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12% Indians don’t plan to take vaccine ‘at all’, another 12% fear side effects, survey says

According to LocalCircles survey, 29% unvaccinated people plan to take first dose of vaccine soon while 24% may take it if there is more data, or different vaccines are available.

India records 50,040 fresh Covid cases in 24 hrs, recovery rate improves to 96.75%

Recoveries outnumbered daily new cases for the 45th consecutive day with 2,92,51,029 people having recuperated from the disease. The case fatality rate stood at 1.31%.

Tamil Nadu reports first death due to Delta Plus variant of Covid

Minister for Medical and Family Welfare Ma Subramanian said three positive cases of the new 'Delta Plus' variant were identified. The two other patients have recovered.

Behind AAP-Modi govt clash on SC panel report are 2 different methods for calculating O2 quota

As BJP & AAP spar over SC panel report, ThePrint explains two different formulae used by the Modi and Delhi govts for calculating national capital's oxygen requirement & what experts opine.

It’s an interim report, oxygen needs are dynamic, says AIIMS chief on Delhi oxygen debate

In the report, the five-member sub group headed by AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria said that Delhi's oxygen needs were 'exaggerated' by four times during the second Covid wave.

Covid-19 will win if stakeholders fight each other, says Kejriwal after oxygen controversy

The Delhi CM's remarks come a day after AAP and BJP hit out at each other over a report that said Delhi's oxygen needs were exaggerated four times over during the second Covid wave.

Over 1.45 crore Covid vaccine doses available with states, UTs, says health ministry

The states and union territories have so far got over 31.17 crore vaccine doses through the free-of-cost channel of the central government and direct procurement.

Delta most transmissible variant, spreading rapidly in unvaccinated populations: WHO chief

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Covid-19 Technical Lead, WHO said the Delta variant is a dangerous virus and is more transmissible than the Alpha variant.

India records 48,698 Covid-19 cases, 1,183 deaths in a day

The weekly positivity rate declined to 2.97 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data.

An alien kind of grief — how surge of Covid deaths has changed the way we mourn 

For a month starting April, daily Covid toll hovered between 3,000 & 4,000, climbing even higher some days. Adding to trauma were reports of people dying for want of medical attention.

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PM Modi is rescuer of India’s stolen heritage. He’s reclaiming country’s past, lost identity

India’s rich cultural heritage is a vital component of its national identity. The ongoing efforts toward repatriation and global cooperation signify hope for the future.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?