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India Ramps Up Production Of COVID-19 Protective Gears, Medical Equipment

New Delhi: India has ramped up production of COVID-19 protective gears and medical equipment giving a boost to its fight against the novel coronavirus and reducing its dependency on foreign countries for these items which are in high demand globally due to the pandemic. The Centre on Friday said it has placed an order for […]

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'Master Chef: India' Finalist, Husband Dead In 'Murder-Suicide': US Prosecutor

New York: A “Master Chef: India” finalist Garima Kothari, whose restaurant had closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and her husband have died “in an apparent murder-suicide,” according to a prosecutor in New Jersey. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said that police found Garima, 35, who was five-months pregnant, dead in her residence in Jersey […]

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COVID-19 Lockdown 3.0: E-Commerce Players Welcome Relaxations In Operations

New Delhi: E-commerce players have hailed the government’s relaxations regarding sale of non-essential products starting May 4. Although the government has allowed the sale of only essential products on the red zone through e-commerce platforms, non-essential products are likely to be allowed in green and orange zones, starting May 4, subject to specific approval from […]

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Make Available Covid-19 Vaccine In Open Market, Flexibility In Age Criteria: Odisha CM To PM Modi

Bhubaneswar: Underlining the importance of Centre and States working together as a team to face Covid crisis, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to scale…

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Odisha man dies as hospitals ‘refuse’ treatment during lockdown; wife, daughter spend night with body on road

Bhubaneswar: Though we are following social distancing as a precautionary measure to protect ourselves from Coronavirus, it seems some of us have distanced ourselves from humanity completely. In one such heart-wrenching incident, Rabindra Nayak of Basudev Nagar in Rasulgarh area of Bhubaneswar died allegedly after being denied treatment, while his wife and daughter had to […]

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PM welcomes armed forces' thank you gesture for 'COVID-19 warriors'

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed the decision of the armed forces to plan a series of events to thank doctors, paramedics and policemen engaged in the country’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic. In a series of tweets, he said India has waged a strong fight against COVID-19 due to courageous frontline […]

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5G signal now available on Mount Everest peak

Beijing: Climbers to Mount Everest from the Chinese side can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage after the world’s highest-altitude base station started operation in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, the state media reported on Friday. Built at an altitude of 6,500 metres, the base station which became operational on Thursday, is located at the […]

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Odisha allows home quarantine for urban returnees

Bhubaneswar: As a large number of stranded people are set to return to Odisha following the Centre facilitating their movement by trains and buses, the state government on Friday decided to allow home quarantine for returnees who live in urban pockets and, in specific cases, in rural areas after stamping on their hands. Chief Secretary […]

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Weather Alert: Rain, Thunderstorm Set To Batter Parts Of Odisha In Next Few Days

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area formed over South-Andaman Sea and adjoining South-East Bay of Bengal is likely to cause rain coupled with thundershower in parts of Odisha in the next five days, predicted Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre. Director of Bhubaneswar Met Centre, HR Biswas said that thunderstorm activities will increase till 8:30 am today in some […]

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Biggest Spike Of 2.34 Lakh Covid Cases In India, 1,341 Deaths In 24 Hours

New Delhi: India has reported 2,34,692 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day spike ever, pushing the country’s overall Covid tally to 1,45,26,609, according to the…

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Kim Jong-un Makes First Public Appearance Amid Rumours Of Death

Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony of a phosphatic fertiliser factory on Friday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday. This was the top leader’s first public appearance in state media in more than 20 days. Kim Jong-un was last seen in state media on April 11 presiding […]

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With 2,293 New Cases, India Records Highest Single-Day COVID-19 Spike; Tally Stands At 37,336

New Delhi: India recorded the highest single-day spike of 2,293 coronavirus cases, taking the total number of COVID-19 cases to 37,336 in the country, the Union Health Ministry said today morning, The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,218. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 26,167, while 9,950 people have recovered and […]

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WHO hails Wuhan for clearing all COVID-19 cases

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has welcomed the news that there were no more hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the novel coronavirus originated last December, praising its people’s “tireless efforts” to combat the pandemic. According to city authorities, Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province, was cleared of all COVID-19 cases […]

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FDA allows emergency use of anti-viral vaccine Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients

Washington: The US food and drug regulatory body has allowed emergency use of an investigational anti-viral vaccine to treat COVID-19 patients after some researches, including one led by an Indian-American physician, found that the drug helped recover some of the infected cases faster. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave emergency use authorization (EUA) for […]

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