports indicating that Pakistan purchased more drones from China, as per TNN. These drones are likely to be used for dipping arms and ammunition in India. According to Times Now, documents accessed from the intelligence department show that Islamabad purchased drones from China recently. This alert came after two Indians and …
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The world is celebrating what is being dubbed as a medical milestone – the first ‘successful’ transplant of a pig’s heart into a human. 57-year-old David Bennett had terminal heart disease and was deemed ineligible for a conventional heart transplant or an artificial heart pump after reviews of his medical records. So doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center …
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India is in the grip of the third wave of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, said to be the fastest spreading virus in history is spreading across the country like wildfire. But if you look at the number of mass gatherings and the crowds across the country, you will be forgiven for mistaking that the pandemic is over. On Friday, …
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WHO has recommended two new drugs for treating those infected with COVID, as per TNN. Know about them The drug known as Baricitinib is a selective and reversible Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) and 2 (JAK2) inhibitor. It is also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical COVID along with corticosteroids. Reuters It …
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A Houston mother was charged after authorities allege she locked her 13-year-old son in the trunk of her car in an attempt to isolate him after he had tested positive for COVID-19 and then took him to a drive-thru testing site. The 41-year-old is charged with endangering a child. Authorities allege her son was found on Monday in her car’s …
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An Indian-origin Sikh man was assaulted by an unidentified man earlier this week at the John F. Kennedy Internation Airport in New York in a case of suspected hate crime. A video of the incident has gone viral on Twitter after a clip was posted on the platform on Tuesday. The undated 26-second video was uploaded by Navjot Pal Kaur on …
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