NEW DELHI: Five states, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, UP and Tamil Nadu, lead the burden of Covid-19 in the country and account for 56% of the 69,921 confirmed cases and 65.4% of the 819 new deaths registered Monday. Together, these states have 62.2% of the total of 7,85,996 active cases, …
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(AFP photo) NEW DELHI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated with full state honors at the Lodhi Road electric crematorium on Tuesday afternoon. While her son performed the last rites, her family and relatives paid their respects dressed in PPE suits, in accordance with Covid-19 safeguards. An Army contingent offered …
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Representative image NEW DELHI: India recorded 48 accidental deaths every hour last year, which was slightly higher than 2018, according to the latest report from the National Office of Criminal Records (NCRB). Deaths caused by traffic accidents, which include road and rail accidents, accounted for almost 44% of the total …
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PM Modi WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver a key speech at the third leadership summit of US Partnerships & Strategy Forum India (USISPF) on Thursday, organizers announced Tuesday. “We are honored that Prime Minister Modi has taken the time to address the annual USISPF event. It signifies the …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: After the Prime Minister Narendra modiInnovative apps mentioned in Mann Ki Baat last Sunday, various indigenous apps have been ranked in the top 10 on the app store in their respective categories. In the “social” category, the indigenous apps in the top …
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NEW DELHI: In the midst of a raging controversy over political bias and interference in Facebook At the urging of its top Indian officials, the government on Tuesday wrote a strong letter to the founder of the social media giant. Mark Zuckerberg, accusing the company’s employees of “officially abusing” Prime …
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(ANI photo) PRAYAGRAJ: On Monday, the Allahabad High Court ordered the immediate release of Dr. Kafeel Khan, who has spent more than seven months in prison for his public speech against CAA and NRC outside the Aligarh Muslim University campus, saying that the pediatrician’s arrest under the National Security Act …
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(ANI photo) LUCKNOW / MATHURA: Following an order from the Allahabad Superior Court, Dr. Kafeel Khan was released from Mathura jail late Tuesday night, his attorney said. “Mathura jail the administration informed around 11:00 pm that Dr. Kafeel will be released, and around midnight, he was released, “Khan’s lawyer, Irfan …
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NEW DELHI: A total of 8,145 deaths were reported in India in 2019 due to causes attributable to forces of nature, with nearly 3,000 of them caused by lightning, a report by National Office of Criminal Records Has revealed. The majority (50.3%) of the reported victims belonged to the age …
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Representative photo: PTI NEW DELHI: A total of 4.37.396 road accidents were recorded across India in 2019, resulting in the death of 1,54,732 people and the injury of another 4,39,262, according to the latest National Office of Criminal Records (NCRB) data. In addition, the majority (59.6 percent) of traffic accidents …
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