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DGCA bans wide-bodied aircraft at Kozhikode airport: With big passenger capacity, these planes are used for medium and long hauls
A wide-body aircraft, also known as a twin-aisle aircraft, is a jet airliner with a fuselage wide enough to accommodate two passenger aisles with seven or more seats abreast.
Moderna, Pfizer move to include HIV-positive volunteers in Phase 3 trials of COVID-19 vaccines
Health organizations including the CDC recommend routine immunization for HIV-positive people, who have been unilaterally left out of vaccine trials so far.
From limiting screen time to number of classes per day, HRD ministry issues guidelines for online education
In the guideline called 'Pragyata', the HRD ministry has recommended that the duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes
Mauritius struggles to contain massive oil spill from damaged ship; bad weather ahead to worsen ecological impact
Clean-up crews, volunteers are scrambling to contain the ecological disaster, with further damage to the ship expected due to bad weather.
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One dead, 4 severely injured after gas explosion in US' Baltimore; rescue and relief ops underway
Dozens of firefighters converged on the scene, where the natural gas explosion reduced to the row houses to piles of rubble
Tea plantation workers bear brunt of Idukki landslide; activist says inadequate housing compounded woes
The Idukki landslide has once again underlined how marginalised communities are worst-affected by natural disasters.
VSATs installed at 200 places in J&K to enable satellite phone services for soldiers, says Centre
Ravi Shankar Prasad said digital satellite phone terminals are also being set up at 1,347 sites for Army, BRO, BSF, CRPF, ITBP and SSB personnel
Sachin Pilot 'will work in party's interest', says Congress after ex-deputy CM's meeting with Rahul Gandhi
Sachin Pilot and Rahul Gandhi had a 'frank, open and conclusive discussion', AICC general secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal said in a statement.
US Open 2020: Former winner Svetlana Kuznetsova drops out of tournament over COVID-19 concerns
Kuznetsova wrote Monday on Instagram that she was pulling out of the US Open and the tournament preceding it at the same site in New York.
India's KN Ananthapadmanabhan inducted into ICC's international panel of umpires
Ananthapadmanabhan joins fellow Indians C Shamshuddin, Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma in the international panel and is now eligible to officiate in the ODI and T20 Internationals apart from junior World Cup
IAS officer-turned-politician Shah Faesal steps down as president of J&K People's Movement party
Faesal had hinted towards stepping away from politics on Sunday as he removed references to his political affiliations from his Twitter profile
CM BS Yediyurappa 'completely' cured of COVID-19, discharged from hospital today, says Karnataka govt
The 77-year old BJP leader was admitted to the Manipal Hospital on 2 August after he tested positive for coronavirus
LaLiga: Real Madrid's Japanese talent Takefusa Kubo joins Villarreal on loan for 2020/21 season
Kubo, who has already earned seven caps for the Japanese national team, will be presented at Villarreal's La Ceramica stadium on Tuesday.
ICC still undecided on chairman nomination process as members search for unanimous candidate
The ICC Board of Directors meeting on Monday ended up being a damp squib after they failed to reach consensus over Shashank Manohar's replacement as the next chairman of cricket's global governing body.
Lebanon's entire government resigns over Beirut explosion, says health minister
The decision came after several ministers announced their resignations and protesters clashed with security forces over the blast that left 160 dead
SC to hear plea challenging merger of 6 BSP Rajasthan MLAs with Congress tomorrow
The 6 MLAs had contested and won the 2018 Assembly election on BSP tickets but they defected to Congress in September 2019
2021 Tour de France to start in Brest after Copenhagen pulls out of staging duties
The Tour will spend around a week in Brittany, with four departure points and four arrivals, the region's president Loig Chesnais-Girard said.
IPL 2020: BCCI invites tender for four-month title sponsorship; highest bid not guaranteed winner
The new IPL title sponsor to replace Chinese mobile phone company Vivo will hold the rights for only a four-and-a-half-month period and the highest bid may not necessarily end up being the winning one, the BCCI stated on Monday.
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Post COVID-19 care: Seven tips to help recovering coronavirus patients manage brain fog, memory and attention issues
For those who’ve contracted COVID-19 infection, the road to recovery can seem quite a long one.
Ligue 1: Bordeaux appoint veteran Jean-Louis Gasset as head coach after parting ways with Paulo Sousa
Gasset was assistant to Laurent Blanc when Bordeaux won the French top flight in 2009.
