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Now only is there a high risk of coronavirus right now, the very thought of getting a runny nose, headache or congestion could make you worry, particularly because a lot of these symptoms are similar to that of a sinusitis infection as well. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zWBOUx via IFTTT

According to the cause list uploaded on the apex court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and justice Surya Kant would hear on August 5 three separate petitions seeking probe into the reports of alleged snooping by government agencies on eminent citizens, politicians and scribes by using Israeli spyware Pegasus. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C5HgGv via IFTTT

The flowering of Neelakurinji has been witnessed for the past few days at Shalomkunnu under Santhanpara panchayat in Idukki. (Photos by Joji John Rajakumari) from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jcRSdY via IFTTT

Maharashtra officially confirmed its first case of Zika virus a mosquito-borne viral infection on Saturday. A blood sample of the 50-year-old resident of Belsar village (Purandar taluka) in Pune district tested positive for Zika-chikungunya co-infection at Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) in Pune late on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3liq6Q0 via IFTTT

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Birthday special: Lesser known facts about Meena Kumari from Times of India https://ift.tt/2LQClSI via IFTTT

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A 10-foot-tall wall blocking the path to an arunthathiyar colony at Pannimadai, on the outskirts of Coiombatore, has become a bone of contention. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3li9p7i via IFTTT

Medical education minister Vishvas Sarang on Saturday has blamed the current inflation on the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yjLYy2 via IFTTT

Ruling that holding a minor's hand once and professing love by itself does not amount to sexual harassment, a special Pocso court acquitted a 28-year-old man who had been booked and arrested after he proposed to a 17-year-old girl in the city in 2017. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C5kr5N via IFTTT

Ninetyone-year-old Fathima Beevi also, like her other family members, believed that her eldest son Sajaad Thangal (70) had died in a 1976 air crash. On Saturday evening, however, he returned to Beevi's loving hands after 45 years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2VdXPiS via IFTTT

The hockey rivalry between India and Great Britain is steeped in history. On August 12, 1948, almost a year after India gained independence from the British rule, the Balbir Singh Sr led-team blanked the hosts 4-0 at a packed Wembley stadium in London to claim independent India’s maiden Olympic gold. Less than two weeks from the 73rd anniversary of the landmark day, the two teams face off in the quarterfinals at the Oi stadium. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zUX5ht via IFTTT

London Games bronze medallist in 10m air rifle event, Gagan Narang feels the pressure of expectations from No. 1s is higher, compared to an unranked player. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BZeTd8 via IFTTT

Make this Friendship Day extra meaningful for you and your pals by planning a special celebration, and use these quotes to make them smile. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wyso38 via IFTTT

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It's big day for Indian hockey and badminton, as PV Sindhu takes a crack at her second consecutive Olympic medal in the women's singles bronze-medal match and the men's hockey team looks to inch closer to end a four-decade long wait for a medal by entering the semifinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C43tEU via IFTTT

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An internal CDC document said the variant is as contagious as chickenpox and far more contagious than the common cold or flu. While vaccinated people were less likely to become infected, once they contracted such "breakthrough infections" from Delta - unlike the case with earlier variants - they might now be just as likely as the unvaccinated to pass the disease on to others. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yf9EUx via IFTTT

Shilpa Shetty’s husband and businessman Raj Kundra is currently in a 14-day judicial custody. He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for production and distribution of pornographic content. Follow this blog for all the latest updates about this case. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3jaYfih via IFTTT

In four days, Praveen Kumar has covered about 140 km of the 200 km he is walking from UP’s Saharanpur to Supreme Court in Delhi to “reclaim his honour”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ldWvHo via IFTTT

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UP Board 10th, 12th results 2021 will be announced today at 3:30 pm. The UPMSP Class 10 and Class 12 Board Exam Result 2021 will be declared by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) on upresults.nic.in. UP Board class 10 and class 12 Result 2021 latest updates will be provided by the TimesofIndia.com. Stay connected for UP Board Exam Result Live Updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lgqr62 via IFTTT

India reported 41,649 new Covid cases on Saturday, a drop of over 2,500 from yesterday's figure. The active caseload has gone up to 4,08,920, or 1.29 per cent of the total cases. Another 593 deaths have taken the country's cumulative toll in the pandemic to 423,810. 101,698,166 people have been fully vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine. Another 35,98,20,313 have received one dose. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2UZ8zSt via IFTTT

