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Maha: ‘97% +ve minors in Ahmednagar asymptomatic’

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Sachin Solat, a member of Ahmednagar’s paediatric task force, said there was nothing alarming about almost 10,000 children and teenagers testing positive for Covid in the district in May. “The number was around 11.5% of the total Covid cases registered in the month in the district, which is acceptable. There is nothing unusual about it,” he said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3c9374B

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Covid-19: 20 lakh in home quarantine in Maharashtra

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As the second wave of Covid shows signs of ebbing in the state, except in about 10 districts, about 20 lakh people are isolating at home, 15,000 are in institutional quarantine and only 26% of hospital beds are occupied by patients, information compiled by the CMO and the health department shows. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uGEti6

New Covid cases in Maharashtra 15k, Mumbai 676

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The number of Covid-19 cases in Maharashtra dropped by a third from April to May, but the number of deaths went up 87% in the same period. A similar picture emerged in Mumbai, where cases in May were a fourth of the April cases, but deaths increased by 17%. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i5R9wo

WHO honours Union health minister Harsh Vardhan for work in area of tobacco control

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Recall Lakshadweep administrator: Kerala assembly passes resolution

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Juhi Chawla challenges 5G network setup in India

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Lawyers spar over transfer of Narada case

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It’s for Centre to decide on objections to Lakshadweep draft regulation: Kerala HC

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Kerala assembly resolution immature, a violation of federal principles, says BJP

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Marathas can avail EWS quota benefits

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Iffco produces ‘world’s 1st’ nano urea liquid

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HC sets up panel for violence-hit West Bengal people

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269 rail stations get CCTV cover under Nirbhaya Fund: RailTel

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SII unable to supply vaccine, Maldives looks elsewhere

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Yogi, Ramdev yoga thoughts to be part of university curriculum

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UP hooch toll hits 35, official removed

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Lt Gen Pande to head Eastern Command

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Former SC judge AK Mishra set to be NHRC chief, Kharge gives dissent note

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Five feared trapped in 500-feet-deep abandoned Meghalaya coal mine

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EPFO allows members to avail second Covid-19 advance

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Even as Congess panel meets, Capt FB page calls him ‘CM face’

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When Mysuru royalty popularised vaccine

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Freight train runs at 99kmph, pips Rajdhanis in average speed

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At 78, Delhi’s single-day Covid toll lowest since April 12

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On Sunday, 78 Covid-19 fatalities were recorded in the capital over the past 24 hours with the figure dipping to two digits for the first time since April 13. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uxFJ7b

Curbs eased, but not in Noida & Ghaziabad

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The UP government on Sunday announced that the lockdown in the state would be changed into night curfew for 12 hours on weekdays. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vCe5Y8

Curbs extended in Haryana, but malls & hotels to open

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The Haryana government on Sunday extended the lockdown across the state by more than a week till June 7. In an order issued on Sunday, the government said though the positivity rate had come down, the restrictions must continue to bring down the fatalities. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3p4orgQ

Delhi: Second wave of Covid triggers a spate of crimes

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Neha Sharma (name changed) was frantically searching for an oxygen cylinder as her husband was sinking when she came across a number on a WhatsApp group. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fy1uPW

Delhi rainfall already 7 times more than May normal

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Delhi has already received nearly seven times more rainfall this month than what is considered normal for the month. While the normal is 19.7mm, this May’s figure stands at 144.8mm, aided by western disturbances and a strong spell as an aftermath of cyclone Tauktae. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wMnXyO

Daily Covid cases in Maha go under 20,000 to 75-day low

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Detection of new Covid cases in the state hit a 75-day low on Sunday with fresh cases dropping under 20,000. A total of 18,600 cases were reported, the lowest since March 16, when 17,864 cases were detected. The state’s overall case tally has now reached 57,31,815. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i8ovuy

Covid recovered being treated for brain stroke

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A mild bout of Covid-19 took a drastic turn for a 36-year-old Kamothe resident who suffered from a stroke and is now battling paralysis. Chandrashekar Reddy, father of two and the family’s main breadwinner, is barely able to sit up now after over a month. Doctors say a complete recovery could take more than six months, a second brain surgery and intensive physiotherapy. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3c2ldFy

