A 40-year-old man in Maharashtra died yesterday, shortly after taking a second dose of the anti-Covid vaccine. Doctors say the cause of death is not known yet. Sukhdev Kirdat from Bhiwandi, who worked as a driver with an eye specialist, fainted in an observation room around 15 minutes after taking the second dose. PTI After taking …
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Hitting out at the Centre over the high unemployment rate in the country and low economic growth, former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh blamed demonetisation for the crisis. Attacking the Centre, Singh said unemployment is high in the country and its informal sector is in shambles following the “ill considered demonetisation decision” taken by the BJP-led government in 2016. File …
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Trade Union activist Nodeep Kaur from Punjab was released from Karnal jail on Friday after being granted bail by Punjab and Haryana High Court. Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old activist was arrested on January 12 after she had participated in farmers’ protests at Kundli in Haryana. The activist went straight away to the hub of farmers’ agitation at Delhi’s Singhu protest …
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A copy of Bhagavad Gita as an SD card and a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi forms part of a nanosatellite that ISRO’s PSLV-C51 took into space with a Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and along with other satellites, as per a TOI report. ISRO chairman K Sivan and scientific secretary R Umamaheshwaran have also been etched on the bottom panel …
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The government has fixed the price of vaccines at private hospitals at Rs 250 per dose the Union Health Ministry said, as India prepares to vaccinate people aged above 60 years and those over 45 with comorbidities from March 1. The ministry also specified comorbidities among people aged between 45 and 59 years who will get the vaccine — heart …
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Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy have discovered an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation into an illegal dig. The chariot, with its iron elements, bronze decorations and mineralized wooden remains, was found in the ruins of a settlement north of Pompeii, beyond …
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Maharashtra reported a significant jump in new Covid-19 cases and fatalities on Wednesday, continuing with the rise that started 10 days ago. BCCL A total of 8,807 cases, the highest in 129 days (since 9,060 on October 18) were added to the state’s daily tally. 41 Europe-bound Migrants Drown In The Mediterranean At least 41 people drowned over the weekend …
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Australia on Wednesday passed a new media law that had generated noisy pushback from internet giants Google and Facebook, which didn’t want to be forced to pay publishers for news content. After a last-minute round of Senate amendments were added to the bill on Tuesday, the bill was sent back and quickly passed to the lower house on Wednesday. Under …
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A North Korean defector put on a diving suit and fins to undertake a daring six-hour swim around one of the world’s most fortified borders, according to a Seoul official as per an AFP report. He was reportedly caught only after falling asleep. South Korean forces did not spot his audacious exploit despite him appearing several times on CCTV after …
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Just when the crowds appeared to be thin at farmers’ protests across the Delhi borders, unions have planned new strategies to mobilise more people and keep it from fizzling out. Farmers fighting against the three controversial farm laws have now started preparing themselves for a long battle. With a deep-rooted sentiment among the farmers that the struggle is meant to “save …
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