In just five days, nearly 9,000 kanwarias who tried to enter Uttarakhand despite a ban on the Kanwar yatra this year have been sent home on trains and buses by the authorities. At least 22 of them have been booked under the Disaster Management Act, while 14 pilgrims have been detained and quarantined in a local ashram, according to the state police. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C9APm7 via IFTTT

A man who was irked by the braying of donkeys and stabbed to death two in Vikarabad recently was arrested and now faces the prospect of a five-year jail term. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2TQ8sIg via IFTTT

Kamalpreet Kaur, competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64m in her third and final attempt to be one of the only two automatic qualifiers for the final round, the other being American Valarie Allman (66.42m). The final will held on August 2. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xg7RwQ via IFTTT

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Mizo Zirlai Pawl, a student body of Mizoram, has filed an FIR at Vairengte police station in Mizoram against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma and six others in connection with the border flare-up on Monday. As many as 200 unidentified Assam Police personnel have also been booked. Among the charges against Himanta and others are IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 120B (criminal conspiracy). from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rWCmY1 via IFTTT

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Star Indian boxer Amit Panghal (52kg) bowed out of the Olympics with a stunning 1-4 loss to Rio Games silver-medallist Yuberjen Martinez, beaten by the Colombian's relentless attacks and pace in a draining pre-quarterfinal bout on Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ys8lRW via IFTTT

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India's archery campaign at the Olympics ended without a medal after Atanu Das lost to home favourite Takaharu Furukawa 6-4 in an intense five-setter in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals on Saturday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2V5ViHD via IFTTT

24-year-old gymnastics great Simone Biles came to Tokyo seeking five gold medals to equal the Olympic all-time career record of nine, but withdrew during the women's team competition and also skipped her all-around title defence, citing mental health issues. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3x9vwPG via IFTTT

Security vulnerabilities in two domestic electric car chargers were discovered by researchers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/37anQSF via IFTTT

Security vulnerabilities in two domestic electric car chargers have been discovered by researchers. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3C2rIDp via IFTTT

Elon Musk reiterated on Friday that he doesn't want to be Space X or Tesla boss. What's going on? from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3BZzLkw via IFTTT

The ninth day of the Tokyo Games is headlined by shuttler PV Sindhu in the women's singles semifinals, the women's hockey team in another must-win game against South Africa, Atanu Das in archery knockout rounds and Pooja Rani in the women's boxing quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xhMDil via IFTTT

In this enthralling 69kg quarterfinal encounter, Lovlina showed her technical nous, superb game sense and street smartness to prevail over her much-fancied opponent. It was a 4-1 split verdict in Lovlina’s favour. All three rounds went in her favour. Despite a late surge from her opponent, Lovlina had proved insurmountable. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xer16x via IFTTT

It is ironic for a dry state but data tabled in Rajya Sabha recently indicated that about 4.3% of the population of Gujarat – accounting to about 19.53 lakh persons – are addicted to alcohol. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lfCS1J via IFTTT

In a worrying trend that has left health experts baffled, hundreds of asymptomatic diabetes cases are coming to light during routine health checks across Hyderabad with no tell-tale symptoms of blood sugar increase, said doctors. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WuIMSd via IFTTT

Apart from the risk of long COVID which baffles experts, there are specific COVID-19 symptoms, which can take a long while to go away: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lcErxi via IFTTT

The Indian contingent's wait for the second medal at the Tokyo Olympics is finally over. The interesting part here though is that no one knows what the exact colour of the medal will be. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zQudXH via IFTTT

The Indian economy might be able to reach the pre-pandemic level if it grows in 8-10% range as several high frequency indicators have reached the pre-pandemic levels, experts have said. The RBI expects the economy to grow by 9.5% in the current fiscal. IMF on Wednesday slashed India’s GDP growth estimate for FY22 to 9.5% from its earlier projection of 12.5%. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xhO2Fr via IFTTT

Six years, 155 cases, 45 ‘mysterious death’ probes, 3,500 people chargesheeted… The numbers seem mindboggling for any single investigation, but if there’s one thing that stands out for CBI during its long and often thorny Vyapam journey, it’s how the officers identified around 300 suspects from a lineup of 18 lakh photographs, without the advantage of getting to talk to any of them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C5Msuj via IFTTT

