Renault has officially named its upcoming sub-compact SUV as Kiger and is preparing it to enter the lucrative but closely-contested segment which features the likes of Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, Mahindra XUV300, the newly-launched Sonet from Kia and Urban Cruiser from Toyota as well as the upcoming Nissan Magnite. […]
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Goa govt to issue new SOP for hotels amid tourist season, says state health minister
The Goa government is drawing up a new standard operating procedure (SOP) for hotels amid the ongoing tourist season, state health minister Vishwajit Rane said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Rane said that coastal state will not seal its borders to keep […]
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Delhi: 50 people allowed at weddings, limit revised to tackle spike in Covid-19 cases
Delhi lieutenant governor (L-G) Anil Baijal has approved the Delhi government’s proposal to impose a cap of 50 attendees at weddings in the city in the light of the severe spike in Covid-19 cases, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. Senior officials in the L-G office confirmed the […]
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Army completes setting up of modern habitat for troops in Ladakh
With temperature set to dip substantially in the Ladakh sector in the winter months and no solution to the border row with China in sight, the Indian Army has completed the setting up of modern habitats for thousands of soldiers deployed in forward areas to deal with any misadventure by the People’s […]
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Bhima Koregaon case: Varavara Rao to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital for 15 days
The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed the transfer of jailed ailing Telugu poet P Varavara Rao, 81, from Mumbai’s Taloja Prison to the Nanavati Hospital for 15 days for his proper medical care. The order was issued in response to an interim prayer of Rao’s wife, P Hemlatha, who sought […]
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ICU beds, team of doctors: MHA lists measures to contain Delhi’s Covid-19 cases
The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Wednesday listed out a number of measures that it said were underway in Delhi to bring the Capital’s Covid-19 situation in control, days after Union home minister Amit Shah chaired an emergency meeting and announced steps to bring the situation in the […]
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Nitish Kumar CM for namesake, says Shiv Sena, predicts his future
Two days after Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Bihar chief minister for the seventh time, Shiv Sena on Wednesday questioned how long will Nitish Kumar ‘endure’ the favour done by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that he was chief minister of Bihar only for namesake. An editorial […]
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China detects coronavirus on more seafood imports from India
Coronavirus samples were detected on frozen pomfret packets exported from India to southern China, Chinese customs said on Wednesday, leading to the sealing of cold storage areas and nucleic acid testing for the local staff at the port. The latest detection comes a week after authorities suspended imports from an […]
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Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury attacks Kapil Sibal over introspection remark
Attacking veteran Congress leader Kapil Sibal over his introspection remark, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, said that the former union minister was free to join a new party or form one instead of making such embarrassing remarks against the Congress. “He (Sibal) is a senior […]
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Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 115 cr to script turnaround of former Maoist-hotbed
A little more than two years after announcing a Rs 100 crore scheme for the development of Maoist hotbed of Swabhiman Anchala in Malkangiri district, chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday announced another Rs 115 crore package for the area. The money is for a mega piped water supply project […]
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From over 3,700 cases to 6,396 in 24 hrs: Delhi’s Covid numbers explained
Delhi logged nearly double the number of fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Tuesday, according to the bulletin issued by the health department. From 3,797 cases on Monday, Delhi recorded 6,396 infections on Tuesday, taking the infection tally in the national capital to 495,598. While 99 more fatalities […]
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Indiscriminate use not advisable: ICMR’s advisory for plasma therapy for Covid-19 patients
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday said that indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was not advisable, even as the number of infections across the country breached the 8.9 million mark. The top medical body conducted an open-label phase II multicentre […]
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Acebuchin-oil-enriched diet helps to reduce hypertension
An acebuchin-oil-enriched diet helps to reduce arterial blood pressure, as shown by a study carried out by the Cardiovascular Physiopathology research group at the Physiology Department of the University of Seville. Furthermore, their work shows that acebuche oil has a greater impact in reducing hypertension than extra virgin olive oil. This […]
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Covid-19: Kashmir’s 39% population has antibodies, shows sero survey
Kashmir’s first district-wise sero survey for Covid-19 has shown antibodies in about 39% of the population in the Valley. Health officials said that the sero-prevalence study in Kashmir division for SARS COV-2 specific IgG antibodies was conducted across all the ten districts of Pulwama, Budgam, Kupwara, Srinagar, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Baramullah, Shopian […]
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US approves first self-testing kit for detecting Covid-19
US gave the greenlight for the first Covid-19 diagnostic kit for self-testing at home, adding an additional tool to battle the pandemic as nationwide testing capabilities come under more strain. The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization to Lucira Health Inc.’s rapid-result All-In-One Test Kit, according to […]