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Delhi’s peak power demand inches close to 7k MW

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After recording the season’s high of 6,592MW on Tuesday, Delhi’s power demand almost touched the 7,000MW mark on Wednesday while recording a new demand of 6,921MW. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hm7wmH

Mumbai records 25 Covid deaths, highest in 21 days

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The month of June ended on Wednesday with daily Covid cases rising in both the state and the city, while daily deaths (25) in Mumbai were the highest in 21 days. Fatalities in the state (141) were lower compared to the previous few days. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3js8SyV

‘Excess deaths’ in Mumbai call for scientific survey: TISS

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If a four-year average of deaths in the city in April is considered (6,838), this year has seen a 112% jump. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3AfU5x0

Yet another TMC gaffe: Teacher gets call he has ‘died’ of Covid

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A Thane-based teacher, who recovered from Covid in August 2020, got a rude shock on Tuesday when a caller reportedly from the civic corporation’s birth and death registration department informed him about his ‘demise’ due to the SARS-2 infection in April. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y8Z6FL

Stop political rallies that flout Covid protocol: Bombay HC

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Bombay high court on Wednesday told the state government to stop political rallies that flout Covid-19 protocol. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y9wJaD

Social media cos to file action-taken reports each month

Social media companies such as Facebook, Google, WhatsApp, Twitter and YouTube will be publishing monthly transparency reports on their websites in India in line with the new IT rules. This would detail the action undertaken by the companies to remove unlawful content and listen to user grievances. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3xmnl3D

Removed 59k items on 27k complaints in April: Google

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Google received 27,762 complaints from individuals in India between April1 and April 30 and removed 59,350 pieces of content from its platform on the basis of these complaints. The data also includes court orders. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3h4VJKv

Monsoon unlikely over Delhi, Haryana and Punjab till July 7

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With north-western part of the country reeling under heat wave conditions due to break in Monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said further advance of southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab is not likely till July 7. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3jxxnuC

Covid-19: Cases below 50k, toll under 1k for 7th day

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For the sixth consecutive day, cases have remained below 50,000 while deaths too have not breached the 1,000 mark for seven days in a row. Wednesday saw 45,951 cases and 734 deaths as the second wave continued to go on a downward slope. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3AhYJe8

Uttarakhand abuzz as BJP brass summons Tirath Singh Rawat to Delhi

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Uttarakhand chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat was on Wednesday urgently summoned to Delhi to meet the BJP’s central leadership, fuelling speculation in political circles that the state could be headed for early assembly elections. However, this could not be confirmed. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tn2rT2

Covid-19: Delta may be behind 100% of infections in MP in June

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The Delta variant may have been responsible for nearly all Covid infections in Madhya Pradesh in June. That’s the indication from a genome sequencing report where every sample sent from MP last month was found to have been Delta — the mutation causing worldwide concern now. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qEuGZq

Cops ask Twitter to take down child porn, give account details

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Delhi Police on Wednesday sent an email to Twitter India asking them to take down all child pornographic content and share details of the Twitter accounts that had circulated such media on the microblogging site. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qCQjcF

Average daily Covid vaccinations in June touched 40L

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The average daily vaccination against Covid-19 increased to 40.3 lakh doses in June, driven by a jump since the Centre took over procurement and supplies of 75% of domestically produced jabs since June 21. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qOWk6t

SC asks NDMA to fix ex gratia for Covid victims in 6 weeks

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the PM-led National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to quantify within six weeks the ex gratia amount to be paid to the families of nearly four lakh novel coronavirus victims and said the NDMA failed to discharge its statutory duty even though Covid-19 was declared a disaster under the Disaster Management Act a year ago. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3AfP1ZG

Brazil suspends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin order for 20m doses

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Brazil will suspend a $324-million contract for Covaxin from Bharat Biotech that has mired President Jair Bolsonaro in accusations of irregularities, the health minister said on Tuesday, even as the Indian drugmaker insisted that it has not received any advance payments. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3h3oVS6

CJI: Polls no guarantee against tyranny of elected

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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Wednesday said the right of people to change those in office through elections was no “guarantee against tyranny of the elected” and argued that democracy and its benefits could only be ensured by giving space to both “reasoned and unreasonable” public discourse.​ from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3AhmG5i

