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Renowned Urdu poet Rahat Indori, aged 70, dies in Indore hospital
The poet had been admitted to the hospital on Tuesday morning after he tested positive for Covid-19
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Covid-19 linked diseases in children causing changes in blood cells: Study
They said this disease can cause inflammation of heart muscle if left untreated, and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed nations
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Mankind Pharma partners with South Korea's Daewoong for Covid drug
Will conduct clincial trials on anti-parasitic drug they claim is more effective than remdesivir
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MP CM says he tests negative for coronavirus, 6 days after being discharged
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said he has tested negative for coronavirus infection, six days after being discharged from a private hospital here.
Cop issuing fines for not wearing masks fined as he himself was without one
A police officer issuing challans to people for not wearing masks here, even as he himself did not have one on, got a taste of his own medicine when the superintendent of police pulled him up for it.
Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife caught without mask, argues with police
Wife of cricketer Ravindra Jadeja entered into an argument with a police constable in Gujarat's Rajkot after the latter asked her the reason for not wearing a mask, police said on Tuesday.
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Mizoram orders fuel rationing amid shortage due to Covid-19 restrictions
Mizoram capped the quantity of fuel that can be purchased per vehicle as the state's stock was running out due to restrictions imposed in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
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High rate of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases 'good thing' for society: Expert
A high-rate of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases is a "good thing" for the society and could play a role in the ending of the pandemic, according to a researcher
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PM Modi discusses Covid-19 situation, says 10 states account for 80% cases
At a video conference with chief ministers of these 10 states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Modi said the recovery rate has gone up
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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Pvt hospitals overcharge despite govt orders
Foreign study goes for a toss, migrants left out of govt schemes, and five things India must do before it has a vaccine--news on how the country is dealing with the pandemic
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World Coronavirus Dispatch: UK to send contact tracers door to door
Infections stabilise in Australia's epicentre, big US firms to boost hiring of minorities, UK job losses worst since 2009 and other pandemic-related across the globe
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Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities extended till Aug 31
Earlier, the temporary restriction on the arrival of flights to Kolkata airport from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad was extended till August 15
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Ex-president Pranab Mukherjee critical, on ventilator support post surgery
The 84-year-old was admitted to the military hospital around noon on Monday, and had also tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the surgery
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Tamil Nadu asks Centre for special Rs 9,000 crore grant to combat Covid-19
Since both central and state tax revenues will fall short of the Budget Estimates, grant will help, says Palaniswami
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Rajasthan Covid-19 cases up 620 to 54,290; reports 10 more deaths
Rajasthan has reported 620 new Covid-19 cases till 10:30 am on Tuesday, pushing the state's Covid-19 tally to 54,290 cases
Covid-19: 'Focused testing' strategy paying dividends, says AP CM
A "focused testing" strategy to detect Covid-19 cases early was paying dividends as Andhra Pradesh succeeded in keeping the peak positivity rate below 20 per cent, said CM Reddy
Covid-19 impact: Mother Sumi Systems posts Rs 1,192 cr loss for Q1
Auto components maker Mother Sumi Systems reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,191.65 crore for June quarter 2020 hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic
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Covid updates: 'World's first vaccine', India single-day cases below 55,000
The WHO's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave examples of New Zealand and Rwanda, as the countries had successfully stamped away the notorious virus
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Logistics, media professionals most anxious about returning to work: Survey
LinkedIn on Tuesday announced the findings of the eighth edition of the LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index, a fortnightly pulse on the confidence of the Indian workforce
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Workers return to new environment as companies reimagine workspaces
The manufacturing sector is reimagining workspaces to infuse confidence in workers
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