Swab testing for Covid-19 by health workers at Juhu Beach in Mumbai. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty) On the day the Center classified 11 states and Union Territories as “states of grave concern” due to their high and growing daily Covid-19 cases and deaths, several states took action on Friday …
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Himanta Biswa Sarma is the BJP’s polling strategist for the ongoing Assam Assembly elections (Archive) Guwahati: Assam’s Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who last night received a 48-hour ban on campaigning ahead of the third phase of Tuesday’s Assembly elections, has not defied the order of the Election Commission in the …
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COVID-19 Case Updates: Eleven states account for 90 percent of cases and deaths in the country. New Delhi: India added 89,129 new coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours amid a worrying spike in Covid cases that has prompted states like Maharashtra to consider shutting down. Today’s increase is the …
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PAKISTAN TOURS SOUTH AFRICA, 2021 Imam-Ul-Haq scored a quick 70, but fell at a crucial stage to give South Africa a chance to drag the game to the last end © AFP Pakistan starter Imam-Ul-Haq and his captain Babar Azam sailed from their second wicket position, eclipsing South Africa 273-6 …
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Security personnel outside the residence of MK Stalin’s daughter Senthamarai Stalin during the raid. Chennai: The Income Tax department has said it found “incriminating evidence” of tax evasion in searches it conducted of key people related to the DMK leadership on Friday in Chennai, Karur and Coimbatore, four days before …
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NEW DELHI / GUWAHATI: Amid a political protest and exchange of offices, the Electoral Commission on Friday he ordered the suspension of four vote staff in the Ratabari (SC) assembly constituency in Assam after they violated EVM’s transportation protocol by hitchhiking with machines after Thursday’s vote in a private car …
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PAK beat SA: Babar Azam, Imam help Pakistan beat South Africa by 3 wickets to take 1-0 lead in ODI series despite heroic deeds of Dussen, Nortje Pakistan beat South Africa – Babar Azam scores 100: After a bit of late drama, Pakistan beat South Africa by three wickets in …
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One officer was killed and a second injured Friday after a vehicle passed through security and crashed into a barrier at the United States Capitol, forcing it to shut down less than three months after a massive assault on Congress. Capitol police shot and killed the driver after he jumped …
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In a live conversation with Harvard Kennedy School Ambassador Nicholas Burns on Friday, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi said that China is occupying Indian territory as we “speak” and this is because China sees a “weakened India, an India that it is internally divided. ” “I am absolutely convinced that a …
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Peasant leader Rakesh Tikait’s convoy was reportedly attacked in the Alwar district of Rajasthan on Friday, and Union leader Bharatiya Kisan (BKU) held the BJP responsible for the incident. According to the police, four people, including the president of a local university student union, were detained in preventive custody for …
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