HC to accept affidavits of Mamata Banerjee and law minister in Narada case

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The Calcutta high court has agreed to take on record the reply affidavits filed by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, law minister Moloy Ghatak and the state government in response to the CBI’s plea to transfer the Narada case outside the state. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hkL8tK

Soldier injured in fire exchange with suspected terrorists in J&K

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J&K Sikh body blames Delhi leaders for 'provocative' statements, asks people to maintain communal harmony

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3 LeT terrorists killed, 2 Army soldiers wounded in Kulgam gunfight

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Three terrorists were killed while two Army soldiers were injured in an encounter at Chimmer village, in South Kashmir’s Damhal Hanjipora, Kulgam district, on Wednesday. An official said a joint team of the police, Army’s 9 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y3S05s

Ravi Shankar Prasad says Big Tech has to abide by India laws

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IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday he had no problem with social media users criticising him or the Indian PM but Big Tech has to abide by the laws of the county it operates in. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y1qfKW

Delimitation commission to visit J&K for 4 days from July 6

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As part of the ongoing delimitation exercise, the delimitation commission on Wednesday decided to visit J&K from July 6 to 9 to interact with political parties, public representatives and officials of the Union Territory. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Tpvqpl

Adar Poonawalla says EU green pass Covishield issue has been ‘blown out of proportion’

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Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla played down on Wednesday Covishield not getting approved for the EU green pass, saying, "It is not a controversy at all. It’s been blown out of proportion."​ The green pass, which will be required for travel in the EU from July 1, does not currently recognise Covishield. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UJbrCb

Almost half of 60+ given first dose: Govt

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In a first, 5 Indian pharma majors ally for Covid drug trials

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In a first, five Indian pharma majors have joined hands to conduct phase-III clinical trials of investigational anti-viral drug Molnupiravir on mild Covid-19 patients. The companies include Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Cipla Ltd, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qzK8pO

Guv speaking half-truths, was never acquitted: TMC ups attack

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Remain alert as Taliban threat looms: Govt to Indians in Afghanistan

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Parliamentary panel gives Twitter two days’ time

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Taking umbrage at Twitter's decision to block the account of information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Tuesday sought a written explanation from the social media firm in two days on why it temporarily blocked the minister on its platform. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/35YRfyv

Stocks dry up, vax drive in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka stalls

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The nationwide Covid vaccination drive has been halted or severely slowed down in at least three states - Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka - as they have run out of stocks. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3y49cYE

ED moves court seeking to record activist Navlakha's statement in money laundering case

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Narada case: Calcutta high court order on Didi plea today

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Kejriwal’s Punjab poll promise: 300 units of free power, dues waiver

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Drones spotted again in Jammu and Kashmir

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Legislature can bring laws with retrospective effect: SC

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Terror drones a major threat, India tells UNGA

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In Red zone, a principal fights bullets with band, baaja, books

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Jammu bombs factory-made, were not crude ones: Experts

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Arrested Lashkar man's trap goes wrong, killed

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Captured Lashkar commander Nadeem Abrar and an unnamed Pakistani terrorist holed up in a hideout along the Srinagar-Baramulla route were shot dead early on Tuesday in what appeared to be a botched attempt by the former to lead the forces into a trap on the pretext of showing them where he had hid his AK-47 and ammunition. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SF2pFQ

Heatwave grips city as mercury touches 43°C, highest this year

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12 Covid deaths in 24 hours at main Guwahati hospital

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The death of 12 Covid patients on Monday at the premier Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) came as a blow to the Assam health department at a time when the positivity rate in the state had dropped to 2.01%. Till recently, about three deaths on average were being reported from hospitals in the capital, but the sudden rise in numbers had health minister Keshab Mahanta worried. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3h1ZW1o

'Covaxin booster dose can fight variant menace'

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Balaji Srivastav to take over as city top; headed terror, intel units earlier

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'IT Rules make sense': Facebook backs new regulations

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American internet giant Facebook has thrown its weight behind India's new IT Rules, and has said that they "make sense" while empowering users and limiting their abuse on social media, India MD Ajit Mohan has told TOI. The fresh affirmation comes months after the company termed the government's move to formulate policy and rules around content moderation as "a legitimate scrutiny", where it also emphasised that respect for Indian laws is "non-negotiable". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w0iFyR

