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Punjab reports biggest single-day spike of 1,063 coronavirus cases

Punjab reported 23 more Covid-19 fatalities on Friday, pushing the death toll due to the disease to 539 in the state, while a record single-day spike of 1,063 cases took its tally to 21,930

Arranging evacuation of 400 Sikhs, Hindus from Afghanistan: Punjabi body

The World Punjabi Organisation said it is organising charter flights for evacuating over 400 Sikhs and Hindus from Afghanistan

Wall Street dips due to slowing employment growth, US-China tensions

The Labor Department's closely watched report showed non-farm payrolls increased by 1.76 million in July

OCI card holders from US, UK, Germany, France can visit India: Govt

Other foreigners from these countries have also been allowed to avail Indian visa facility for business, medical and employment purposes

MEA holds a programme on good governance practices during pandemic

The event saw 70 participants from Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, Kenya, and other Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) partner countries

11 states, UTs didn't distribute foodgrains in July under PMGKAY: Paswan

As a result, free foodgrains have been able to reach only about 62 per cent of the total 810 million beneficiaries during last month through ration shops, Paswan said

Tamil Nadu adds 5,880 new Covid-19 cases, total tally at 285,024

The total number of cases in the state now stands at 285,024, while 227,575 people have been discharged so far

How Mumbai raced to add more beds than patients after its June unlocking

Nearly half the bed capacity lies unutilised now

New York, LA witness boom in plastic surgery due to coronavirus pandemic

As lockdowns took hold over much of America earlier this year, non-essential services were among the first to shutter-among them, cosmetic surgeons and dermatologists

President's Covid-19 virus swagger fuels anger ahead of Belarus vote

The country's authoritarian leader was blithely dismissing the pandemic as psychosis, and recommending an unusual remedy: Have a regular shot of vodka and work hard in the fields.

Top headlines: BSE revises circuit limit, US orders TikTok ban in 45 days

Here are the top headlines of the day

World Coronavirus Dispatch: LatAm, Caribbean surpass Europe in fatalities

Hong Kong's free tests to entire city, China's exports jump in July, Google, Facebook announces WFH and other pandemic-related news from across the globe

BCG vaccine safe, does not lead to increased risk of Covid-19: Scientists

Scientists have compared volunteers who had received the BCG vaccine with those who did not, and have found that the immunised individuals did not get sick more often, or become more seriously ill

Likely long-term symptoms for hospitalised Covid-19 patients identified

Scientists have identified longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people hospitalised with Covid-19, which include fatigue, breathlessness, distress and a general decline in quality of life

Chartered planes, costly tickets: How world is beating flight restrictions

The flight paralysis underscores how deep and lasting the pandemic's damage is proving to be

Sobha Q1 profit plunges 93% to Rs 6.6 crore as business takes hit

Realty firm Sobha reported a 93% decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 6.6 crore for the quarter ended June as sales and construction activities were stalled because of the Covid-19 pandemic

India's Covid-19 management marked by rising recoveries, few deaths: Govt

While the recovery rate among coronavirus patients has risen to a record high of 67.98 per cent, the fatality rate has gone down to 2.05 per cent

Goa coronavirus update: State to start administering remdesivir to patients

Goa's Health Ministry received 1,008 vials of Remdesivir from pharma major Cipla

Puducherry coronavirus update: 5 more succumb in the UT, toll climbs to 75

Five people, including three women died of Covid-19 in Puducherry, where 244 fresh cases were registered taking the aggregate to 4,862

Telcos defy Covid-19, see strong revenue growth on higher data usage: Fitch

Revenue market share continues to consolidate with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel as Vodafone Idea loses 10 million users per quarter