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  India sees new record COVID cases and deaths as crisis deepens

  News | April 30, 2021 8:40 IST

  For the ninth day in a row, India recorded over 3 lakh cases, inching closer to the 4 lakh mark with 3,86,693 cases on Thursday.

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  Delhi reports 395 COVID deaths, 24,235 new cases in 24 hours

  India | April 29, 2021 22:54 IST

  As many as 395 fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the latest bulletin issued by Delhi health dept.

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  24 Nodal officers to manage 12 crematoriums in B'luru amid complaints of unduly charges

  India | April 24, 2021 7:10 IST

  Bengaluru Civic body on Friday evening issued a circular announcing appointment of 24 nodal officers for 12 crematoriums that are functional across the city.

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  'Doing politics over dead bodies': PM Modi to CM Mamata on Cooch Behar killings

  News | April 17, 2021 17:47 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 17 slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on killing that took place in Cooch Behar. He said that doing politics on corpses is an old habit of CM Banerjee.

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  Over 19,000 new infections add to India's total COVID tally

  News | December 22, 2020 14:20 IST

  India recorded 19,556 new COVID-19 cases taking toll to 1,00,75,116. 30,376 recoveries , and 301 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry Total cases.

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  Seasonal torrential rains claim over 300 lives in Pakistan: NDMA

  World | September 13, 2020 11:24 IST

  Over 300 people, including more than 100 children, died and 239 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan in the last over two months since the monsoon began in the country, the national disaster management agency has said.

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  Pune Mayor Mohol alleges 400 unaccounted suspected COVID-19 deaths

  India | August 01, 2020 10:56 IST

  Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol has alleged that at least 400 suspected COVID-19 deaths have gone unaccounted for in the city in July. Mohol said he raised the issue during his meeting with Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday, when the latter was in the city to take stock of the coronavirus situation.

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  Questions being raised over Delhi's official coronavirus case tally and death toll

  News | June 12, 2020 10:38 IST

  Questions are being raised over Delhi government’s official coronavirus tally that accounts for 34,687 conifrm cases and 1,085 deaths. While Delhi Municipal Coroporation claims 2098 people succumbed to disease.

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  India's COVID-19 fatality rate among lowest, reported 0.3 deaths per lakh population: Govt

  India | May 26, 2020 23:42 IST

  ​India has reported about 0.3 deaths per lakh population which is amongst the lowest in the world, the Union Ministry of Health said on Tuesday.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: China reports 13 new deaths, imported cases rise

  World | March 14, 2020 10:43 IST

  China reported 13 new coronavirus deaths, taking the toll due to the disease to 3,189, while the confirmed cases climbed to 80,824 with 11 more infections, as the country witnessed a rise in imported cases, health officials said on Saturday.

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  Old people, patients with existing conditions most prone to die from coronavirus infection: Study

  Science | February 18, 2020 16:56 IST

  People infected with the novel coronavirus who are more than 80 years old have the highest chances of dying from infection of all age groups, according to the largest study since the highly contagious outbreak began in China, with details of nearly 44,000 cases.

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  At least 41 die in heavy rains, landslides in Congo

  World | November 28, 2019 10:14 IST

  The spokesman said the response plan is being drawn up "by the government with the support from the UN and our partners, prioritizing shelter, water and sanitation and non-food items."  

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  Kerala Police probe 7 deaths in a family

  India | October 26, 2019 23:34 IST

  The deaths took place in the family Gopinathan Nair between 2000 and 2017, and included Nair, his wife Sumukhi Amma and their children -- Jaybalakrishnan, Jayprakash, Jaysree -- and two nephews Unnikrishnan and Jaymadhavan.

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  4th suspect arrested as UK truck deaths case probe deepens

  World | October 26, 2019 8:25 IST

  Police leave the home of Joanna and Thomas Maher with an evidence box at Wiltshire close in Warrington, Cheshire, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, after a man and a woman, both aged 38 and from Warrington, have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people in connection with the 39 bodies found in a lorry in Essex on Wednesday. 

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  Video: 10-month-old baby rescued miraculously in Pune flood waters

  India | September 26, 2019 18:01 IST

  A 10-month-old baby was miraculously rescued by a fire brigade team in Pune. The miraculous rescue was captured in a video. Take a look:

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  Total devastation: Hurricane slams parts of the Bahamas

  World | September 04, 2019 8:10 IST

  Relief officials reported scenes of utter ruin Tuesday in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful storm on record ever to hit the islands. At least seven deaths were reported, with the full scope of the disaster still unknown.  

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  4 dead, 19 injured in West Bengal lighting strike

  India | August 17, 2019 0:01 IST

  Amid heavy rains, lightning struck in different parts of the city and West Bengal. This has led to 4 deaths and injured 19 which also includes four Bangladesh nationals. Two deaths due to lightning-related incidents were reported from the metropolis, and an equal number from Purulia district, he said. While 16 people were injured because of lightning strikes in Kolkata, Purulia district accounted for three more.

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  US Mass Shooting: Two shooting incidents in 24 hours leave USA shocked; 29 dead

  World | August 05, 2019 9:09 IST

  In the Texas border city of El Paso, a gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a shopping area packed with thousands of people during the busy back-to-school season, killing 20 and injuring more than two dozen, many of them critically.

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  Flood-like situation in Gujarat claims 4 lives; Assam, Bihar return to normalcy

  India | August 01, 2019 21:49 IST

  Water from the overflowing Vishwamitri river entered several localities in Gujarat's Vadodara. Four labourers were killed when a wall collapsed due to heavy rain in Chhani area of Vadodara, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said.   

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  Flood situation further improves as water level recedes in Assam

  India | July 31, 2019 19:27 IST

  A population of 5,18,623 in 691 villages in 26 revenue circles of 12 districts are currently affected by the inundation, according to a bulletin of Assam State Disaster Management Agency (ASDMA).