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  NGT raps Haryana for not taking meaningful action against restaurants, roadside eateries at Murthal

  India | June 09, 2021 19:27 IST

  A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the Chief Secy of Haryana to take suitable remedial measures, including action against the erring officers for such negligent behaviour.

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  15 days special casual leave for govt employees whose parents test Covid positive: Centre

  India | June 09, 2021 17:37 IST

  "In case of active hospitalisation of any of the family members/parents even after 15 days of the expiry of SCL, the government servants may be granted leave of any kind due and admissible beyond 15 days of SCL till their discharge from hospital," it said.

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  UP: Patients' kin feel the heat after told to shift from Agra hospital sealed over viral video

  India | June 09, 2021 8:53 IST

  The Agra administration sealed the Paras Hospital after a video of its owner went viral in which he is purportedly talking of "mock drill".

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  DDA modifies building bye-laws for oxygen plants at Delhi hospitals

  India | June 09, 2021 8:12 IST

  The decision was taken at a board meeting chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, who is also the DDA Chairman, said a senior DDA official.

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  Decoded: How COVID-19 aerosols travel through our lungs

  Health | June 08, 2021 15:16 IST

  When we inhale isolated Coronavirus particles, more than 65 per cent reach the deepest region of our lungs where damage to cells can lead to low blood oxygen levels, new research has discovered. 

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  Cannot compel China to give more info on COVID-19 origins: WHO official

  World | June 08, 2021 9:15 IST

  A top World Health Organization official on Monday said that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on the origins of COVID-19

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  PM Modi's 'Vaccination stroke' amid Coronavirus Crisis, watch report

  News | June 08, 2021 7:20 IST

  As the second wave of coronavirus has been indicating a declining trend in India for the last few days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that all Indians above 18 years of age will be administered free Covid-19 vaccine from June 21.

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  COVID-19: India records 1,00,636 new COVID cases in past 24 hours

  News | June 07, 2021 11:00 IST

  India on Monday recorded 1,00,636 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 2,427 deaths due to the infection. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry, the country saw a total of 1,74,399 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery to 2,71,59,180.

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  24.60 crore vaccine doses provided to states/UTs: Centre

  India | June 06, 2021 22:44 IST

  It said that it has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 24 crore vaccine doses to states/UTs.

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  COVID: UK urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022

  World | June 06, 2021 17:12 IST

  Johnson is expected to stress the importance of a global vaccination drive when he meets with fellow world leaders on Friday in Cornwall, on the coast of southwestern England, for the first face-to-face G-7 summit since the pandemic hit.

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  Watch Special Report on Unlock Plan 2.0 for temples, mosques and gurudwaras

  News | June 06, 2021 14:40 IST

  Religious Places have been closed for over months due to the coronavirus second wave induced lockdown. watch special report on Unlock Plan 2.0 for temples, mosques and gurudwaras.

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  Vitamin D may not protect against COVID: Study

  World | June 05, 2021 22:54 IST

  According to the researchers, including Guillaume Butler-Laporte from McGill University, vitamin D supplementation as a public health measure to improve outcomes is not supported by this study.

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  Green tea might help tackle Covid: Indian-origin researcher

  Health | June 05, 2021 20:09 IST

  As India continues to be ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, a team of researchers is investigating how green tea could give rise to a drug capable of tackling Covid-19. 

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  Green tea might help tackle COVID: Indian-origin researcher

  World | June 05, 2021 16:45 IST

  The initial findings suggested that one of the compounds in green tea could combat the coronavirus behind Covid-19, said lead author Suresh Mohankumar, who researched during his time at JSS College of Pharmacy in Ooty before taking up his current role at Swansea University Medical School.

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  Indian govt's schizophrenia led to COVID ravages: Amartya Sen

  India | June 05, 2021 10:17 IST

  India's "confused" government focused on taking credit for its actions, rather than working to restrict the spread of COVID-19, resulting in schizophrenia that led to massive troubles, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has said.

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  Recoveries remain more than new Covid cases in Karnataka

  India | June 05, 2021 8:32 IST

  Discharge of 22,316 patients in a day led to recoveries remain more than 16,068 new Covid cases in Karnataka.

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  COVID: Oxygen Expresses deliver over 24k MT of LMO to states

  India | June 04, 2021 20:52 IST

  A Railway Ministry official said that 359 Oxygen Expresses have completed their journey so far since April 24.

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  Arijit Singh partners with Facebook, GiveIndia for COVID-19 fundraiser to help rural areas

  Celebrities | June 04, 2021 17:33 IST

  Playback singer Arijit Singh has joined hands with GiveIndia and Facebook for a campaign to raise funds for COVID relief to support rural India.

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  Ayushmann Khuranna’s 'Dream Girl' co-star Rinku Singh Nikumbh dies of Covid-19

  Celebrities | June 04, 2021 23:32 IST

  Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl co-star Rinku Singh Nikumbh has passed away after suffering from Covid-19.

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  People with Alzheimer's are at threefold risk of dying by Covid-19: Study

  Health | June 04, 2021 15:22 IST

  People with dementia, particularly Alzheimer's disease are at threefold risk of dying as a result of infection by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind Covid-19, according to a study by Brazilian researchers.