Are you missing the thrill of travelling by air during the COVID lockdown? A Nigerian restaurant is now giving its customers the illusion of being in flight without having to take off, as per a Reuters report. Urban Air diners in Abuja sit on plush white seats and peruse a flight-themed cocktail menu next to …
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A farmer from Edappal in Malappuram, Kerala has taken it upon himself to sanitise the houses of COVID patients free of cost. As per a report in Indian Express, what triggered him was when health department officials wanted to loan his sprayers which sprayed disinfectants on the farm. Indian Express “They came asking for my sprayers. But I decided to …
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Help and hope came for a 60-year-old woman with COVID infection in Srinagar on September 1, from 3000 km down south, in a special flight. Just hours after an SOS call from the patient’s family, plasma from a patient who had recovered in Bengaluru was sent via Delhi, as per a TOI report. The Bengaluru patient, who has opted not …
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In a major relief for Dr. Kafeel Khan, who has been behind bars since his arrest in Mumbai in January, the Allahabad High Court has directed the government to immediately release him. The High Court order on Tuesday came in a habeas corpus petition filed by his mother alleging that her son had been detained illegally. BCCL Detention illegal The …
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Pune recently became India’s “corona capital” and has now gone past Delhi in terms of the number of persons infected with COVID-19. This means it has recorded the highest number of COVID cases in the country. While Pune’s tally reached 175,105, Delhi’s tally is 1,74,748 as per a TNN report. More bad news for Pune is that it also has …
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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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After more than 15 years in jail, Anand Nageshiya was more than happy when he returned home to his family in Aamdarha village which is Ambikapur, North Chhattisgarh. He was most joyful to meet his daughter Yamini who was hardly over a year old when he went to jail, as per a report in Indian Express. Indian Express Anand, 40, …
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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 more top news of the …
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The Supreme Court has said that states and universities cannot promote students without holding final year exams by September 30. Upholding the UGC decision to hold final year exams, a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said if any state feels they can’t conduct exams by that date, they must approach the UGC for new dates to hold the exam. …
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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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