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Nearly 70,000 new cases recorded in 24 hours in India

With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection, India's Covid-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882 on Tuesday pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data

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'Champions of Change' mourn death of Bharat Ratna Pranab Mukherjee

Starting off as a protege of Indira Gandhi, who stood beside her during the Emergency, Mukherjee came to be known as a crisis manager who commanded the respect of all and had friends across the aisle

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Pay Re 1 as fine or go to jail: SC punishes Prashant Bhushan

The Supreme Court has asked Prashant Bhushan, who was held guilty for his tweets against the judiciary, to pay a fine of Rupee 1 by September 15 as punishment in contempt case

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Coronavirus cases continue to arise at a steady rate

Dr Samiran Panda, the head of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), said on Sunday that this increase in cases was expected but pointed out that it is not a homogenous phenomenon across the states

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Coronavirus cases in India cross 35 lakh mark

India's COVID-19 tally today zoomed past 35 lakh, just a week after it crossed the 30-lakh mark. A record single-day spike of 78,761 cases were reported, while recoveries surged to 27.13 lakh according to latest data from Ministry of Health

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Home Minister Amit Shah to be discharged soon: AIIMS

AIIMS has shared that the Union Home Minister is undergoing post-COVID-19 care as he has recovered and will likely be discharged in a short time

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PM Modi pays tribute to Hockey Wizard Dhyan Chand on National Sports Day

On August 29, India celebrates the National Sports Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey wizard Dhyan Chand

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Over 77,000 Covid-19 cases recorded for the first time in India

This is the second day in a row that India has recorded more than 70,000 Covid-19 cases and over 1,000 fatalities for the third consecutive day, taking the number of patients who have succumbed to Covid-19 to 61,529 till date

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Supreme Court Refuses Permission For Muharram Processions

Refusing permission for Muharram processions in the country over the weekend, the Supreme Court today said it would lead to chaos and "one particular community will be targeted" for spreading the coronavirus

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India records highest-ever single-day spike of over 75,000 Covid-19 cases

The number of active cases in the country are 7,25,991, while 25,23,771 patients have been discharged. The country also recorded 1,023 fatalities in the last 24 hours which pushed the death toll to 60,472, according to health ministry data

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India reports 67,151 new Coronavirus cases in 24 hrs

The death toll from the pathogen climbed to 59,449 with 1,059 more fatalities. The recovery rate rose to 76.3 per cent with 63,173 more people having recuperated, while the case fatality rate has declined to 1.84 per cent, the ministry said

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How Maharashtra Govt programme helped Vidarbha farmers

The Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra or CAIM was jointly funded by the state government, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and Sir Ratan Tata Trust

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