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World Leprosy Day

Urgently Address Gaps In Leprosy Services Disrupted By Covid-19 Pandemic: WHO

Despite a 10 per cent increase in new cases from 2020 to 2021, the reported cases were 30 per cent lower in 2021 than in 2019. This is not due to a decrease in transmission, but because the leprosy cases remained...

29 January 2023

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Maharashtra Logs 33 Covid-19 Cases, One Fatality; Active Tally 137

Maharashtra on Tuesday recorded 33 fresh Covid-19 cases, one fatality, and 29 recoveries, the health department said.

18 January 2023

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India Adds 121 Covid-19 Cases, One Death

India logged 121 fresh coronavirus infections on Tuesday and the number of active cases came down to 2,319, according to Union health ministry data.

10 January 2023

Shahid Kapoor Cites 'Kantara' As Example Of Why Only Spectacles Seem To Work

Shahid Kapoor Cites 'Kantara' As Example Of Why Only Spectacles Seem To Work

The audience's content preferences have changed in the last three years. This change has been catalysed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which even after three years, refuses to slow down.

20 January 2023

Representational Image of Work From Home

Can Budget Introduce Additional Deduction Towards ‘Work From Home’?

As work-from-home has become a reality in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, additional deductions on the expenses incurred on setting up a home office could provide the salaried taxpayers will much needed relief in the...

16 January 2023

 Around 75% of urban Indians expect life to be better in 2023

Around 75% Of Urban Indians Expect Life To Be Better In 2023: Survey

The survey is based on data collected online among 1,006 urban respondents in India by YouGov's Omnibus in December 2022

08 January 2023

COVID scare: Patient outside hospital in Kanpur

Active Covid Cases In Country Decline To 1,998

India logged 128 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 1,998, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

18 January 2023

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People Welcome Christmas In Goa With Midnight Masses, Night-Long Celebrations

The festivities began at around 11 pm on Saturday in various churches and chapels and continued till the early hours of Sunday. 

25 December 2022

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20 December 2022
Government To Review Covid Situation On Wednesday Amid Spurt In Cases In US, China

Government To Review Covid Situation On Wednesday Amid Spurt In Cases In US, China

Health Ministry urged all states and Union territories to ramp up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of newer variants


18 December 2022
Gujarat: 91 Suspected Measles Cases Detected In Parts Of Mehsana

Gujarat: 91 Suspected Measles Cases Detected In Parts Of Mehsana

Attributing resistance to vaccination in the region as a reason behind the likely upsurge in suspected measles cases in the region, Patel said that treatment...


16 December 2022
Budget This Year To Follow Spirit Of Earlier Ones: Nirmala Sithataman

Budget This Year To Follow Spirit Of Earlier Ones: Nirmala Sithataman

In the Budget, the finance minister had raised capital expenditure by 35.4 per cent for the financial year 2022-23 to Rs 7.5 lakh crore to boost demand


14 December 2022
Subsidy, Other Expenses Of Railways Too High, Says Vaishnaw, Hints Concessions To Senior Citizens Not Now

Subsidy, Other Expenses Of Railways Too High, Says Vaishnaw, Hints Concessions To Senior Citizens Not Now

Vaishnaw said currently the Vande Bharat trains are running with sitting capacity with a maximum distance of 500 to 550 km and once the Vande Bharat trains...


14 December 2022
BJP MP Demands Restoration Of Railway Fare Concession For Senior Citizens

BJP MP Demands Restoration Of Railway Fare Concession For Senior Citizens

During special mentions in Rajya Sabha, BJP MP Kailash Soni said a concession of 40 per cent was granted to all senior citizens which has been stopped now.


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13 December 2022
China Students Return Home Amid Covid-19 Travel Spread Fears

China Students Return Home Amid Covid-19 Travel Spread Fears

Some Chinese universities say they will allow students to finish the semester from home in hopes of reducing the potential of a bigger Covid-19 outbreak during...


06 December 2022
Drones Can Play Significant Role In Checking Illegal Mining: Union Minister

Drones Can Play Significant Role In Checking Illegal Mining: Union Minister

The Minister for Information and Broadcasting at an event here said the Centre continues to invest in training the youth in drone technology as India is on...


06 December 2022
Kerala Facing 'Unprecedented Financial Crisis', Says Finance Minister

Kerala Facing 'Unprecedented Financial Crisis', Says Finance Minister

Natural disasters, COVID-19 pandemic, distorted policies of the Centre, the implementation of the GST without much contemplation, delayed distribution of GST...


04 December 2022
Rajasthan Govt To Organise Folk Art Festivals From Panchayat To State Level To Boost Tourism

Rajasthan Govt To Organise Folk Art Festivals From Panchayat To State Level To Boost Tourism

Rajasthan is working on folk art festivals to boost the tourism industry as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.


01 December 2022
Weightage To Short Term Health Workers Engaged During Covid-19 Pandemic

Weightage To Short Term Health Workers Engaged During Covid-19 Pandemic

During the pandemic, thousands of short-term healthcare workers had taken responsibilities like nursing officers, pharmacists, radiographers, laboratory...


30 November 2022
Meghalaya Cabinet Nod For Mental Health Policy

Meghalaya Cabinet Nod For Mental Health Policy

Sangma noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had highlighted the need to devise an inclusive and robust institutional response, especially for vulnerable groups....


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29 November 2022
Have To Move Forward With Thought Of Technology For Social Justice: President Droupadi Murmu

Have To Move Forward With Thought Of Technology For Social Justice: President Droupadi Murmu

Addressing the 18th convocation of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra, she said, "Today the whole world is going through a phase of rapid...


26 November 2022
Over 50% Of Microbusinesses Had No Mechanisms To Cushion Covid Impact: Study

Over 50% Of Microbusinesses Had No Mechanisms To Cushion Covid Impact: Study

The survey conducted among MSMEs during and post the lockdown period delves into major problems faced by entrepreneurs regarding financial impact, business...


25 November 2022
Mizoram Government's Ban On Firecrackers Would Be In Force During Christmas & New year: Police

Mizoram Government's Ban On Firecrackers Would Be In Force During Christmas & New year: Police

Mizoram is preparing for a grand celebration of Christmas and New Year after two years of low key-celebrations due to COVID-19 pandemic. Lalruaia said police...


22 November 2022
Eighth Apeejay Bengali Lit Fest In Kolkata From Nov 25

Eighth Apeejay Bengali Lit Fest In Kolkata From Nov 25

Eminent personalities such as Pabitra Sarkar, Himadri Kishore Dasgupta, Ashoke Viswanathan, Samik Bandyopadhyay, Abul Bashar, Rupam Islam, Sujog Bandyopadhyay,...


22 November 2022
CAG Begins Probe Into Allocation Of Works By Mumbai Civic Body During Covid-19 Pandemic

CAG Begins Probe Into Allocation Of Works By Mumbai Civic Body During Covid-19 Pandemic

The Eknath Shinde-led government had on October 31 asked the CAG to conduct a probe into the allocation of works by the Mumbai civic body in the pandemic...


16 November 2022
Govt Can't Explain Away Inflation By Pointing To Situation In US: Congress

Govt Can't Explain Away Inflation By Pointing To Situation In US: Congress

The Congress on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government can not point to the situation in the US and other countries to explain away the inflation in India.


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