Stand-up comedians use social media to help their followers through the financial crisis. Bengaluru: It has been difficult for Rakshan Verma since the first wave of Covid-19. His parents, who are ill, have been struggling to pay their medical bills. Vardaan was delighted when he saw Rohan Joshi’s Instagram post asking followers to leave a […]
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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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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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Lawyers suffered from mental health issues due to the work pressure as well as the pandemic. Kolkata: Adhip Ghosh, a young lawyer, like many stayed miles away from his family in Kolkata when the first nationwide lockdown was announced in March 2020. He was locked away inside his apartment in Delhi with two of his […]
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With the rising number of fraudulent cases across the nation, the Internet Freedom Foundation has decided to provide legal help to the common man. Bangalore: Sanjana, a lawyer at International Freedom Foundation (IFF) recently filed a complaint in Delhi against a person impersonating Cipla Foundation. “The amount of money involved is over Rs. one a […]
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A dearth of medical oxygen in India seems to be fatal for patients with Cystic Fibrosis, says Dr I C Verma. Bengaluru: Patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are suffering as they are finding it difficult to arrange for medical oxygen during the time of the pandemic. “We are scared how we will manage if something […]
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Doctors across India fighting with Covid are also struggling with mental health challenges. The pandemic has left them overworked with no time to spare for their near and dear ones. Vapi – Doctors are facing mental health challenges. While working constantly overtime to look after Covid patients. This has left them with […]
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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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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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People in home isolation, especially in remote areas find it difficult to get oximeters due to very high prices or unavailability amidst a devastating second wave of Covid-19. DELHI: Neha Chaudhary, currently studying in the United Kingdom (UK), was trying to order an oximeter the morning her parents’ health started deteriorating. Her parents live in […]
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