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CBSE 12th result 2021 will be announced by the Central Board of Secondary Education on Friday. According to the latest information, the CBSE class 12 results will be declared at 2.00 pm. Stay connected to get latest updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3fdUo2K via IFTTT

Debutant Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Olympic Games when she upstaged former world champion Nien-Chin Chen of Chinese Taipei to enter the semifinals here on Friday. The 23-year-old Assam boxer prevailed 4-1 to make the last-four where she will square off against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lpyjSP via IFTTT

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Its shares surged by almost 50% in pre-market trade after a report that it planned to go private. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3i8qJK6 via IFTTT

With Covid cases in Maharashtra plateauing for over a month now, the state government on Thursday approved easing of curbs in 25 of 36 districts, including reopening malls and multiplexes, extending hours for restaurants and shops, and permitting dining out on weekends. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3j8O1Ps via IFTTT

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Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Rahi Sarnobat crashed out of the 25m pistol qualifications (rapid fire stage) as both finished outside the top-8 at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Vhvl7F via IFTTT

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Bunkers built by suspected Mizo trespassers just across the inter-state boundary in Barak Valley’s Karimganj district and an allegedly massive mobilisation of state forces by Assam to counter the move kept the border pot boiling for the fourth successive day since the violence in Cachar last Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zOlJAj via IFTTT

SEBA Assam HSLC result 2021 will be announced by the Assam Board on Friday at 11.00 am. This year, the Board had to call off the HSLC examination for which over 4 lakh students had registered. Once the Board announces results officially, the same would be released at SEBA's portal — sebaonline.org. Stay connected to get latest updates on SEBA HSLC result 2021. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2THaNoD via IFTTT

India recorded 44,681 Covid cases on Thursday, the highest daily count since July 7. Apart from the southern states, Maharashtra too reported a slight spike in infections, with 7,242 new cases registered on Thursday, the highest in a week. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3leiePw via IFTTT

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Dholavira, a Harappan-era metropolis in the Kutch region of Gujarat, earned the coveted Unesco World Heritage Site (WHS) tag on Tuesday, ending an eight-year wait. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xcWPsv via IFTTT

Ankita Konwar, a fitness enthusiast and Milind Soman's wife recently took to her social media accounts to call out people who celebrate northeasterner’s victory when they win medals, but otherwise harass and subject them to racism. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3lfLkxQ via IFTTT

Data from the Union ministry of health and family welfare shows the central government received a total 1,194 applications from families of healthcare workers who died due to Covid-19 infections seeking life insurance benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3j4PYwi via IFTTT

A video showing many blackbucks moving inside Velavadar national park went viral on Tuesday. The forest department officials confirmed that this was a video of a national park and shot on Tuesday morning by a local person. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3j1wAA2 via IFTTT

Police have arrested a man for allegedly getting his first wife killed in a village of Muzaffarnagar. Mohd Furqan has been booked for “orchestrating” the murder of his first wife Mohsina. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3C2Eli2 via IFTTT

Japan's SoftBank is selling the shares to cover losses in other investments, according to one report. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xlRz61 via IFTTT

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Saudi Arabia has announced a three-year travel ban on citizens travelling to countries on the kingdom's 'red list', including India, under efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus and its new variants. from Times of India https://ift.tt/376F97b via IFTTT

While the US and India avoided a stumble on human rights issues on Wednesday, visiting secretary of state Antony Blinken sent a strong message to China by meeting representative of the Dalai Lama and separately meeting an official in the Tibetan government in exile. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zFXCDM via IFTTT

Raj Kundra is currently in a 14-day judicial custody. He was arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch for production and distribution of pornographic content. Follow this blog for all the latest updates about this case. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3744HBS via IFTTT

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Indian archer Atanu Das hit the bull's eye in a one-arrow shoot-off to knock two-time Olympic champion Oh Jin Hyek out of the Tokyo Olympics and storm into the pre-quarter finals on Thursday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3j0SAv2 via IFTTT

While extending validity of its order seeking implementation of targeted and prompt actions for Covid-19 management, until August 31, the home ministry on Wednesday asked states and Union Territories to ensure that there is no increase in reproduction number of the virus, or ‘R’ factor, particularly with the festival season round the corner. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zNx2ZC via IFTTT

