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Just A Day After Reviving Sweets Exchange Ritual On LoC, Pakistan Drones Drop Arms On Border

First time after Pulwama attack Indo-Pak armies exchanged sweets on LoC on Thursday to normalize relations

May 15, 2021

COVID-19: Coronavirus has the right to live, says BJP leader Trivendra Singh Rawat

Trivendra Singh Rawat is now receiving trolls for his outlandish comments about coronavirus

May 15, 2021

IISc is developing a Covid vaccine with more neutralising effect [Details]

Bengaluru-based Indian Institute of Science is developing a more effective anti-Covid vaccine to combat the Covid pandemic

May 14, 2021

Woman from viral Love You Zindagi video is no more; India mourns loss of "brave soul" [details]

A 30-year woman, who swayed to Love You Zindgi song from COVID emergency ward, loses life to the deadly virus.

May 14, 2021

Cost of Sputnik V in India explained; first jab administered in Hyderabad

How much does Sputnik V cost in India? This is one question that many have been asking as new cases of coronavirus infections decreased slightly on Friday, with 3,43,144 people testing positive in the last 24 hours.

May 14, 2021

O2 production at Sterlite Copper smelter hits technical snag on Day 2

The oxygen plant in Thoothukudi has experienced a technical snag in the cold box, resulting in a temporary halt in production. Thoothukudi's 400,000-ton Sterlite copper smelter plant has been in service for over 25 years.

May 14, 2021

Viral load in Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar gave out early warning of Covid second wave: Study

Apart from confirming that Hyderabad's iconic Hussain Sagar Lake is teeming with the dreadful coronavirus, researchers have found that the dynamic of viral load in the water serves as an early warning signal of impending pandemic waves.

May 14, 2021

Mixing Covid vaccine doses safe, but side effects linger, says Lancet report

Mixing Covid-19 vaccine doses -- second dose from a different brand than the first -- is safe, but may present more frequent mild side-effects such as a headache, chills or a fever, showed results of a preliminary study published in the Lancet.

May 14, 2021

Deja Vu: With no food or wages, migrant workers stuck in Bengaluru; NGO rushes to their help

Lockdown during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has started hitting the migrant workers in Bengaluru. Caught in a state of despair, they want to return

May 14, 2021

Karnataka gears up to face Covid third wave; Dr Devi Prasad Shetty to head the task force

Karnataka state govt has appointed noted cardiologist Dr Devi Prasad Shetty to a high-level task force to deal with the third wave of the coronavirus

May 14, 2021

India records 3.43 lakh Covid cases, 4,205 deaths in 24 hours; Vax shortage looms

Witnessing a decline, India on Friday reported 3,43,144 new Covid cases and 4,000 fatalities, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.

May 14, 2021

Fuel prices rise sharply again after day's break, touch Rs.100 in Maharashtra

Rising steadily from Monday to Wednesday, pausing on Thursday fuel prices rose again on Friday, after a one-day break. In Delhi, petrol and diesel prices have been increased by 29 paise and 34 paise per litre, respectively.

May 14, 2021

Radhe Movie Review: Salman Khan's chaos of set pieces, wasted efforts

Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai; Cast: Salman Khan, Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda, Jackie Shroff; Direction: Prabhudeva; Rating: * * (two stars)

May 14, 2021

Karnataka reports 35,297 Covid cases; Severe vaccine shortage continues

Reversing over the month-long trend, new Covid cases in Karnataka declined to 35,297 in a day, while deaths due to the infection reduced to 344 during the day, said the state health bulletin on Thursday.

May 14, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 160.8mn; US, India remain worst affected countries

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 160.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.34 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

May 14, 2021