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Tamil Nadu coronavirus update: Tiruchirappalli records 114 Covid-19 cases

Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu on Thursday recorded 114 new coronavirus cases, informed state health department

'Humane' side of police came to fore during Covid-19 pandemic: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged women police personnel to engage women in Jammu and Kashmir to prevent youth from taking to terrorism at an early stage itself. Virtually addressing IPS probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here, Modi also said the 'humane' side of the police force in the country has come to fore during the coronavirus pandemic. Responding to a woman probationer, Modi heaped praises on the people of the union territory, saying they were "lovely" people. "I am very connected to these people. They treat you with so much love...we have to stop those who take the wrong path. Women can do that. Our women personnel can use mothers (in J&K)..if we do that in the initial stages itself, it will be very useful," he said. He also noted that yoga and pranayama were great ways to beat the stress.

Majority of Australians with coronavirus symptoms still not tested

85% of Australians with cold or flu-like symptoms were yet to get tested for Covid-19, despite persistent government requests to do so even if there were minor symptoms of the virus

Astrazeneca to begin Phase 1/2 clinical trials of Covid vaccine in Japan

Astrazeneca said on Friday it is beginning Phase 1/2 clinical trials in Japan of its coronavirus vaccine candidate

Earmarked Rs 1 cr as ex-gratia for indigent lawyers: Advocates Trust to HC

The Delhi High Court was informed by the Advocates Welfare Trust that it has decided to earmark Rs 1 crore to pay ex-gratia to indigent lawyers, whether they are suffering from COVID-19 or not.

Jammu and Kashmir Covid update: Aggressive Rapid Antigen Testing underway

An aggressive Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) drive for COVID-19 testing is underway in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu division and 34,000 tests have already been conducted in the last 10 days

Odisha's coronavirus tally jumps to 116,678 with over 3,200 fresh cases

Odisha's Covid-19 tally mounted to 1,16,678 on Friday with 3,267 people, including a ruling BJD MLA, testing positive, a health department official said

Rajasthan coronavirus update: State records seven more Covid-19 deaths

Rajasthan recorded seven more fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 1,102, according to a health department bulletin

Pakistan reports 498 new cases of coronavirus, says Health Ministry

Pakistan has reported 498 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 297,512, the health ministry said on Friday

27 prison inmates, district jail superintendent found Covid positive in UP

The superintendent of district jail and 27 inmates were found Covid-19 positive, taking the total number of prisoners and staffers suffering from the disease to 390

Puducherry coronavirus update: 20 die; 591 new cases recorded in UT

Twenty people including eight women succumbed to COVID-19 in Puducherry, while 591 more tested positive to the virus on Friday, pushing the tally to 16,172

AstraZeneca Pharma India hits fresh record high, up 15% in 8 trading days

AstraZeneca Plc, the company's parent firm, is expected to release initial data on whether a vaccine can stop people from getting the virus on September 15

US Prez elections: Election chiefs worry about uncertainty as voting nears

Political battles and pending court fights threaten to upend months of planning for the pandemic election, election officials are warning

Maharashtra update: Thane district records 1,590 new Covid cases, 29 deaths

As many as 1,590 new Covid-19 cases and 29 casualties were reported in Maharashtra's Thane district, while Thane city for the first time recorded zero deaths

Arunachal reports record spike of 214 new COVID-19 cases, 1 fresh fatality

Arunachal Pradesh reported its highest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases on Friday as 214 people, including 80 security personnel, tested positive for the infection, a health official said

Telangana coronavirus update: State reports 10 deaths, 2,478 Covid-19 cases

As many as new 2,478 coronavirus positive cases and 10 deaths were reported in Telangana on September 3, taking the total number of cases to 1,35,884 in the state

Turkey's daily coronavirus cases exceed 1,600 for the 1st time since May

Turkey confirmed 1,642 new Covid-19 cases, the first time exceeding the 1,600 mark since May, raising the total to 274,943, the Health Ministry announced

CSK to start training after all, except 13, test negative for Covid again

Dhoni and all other CSK players, except for the COVID-19 afflicted duo of Deepak Chahar and Ruturaj Gaikwad, will start training after clearing a third round of testing for the virus here

As coronaviurs case load shoots up, sero survey begins in UP's Agra

A three-day comprehensive Sero-surveillance-survey exercise will begin from Friday, officials said

Nepal coronavirus update: Record high of single-day Covid-19 cases reported

Nepal has reported 1,228 nw coronavirus cases, the highest single-day spike as the pandemic was raging in the Himalayan country