Covid-cured patients can be operated on in 6 weeks

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Nandini, 47, recently wanted to undergo surgery to remove a diseased uterus (hysterectomy) after a full recovery from Covid-19. Her surgeon asked her to undergo an RT-PCR test before the procedure, which showed ‘positive’. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vNYyEs

Fr Stan Swamy tests positive for Covid, in ICU

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Fr Stan Swamy, 84, shifted from Taloja jail to Holy Family Hospital on Friday night, has tested positive for Covid. He has been placed in ICU and is on oxygen support. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34uevUs

Gang-rape accused used to lure women by promising jobs

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12-hour rescue op to save tiger in flood-ravaged Sunderbans fails

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Union minister Hardeep Puri hits back as P Chidambaram demands CAG probe into ‘missing vaccine’

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‘Zero loss’ of lives during operation Yaas, says NDRF DG

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States distributed about 50% of free foodgrains for May

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2 veteran Bihar netas attacked; police probe revenge angle

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Actor’s bodyguard held for raping woman on pretext of marriage

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Flash helplines for elderly and children: Govt to TV channels

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84-year old Stan Swamy tests positive for Covid, in ICU

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Univ to offer Covid quota for students from families that lost breadwinner

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IIT-D students’ app boosts chances of getting a jab

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Docs see rise in post-Covid stroke & heart attack cases

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2 held for dumping Covid dead in river

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GoM to study concessions for key items to combat corona

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Going beyond grief: All the things you should not say to the bereaved

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Output up 10x, Centre stops state allocation of remdesivir

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The Centre has discontinued allocation of the antiviral drug remdesivir to the states as supply has now surpassed demand. It will, however, maintain a stockpile of 50 lakh vials for emergency requirements. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RURvLI

Delhi: Lockdown till June 7, rules for unlocking out

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Delhi Disaster Management Authority on Saturday issued an order permitting operations of manufacturing/production units within closed premises in approved industrial areas and construction activities within their work sites from Monday (May 31) 5am onwards. The lockdown has, however, been extended till June 7 (5am). from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/34siZuX

Fresh Delhi Covid cases drop below 1,000 after 2 months

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Fresh Covid-19 cases in Delhi fell below 1,000 for the first time since the second wave began and the positivity rate too declined to 1.2%, indicating a turnaround in the city's situation. A total of 956 fresh cases were reported on Saturday. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wJxHJS

Four more days of police custody for Sushil Kumar

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A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar and another accused person, Ajay Kumar Sehrawat, to four days in police custody, saying that the initial days of investigation were important to ascertain facts related to the murder of a young wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fxQPVD

After O2 trauma, Delhi hosps start early for next round

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Having learnt a lesson from the oxygen crisis recently, city hospitals are in talks with oxygen plants on installing production facilities in their premises in preparation for the expected third wave of Covid infections. TOI spoke to several hospitals some of which claimed to have floated tenders and are looking at the technicalities of oxygen generation at the hospitals. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wGdox0

Will get 5.5 lakh vax for 18+ only after June 10: Sisodia

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Delhi will receive 5.5 lakh Covid vaccines for the 18-44 age group from the central government in June, deputy CM Manish Sisodia said, even as he accused the Centre of “vaccine mismanagement”. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fxBxjN

Covid: Maha's May toll is higher than most Indian states

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Pune and not Mumbai has led the death charts in May. For instance, Pune added 2,661 deaths, which was nearly 22% of the total deaths it has reported so far. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3yIOv5P

Vaccine shots: Now, pvt hosps overtake BMC

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More Mumbaikars got their Covid-19 shots through private hospitals than with the BMC’s free vaccine service in the last two days. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fA19fT

2nd Covid wave: Many rushing to Mumbai for treatment

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Srinagar resident Mohammed Husain (68) travelled 2,000km here when diagnosed with black fungal infection a month after he recovered from Covid. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SCVWLg

