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02 Apr

Down with covid, Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised

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Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who tested positive for Covid-19 last week, Friday said that he has been hospitalised under medical advice and also wished all Indians and his teammates on the 10th anniversary of the 2011 World Cup win. Tendulkar took to Twitter to say, “Thank you for your wishes and prayers. As a matter of abundant precaution under medical advice, I have been hospitalised. I hope to be back home in a few days. Take care and stay safe everyone. Wishing all Indians & my teammates the 10th anniversary of our World Cup win.” The 47-year-old Master Blaster tested positive for Covid-19 along…

01 Apr

Rajasthan becomes first state to provide health insurance for all its residents

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Rajasthan on Thursday kicked off its cashless ‘mediclaim’ scheme worth Rs 5 lakh for each family of the state, starting the registration for its Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme. With the start of the registration of people under the scheme, announced by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the state budget 2021-22, Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to provide health insurance to all its residents. Under the scheme, each family of the state will get an annual health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh. “Rajasthan has become the first state in the country, where each family will get…

30 Mar

President Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery

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President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday underwent a cardiac bypass surgery at the AIIMS here, a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan said. The surgery was successful and his condition is stable, it said. “The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind underwent cardiac bypass surgery today morning (March 30, 2021) at AIIMS, New Delhi. Surgery was successful. He is stable and is being closely monitored by a team of senior doctors,” the statement said. The president was shifted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Saturday. Kovind, 75, had undergone a health check-up at the Army…

29 Mar

The Body Shop partners with CRY to end Period shame

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The Body Shop, the activist British beauty brand powered by purposeful feminism sets out to partner with CRY (Child Rights and You), a leading Indian non-profit organization, to make real change by raising awareness about Periods, Period Shame and the impact of Period Shame of India’s girls & women. Through this partnership, The Body Shop aims to normalize the conversation around periods and raise funds towards menstrual health and education efforts for communicated deeply affected by the pandemic. This movement by The Body Shop is aimed to create an inclusive and long-term change on ground by including all genders in…

27 Mar

Covovax trials begin in India, may be launched by September

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Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Saturday said clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax have begun in India and the company hopes to launch it by September this year. In August 2020, US-based vaccine maker Novavax, Inc had announced a licence agreement with SII for the development and commercialisation of NVX-CoV2373, its COVID-19 vaccine candidate, in low and middle-income countries and India. “Covovax trials finally begin in India; the vaccine is made through a partnership with @Novavaxand @SerumInstIndia. It has been tested against African and UK variants of #COVID19 and has an overall efficacy of 89%. Hope to launch…

26 Mar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced that India will gift 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for UN peacekeepers.

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The 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, announced as a gift by India, will be sent to the UN peacekeepers on March 27 and then will be distributed to the peacekeeping missions. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had announced in February that India will gift 200,000 COVID-19 doses for UN peacekeepers. “Keeping in mind the UN Peacekeepers who operate in such difficult circumstances, we would like to announce today a gift of 200,000 doses for them,” Jaishankar said had said while addressing the UN Security Council open debate on the implementation of resolution 2532 (2020) on the cessation of hostilities in the context…

24 Mar

A new double mutant variant of Covid have been found in India : says the ministry.

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A new “double mutant variant” of the corona-virus has been detected in 18 states in the country in addition to many other strains or variants of concern (VOCs) which have also found abroad, the Health Ministry said today. “Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in numbers sufficient to either establish or direct relationship or explain the rapid increase in cases in some states. Genomic sequencing and epidemiological studies are continuing to further analyse the situation,” the ministry said in its press release today. “Since INSACOG initiated its work,…

22 Mar

Sudden spike in the number of covid cases in the country, 212 deaths in the last 24 hours.

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212 people die in 24 hours due to increasing number of deaths in the country The number of cases of corona in the country has stood at 46,951 in the last 24 hours. 212 people died. 21,180 people have recovered. The number of corona active case stands at 25,559. According to the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the number of cases of corona in the country has stood at 116,46,081 so far. 159,967 people died. 111,51,468 people have recovered. There are 334,646 active case.Maharashtra tops the list in terms of number of cases of corona in the country. The number…

19 Mar

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor tests positive for COVID19

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Chef Sanjeev Kapoor on Friday informed that he is COVID19 positive, Taking to his Instagram, Kapoor revealed that he was diagnosed a few days ago and requested everyone to take safety precautions The cases of the novel coronavirus have started to rise in the country again. Many Bollywood and TV celebrities including Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Manoj Bajpayee, Satish Kaushik, Rituparna Sengupta and others have already tested positive for Covid19 in the last month. Now, chef Sanjeev Kapoor has also informed that he is positive, Taking to his Instagram, Kapoor revealed that he was diagnosed a few days ago and…

17 Mar

Madhya Pradesh announces night curfew in Bhopal & Indore as Covid-19 cases rise

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According to a government order, the night curfew will come in effect from today. In eight other cities, markets will have to close by 10pm, as per the order. The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that the state’s two largest cities of Indore and Bhopal will witness a night curfew from today, in the wake of rising fresh daily cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in the central state. “Night curfew will be implemented in Bhopal and Indore from today, until further order. Markets in eight cities-Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Ratlam, Burhanpur, Chhindwara, Betul, Khargone to shut at 10pm from…