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Visva-Bharati VC cites threat, seeks central security from PM

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After first cut in 4 months, LPG refill to cost ₹10 less

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Sun sets on military farms, a part of Army life for over a century

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'Hike in Kherki Daula toll fee from April 1 a loot'

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Russia may seek to allay India’s Afghanistan concerns

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3 more Rafales land in India, strength now at 14

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Maha sees record 6.6 lakh new cases in March

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Maharashtra recorded over 6.6 lakh new Covid -19 cases in March, which is the highest addition of cases in a month since the pandemic began and a 400% jump from February, when 1.3 lakh cases were logged. It took the state over 3.5 months from mid-October to February to add 6.5 lakh cases. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m93RdK

Mum: 5% stamp duty for property regns restored

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In a setback to the real estate industry as well as flat buyers, the state government on Wednesday decided not to extend the cut on stamp duty on property registrations. Ready reckoner (RR) rates, though, remain unchanged for the 2021-22 financial year. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3wjfkMH

Latest news updates from Mumbai

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Maha receives 27L vax doses for 45-plus drive

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The state received a supply of nearly 27 lakh doses of the Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday as it prepared to kickstart immunisation of all above 45 years from Thursday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rFX8cD

55k under 20 among Maha's new cases in March

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The number of children and adolescents affected in the second wave of coronavirus appears to have increased significantly compared to the first wave. Data shows that 15,500 children up to 10 years of age are among the over six lakh infected in the state in the March surge from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cC9ONh

Covid-vax available to all above 45 from today

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From Thursday, everyone aged above 45 will be able to get the Covid-19 vaccine at 500 vaccination centres spread across 192 hospitals in the city. Advance booking on the Co-Win portal has already started and the government expects a huge jump in turnout. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cFY1NX

Covid test for flyers at IGIA from high-risk areas

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Based on the latest guidelines issued by Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), domestic passengers arriving from high-risk states at Indira Gandhi International Airport will be randomly tested for Covid-19. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2QUPoGW

More kids, young getting infected: AIIMS chief

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Early trends suggest that the novel coronavirs is affecting youth and children in larger numbers this time compared with the previous peak reported in Delhi in August and November last year. The morbidity and mortality due to infection, however, continue to be higher among the elderly and those with pre-existing comorbidities. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rEpbZT

1,072 more Covid beds in Delhi as infections surge

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Delhi has got an additional 1,072 Covid beds, including 230 ICU beds and 842 normal Covid beds, in the wake of a surge in Covid cases. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/39zCfJU

Govt defers labour codes as states fail to finalise rules

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Pak LeT ultra gets 10 yrs in jail for J&K, Delhi terror hit plots

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Some will get Covid even after vaccination, and that’s normal

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Covid-19: More cases in March than Jan-Feb together

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Delhi: Speeding tempo crushes 2, 2 others critical

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Two men, including one who was homeless, were killed and two others stated to be in critical condition after a tempo crushed them near Nigambodh Ghat on Wednesday morning. Police said the vehicle was speeding from the direction of Yudhistir Setu and heading towards Nigambodh Ghat. The driver was arrested by a police team patrolling the area. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PnCsZG

India calibrates supply, but gifts 1L doses to Fiji

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Taken 1 dose of vax? For Kumbh, -ve report still a must, says HC

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Is ‘centralisation’ limiting vax drive?

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Rahul’s poll promise rekindles fears of Assam’s fragmentation

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‘Outsider’ Shah questions silence of ‘Bengal’s daughter’ on woman’s death

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Didi Vs Dada: Stage set for the big fight

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Maha CM’s wife in hospital with Covid & cough

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Rashmi Thackeray, wife of CM Uddhav Thackeray, who had tested positive for Covid on March 23, was admitted to H N Reliance Hospital in south Mumbai on Tuesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m5n7ZH

Maha cannot afford another lockdown, says min

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Following all-round concerns over the impact of yet another lockdown on the working classes and businesses in the state, the Maharashtra government said on Tuesday a “complete” shutdown is not in the offing, although some restrictions will have to be imposed to break the chain of the Covid-19 infection. Public health minister Rajesh Tope, too, said a complete lockdown would be unaffordable for the state. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m5avBI

'Oxygen suppliers must reserve 80% for med use'

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With requirement for oxygen surging, the state’s health department has directed manufacturers to divert 80% of their stocks for medical use and keep the rest for industrial purposes. Daily demand for medical oxygen in Maharashtra has touched 700 metric tonnes (MT). During the first Covid peak in September 2020, daily requirement was around 500 MT. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3udEaf3

Plan to flush out virus with max testing: BMC

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The BMC wants to flush out the coronavirus by conducting the maximum number of tests per day and isolating positive persons, municipal commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said on Tuesday after receiving the first dose of the Covid vaccine at the BKC jumbo facility. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PJP4KB

Anti-meat drive on in Gurugram, outlet fined

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Even though the MCG is yet to issue an official order to close meat shops on Tuesdays, a team of civic officials and cops did rounds of the city for the second week in a row to warn and close any such establishment that was open. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/31z6Se8

Delhi: With LG in command, work may get delayed

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With the amended GNCT of Delhi Act giving more powers to the lieutenant governor, all administrative decisions of the elected government may face delays. This is because all policy decisions would need the LG’s nod, which would take extra time and ultimately impact the people of Delhi. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m7mAGP

With 7.3L tests/million, Delhi tops screening list

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States seem to have taken the surge in coronavirus infections seriously with tests for Covid-19 going up by more than 38% over the last two weeks compared to the first half of March. Countrywide, the total samples tested have gone up from 97.89 lakh between March 1-14 to 1.35 crore during March 14-27. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rCsj8y

