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17 Apr

Smarter preparations for exams, with almonds

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With the exam season right around the corner, preparations in every household are in full swing. Exam preparations require lots of meticulous planning and adequate time management. The kind of food students eat during this time is also likely to pay an important role during this preparation. Students need a proper sleep schedule, a regular exercise routine, consuming healthy and balanced diets, and adequate breaks in between long periods of studying. During exam preparation, a lot of students also tend to rely on snacking on high calorie food, as a stress reliever. But instead of binging on unhealthy high calorie…

15 Apr

Amit Shah’s remarks “create misunderstanding” says Bangladesh Foreign Minister

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Responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s comments that the poor people of Bangladesh come to India as they don’t have enough to eat in their own country, Bangladesh foreign minister A K Abdul Momen on Wednesday said that the minister’s knowledge of Bangladesh is “limited”. He also said such remarks are “unacceptable especially when relations between Bangladesh and India are so deep. Such remarks create misunderstanding.” Momen’s remarks came on Tuesday night when he was asked about Shah’s comments published in the Indian media. In comments to Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily, Prothom Alo, the Bangladeshi minister said, “Prithibi-te onek…

15 Apr

Curfew on weekend: Delhi government has imposed weekend curfew in the national capital to tide over Covid-19 crisis.

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The Arvind Kejriwal government has imposed weekend curfew in Delhi to tide over Covid-19 crisis. Addressing the media here, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal adding that essential services and weddings will not be affected during the weekend curfew. He also assured that there is no dearth of beds in hospitals and that measures are being taken to ensure adequate supply of drugs. He said that the motto is to break the transmission chain.

13 Apr

PRE RONGALI BIHU AT HAYAT SUPER SPECIALTY HOSPITAL

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Hayat Super Specialty Hospital Guwahati, the leading hospital in Assam, celebrates the pre-Rongali Bihu from 10.30 am today. Held at the hospital premises, the Pre-Rongali Bihu celebration was held among the doctors, nurses, staff and patients and guardians of the patients. The hospital authorities said that this pre-Rangali Bihu is organized so that the joy of Bihu does not fade away even if he has to stay away from home for treatment during Bihu. Guests at the event include Music Director cum Singer Chandan Das, popular singer Dimpy Sonwal and journalists from various news organizations. At the end of the…

12 Apr

India Coronavirus Cases Update: 1,68,912 new cases as active cases cross 12 lakh-mark

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India recorded 1,68,912 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the sixth record rise in seven days, pushing the country’s caseload to over 1.35 crore. The active cases have surpassed the 12-lakh mark, while the death toll increased to 1,70,179 with 904 daily new fatalities, the highest since October 18, the data updated at 8 am on Monday by the Union Health Ministry showed. Registering a steady increase for the 33rd day in row, the active cases have increased to 12,01,009 comprising 8.88 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has further dropped to 89.86 per cent. Kumbh…

12 Apr

Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi ask Centre to reconsider holding CBSE exam in May due to the “massive and uncontrolled” rise in Covid-19 cases.

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Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said lakhs of children and parents have expressed “fears and apprehensions” about assembling at exam centres in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal urging him to intervene and direct the CBSE to reconsider its decision to go ahead with Board examinations in May despite the “massive and uncontrolled” rise in Covid-19 cases. She said lakhs of children and parents have expressed “fears and apprehensions” about assembling at exam centres in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19. Senior Congress leader Rahul…

10 Apr

Sonia Gandhi blames the Centre for “mismanaging the situation” by exporting vaccines.

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday held a meeting with the chief ministers of Congress-ruled states to review their efforts to fight Covid-19, including the availability of vaccines and access to medicines and ventilators. During the virtual meeting, the Congress president told chief minister to focus on testing, tracking and vaccination. “Covid is surging and as the principal opposition party, it’s our responsibility to raise issues and push the government to move away from PR tactics and act in the interest of the people. Therefore, there must be transparency. Governments must reveal the actual numbers of infections and deaths across states, whether Congress-ruled or…

09 Apr

In a new daily high, India detected 1,31,968 cases of coronavirus in the 24 hours

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In a new daily high, India detected 1,31,968 cases of the novel coronavirus in the 24 hours ending 9 am on Friday. The country’s Covid-19 caseload includes 9,79,608 active cases, 7.5 per cent of the total infections; 1,19,13,292 recoveries, taking the recovery take to 91.22 per cent; and 1,67,642 deaths, a 1.28 per cent fatality rate. India reported 780 deaths on Thursday, the highest fatalities in a day since October 18, 2020. Nearly half the deaths, or 376, were from Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh reported 94, Punjab 56, Uttar Pradesh 39, Karnataka 36, Gujarat 35, Madhya Pradesh 27, Delhi 24, Tamil Nadu 19, Kerala 18 and…

08 Apr

Net-zero goal for 2050, which the US wants India to be on board on: Explained

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John Kerry, the US President’s Special Envoy on Climate, is currently on a three-day visit to India trying to rekindle a climate change partnership that had been all but put on hold during the four years of the Donald Trump administration. The immediate purpose of the visit is to exchange notes ahead of the virtual Climate Leaders’ Summit convened by US President Joe Biden on April 22-23 where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the invitees. This is Biden’s first big international intervention in climate change, and his administration would be keen to ensure a substantive outcome from it. In…

08 Apr

States hit by Covid-19 second-wave ask for more vaccines, while Centre says they are “trying to divert attention”

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The coordinated Covid-19 battle plan between the Centre and states came under strain Wednesday when the Union Health Ministry, being pushed by several states to supply more vaccine doses and open up the vaccination process to all individuals above the age of 18, reacted sharply, accusing the second-wave surge states of “politicizing” a public health issue and “spreading lies”, and of not doing enough in terms of testing, contact tracing and ramping up the health infrastructure. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who came down heavily on Maharashtra, Delhi and Punjab, the states contributing most to the second surge of Covid-19 cases, said they were “trying…