The Chandigarh Administration, with help from NGOs, is creating makeshift Covid Care Centres to take care of the growing Covid-19 population in the city. Chandigarh: United Sikhs, a United Nations (U.N.) affiliated Non-Government Organisation (NGO), is the latest to join the list of NGOs working in Chandigarh to create mini Covid care centres. The NGO […]
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Home isolation patients complain that the MCD has not been collecting the waste regularly, while MCD workers have been using minimal protection on their rounds. New Delhi: After all three members of Sandeep’s family tested positive for Covid-19, they did not know they would have to take care of the piling garbage at their home […]
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Jail-made dishes that once had a ready market in Kerala can’t find any takers now. Kerala: The government’s profitable venture of ‘freedom food’ from prison is struggling to survive the pandemic. Previously, food was delivered to different outlets by vans from the prison; now, they only sell their food from the Freedom Food Factory counter […]
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Private diagnostic labs in Warangal and Hyderabad are charging around Rs.1,000 to 1,800 from patients which is beyond the government advised cap for an RT PCR test. Warangal: Private diagnostic labs were seen violating the government-fixed price for Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT PCR) test in Warangal and Hyderabad. They were demanding Rs. 1,000 […]
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F.R.I.E.N.D.S, one of the most popular sitcoms, aired its last episode on May 6, 2004. Cuttack: Friends’ debut on NBC on September 22, 1994, changed the face of sitcoms. The series did more than just make people laugh, it made them talk about some less discussed topics like surrogacy, single motherhood and adoption. The six clueless […]
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Women face body-shaming even on the day of body acceptance- the International No Diet Day. Kolkata: Mithila (named changed), a resident of Kolkata, was body-shamed by her brother as he calls her a ‘fat girl’ in public. She said he was just joking but her facial expressions changed and she wasn’t looking comfortable. Walking a […]
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Shopkeepers say that fear of frauds prevent them from using digital payment modes. Kolkata: Shreshta Mukherjee, a resident of Kolkata, was wandering around Bhawanipur asking people if they had a digital payment mode. However, nobody seemed to have one. She urgently needed to buy some groceries and had no cash. She seldom uses cash and […]
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Business benchmark indexes Sensex and Nifty had minor gains from Monday, May 3, 2021, till Thursday, May 25, 2021. Delhi: While Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex closed at 51,115.22 points, with a gain of 97.70 points, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty went up to 15,337.85 points by 36.40 points on Tuesday. Over the past […]
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International No Diet Day, which is celebrated on May 6 every year, aims to promote body positivity. Indore: Losing weight, staying healthy, or getting in shape – these are a few reasons why people follow diets, either willingly or with continuous cribbing. But every year, these avid dieters get a chance to enjoy an unscheduled […]
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As the Supreme Court hears the Centre’s plan to distribute oxygen in the capital, Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta makes a case that the state government is not doing enough. DELHI- The Centre, represented by SG Tushar Mehta, submitted a plan to the Supreme Court on oxygen supply to various states,on the morning of May […]
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