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Top headlines: August inflation at 5.3%; India's vaccine coverage at 750 mn

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A visitor at the Nandanam Government Arts College in Chennai gets a Covid-19 vaccine shot (PTI Photo)

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India's retail inflation eases further to 5.3% in August

India's retail inflation in August marginally eased to 5.3%, staying within Reserve Bank of India's comfort zone for a second month, government data showed on Monday.

The retail inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 5.59 per cent in July and 6.69% in August 2020. Read more

India's Covid vaccine coverage past 750 mn

India has crossed the landmark of administering 750 million Covid vaccine doses, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Monday.

He said the country's vaccination drive continues to create new dimensions under the leadership of