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With spike of over 72 thousand cases, India's COVID-19 count reaches 67,57
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): With a spike of 72,049 new cases and 986 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 count on Wednesday reached 67,57,132, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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35-50 lakh people could take daily dip in Ganga during Kumbh Mela-2021: Ut
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik said that between 35 to 50 lakh people are estimated to take the dip in Ganga daily during the Kumbh Mela 2021.
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Idol makers in Gorakhpur suffer losses due to COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Idol makers in Gorakhpur said that their businesses have been badly hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In Aurangabad's Zilla Parishad-run school, students speak Japanese languag
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], October 7 (ANI): At a time when the student community is badly hit by COVID-19 pandemic and their studies are affected, the students of a Zilla Parishad-run school in a remote village in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra are learning the Japanese language.
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China's global reputation takes a hit amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], October 7 (ANI): Global perceptions of China have turned increasingly negative due to COVID-19 pandemic in the past few months, CNN quoted a new survey released by Pew Research on Tuesday.
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Covid-19 situation in Kerala better than national average: CM Vijayan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 6 (ANI): Lauding his government's efforts to contain the pandemic, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday reaffirmed that the COVID-19 situation in the state was better than the national average.
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WHO's Tedros says appointment of IPPR co-chairs expedited to prevent delay
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation's (WHO) decision to appoint two co-chairs to the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) back in July was expedited in order to prevent delays, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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US must learn to live with Covid virus, just like Flu, says Donald Trump
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed coronavirus pandemic likening the highly contagious virus to the seasonal flu and said that there people in the United States should "learn to live with it."
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India, US, Australia, Japan call for coordinated response to challenges li
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New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday participated in the second India-Australia-Japan-US ministerial meeting in Tokyo where the foreign ministers called for a coordinated response to the challenges including financial problems emanating from t
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Rijiju sanctions Rs 5 lakhs each to help UP boxer Sunil Chauhan, Archer Ne
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): The Sports Ministry has come forward to extend financial support to Uttar Pradesh boxer Sunil Chauhan and his brother archer Neeraj Chauhan who were facing a financial crunch after their father, who is the only earning member of the family, lost his job du
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Locals thank administration as 70,000 new LED street lights installed in J
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 6 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration finished 70 per cent work of its initiative to install one lakh LED street lights in Jammu under the Smart Cities mission, during the lockdown, imposed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Woes of Delhi florists continue despite ease in COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 6 (ANI): Florists in the national capital are struggling to earn livelihood despite the recent relaxations announced by the Central government. Gazipur flower market traders are complaining about a drop in sales due to the pandemic.
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