With countries going under lockdown again, many airlines see a grim future as the cost of parking and maintenance of aircrafts lies heavy on them. Bangalore: As thousands of flights worldwide are grounded again due to lockdown, many airlines drown in the cost of safeguarding parked planes on runways and storage facilities. Many airlines across […]
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With people struggling to find slots in Odisha’s third phase of the vaccination drive, some waiting in serpentine queues without social distancing, and others being on the wrong side of the digital divide unable to access registrations, India’s third phase of the vaccination drive amidst a raging pandemic is marred with issues. Mysuru: Sabya, a […]
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Prisons in Uttar Pradesh housed almost a quarter of India’s total inmate population in 2019. Delhi: The fear of COVID-19 spread in prisons is forcing Indian prisons to take necessary steps to avoid the formation of potential clusters, given that India’s occupancy rate is about 170 percent. This means that in a space earmarked for […]
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Several groups of farmers are sitting at toll plazas supporting the farmers’ protest in Delhi amidst the lockdown in the state of Haryana. Haryana: Groups of farmers continue to protest on highway toll plazas in Haryana despite the state-wide curfew. Since late 2020, farmers from wheat bowl states have been protesting at the borders of […]
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The number of people who come forward to take children for foster care from child care institutions in Kerala has decreased because of the pandemic. Kerala: On National Foster Care Day, the state is struggling to promote foster care.Fewer people are opting for taking in foster children during the pandemic so Kerala’s Child Care Institutions […]
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Months have passed but Anganwadi workers/helpers-turned covid-warriors have not received their salaries in Haryana. Haryana: Aasha Nain, an Anganwadi helper for 25 years, has taken up domestic work during the pandemic. She works for six households, while she waits for her salary to get credited to her account. She was receiving her salary on the […]
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The total number of recovered cases stand at 1,74,07,470. Till date 2,31,419 people have died due to the virus. With a total active Covid-19 caseload of 35,94,781 in India till May 6, 2021, Maharashtra holds the highest active caseload of 6,41,596 followed by Karnataka (4,87,288), Kerala (3,90,906), Uttar Pradesh (2,59,844), Delhi (90,629), according to the […]
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More than 20 countries have come forward to send medical supplies to India for its fight against the second wave of COVID-19. New Delhi: India, in the last few weeks, has been receiving aid from all over the world in an effort to fight the devastating second wave that has hit the country. The country […]
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While the country was going through a tough time battling the second wave of COVID-19, IPL tried to continue but couldn’t keep the stumps up for long. Jammu: A month into the tournament and COVID-19 cases on the rise, IPL has been indefinitely suspended proving the fears of the naysayers right. When it was announced […]
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Shopkeepers say the market somehow got back on its feet early this year, but the new wave of the pandemic is likely to paralyze it again. Rourkela: With schools remaining closed for more than a year, the school-shoe business has hit rock-bottom. Rameez Alam, owner of Alishaan Shoes said, “During the beginning of the academic […]
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