Traders seek monthly relief fund, 12pm-6pm shop hours

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Right now, Sion’s Paul Nagarajan is in his native Thiruvarur in Tamil Nadu where he is known as ‘Mumbai Paul’. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ti0VkD

Tapovan tragedy: 29 missing labourers declared ‘dead’

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IndiGo asked to pay Karnataka teen 1.6 lakh for missed trip to Nasa

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Citizenship order worries Assam

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Bid to ease citizenship process for Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh minorities

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The home ministry late on Friday expanded the list of states and districts where the respective home secretaries and collectors can exercise delegated powers of the central government to grant citizenship to immigrants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3uHMR17

Congress banking on Chhattisgarh probe

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Congress giving Pakistan tools to defame India: BJP

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Lakshadweep parties plan joint protest against reforms

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Covid-19: Maharashtra crosses 25,000 deaths in May alone, Pune tops

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With the addition of 832 deaths on Saturday, Maharashtra-’s toll for May crossed the 25,000 mark, which is higher than the toll of most states for the entire pandemic. It reported 443 deaths on Saturday and added 389 “old” deaths, taking its cumulative toll to 94,030. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fUhFGq

Congress, Left attack Centre on recall order

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Adhir, Odisha oppn leader were also invited: Suvendu Adhikari

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UN praises Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik for disaster management

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Shift Fr Swamy to Holy Family Hosp, HC to Taloja

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Fr Stan Swamy, 84, lodged in Taloja jail in the Elgar Parishad case, was admitted to Holy Family Hospital in Bandra late Friday after the Bombay HC gave directions to shift him immediately for 15 days, reports Swati Deshpande. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i1h0FV

Class IX, X performance to evaluate SSC students

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SSC students will be evaluated on the basis of 50% of their Class IX and X marks each, the state announced on Friday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/34q4zvl

Foreign minister S Jaishankar, US defence secretary hold talks on security

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Akhada Parishad chief slams Ramdev’s allopathy remarks

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HC won’t stay new draft rules in Lakshadweep

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High court scraps 80% share for Muslims in Kerala minority scholarships

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No corporal rap for lockdown violators: High court

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Won’t press Centre for relief: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

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Centre grants ₹1,000 crore relief for Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand

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BJP hits out at Mamata, says she’s put arrogance over public welfare

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Daily Covid cases dip below 1.75 lakh, lowest tally in 46 days

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SBI, HDFC Bank don’t want sensitive data made public

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‘Near to home’ jabs for elderly & the disabled

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IIT warns Delhi to be ready for 45k Covid cases/day

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Delhi needs to be prepared to handle around 45,000 Covid-19 infections daily with 9,000 patients needing hospitalisation in the “worst-case scenario” of a third wave hitting the capital hard, a report by IIT-Delhi says. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3yOoXUT

Delhi: Active Covid cases down over 85% in a month

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Delhi recorded 1,141 new Covid-19 cases on Friday from 71,853 tests with a positivity rate of 1.59%. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3vJCQkY

Covid-hit family recovers, distributes food to homeless

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Empty streets, markets without shoppers and all entertainment within the house make for a good strategy against Covid-19. But there were some who depended for their lives on people being out on the roads. Delhi’s beggars and homeless people are struggling amid the lockdown. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3i2J8rV

Delhi: Water-stressed areas most vulnerable to dengue too

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The north and south municipal corporations have prepared a list of 175 areas vulnerable to mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3yLMiGD

At Noida hospital, 24x7 drive-in vaccine shots from today

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A private hospital in Noida will on Saturday start a 24x7 drive-through vaccination session site. Felix Hospital in Sector 137 will also set up a 24-hour walk-in camp — a first in the city — and a pre-registered vaccine centre near the compound. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3fsdMtg

Supreme Court to hear on May 31 plea to scrap boards

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Supreme Court: HCs can’t refuse pre-bail & stay arrest

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Two accused of rape try to flee, shot in their legs

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35 years on, Supreme Court plugs gap that aided dowry death accused

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