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TopicCovid deaths

Topic: Covid deaths

Not yet got an open slot for Covid vaccination on CoWin? These websites, apps offer help

Struggling to find an open Covid vaccination slot on CoWin? Get help from these websites, apps As people struggle to find slots at Covid vaccination...

Covid killed parents, 3 Bihar siblings now fight virus stigma — ‘no one even offered food’

The three siblings lost their parents in the space of a week. They have received Rs 4 lakh as compensation from the state, but fear for what the future holds for them.

Beware of traffickers: Social media posts seeking adoption for ‘Covid orphans’ raise concern

The rising Covid death toll has placed children who have lost both parents, in a vulnerable position. But legal adoptions must take place through child welfare committees, warn experts

How earthen pots on peepal trees tell the real Covid death toll in UP’s Banda

In the past one month, villagers have reported nearly a dozen deaths every other day. But in the absence of tests, Covid is not confirmed despite clear symptoms.

Officials clueless, villagers blame ‘outsiders’ as Unnao finds over 100 bodies buried by Ganga

Officials have no confirmation about the identity of the dead, or whether they were Covid victims. Local villagers said many buried the bodies because they couldn't afford wood.

Nepal records highest single-day deaths due to Covid-19, receives aid from China

Nepal received 400 oxygen cylinders, 160 oxygen concentrators & 10 ventilators from China Tuesday as a deadly second wave of Covid-19 sweeps the small Himalayan nation.

Political point scoring must stop in Goa. Rope in experts to know cause of hospital deaths

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HC questions inadequate aid for kin of polling officers who died of Covid after UP poll duty

Hearing a PIL on spread of Covid in UP, two-judge HC bench said state EC and govt must rethink amount of compensation and come back to court on next hearing.

Malayalam screenwriter Madampu Kunjukuttan passes away due to Covid-19

Madampu Kunjukuttan was 81 years old. He won the National Film Award for Best Screenplay in the year 2000 for the Malayalam film 'Karunam'.

‘Jo hospital jayega woh maara jayega’: Why no one wants to go to Patna’s top govt facilities

Patna district has highest number of Covid patients in Bihar, but 2 govt hospitals in the capital city still have vacant beds. Officials said people are vacating even ICU beds.

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Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.