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06 May

Coronavirus Has Infected Around 548 Doctors, Nurses And Paramedics Across The Country So Far.

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Coronavirus has infected around 548 doctors, nurses and paramedics across the country so far, according to data maintained by the Centre, official sources said on Wednesday.The figure does not include field workers, ward boys, sanitation workers, security guards, lab attendants, peons, laundry and kitchen staff among others.According to an official source, it has not been ascertained from where these doctors, nurses and paramedic staff have acquired the infection.

06 May

Police Says To Download Arogya Setu App Only From Google Play Store And Apple Play Store.

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The Commissionerate of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack on Wednesday issued a cyber security alert and told people to download the Aarogya Setu application only from the Google Play Store and Apple App store.The Aarogya Setu app is the government's mobile application for contact tracing and disseminating medical advisories to users in order to contain the spread of COVID19.The police said some people are receiving SMS or WhatsApp messages containing a link to download the Aarogya Setu App. "Please do not click on the link to download Aarogya Setu App," the police said on its twitter handle.

06 May

A Petition In Delhi High Court Claims AIIMS Pharmace Is Not Giving Medicines To Non-Coronavirus Patients.

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The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a plea claiming that outstation non-coronavirus patients who had come for treatment at AIIMS are not being provided medication from the hospital''s pharmacy anymore due to the lockdown.A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice to the Centre and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking their stand on the petition which wants medications for these patients till the time the lockdown continues.The plea said the patients had come to Delhi for treatment at AIIMS and were presently living in night shelters in the national capital.

06 May

Congress Acusses “Namaste Trump” Event For The Spread Of Coronavirus In Gujarat.

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The Gujarat Congress on Wednesday alleged that the "Namaste Trump" event, organised by the state BJP government in Gujarat, on February 24 was responsible for the spread of coronavirus in the state.State Congress President Amit Chavda said his party wants an independent probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into this, and that they will approach the Gujarat High Court soon against government's "criminal negligence".However, the state BJP unit dismissed the allegation as baseless, saying the event was organised well before the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and the first coronavirus case in the state was…

05 May

Harbhajan Singh Said That He Will Never Be Able To Forget The 2001 Test Series.

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Spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that he will never be able to forget the 2001 Test series against Australia. The Indian spinner also said that series was kind of a do or die kind of situation in his career. Harbhajan was doing an Instagram Live session with Ravichandran Ashwin and it was then that the latter asked Harbhajan to talk about the 2001 Test series against Australia.In the 2001 series against Australia, India lost the first match at Mumbai, but then the side staged a remarkable comeback in the next two matches to win the series 2-1.Harbhajan was named as…

05 May

Heaping Praise On Ravichandran Ashwin, Harbhajan Singh Said He Is A ” Legend In Making”.

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Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh on Tuesday rejected the perception that he is jealous of Ravinchandran Ashwin, saying the Tamil Nadu bowler is a "legend in making". Ashwin, who had replaced Harbhajan in the Indian team, is among the leading off-spinners in the world alongside Australia's Nathan Lyon. Harbhajan is not yet retired but last played for India in 2016. The 39-year-old has played 103 Tests with his final game coming in 2015. Ashwin, on the other hand, has played 71 Tests since making his debut in 2011."A lot of people think I am jealous, this and that. They can…

05 May

Price Hike Doesn’t Stop Delhi Liquor Buyers.

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Hundreds of people lined up outside liquor shops in Delhi today, for the second consecutive day, after they re-opened following a nearly 40-day dry spell because of the coronavirus lockdown. Despite a 70 per cent increase in liquor prices in the capital, large crowds, of mostly men, were seen in snaking queues or jostling restlessly from before sunrise, without following social distancing guidelines.In some places, the police used lathis to control the crowds. A man outside a liquor shop in east Delhi's Krishna Nagar, where the cops lathi-charged the people in the mile-long queues, said he had been waiting outside…

05 May

Kerala Chief Minister Says To PM Modi It’s Dangerous To Fly Back Indians Without Tests.

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it was dangerous to bring back Indians stranded abroad amid the coronavirus crisis without testing them as it could help the deadly virus spread."According to the central government, the people are being brought back without testing whether they have corona virus or not. This is very dangerous. There are 200 people in a flight. If one or two have the virus - this can be very dangerous for the country," the Chief Minister said at news conference."Our fellow Indians have to be brought…

05 May

India Is Developing A Land Pool Nearly Double The Size Of Luxembourg To Lure Businesses Moving Out Of China.

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India is developing a land pool nearly double the size of Luxembourg to lure businesses moving out of China, according to people with knowledge of the matter.A total area of 461,589 hectares has been identified across the country for the purpose, the people said, asking not to be identified because they aren't authorized to speak to the media. That includes 115,131 hectares of existing industrial land in states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, they said. Luxembourg is spread across 243,000 hectares, according to the World Bank.Land has been one of the biggest impediments for companies looking…

05 May

A Delhi Schoolboy Has Been Taken Into Custody Because Of A Horrific Students’ Instagram Chat Room.

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A Delhi schoolboy has been taken into custody and more have been identified as the police investigate a horrific students' Instagram chat room that talked about gang-rape of schoolgirls. The group called "Bois Locker Room", which has caused huge outrage since it was exposed on Sunday, is deactivated now.The teen, from a well-known Delhi school, has identified 20 more boys who were active on the group. His mobile phone has been seized by the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police.