Delhi: Covid cases dip due to fewer tests on Holi

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There were 992 new Covid-19 cases recorded on Tuesday. The low numbers were on account of fewer tests conducted on Holi, officials said, adding that the situation was still serious. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/39sRqEK

Drives to prod people to take Covid shots in Delhi

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With those above 45 years set to take the Covid-19 vaccines from Thursday, district authorities are scaling up the vaccination sites. They are also coming up with new plans to create awareness among the beneficiaries. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sCcRux

Covid deaths rise to 104-day high of 356

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Daily cases of Covid-19 in the country fell on Tuesday in tandem with lower testing during the Holi festival but deaths from the virus surged to a 104-day high, with 356 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours. India recorded 53,099 fresh cases of Covid-19, a sharp drop from 68,316 new infections reported on Sunday, according to TOI data collated from state governments. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3memwVK

High Court to hear today Param Bir’s PIL

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Genuine ‘double peace’ must for Afghanistan stability, says Jaishankar

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J&K shared Setu data with cops: RTI reply

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Project to build N-powered attack subs set to get CCS nod

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India has rights issues, but situation improving in J&K, says US state dept

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Private hospitals have given just 16.5% of jabs

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Vaccinate all 45+ in 2 weeks, says govt

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The Centre on Tuesday said door-to-door vaccination against Covid-19 may not be feasible, even as it asked states to ensure 100% saturation of vaccination of the priority age group of those above 45 years in the next fortnight, particularly in high burden districts seeing a surge of fresh cases. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/39w5GMV

No India variant of virus seen so far, says ICMR

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With 7.3 lakh tests/million, Delhi tops screening list

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States seem to have taken the surge in coronavirus infections seriously with tests for Covid-19 going up by more than 38% over the last two weeks compared to the first half of March. Countrywide, the total samples tested have gone up from 97.89 lakh between March 1-14 to 1.35 crore during March 14-27. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sIPfEE

Shah, Mamata end Nandigram campaign with battle of rallies

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A battle of roadshows brought the curtain down on the high-octane campaign in Nandigram on Tuesday, with Union home minister Amit Shah targeting Mamata Banerjee for her “silence” on the fatal assault on a BJP worker's octogenarian mother. The Bengal CM hit back by mocking him for "trying to break Trinamool", only to end up stoking dissension in BJP over poll tickets. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3doCCrN

Fire breaks out at 7 garments shop in Mumbai

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A fire broke out at seven clothes stores in Goregaon West of Mumbai on Tuesday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PaOC8l

Delhi has 3rd highest share of 15-yr-old vehicles

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Delhi has nearly 50 lakh registered vehicles that are over 15 years old and the national capital has the third-highest share of such vehicles in the country. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/3rxyXgo

Manipur govt asks DCs to 'politely turn away' Myanmar refugees, takes back order

The Manipur government issued a circular to the Deputy Commissioners of districts bordering Myanmar not to open camps to provide food and shelter to refugees fleeing the neighbouring country after the coup but withdrew it three days later to avoid potential public anger.​ from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3w5iMdH

UNSC needs to introspect about the cost of its 'actions and inactions' on Syria: India

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Had warned against Waze reinstatement: Raut

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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Monday he had “warned a few leaders” of the MVA against reinstating Sachin Waze in the police force and that he had told them “it could create problems for the MVA government considering Waze’s behaviour and style of functioning”, reports Sujit Mahamulkar from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/39oYaDk

Lockdown is not a solution, says BJP state chief

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Sitting at home in Matoshree, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray does not understand the adverse impact of a lockdown on citizens. It is not the solution and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will oppose it by taking to the streets if it is imposed under the garb of controlling Covid-19 cases, BJP’s state unit chief Chandrakant Patil said on Monday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3m5aVYX

SSST Shirdi alters timings after state curbs

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The Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust (SSST), Shirdi, has reduced the daily temple visiting hours for devotees, with immediate effect, as the state government has imposed fresh restrictions in the wake of a surge in Covid-19 cases. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sDYiX6

Warm morning in Delhi, min temp above normal

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Delhiites woke up to a clear sky on Tuesday with the minimum temperature settling at 19 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's normal, the India Meteorological Department said. from Delhi News: Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates from Delhi - Times of India https://ift.tt/31t59a9

India records 56,211 fresh Covid-19 cases

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India's Covid-19 tally climbed to 1,20,95,855 with 56,211 more people testing positive for the infection in a span of 24 hours, while 271 more fatalities pushed death toll to 1,62,114, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Tuesday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3sF5jXO

OCI card holders no longer required to carry old passports for India travel; diaspora welcomes move

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People of Indian origin and the Indian diaspora having Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards are now not required to carry their old, expired passports for travel to India, as required earlier, according to a government notification that has been welcomed by members of the community. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/31sJzCw

West Bengal elections 2021: Why everyone’s looking at the left voter

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The last time Aishe Ghosh had cameras trained on her, she had her head in a bandage and Deepika Padukone’s arms around her shoulders, after an attack by a stick-wielding mob that had stormed her university, JNU, on January 5, 2020. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PH6oQp

Farooq Abdullah tests positive for Covid-19

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S Jaishankar to attend Heart of Asia conference in Tajikistan

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Latest news updates from Mumbai

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Delhi live: 1,902 new cases, highest since Dec 13

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Mehbooba, her mother denied passport owing to CID report

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Sex CD case: Jarkiholi grilled for 4 hrs, his statement taken

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BMC hastened nod for deadly hospital in mall

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Covid: 25% hosp beds in Mumbai still vacant

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Demand for single beds and preference for private facilities are the cause for “shortage” in hospitals during the second Covid-19 wave in cities such as Mumbai. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Coronavirus News Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/3df4PkJ