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Emirates promises 'free funeral' to loyal fliers if Covid infected

Benefits provided under the scheme are medical treatment and hotel quarantine cover and a paid funeral

Aug 6, 2020

Veteran Bengal communist leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of Covid in Kolkata

CPI-M leader Shyamal Chakraborty had tested positive for the novel coronavirus pandemic and was admitted to a hospital on July 29.

Aug 6, 2020

Defence Ministry makes U-turn, removes document from website admitting Chinese incursion

The document held significance with the fact that it for the first time any official word had taken a note of "Chinese aggression" since the violent clashes between two nuclear armed nations claimed lives of 20 Indian soldiers along with an unknown Chinese casualty.

Aug 6, 2020

Bride Israa Seblani poses for a picture with her husband Ahmad Subeih in the same place where they were taking their wedding photos yesterday at the moment of the explosion that occurred at Beirut's port area, in Beirut, Lebanon August 5, 2020. REUTERS/Ya

Lebanese bride happy to be alive after blast cuts short wedding video

The dramatic footage captured the moment when a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, killing 135 people and injuring more than 5,000.

Aug 6, 2020

Dramatic high tide caught on camera in Mumbai

Mumbai sinking: High tide hits Marine Drive, roads flooded, landslide at Malabar Hill

Amid heavy rainfall in Mumbai, a massive landslide occurred at the posh Malabar Hill near Pedder Road, but luckily there were no casualties.

Aug 6, 2020

First electric street lamp to light up Asia installed in Bengaluru turns 115

Few Bengalureans know that Asia's first street lamp was installed in Bengaluru. The street lamp turned 115 years, installed in 1905.

Aug 6, 2020

Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark to show solidarity with victims of Beirut blast

Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark in solidarity with Beirut blast victims

The Eiffel Tower in Paris joined the Pyramids in Giza and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai to pay tributes to the victims of the Beirut explosion.

Aug 6, 2020

Irrespective of COVID, Karnataka pvt hospitals can't turn away patients

No private hospital in Karnataka can turn away a patient without attending to him or her, irrespective of the Coronavirus status, an official has said.

Aug 6, 2020

Hiroshima marks 75th anniversary of world's first atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing on the Japanese city of by the US during the Second World War, with its Mayor urging the international community to unite against serious threats to humanity.

Aug 6, 2020

What is Tick-borne virus — and how worried should you be

Medical experts believe that human to human transmission of tick-borne virus could drastically affect the medical system, which is already ravaged by coronavirus.

Aug 6, 2020

Over 500 inmates in Arizona prison test COVID positive

More than 500 inmates at a prison in the US state of Arizona have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, authorities said.

Aug 6, 2020

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube pull down Trump posts for spreading Covid misinformation

The post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox & Friends earlier in the day, in which Trump claimed that children are "almost immune" to COVID-19.

Aug 6, 2020

BJP sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Qazigund; 2nd attack in two days

BJP sarpanch Sajad Ahmad Khanday was shot dead by terrorists near his residence at Vessu village in Qazigund block of south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Thursday, August 6.

Aug 6, 2020

Beirut explosion: What is ammonium nitrate that caused the deadly blast in Lebanon

Lebanese PM has blamed over 2,700 metric tonnes of ammonium nitrate which was in lying in a warehouse for six years at the city port, for the Beirut explosion in which 135 people have been killed and more than 5000 injured.

Aug 6, 2020

Novavax signs COVID vaccine supply deal with India's Serum Institute

Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it has entered a supply and license agreement with the Serum Institute of India for the development and commercialization of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

Aug 6, 2020

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Emirates promises 'free funeral' to loyal fliers if Covid infected

Veteran Bengal communist leader Shyamal Chakraborty dies of Covid in Kolkata

Defence Ministry makes U-turn, removes document from website admitting Chinese incursion

Lebanese bride happy to be alive after blast cuts short wedding video

Mumbai sinking: High tide hits Marine Drive, roads flooded, landslide at Malabar Hill

First electric street lamp to light up Asia installed in Bengaluru turns 115

Eiffel Tower in Paris goes dark in solidarity with Beirut blast victims

Irrespective of COVID, Karnataka pvt hospitals can't turn away patients

Hiroshima marks 75th anniversary of world's first atomic bombing

What is Tick-borne virus — and how worried should you be

Over 500 inmates in Arizona prison test COVID positive

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube pull down Trump posts for spreading Covid misinformation

BJP sarpanch shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Qazigund; 2nd attack in two days

Beirut explosion: What is ammonium nitrate that caused the deadly blast in Lebanon

Novavax signs COVID vaccine supply deal with India's Serum Institute

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

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