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Positivity rate soars near 45 pc as Nepal continues to register re
Updated : 9 hours, 49 min ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 20 (ANI): Nepal on Thursday registered another record number of 12,338 new cases of COVID-19 as the positivity rate in the Himalayan Nation soared to about 45 per cent.
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Pak imposes restrictions on schools, weddings, gyms amid fifth wav
Updated : 1 day, 8 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): As Pakistan faces the fifth wave of the deadly pandemic, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) imposed further restrictions on schools, weddings and gyms especially in cities with a Covid-19 positivity ratio of over 10 per cent on Wednesday.
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Expert warns COVID-19 positive children should not be exposed to r
Updated : 2 days, 8 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): As the third wave of the COVID pandemic raises concern of infection among children, an expert has suggested that there is no need to panic as the Omicron, Variant of Concern, is mild, but have asked to avoid unnecessary medications and radiation exposure.
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Nepal's month-long Swosthani Bratakatha starts amid COVID pandemic
Updated : 3 days, 11 hours ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], January 17 (ANI): Separated from other devotees in an isolated area on embankments of Sali Nadi in Sankhu on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Hindu women donned in maroon red outfits sit next to the live-fire as they continue their month-long fast.
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COVID pandemic can't go on forever, will end soon: Expert
Updated : 5 days, 4 hours ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): As India achieved the milestone of cumulative vaccine coverage of 156 crores on the first anniversary of the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive that started on January 16, 2021, Dr Kutub Mahmoood, Scientist and Virologist from Washington, DC told ANI
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More than 75 lakh people participate in 'Surya Namaskar' globally
Updated : 6 days, 9 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): More than 75 lakh people from all over the world, including India, performed "Surya Namaskar" together to keep the body and mind healthy during the Covid pandemic, the Ministry of Ayush informed on Friday.
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Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy Patricia Lacina meets Foreign
Updated : 6 days, 13 hours ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy Patricia Lacina met Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla here and discussed the COVID pandemic, India-US relations and regional issues of mutual interest.
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Boman Irani's son Kayoze Irani tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 30 (ANI): Actor Boman Irani's son and filmmaker Kayoze Irani is the latest celebrity to test positive for COVID-19.
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PM Modi a 'trouble-shooter' who fought from front during COVID-19
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Dhule (Maharashtra) [India], December 27 (ANI): Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "trouble-shooter leader", who fought from the front to get the world's largest democracy out of the "big
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Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 to begin with triple header
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 21 (ANI): Pro Kabaddi League is all set to resume action after a 20-month hiatus forced by the ongoing COVID pandemic on Wednesday.
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Study finds live-streaming ads for junk food, alcohol increased du
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], December 18 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study found that live streaming gaming platforms that are used to endorse alcohol, energy drinks, and junk food by influencers increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Innovators building solutions to fight the Covid pandemic selected
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], December 16 (ANI/PNN): The Innovators Against Covid (IAC) program, launched by Vruksh Ecosystem Foundation and supported by GIZ India, has chosen five aspiring innovators who are providing solutions in healthcare, education, and livelihood in the fight agains
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