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From beating stress to better concentration, tips for students appearing for board exams
Students who are undergoing counselling or medications for emotional distress or mental disorders need special attention. Teachers need to be allotted as mentors for close monitoring across exams and later
Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID, experiencing 'mild symptoms', says Buckingham Palace
Both her eldest son Prince Charles and daughter-in-law Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, have also recently contracted COVID-19
'Hundreds rushed out of the chawl': When the Centre held firm on migrant movement in the early days of the pandemic
While several migrants died on the journey home, the truth remains that lakhs of lives and mass deaths in rural India were averted due to the decision of not sending them home in the early days of the pandemic
Delhi records 1,410 COVID cases, 14 deaths; positivity rate down to 2.45%
The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on 13 January
Mumbai sees 536 COVID-19 cases, three deaths; 82% new infections asymptomatic
The discharge of 1,153 people on Sunday took the recovery count to 10,26,144, which is 98 per cent of the caseload, BMC added
Russia's daily COVID-19 count surges to 121,000 as tally hits pandemic record due to Omicron
The task force said 668 people died of COVID-19 in the past day, bring Russia's total fatality count for the pandemic to 330,728, by far the largest in Europe
Living by the code: In China, COVID-era controls may outlast the virus
The pandemic has given Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, a powerful case for deepening the Communist Party’s reach into the lives of 1.4 billion citizens, filling out his vision of the country as a model of secure order, in contrast to the 'chaos of the West'
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Sharad Pawar tests positive for coronavirus; no cause for concern, says NCP chief
Pawar, 81, also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi called to enquire about his health and extended good wishes to him
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Mumbai sees 2,550 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths; recovery rate at 96%
A statement from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's health department said that 84 per cent or 2,142 of the 2,550 new patients are asymptomatic
BJP retools campaign strategy amid COVID-19 wave and EC ban on rallies, plans more booth-level meets
BJP national president JP Nadda has formed teams who will ensure maximum voters are reached out and top leadership conducts meetings at the booth level in five poll-bound states
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India’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery programme shows how it is optimising its physical and digital assets
The country’s Covid-19 response example shows that ‘phygital’ is the path to take. That is perhaps the most important governance lesson from the pandemic
Sputnik V: Russian vaccine proves best in protection against COVID-related mortality, shows study
The vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, is based on a safe and tested human adenovirus vector platform
Delhi: Containment zones go up from less than 1,000 to nearly 24,000 in past fortnight
There were 800 containment zones in the national capital on 30 December, 2020. According to the latest official figures, the number rose to 23,997 by mid-January.
Narendra Modi to hold meeting with CMs over COVID-19 situation on 13 January
Fresh curbs have been imposed in various parts of the country to check the spread of the highly transmissible virus.
ICMR says Molnupiravir has major safety concerns, not included in national protocol for COVID-19 treatment
Dr Balram Bhargava, director-general of ICMR, said that contraceptive methods should be used for three months if the drug is administered to women since the child may have problems
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India’s vaccination success ruffles a lot of feathers, puts paid to doubts about ability to cover populace
When India began its vaccination efforts, many expressed doubts about its ability to adequately cover its populace. Such doubts were misplaced from the start given India’s dynamic ability to handle large vaccination efforts
Impending COVID-19 third wave, shifting regulatory landscape leave small and micro businesses facing uncertainty
A moratorium during the first wave helped lenders and borrowers at least temporarily ward off financial stress, but this benefit was not available to them in the second wave
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Mumbai sees 8,063 fresh COVID-19 cases, no deaths; city sees 27% rise from Saturday
The city did not see any death during the day due to the infection and 89 percent of the cases reported are asymptomatic
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Maharashtra logs 1,426 new COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths; 26 more Omicron patients found
On Sunday, Maharashtra had recorded 1,648 COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths. The state had also reported 31 new cases of the Omicron variant
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Mumbai sees 809 fresh COVID-19 cases, three deaths; 4,765 active cases
The caseload doubling time was 967 days, the recovery rate stood at 97 percent and the growth rate of cases between December 20 to 26 was 0.07 percent