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Millions trapped in Florida as Ian heads to South Carolina
World | Sep 30, 2022, 12:00 PM ISTFlorida: Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through inundated streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings left by Hurricane Ian, which crossed into the Atlantic Ocean and churned toward South Carolina.
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Lumpy skin disease: UP govt bans cattle trade, imposes 'lockdown' on animal movement
India | Sep 23, 2022, 05:41 PM ISTLumpy skin disease: So far 28 districts of Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh, Meerut, Saharanpur, Moradabad, and Bareilly divisions have been affected by this disease in western Uttar Pradesh.
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WHO's process of estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific, says Govt
India | Jul 19, 2022, 06:41 PM ISTWHO Covid death estimation: India had earlier objected to the "one size fits all" approach adopted by the WHO as it might be true for smaller countries but cannot be applied to a huge and diverse country like India.
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Pollution claimed 90 lakh lives globally in 2019, India tops list with over 23.5 lakh deaths
India | May 18, 2022, 01:57 PM ISTThe majority of air pollution related deaths- 9.8 lakh- in India were caused by ambient PM2.5 pollution- tiny pollution particles in air that are two and one half microns or less in width, the researchers said.
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Delhi: 55 cases of Dengue this year; advisory issued on prevention of vector-borne diseases
India | Mar 28, 2022, 06:54 PM ISTFor the January 1-March 26 period, six cases of dengue each were recorded last year and in 2020 and 2019, while ten cases were logged in 2018 and twelve in 2017, the report stated.
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16 killed, 26 injured as bus collides with truck in Jharkhand's Pakur
India | Jan 05, 2022, 11:00 PM ISTPolice said that the accident happened around 8:30 am on Govindpur-Sahibganj state highway at Paderkola village in Amrapara police station area. The death toll in the accident has increased to 16 while the number of injured is 26. At least three of them are critical.
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Michigan: Four killed, 1 injured in plane crash
World | Nov 14, 2021, 02:21 PM ISTThe identities of the people on the plane weren’t immediately released, and there was no initial indication of the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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Security forces kill 15 militants in separate operations in Balochistan
World | Oct 24, 2021, 06:45 AM ISTA spokesperson for Counter-Terrorism Department said that nine militants from different banned organisations were killed in Balochistan's Mastung area and a heavy cache of arms and ammunition were seized from them.
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Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syria capital, killing 14
World | Oct 20, 2021, 12:33 PM ISTSyrian state TV showed footage of charred bus in central Damascus, saying the blasts occurred during rush hour when people were heading to work and school.
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Kin of person committing suicide in 30 days of being Covid positive to get ex-gratia: Centre to SC
India | Sep 23, 2021, 06:39 PM ISTDeaths occurring within 30 days from the date of testing or from the date of being clinically determined as a COVID case will be treated as ‘deaths due to COVID-19’, even if the death takes place outside the hospital/ in-patient facility, the government clarified.
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Centre to pay Rs 50,000 compensation for deaths due to Covid, Supreme Court told
India | Sep 23, 2021, 02:20 PM ISTThe central government also informed that the state will give this amount from the State Disaster Relief Fund.
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COVID: India reports 35,178 new cases, 440 deaths in last 24 hours
News | Aug 18, 2021, 11:57 AM ISTIndia reported 35,178 fresh COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. 37,169 people have been recovered and discharged in the same duration. The death toll rose to 4,32,519 with 440 fresh fatalities. The active caseload stands at 3,67,415.
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Maharashtra: 6,388 fresh COVID-19 cases reported, deaths top 200 after 11 days
India | Aug 12, 2021, 09:13 PM ISTThe state witnessed an increase in COVID-19 cases and fatalities as compared to Wednesday when it had reported 5,560 infections and 163 deaths.
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Uttarakhand: CM Pushkar Dhami visits cloudburst-hit villages
India | Jul 21, 2021, 06:50 PM ISTThe chief minister went from door-to-door, meeting residents of the two villages and assuring them of all help from the government.
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Over 7 lakh deaths in India per year linked to abnormal temperatures: Lancet study
World | Jul 08, 2021, 04:14 PM ISTNearly 740,000 access deaths in India annually can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures related to climate change, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
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5 dead after hot air balloon crashes in New Mexico's largest city
World | Jun 27, 2021, 08:58 AM ISTThe crash happened around 7 a.m. in the city’s west side, police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said. Police identified 2 of the passengers as Martin Martinez, and Mary Martinez,- the parents of a prison transport officer with the Albuquerque Police Dept.
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Florida building collapse: Another body in rubble raises death toll to 5
World | Jun 27, 2021, 08:27 AM ISTMiami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the new toll at an evening media briefing, saying the discovery of the body dropped the number of unaccounted for down to 156.
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India reports less than 60,000 new COVID cases after 81 days
News | Jun 20, 2021, 12:43 PM ISTIndia reported less than 60,000 COVID new cases after 81 days. India reported 58,419 new COVID cases in last 24 hours. 1,576 deaths have been reported in the same duration, taking the toll to 3,86,713. The active cases has declined in the country to 7,29,243. Meanwhile, 87,619 patients got recovered and discharged, taking overall recoveries to 2,87,66,009. A total of 27,66,93,572 vaccine doses have been administered across the country so far.
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Amid reports of forging data, Centre asks states to provide info on Covid deaths
India | Jun 15, 2021, 07:48 PM ISTThe Centre in a letter to West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, Bihar and Karnataka has asked to provide data of deaths as per date and district wise.
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‘Unsound analysis’: Centre trashes report on higher Covid deaths in India
India | Jun 12, 2021, 10:37 PM ISTThe ministry termed the article speculative, without any basis and misinformed.