Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:35:51
Viral buildup in the lungs is the likely driver behind the steep mortality rates seen in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published on Tuesday.
The researchers at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine, US, showed that people who died of COVID-19 had on average 10 times the amount of virus in their lower airways as did severely ill patients who survived their illness.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:33:19
Implementation of National Education Policy (NEP-2020) will further strengthen Indian languages including Kannada and opportunities will be provided for students to choose language as an open elective also, Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Dr C.N Ashwatha Narayana stated on Monday.
Addressing a press conference here at the University of Mangaluru, he said the policy is intended to create w
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:30:00
National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday expressed regret that his party didn't participate in the 2018 panchayat polls.
The National Conference had not participated in the panchayat polls held in September 2018 and also boycotted the Block Development Council (BDC) polls held in 2019 after the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir's special s
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:27:47
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai Tuesday said GST collection in the state is improving compared to last fiscal.
"By God's grace the GST collection compared to last year is improving," he told reporters.
There are signs of further improvement in the financial condition of the state if a third wave of Coronavirus does not hit the state, Bommai said.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:20:03
The UN Security Council's resolution on Afghanistan, adopted under India's current presidency, "unequivocally" conveys that Afghan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any nation, shelter or train terrorists, and this is of "direct importance to India," Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has said, underlining that the statement sends a "strong signal" from the international com
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:17:45
The Delhi University Teachers' Association (DUTA) on Tuesday opposed the implementation of the National Education Policy in the university.
Using the hashtag #RejectNEP, organisations of teachers and students took to Twitter to voice their opposition.
The university's Executive Council meeting is underway where the implementation of the National Education Policy from 2022-23 is on the agenda
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:16:04
The sixth accused allegedly involved in the rape of a medical student in Mysuru, who was at large, has been arrested in Tamil Nadu, police sources said.
Without divulging the name, the sources said he was also arrested from Tirupur on a tip-off.
The gang reportedly executed more than 20 crimes including robbery, burglary, loot and smuggling sandalwood, without sharing much details.
They w
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:14:42
The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on the Goa government's appeal against journalist Tarun Tejpal's acquittal in a 2013 rape case, pending request before the Chief Justice for a hybrid (physical plus virtual) hearing into the matter.
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Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:12:38
Twelve pilgrims were killed and six others injured in a collision between a multi utility vehicle and a truck in Rajasthan's Nagaur district on Tuesday, police said.
The accident occurred near the Shri Balaji temple on the Bikaner-Jodhpur Highway, they said, adding eight women and two minors were among those killed.
The victims, who hailed from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, were returnin
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