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Vande Bharat Mission: First evacuation flight from UK with 326 Indians lands in Mumbai

As India's major evacuation mission the Vande Bharat Mission entered its fourth day on Sunday (May 10, 2020), Air India`s first evacuation flight with 326 Indians from London landed at Mumbai. Informing of the successful landing of the flight the Indian high commission in the UK said that the flight took off from London on Saturday on board 326 people and appreciated the patience of passengers. It landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. On May 9, 1373 more Indians returned to India from foreign countries as eight Vande Bharat…

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Indian, Chinese soldiers face-off in Naku La sector of Sikkim

Clashes erupted between Indian and Chinese forces in Naku La sector of North Sikkim on Saturday (May 9). The area has no road connectivity and is maintained by helicopeter.  Clashes erupted between Indian and Chinese forces in Naku La sector of North Sikkim on Saturday (May 9). The area has no road connectivity and is maintained by helicopeter.  The clashes took place during regular patrolling by the forces from the two countries and the matter has been resolved at local level as of now. Some reports claimed…

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3,277 new coronavirus cases and 128 casualties in last 24 hrs; India’s tally crosses 62,000-mark, death toll rises to 2,109

With 3,277 new coronavirus cases and 128 casualties in the last 24 hours, India's tally on Sunday crossed the 62,000-mark while the death toll climbed to 2,109, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As per the data available at the Health Ministry website, the dreadful infection has affected 62,939 people in India while over 2,100 people have lost their lives. 19,358 people have also been cured from the infection and discharged from hospitals, said the Health Ministry. The number of coronavirus cases in Maharashtra, the worst-hit…

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India’s tally crosses 60,000-mark & death toll goes over 2,000

India continues seeing a spike in the number of cases as it enters day 6 of lockdown 3.0. In the most recent row between Centre and WB, Home Minister Amit Shah has written to Mamata Banerjee expressing dismay over the state not allowing migrants to return to Bengal. The nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases has crossed 60,000 and death toll surpassed 2000-mark on Saturday. Meanwhile, ICMR partnered with BBIL to develop indigenous COVID-19 vaccine. Stay tuned for more updates. India's tally crosses 60,000 and toll more…

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ICMR partners with Bharat Biotech International Limited for developing indigenous coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Saturday partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) to develop a fully indigenous vaccine for coronavirus COVID-19. The team will use the virus strain isolated at ICMR’s National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune. The strain has been successfully transferred from NIV to Bharat Biotech International Ltd (BBIL). The work on vaccine development has been initiated between the two partners. ICMR-NIV will provide continuous support to BBIL for vaccine development. ICMR and BBIL will seek fast-track approvals to expedite vaccine…

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India coronavirus, COVID-19 live updates, May 9: With 57 new COVID-19 cases, Rajasthan’s tally rises to 3636

In total, India's coronavirus count has mounted to 59,662 which includes 17, 846 recovered coronavirus patients, and 39,834 active cases. The recovery percentage is now 29.91 percent, as per the health ministry.  Over the past few days, coronavirus cases have seen a major rise by over 3,000 cases being reported every day. In total, India's coronavirus count has mounted to 59,662 which includes 17, 846 recovered coronavirus patients, and 39,834 active cases. The recovery percentage is now 29.91 percent, as per the health ministry.  Over the past few days, coronavirus cases have seen…

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17 fresh COVID-19 cases in Odisha; total rises to 287

Odisha on Saturday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total number to 287, the Health and Family Welfare Department said. Twelve new cases were reported from Ganjam district, three were detected in Mayurbhanj and one each in Bhadrak and Sundergarh district, it said. The total number of infected people rose to 83 in Ganjam district. The number of cases in Bhadrak stood at 25 and total 13 cases were detected in Sundergarh. At present, there are 222 active cases in the state and 63 people have…

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30 new COVID-19 cases in Tripura, total rises to 118

Thirty people, including 25 from BSF's 86th battalion, tested positive for COVID-19 in Tripura on Friday, taking the total number of cases to 118, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said. Of the 118 cases, 116 are active while two persons have been discharged from hospital after recovery from the infection. The fresh COVID cases were found among the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel of the 86 battalion and 138 battalion in Ambassa of Dhalai district, both of which were earlier declared as containment zones. A truck driver…

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Gujarat has worst mortality rate of 6.06% across the nation

With 390 new coronavirus patients, tally of cases in Gujarat rises to 7,403 while death toll rises to 449 , the state of Gujarat has the worst Covid-19 mortality rate of 6.06 per cent or six deaths per 100 cases. The state has seen a recovery rate of 24.37 per cent with a total of 1,709 recoveries out of 7,012 confirmed cases. In comparison, Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra — the only union territory and states to have more than 5,000 confirmed cases other than Gujarat —…

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14 migrant workers crushed to death by goods train in Maha

At least 14 migrant workers sleeping on rail tracks were crushed to death by a goods train in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra on Friday morning, police said. Two other labourers were injured in the accident which took place at 5.15 am under the Karmad Police station jurisdiction, an official said. The workers, who were walking to Bhusawal from Jalna in central Maharashtra along rail tracks, were returning to their home state Madhya Pradesh, an official at the Karmad police station told The India Post. They were sleeping…

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