No need for concern over COVID cases, says CM

[ad_1] A file image Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A small number of COVID cases have been reported from the State, but there is no need for concern as testing and treatment facilities, including medicines, oxygen and ICU beds, have been ensured, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said. At a press […]

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Wrestlers’ protest day seven: the battle continues

[ad_1] Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik address a press conference during their protest against Wrestling Federation of India chief Brijbhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday, April 29, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Amidst rumours of his resigning and wrestlers accusing him of pressurising them to […]

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Use digital tools to bridge learning gaps: World Economic Forum

[ad_1] The World Economic Forum today launched a new ‘Education 4.0 India Report’ about bridging learning gaps and making education accessible to all with the help of technology. This report has been released as a collaboration of the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India). While India has […]

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Morning Digest: September 18, 2022

[ad_1] Joblessness below pre-COVID levels: Finance Ministry Demand for work under the national rural employment guarantee scheme hit a two-year low in August, signalling that the recovering economy is creating more jobs in rural as well as urban India, the Union Finance Ministry said on Saturday.   Government gives top priority to skill training: PM Modi […]

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974 health workers died of COVID-19: Centre

[ad_1] Clear details are unavailable on health workers, including doctors, who died of the infection Clear details are unavailable on health workers, including doctors, who died of the infection The Union government seems to be contradicting itself on the number of health workers, including doctors, who died while fighting COVID-19 in the past two-and-a-half years. […]

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U.S. advisors endorse updated COVID-19 shots for fall boosters

[ad_1] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to adopt the recommendation, the last step before shots can begin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to adopt the recommendation, the last step before shots can begin. A panel of U.S. health advisors voted to recommend Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 boosters that […]

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K.L. Rahul tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of West Indies tour, participation in T20s doubtful

[ad_1] K.L. Rahul has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the T20I series against West Indies, starting July 29 K.L. Rahul has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the T20I series against West Indies, starting July 29 Star India batter K.L. Rahul on July 21 tested positive for COVID-19 and is likely to be ruled […]

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Data | Taj Mahal is India’s top grossing monument, despite rapid decline in foreign tourists

[ad_1] Earnings from the Taj Mahal were over five times than that of Delhi’s Red Fort and ten times than that of Mamallapuram monuments in Tamil Nadu and the Sun Temple in Bhubaneshwar each Earnings from the Taj Mahal were over five times than that of Delhi’s Red Fort and ten times than that of […]

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Covid effect? States see big jump in students skipping Class 10, 12 Board exams this year

[ad_1] Education Boards of at least 10 states — Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — have reported a high number of students who registered but didn’t turn up for their Class 10 and 12 Board exams held earlier this year. The Indian Express analysed examination attendance […]

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Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 1,30,713

[ad_1] With 16,678 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,39,329, while the active cases increased to 1,30,713, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on July 11, 2022. The death toll climbed to 5,25,454 with 26 new fatalities, the data updated at 8.00 a.m. […]

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