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'Hold your loved ones close': Tina Ambani pens note on International Day of Families

May 15, 2021 1:43 pm

International Day of Families is observed on May 15 every year

Made seminal changes how we think of economy: CEA

May 15, 2021 8:13 am

The panelists discussed the role of the state and investment climate for businesses, what an Atmanirbhar Bharat meant, what factors contributed to the slowing down of the economy, where the fault lines are and how the second wave of Covid-19 will impact growth.

Is it Covid or the Flu? New combo tests can find out

May 13, 2021 3:37 pm

The Sanford Health system, which includes 46 hospitals and 1,400 physicians in South Dakota, carries out 600 to 800 tests for the coronavirus a day in its clinics using antigen tests, which detect proteins made by the virus.

Young people are unsure of what happened on 9/11, an award will try to fix that

May 13, 2021 3:31 pm

A wall of phones is central to the exhibit. Pick one up and guests will hear a goodbye message left by one of the 40 passengers and crew members for their families before the plane crashed into a field just east of Pittsburgh at 10:03 a.m., one hour 21 minutes after taking off from Newark Liberty International Airport, killing them all.

From oxygen to emotional support, how NGOs are breathing life into India’s Covid fight

May 13, 2021 3:50 pm

As cases continue to rise, more and more people are banking on the NGOs to provide them assistance. From non-stop SOS calls to ambulance services, the need for critical care has risen exponentially.

Second wave likely to peak in Punjab next week, says Dr Talwar

May 13, 2021 12:58 pm

Blaming the spread of the virus on people for not following Covid protocols, not wearing masks and not avoiding gatherings, he said that the villages were becoming hotspots now.

50 Bharat Biotech employees test Covid-19 positive; Joint MD's tweet draws bouquets and brickbats

May 13, 2021 12:03 pm

Suchitra Ella on Wednesday tweeted "Quite disheartening to the teams to hear some states complaining about our intentions. 50 of our employees are off work due to Covid, yet we continue to work under pandemic lockdowns 24x7 for U."

After reports of overcharging, Chandigarh municipal corporation announces free cremation for poor victims of Covid

May 13, 2021 10:47 am

Civic body contractor doubles up as pandit at cremation ground.

India received $83 billion in remittances in 2020: World Bank report

May 13, 2021 8:48 am

China, which received USD59.5 billion in remittances in 2020 against USD68.3 billion the previous year, is a distant second in terms of global remittances for the year gone by, as per the latest World Bank data released on Wednesday.

Jobless man now hands paycheque to 70 like him in Odisha village

May 13, 2021 8:34 am

Having lost his job, Sahu started his own garment manufacturing unit in his village Gunthi in Kendrapara district. He employed 70 other youths from his village and nearby villages who had either lost their jobs due to the pandemic, or were forced to return home.

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'Can fight Covid, not starvation': Vendors throng Aligarh market

May 13, 2021 12:10 pm

In Aligarh, “Dubey ka padao” is a Covid nightmare. Every inch of this market crossing is occupied by carts, selling vegetables, flowers and even dolls, and a cluster of customers around each.

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In pictures: How India and other countries celebrated International Nurses Day today

May 12, 2021 8:27 pm

International Nurses Day is celebrated on the occasion of Florence Nightingale's birthday. It is a day to pay tribute to the services of millions of nurses, who work tirelessly to assist doctors. In the pandemic, it has become all the more important to recognise their efforts, for they are our frontline warriors.

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Covid-19: Artworks by eminent artists to be auctioned to raise relief funds

May 10, 2021 12:05 pm

The master artworks on display range from artists Jamini Roy to Laxman Pai

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Pandit Debu Chaudhuri passes away: A pictorial tribute to the sitar maestro

May 01, 2021 11:51 am

Pandit Devabrata Chaudhuri, fondly called Debu Chaudhuri, 85, died of Covid-19 related complications

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Pandit Rajan Mishra: A pictorial tribute to the classical singer from Rajan Sajan Mishra duo

April 27, 2021 1:04 pm

Belonging to Banaras Gharana, Pandit Rajan Mishra along with his brother Pandit Sajan Mishra, has wowed people with their khyaal style of Indian classical music. Here are some pictures of the renowned musician

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The pandemic constant: A new art exhibition explores the idea of home and its beings

April 23, 2021 2:40 pm

Curated by Kishore Singh, an exhibition named 'An Exhibition on the Places We Occupy in The House and in Our Mind' at DAG, The Claridges, New Delhi covers the simplicity as well as the complexity of lives within the jurisdiction of the home

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In pictures: Australia opens a travel bubble with neighbouring New Zealand

April 19, 2021 4:48 pm

A long-awaited full bubble between the two nations is finally in place, and people are in a celebratory mood. Take a look at these pictures

Migrants return home, long queues at hospitals as Covid-19 cases surge

April 15, 2021 2:27 pm

India added a record over 2 lakh new COVID-19 infections in a day pushing the total tally of cases to 1,40,74,564, while the active cases surpassed the 14-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

At Kumbh, Covid guard slips: No thermal screening, few masks, 102 test positive

Kumbh mela: Devotees flout covid guidelines during Shahi Snan

April 13, 2021 12:08 pm

The Kumbh mela sees a daily average of over three lakh devotees at the various ghats in Haridwar, but that number is expected to swell during the shahi snans on April 12, 14 and 27. Around 32 lakh devotees had reached Haridwar for the first shahi snan on the occasion of Mahashivaratri on March 11.

Maharashtra curfew: Night curbs kick in, migrant workers return home

April 06, 2021 11:56 am

Maharashtra Night Curfew rules: Maharashtra after curfew implemented on Monday observed closed shops and migrant workers rushing back to their native places.