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Covid-19 centres scam: IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal appears before ED
The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was seen entering the ED office at Ballard Estate in South Mumbai around 11.30 am
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Karnataka HC imposes a fine of Rs 50 lakh on Twitter for non-compliance
The court has also refused Twitter's request to stay the Centre's orders to block some accounts on its platform with tweets related to coronavirus and farmers' protests
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Over $200 bn may have been stolen from Covid-19 aid: Federal watchdog
SBA previously told The Associated Press the federal government has not developed an accepted system for assessing fraud in federal programmes
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Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 mn expected after Covid
The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of Islam, and all Muslims are required to make the five-day Hajj at least once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do it
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Wealth management firms go beyond metros to tap post-Covid surge in demand
Investors from tier-II are increasingly roping in services of wealth managers, as they diversify beyond gold and real estate
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Investigate PM CARES Fund: Uddhav amid ED action in Covid facility 'scam'
"We are not scared of any probe. And when you (government) want to probe, then you also probe Thane municipal corporation, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune and Nagpur civic bodies," he said
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India logs 55 new Covid-19 cases, active infections decrease to 1,653
The death toll was recorded at 5,31,903 with one fatality reported in Maharashtra, the data updated at 8 am stated
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US unable to solve mystery of Covid-19 origin, shows declassified report
"When President Biden signed the Covid-19 Origin Act, he directed the intelligence community to use every tool at its disposal to investigate the origin of Covid-19," White House NSC spokesperson
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Two, including a juvenile, held over involvement in CoWIN data 'leak'
The government has termed such reports "mischievous" and "without any basis" while asserting that the CoWIN portal is completely safe with adequate safeguards for data privacy
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India records 95 Covid-19 cases in a day, active infections dip to 1,784
India has so far logged 4.49 crore Covid cases
Covid centre scam: What it is and why ED is conducting raids across Mumbai?
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya had registered a money laundering case in August 2022, claiming that contracts awarded to multiple field hospitals in Mumbai lacked healthcare experience
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ED raids 15 places in Mumbai in relation to Covid jumbo centre scam
The ED searched the premises of Suraj Chavan, a close aide of Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray and Sujit Patkar who is a close friend of MP Sanjay Raut
Possible to make new Covid strain vax in 100 days: Gennova BioPharma
Co gets nod for Omicron booster of its mRNA vaccine
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Active Covid-19 cases dip to 1,910 after India recorded 63 new infections
India logged 63 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have dipped to 1,910 from 1,925, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday
OTT emerged as biggest medium, bridged geographical barriers: Anurag Thakur
Union Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said OTT, which emerged as one of the biggest mediums during the Covid-19 time, has bridged the geographical barriers
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Did Centre ignore its own red flags on Covid vaccine side-effects?
With the global panic over the Covid-19 pandemic finally waning, the focus is again on preventive and curative measures, mainly the 'life-saver vaccines'
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India records 108 new Covid-19 cases, active infections dip to 1,983
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 4,44,59,514, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.18 per cent
China withholds indicator of Covid deaths as cremation data not released
China has dropped the number of cremations held last winter from a quarterly report, withholding a key indicator of the pandemic death toll during the countrys largest Covid wave, the media reported
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India records 69 fresh Covid-19 infections, active cases decline to 2,017
India has recorded 96 fresh coronavirus cases while the number of active cases has decreased to 2,017, the Union health ministry said on Friday
Covid-19 virus first infected 3 scientists at China's Wuhan lab: Report
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which caused the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, first infected three scientists working at China's infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), according to a new report
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