PhD scholar Praveen Kumar, whose name figured on a list of thousand people allegedly converted to Islam by two Delhi-based Muslim clerics but who was later given a clean chit by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS), is now walking all the way to the Supreme Court in Delhi from his village in UP’s Saharanpur with a writ petition to “reclaim his honour”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rHx6ay via IFTTT

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By virtue of this win, India have consolidated their position in the second spot of Pool A with three wins and one loss out of four games, behind Australia. Argentina are struggling at the fifth spot in the six-team pool and need to beat New Zealand in their final preliminary match on Friday to stay in the hunt for a quarterfinal berth. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rFQ694 via IFTTT

As Assam's retaliatory economic blockade against Mizoram over Monday's border flare-up stretched beyond 48 hours, the Zoramthanga government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre to get the neighbouring state to immediately reopen road and rail routes “owned and maintained by the government of India”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iYjVhj via IFTTT

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'Devious' sites which charge money for a free passenger locator form top search engine results. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xaPCJo via IFTTT

The seventh day of Tokyo 2020 will be headlined by ace shuttler PV Sindhu, boxing legend Mary Kom and men's hockey as far as India action is concerned, with all three needing a win to confirm a place in the quarterfinals. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zNnjlQ via IFTTT

US secretary of state Anthony Blinken is in India on an official visit. He is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Modi, EAM Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval today. Afghanistan, China, Quad and other matters of bilateral and global interests are expected to figure in Blinken's talks with Indian leaders. Stay with TOI for all updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/3ieo161 via IFTTT

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Out of 3,471 mucormycosis cases reported during and after the second wave, 477 did not have any Covid history, which accounted for 14% of the total black fungus cases reported in the past three months. from Times of India https://ift.tt/372if0z via IFTTT

Paytm is hiring over 20,000 field sales executives across the country, ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The move by the fintech major comes against the backdrop of stiff competition from several rivals, including PhonePe and Google Pay. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rHjegu via IFTTT

At his first formal meeting with chief minister Amarinder Singh after taking over as Punjab Congress president, Amritsar East MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu on Tuesday listed five “priority areas” that the state government must act upon immediately, including sacrilege, drugs and power purchase pacts, as part of the party high command’s 18-point agenda from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BNBx85 via IFTTT

With a Rs 2,000-crore investment plan in tow, Hyundai landed in Gurugram with great fanfare, setting foot into the millennium city, which is known as much for its corporate buzz and urban culture as also for the Korean company’s archrival Maruti Suzuki, the company that set foot in the same city in the ’80s and went on to revolutionise India’s car industry. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3f1QRnO via IFTTT

The BJP-led Assam government’s crackdown on narcotics smuggling and the new law restricting cattle transportation through its territory might have been triggers for “non-state actors” in Mizoram to engineer Monday’s flare-up in which five cops were killed, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3x9mLFa via IFTTT

PV Sindhu eased into the knockout stage with a convincing victory against Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong 21-9, 21-16 in her last Group J encounter at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Sindhu will now face Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark in the round of 16 match. Blichfeldt drubbed Linda Zetchiri of Bulgaria 21-10, 21-3 in her last Group I match. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zFbw9l via IFTTT

The two Houses have been witnessing protests from the opposition since the start of the monsoon session on July 19. Opposition parties which have been pressing for a discussion and probe into allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, have decided to strongly raise the issue in Parliament on Wednesday. Stay here for all live updates from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xdHnw6 via IFTTT

Over 30 people are reported missing after a cloudburst in a remote village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir early on Wednesday, officials said. Four bodies have been recovered. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3yd7gNO via IFTTT

Outgoing chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s close confidant, state home minister Basavaraj Bommai, will be the new chief minister of Karnataka. He will be sworn in at 11am on Wednesday. BJP central leadership appears set to continue with appointing three deputy CMs, as it did in the BSY government. However, unlike the previous term, sources suggest there may be a change of faces, keeping the 2023 polls in mind. The current deputy CMs are Govind Karjol, CN Ashwath Narayana & Laxman Savadi. While the Bengaluru's Covid-19 caseload is declining, infections on the outskirts, especially in apartment complexes, are still on the higher side. Stay with TOI for more updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rBN3Pe via IFTTT

The Indians were guilty of wasting opportunities in their first two games and the trend continued on Wednesday at the Oi Hockey Stadium as Great Britain punished them through strikes from Hannah Martin (2nd and 19th minute), Lily Owsley (41st minute) and Grace Balsdon (57th minute). from Times of India https://ift.tt/3xaVi5Y via IFTTT

