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11 Jun

India reports less than one lakh daily Covid-19 cases: Death toll still climbs

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91,702 new cases of Covid-19 reported in India, the lowest single-day rise in infections in around two months. This is the fourth day in a row when daily infections in India are below one lakh. The total infection tally stands at 2,92,74,823, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday morning. The death toll from Covid-19 climbed to 3,63,079 with 3,403 new fatalities. States like Tamil Nadu with 16,813 cases, Kerala with 14,424 cases, Maharashtra with 12,207 cases, Karnataka with 11,042 cases and Andhra Pradesh with 8,110 registered maximum cases. As per updated data, 68.25 per cent of…

10 Jun

Mumbai Residential building collapses: 11 dead 7 rescued

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A residential building has collapsed in the Malad area of Mumbai, killing at least 11 people. Rescue efforts are underway as more people are feared trapped in the debris. Mumbai has been put on high alert because heavy rains are causing water logging in several areas. An investigation has been ordered but a minister said the heavy rains could have caused the collapse on Wednesday night. Officials said they have evacuated other dilapidated buildings in the area as heavy rains are likely to continue in the coming days. Police pulled out 18 people from the debris but only seven of…

09 Jun

What does the new ‘Free Vaccine’ policy mean?

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PM Modi announced: "From 21 June, all adults over the age of 18 will be vaccinated [for] free,". "Whether it is the poor, the lower middle class, the middle class, or the upper middle class, under the central government programme, everyone will get free vaccines," He said. How has the policy changed? Prime Minister Modi's addressed the nation on TV, in which he talked about the history and logistics of vaccine programmes in India. This is where he made the announcement. Prime Minister Modi made a national TV address on the vaccination programme Under the earlier Covid vaccine policy, half…

08 Jun

Bengal Madhyamik and Uchha Madhyamik board exams cancelled in view of Covid-19 pandemic

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CM Mamata Banerjee during a press conference on Tuesday, cancelled West Bengal Class 10 Madhyamik board exams and the Class 12 Uchha Madhyamik board exams. Earlier, CM Banerjee had said that the Class 12 board exams would be conducted in the last week of July and Madhyamik or Class 10 board exams would be held in the second week of August. The decision to cancel the exams came after the public had given a stand against the conduction of board exams amidst the pandemic. The CM said that 79% of the 24000 emails that were received from the public were…

08 Jun

Fire breaks out at Pune Sanitiser Firm: 18 dead 20 rescued

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At least eighteen employees of a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Pune have died and several are missing as a massive fire broke out in the sanitiser-manufacturing unit of the firm on Monday. Some 37 workers were trapped inside the building when the blaze started around 15:45 on Monday. The factory belonged to SV Aqua Technologies, a company that makes chlorine dioxide products, which is typically used in water treatment. Fire engines rushed to the spot as smoke billowed from the compound - firemen had to break walls on either side to rescue people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences…

07 Jun

Dip in Covid cases in India: States decide to reopen

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National capital Delhi and financial hub, Mumbai, are among the cities that are opening partially. The crushing second wave saw hospital beds, medicines and even oxygen run short as cases spiked and deaths rose. But experts continue to advice precaution amid a lagging vaccine drive and the threat posed by new variants. Less than four percent of India's 1.4 billion people have been fully vaccinated. Vaccine hesitancy too remains a challenge, especially in rural areas. India reported about 101,000 new infections on Monday and more than 2,400 deaths - far lower than the nearly 400,000 daily cases it was recording…

07 Jun

At least 40 people killed in Pakistan Passenger train Collision

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At least 40 people killed and dozens more injured in a collision of two passenger trains in southern Pakistan. Officials said that one train travelling in Sindh province had derailed and landed on another track. A second train packed with passengers then collided with it and overturned. Rescue teams took the injured to nearby hospitals and it is thought that several are in a critical condition. According to local media reports, 150 people died in such incidents between 2013 and 2019. Dozens of people have been killed in the crash "There are about six to eight bogies [carriages] that are…

07 Jun

Legendary actor Dilip Kumar stable, should be discharged in 2-3 days

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Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was admitted to a hospital here on Sunday after experiencing episodes of breathlessness, is stable and is expected to be discharged in a few days. Kumar, 98, was taken to the suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital. In the morning of June 6, the official Twitter handle of Dilip Kumar, sharing the news of his hospitalisation, tweeted, "Dilip Sahab has been admitted to non-Covid PD Hinduja Hospital Khar for routine tests and investigations. He’s had episodes of breathlessness. A team of healthcare workers led by Dr Nitin Gokhale is attending to him. Please keep Sahab in your…

05 Jun

Indian Government places a huge order on an unnamed Covid-19 vaccine

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India has ordered 300 million doses of an unnamed amd unapproved vaccine from Indian firm Biological E. The coronavirus vaccine is is in Phase 3 trials, and had showed "promising results" in the first two phases, the federal government said in a statement. However, the $206m order has not received emergency approval. India has administered just over 220 million jabs so far, although much of its 1.4 billion population is now eligible for the vaccine. Less than 15% of the country has received at least one dose of the vaccination, largely because of a severe shortage of doses. India is…

04 Jun

CM Mamata Banerjee holds meeting at Nabanna: Announces relaxations in current restrictions

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, announced some relaxations to the current restrictions in the state, while addressing a meeting at Nabanna today. Retail stores can now be kept open from 12 noon-4 pm, informed the CM. Hotels and restaurants can be kept open with a 50% workforce from 5 pm to 8 pm only if the workers are vaccinated and all safety measures must be followed. She annoumced free vaccines for the workers of rice mills and flour mills like ration shop workers. The CM further said that partial exemptions are also being considered in the case of shopping malls. There…