BSE-1 (Photo credit: Kamlesh Pednekar) Indian markets trimmed all gains and were unchanged in early trading Monday, largely dragged down by finance. Among the major indices, the S&P BSE Sensex hovered around 43,880 levels. The index had risen to 44,271, earlier in the day. The Nifty50 index also lost 12,950. …
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Satish Dhupelia, Mahatma Gandhi’s South African great-grandson, succumbed to Covid-19 complications here on Sunday, three days after his 66th birthday, a relative said. Dhupelia’s sister, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, confirmed that her brother had died from complications related to Covid-19 after contracting the disease at the hospital where he had been under …
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The number of COVID-19 cases in India is approaching 10 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease increased to more than 85.21 lakh, bringing the national recovery rate to 93.67 %, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health on Sunday. Total coronavirus cases …
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INDORE / GWALIOR : Following Madhya Pradesh Prime Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s announcement of a nightly curfew in five districts due to increased COVID-19 cases, nighttime curfews went into effect in Indore and Gwalior from Saturday . The nightly curfew will be from 10 pm to 6 am the next …
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Officials at the Delhi-Noida border impose a 2,000 rupee fine on people for not wearing masks. Noida: More than 1,300 people who were found without masks in public places received challans in Noida and Greater Noida amid the COVID-19 outbreak, police said Sunday. Police Commissioner Alok Singh ordered officials to …
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Russia became the first country to register the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine on August 11 Moscow: The price per dose of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will be much lower than that of the vaccines from US pharmaceutical giants Pfizer and Moderna, the official Russian vaccine Twitter account said …
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High-level core teams have been delegated to Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to support them in the response and management of Covid-19. These states have been reporting an increase in the number of active cases, those who are hospitalized or in home isolation under medical supervision, or demonstrating an …
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NEW YORK: The first Americans could receive a Covid-19 vaccine as early as December 11, the top scientific adviser to the U.S. government’s vaccine program said on Sunday. “Within 24 hours of approval, the vaccine will be moved and located in the areas where each state will have told us …
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Just a week after the universities reopened, the Karnataka government is reconsidering the measure. The bachelor, diploma and engineering colleges reopened immediately after Diwali on November 17, but with Covid-19 cases in the state seeing a further increase, the government is reconsidering its strategy. Health Minister Dr. K Sudhakar, while …
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Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray addressed people on Sunday about the Covid-19 situation in the state. He said it’s upsetting that people have stopped wearing masks and following social distancing rules. “We will have to take more precautions after Diwali. The threat of the coronavirus has not passed. Several countries …
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