DCGI gives emergency use nod to Moderna’s vaccine

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Indian pharma major Cipla will “facilitate” the import of Covid vaccines donated by US biotech major Moderna, possibly in the near future, under licence for restricted use by India’s drug regulator DCGI. In parallel, Cipla is also pursuing a separate tie-up with the US firm to undertake large-scale fill-and-finish, distribution and commercialisation of Moderna’s messenger or mRNA vaccines from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hgL7Hn

Govt sets maximum monthly limit for vaccine stock in private hospitals

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Private hospitals have to place orders for vaccines on CoWin and cannot directly procure it from manufacturers, July 1 onwards. The Centre has also devised a formula to decide the 'maximum monthly limit' of stocks that a private vaccination centre can purchase to ensure a level-playing field. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3A5RRjX

Some using cyberspace for terrorism: India

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Subsidy for fertilisers and help for NE farmers

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Top Lashkar commander nabbed near Srinagar

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Covishield not a ‘green pass’, Europe-bound Indians fret

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BENGALURU: The exclusion of Covishield, AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India, from the European Union’s Covid ‘Green Pass’ has left hundreds of Europe-bound students and working professionals confused and helpless. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3joHiCI

With nod for vaccine in pregnancy, crores of families will breathe easy

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Last Friday, India finally allowed Covid vaccines for pregnant women. After firmly refusing to vaccinate them for months, the government swung to the opposite view that they “can and should” be vaccinated. “Vaccination is useful for them and should be given,” ICMR chief Dr Balram Bhargava said. This makes India only the 18th country to “recommend” vaccines for all pregnant women. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qvEu8a

I pay 2.75 lakh tax on 5 lakh salary: President Kovind

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India overtakes US in total jabs given, now world No. 2

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India has overtaken the US in total number of Covid-19 vaccines administered so far with over 32.8 crore doses till Monday while the US has logged 32.3 crore doses. India began its vaccination drive on January 16, more than a month after the US did on December 14, 2020. Over 48 lakh doses were given on Monday till 7pm. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3hf6jxj

50% of Mumbai kids have antibodies

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India OKs vax for pregnant women, charts road ahead

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Medical experts have now suggested a host of measures to ensure safe Covid-19 vaccination of pregnant women, just days after the Centre said they can be given the shots. Experts, who for months have been saying pregnant women should be given Covid vaccines, said besides exclusive drives, officials should arrange for on-site consultations by gynaecologists, especially for those not registered for ante-natal (pre-delivery) care. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ue7TI8

80% of Mum exposed, third wave may not be too large: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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As 80% of Mumbai's population has possibly been exposed to Covid-causing SARS-CoV-2 virus, the third wave's peak is unlikely to be as large as the second wave's peak where 90 fatalities were registered on May 1. However, this positive projection by scientists of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) comes with a caveat: this is provided reinfections are not substantial. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2SwqmPo

Talks soon with Ladakh netas on political process: Rajnath Singh

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India believes in resolving disputes through dialogue with neighbours, but is always prepared to give "a befitting reply if provoked", defence minister Rajnath Singh reiterated on Monday during a visit to Ladakh where the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops continues. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qztiY1

Govt plans national stockpile of life-saving drugs

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The government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a "national stockpile" of life-saving drugs and vital equipment to combat the third Covid wave. This could prevent the massive shortages of critical drugs like Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, key antibiotics, and devices like oxygenators and pulse oximeters, as witnessed during the brutal second wave with a huge daily case-load. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3qzrE8N

Infections seen among HIV patients hit Covid survivors

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Superinfections, which typically affect those with highly suppressed immune systems like people living with HIV/AIDS or organ transplant patients, are increasingly seen in patients who have recovered from Covid-19. Notably, many are contracting these rare co-infections despite not being 'bombed' with steroids or treated for diabetes, underlining the possibility of Covid-19 itself causing massive immune weakening. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3x2YWj7

SII seeks govt help for adding Covishield in EU vax passport list

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Jammu hit could be tied to attack on LeT chief's home

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Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee links governor Dhankhar to 1996 hawala scam

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Twitter shows J&K as separate country, drops map amid row

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Over 85% people with black fungus had Covid, says govt

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As many as 40,845 cases of Mucormycosis have been reported in the second wave of the pandemic. Data show that fatalities from the infection stands at 3,129. Over 85% of those who were diagnosed with the fungal infection had Covid-19. In terms of age group, 32% of those infected were young being in the age bracket of 18-45 years. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3A21qjT

LJP groups & RJD to celebrate Paswan's birth anniversary

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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman expands scheme for Covid relief to health and tourism

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