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Coronavirus live updates | Tamil Nadu announces lockdown from May 10 for two weeks

Coronavirus live updates | Tamil Nadu announces lockdown...

As of May 7, India’s test positivity rate (cases/tests) is about 22.7%, which means...

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Fire on board INS Vikramaditya, all personnel safe

Fire on board INS Vikramaditya, all personnel safe

The fire was doused and all personnel on board safe, a Navy spokesperson said.

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Assam Assembly Elections | Beyond community vote, urban, middle class voters back NDA

Assam Assembly Elections | Beyond community vote, urban,...

In Assam, Mahajot got a greater share of votes among those with no formal education

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Coronavirus | Stress, fear and the healing touch in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor

Coronavirus | Stress, fear and the healing touch in Andhra...

Early detection, strict home isolation key to fight pandemic, says official

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Doctors’ associations call for a lockdown

Doctors’ associations call for a lockdown

‘Health infrastructure is overwhelmed’

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Actor Pandu, who designed the symbol and flag of AIADMK dies

Actor Pandu, who designed the symbol and flag of AIADMK...

Pandu had acted in several movies

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Veteran Telugu playback singer G. Anand succumbs to COVID-19

Veteran Telugu playback singer G. Anand succumbs to COVID-19

Born in Srikakulam district of AP, 67-year-old Anand started his career in Chennai...

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Actor and Singer TKS Natarajan no more

Actor and Singer TKS Natarajan no more

The folk music singer and actor shot to fame through the hit song Ennadi Muniyamma...

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Centre slow in clearing essential items imported by Maharashtra, claims Tope

Centre slow in clearing essential items imported by Maharashtra,...

Health Minister raises issues of vaccine shortage, halt in oxygen supplies from...

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Bed allotment scam: Emergency response hit by attrition from war rooms

Bed allotment scam: Emergency response hit by attrition...

Staff, who reported for work, say some callers are abusive

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Civil society condemns communalisation of bed allotment scam

Civil society condemns communalisation of bed allotment...

They want the CM to ‘chastise’ Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya and three MLAs

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Coronavirus | Over 3 weeks, deaths due to COVID-19 doubles in U.P.

Coronavirus | Over 3 weeks, deaths due to COVID-19 doubles...

Many smaller and relatively rural centres also see rise in toll

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Coronavirus live updates | Odisha records highest single-day spike, cases breach 12,000 mark

Coronavirus live updates | Odisha records highest single-day...

India’s test positivity rate is about 21.5%. That is, approximately one in five...

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Morning Digest: Centre to retain GST on oxygen concentrators, former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed injured in explosion in Male, and more

Morning Digest: Centre to retain GST on oxygen concentrators,...

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.

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COVID-19 helpline 1912 expanded to meet surge in demand

COVID-19 helpline 1912 expanded to meet surge in demand

Many citizens report that they had to wait for more than 10 minutes for a response

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Kerala Assembly Elections | Not ready for a third force

Kerala Assembly Elections | Not ready for a third force

There seems to be little desire for an alternative to the LDF and UDF

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COVID-19 surge has exposed Delhi's struggling medical infrastructure, govt. cannot defend situation: High Court

COVID-19 surge has exposed Delhi's struggling medical infrastructure,...

HC takes grim view of reports of hoarding and black marketing of oxygen cylinders,...

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Kerala Assembly Elections | Votes for tackling the coronavirus

Kerala Assembly Elections | Votes for tackling the coronavirus

Effective COVID-19 management worked in favour of the LDF.

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COVID-19 | Odisha records highest single-day spike, cases breach 12,000 mark

COVID-19 | Odisha records highest single-day spike, cases...

This is the first time since the onset of the pandemic that Odisha has crossed the...

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Kerala Assembly Elections | How the Left Front bucked a decades-old trend in Kerala

Kerala Assembly Elections | How the Left Front bucked a...

Welfare measures, the Pinarayi factor and good governance helped the LDF overcome...