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Local residents staged a road blockade on National Highway 306 connecting Silchar with Aizawl at Kabuganj on Tuesday in protest against the killing of five security personnel in an attack by Mizos at Lailapur near the Assam-Mizoram border on Monday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iXoHvs via IFTTT

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The announcement that Basavaraj Bommai will be the next Karnataka chief minister, made by his predecessor BS Yediyurappa, is a significant gesture to reassure the influential Lingayat community that their interests are safe with BJP and the party will not lose sight of them. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3rBQdTl via IFTTT

At least 18 people died and several others were injured after a truck hit a stationary bus in Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki district in the wee hours of Wednesday. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2TEmL2l via IFTTT

Kerala higher secondary board will release plus two and VHSE result 2021 on Wednesday, July 28. Kerala +2 and VHSE result 2021 will be released at 3.00 pm on keralaresults.nic.in. Students are advised to visit the official website after 3 pm today to download their result. Stay connected with TimeofIndia to get the latest updates on Kerala 12th Results 2021: from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iVqJfF via IFTTT

It's the sixth day of the Tokyo Olympics, and leading India's hopes will be shuttler PV Sindhu, archers, rowers and the women's hockey team. But all eyes will be on the archers and the lightweight men's double sculls rowing team as far as the chances of confirming progression to the medal rounds are concerned. Stay with Times of India to get all the live updates on Olympics 2021, India Events at Tokyo Olympics, Results, Medal Table and more on Times of India from Times of India https://ift.tt/3l7LLub via IFTTT

A 39-year-old Sharath Kamal hasn’t ruled out a return to Olympics in 2024. But even if he doesn’t, the Indian great will remember his Olympics swansong as one of his best-ever performances. It wasn’t enough to stop the legendary Ma Long in the third round at Tokyo, but that takes nothing away from the brilliant fight that the Chennai paddler put up, especially in the first three games. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BNaoCn via IFTTT

Consumers should not have to pay excessive prices to use public car charging, MPs say. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3xdlRYm via IFTTT

Byju’s shopping spree continues. The Bengaluru-based digital learning firm has done two more big acquisitions. It has bought Singapore-based Great Learning, which specialises in online higher and professional education, for $600 million. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iT7Dqq via IFTTT

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Puri, which attracts two crore tourists every year, has earned the distinction of becoming the first Indian city to get round-the-clock piped pure drinking water. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iQW17n via IFTTT

Around 50,000 devotees turned up at Lord Mahakal temple in Ujjain district on first Monday of the holy shravan month to offer prayers busting all claims to only allow 5,000 for prayers in morning shift through prebooking. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BKBJ8g via IFTTT

Tamil Nadu has requested the Supreme Court to order resumption of inquiry by Justice (retired) A Arumughaswamy Commission into the correctness, adequacy and inadequacies of treatment given to former chief minister Jayalalithaa, who died on December 5, 2016, after 75 days of treatment at Apollo Hospital in Chennai. from Times of India https://ift.tt/374UBkm via IFTTT

Since December last year, at least six unsuspecting couples in UP towns suddenly found their newborns had gone missing. There was never any ransom demand — the children simply disappeared. Seven months on, police found the gang behind it had allegedly worked out an elaborate plan — identify childless couples, promise them a baby, kidnap a newborn and then sell the infant for anywhere between Rs 45,000 and Rs 5 lakh. Sixteen people, including eight members of the gang and eight others — among them mediators and people who bought the kids — have been arrested and sent to jail. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3iTG0NY via IFTTT

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Two and a half months after the Centre decided to reserve 25% of vaccines produced in India for the private sector, its own data shows that the sector accounted for only 7% of vaccinations since then. On July 20, in response to a question from Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge, the health ministry stated that from May 1 to July 15, 2021, around 7% of total Covid vaccinations were done in private centres. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3BLo1BW via IFTTT

India reported 29,689 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours. This is the lowest daily rise in new cases in over four months. The country had last reported under-30,000 new cases on March 17, 132 days back, before the second wave started peaking. The daily positivity rate has declined to 1.73 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.33 per cent, health ministry data stated. from Times of India https://ift.tt/3zCCRZI via IFTTT