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Uttarakhand CM to contribute his October salary towards Chief Minister's Relief Fund

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I extend my heartfelt condolences for victims and their bereaved families: Japan PM over India floods

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UK Foreign Secy Elizabeth Truss meets EAM S Jaishankar today

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Tamil Nadu reports 1152 new Covid-19 cases

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West Bengal reports 846 new Covid-19 cases

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UP govt releases Rs 77 cr from state disaster fund for farmers compensation

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Covid vaccination programme success can boost economic growth: India Inc

India Inc on Friday said the country's "hugely successful" COVID-19 vaccination programme under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership can boost economic growth and help realise the vision of a New India.

Hailing crossing of the 100-crore vaccine doses milestone, Modi on Friday said India's vaccination programme was science-born, science-driven and science-based.

In an address to the nation, the prime minister also urged people to keep following COVID protocol during the festival season and not drop their guard.

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Poland recognises Covishield as a vaccine equivalent to those recognized by EU

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Kerala reports 9,361 new Covid-19 cases

Kerala logged 9,361 new COVID-19 cases and 99 deaths on Friday, pushing the infection count to 48,88,678 and the death toll to 27,765.

According to a release, 9,401 people recuperated from the disease today, taking the total cured in the state to 47,88,629.

"Currently there are 80,892 active COVID-19 cases of which only 9.8 per cent are hospitalised," State Health Minister Veena George said in a release.

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DRDO successfully tests high-speed expendable aerial target Abhyas off Odisha coast

India on Friday successfully flight-tested the endogenously developed high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), ABHYAS, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Odisha's Chandipur, off the coast of Bay of Bengal, DRDO sources said, according to PTI.

 

The vehicle can be used as an aerial target for evaluating various missile systems.

 

The performance of the target aircraft was monitored through telemetry and various sensors, including radars and electro optical tracking system (EOTS), the sources said.