Health-Lifestyle

Chandigarh, Aug 13 (IANS) Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases, the Punjab government on Saturday made face masks mandatory at public places. In an advisory, the government said all must ensure wearing of masks in all educational institutions,…
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Srinagar, Aug 13 (IANS) Former J&K Chief Minister and President of National Conference (NC), Farooq Abdullah, tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday. National Conference sources said that Abdullah, who is also a Lok Sabha member, will…
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The paramedical students of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) staged a protest here on Saturday against the hospital administration following the death of one Optometry student. The agitating students…
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Delhi on Saturday reported 2,031 fresh Covid cases, a marginal decline against 2,136 reported on previous day, while there were nine more deaths, as per the health bulletin. Meanwhile, the Covid positivity rate has…
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New York, Aug 13 (IANS) Author and creative freedom activist Salman Rushdie was on a ventilator fighting for his life on Saturday and his literary agent said: "The news is not good." Rushdie, 75, who has a multimillion-dollar bounty, was…
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New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has received 31 bids from manufacturers showing interest in developing vaccine against the monkeypox virus after the medical body floated the Expression of Interest…
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<br>Rushdie, who had to go underground for nearly a decade under heavy security and still remains quite controversial -- as was evident from the row over his proposed video address at a prominent Indian literary festival a few years…
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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) India reported 14,092 new Covid cases in the last 24 hours, a marginal decline from the previous day's count of 15,815 Covid, said the Union Health Ministry on Sunday. In the same period, the country has reported 41…
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