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Health worker wearing PPE collects samples from a public in Chennai. File

Coronavirus | Record 7 lakh tests conducted in a day; recovery rate rises to 68.78%, says Health Ministry PTI

Recoveries are over twice the number of active cases of coronavirus infection at present.

WHO chief scientist warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’

Coronavirus | 13 districts account for nearly 9% COVID-19 active cases, 14% deaths: Health Ministry

Delhi sees spurt in active virus cases

A.P. reports 97 deaths, Kerala cases at new high

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India has refused a request by Pakistan to hold a meeting on issues around the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) at the Attari checkpost near the India-Pakistan border. In March India had suggested a virtual conference but Pakistan had insisted on a physical meeting. File

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India, Pak. spar over Indus water talks amid pandemic

Special Correspondent The last such meeting between the two countries was in October in Islamabad.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the decision would offer a great opportunity to the Indian defence industry to manufacture the items in the negative list.

National

Government proposes import embargo on 101 defence items

Vijaita Singh The Defence Minister said the decision would offer a great opportunity to the Indian industry to manufacture the items in the negative list

International

File photo of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar with President Donald Trump. Mr. Azar landed in Taiwan for Washington’s highest level visit since switching diplomatic recognition to China in 1979.

International

U.S. begins highest level Taiwan visit in decades

AFP During the three-day visit Health Secretary Alex Azar will meet President Tsai Ing-wen.

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Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko casts his ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Minsk on August 9, 2020.

International

Belarus strongman president faces strong election challenge

PTI Incumbent Alexander Lukashenko, in office for 26 years, has made it clear he won’t hesitate to quash any attempt by his opponents to protest the results of Sunday’s election.

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Sonam Saigal The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Friday remanded Prof. Hany Babu, the 12th accused in the Bhima-Koregaon case, in judicial custody till August 21.Mr. Babu (54) is an associate professor at English Department, Delhi University, and was arrested by the central agency on July 28 in Mumbai.Special public prosecutor Prakash Shetty, representing NIA, submitted a report to special judge D.E. Kothalikar who said, “considering the reasons stated in the report it is necessary to

Duty call: Maharashtra State Electricity Board officials repairing a power line in Bujawade village in Chandgadh taluk as rising water level of the Panchganga disrupted electricity in some villages.

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Maharashtra rains | 5,561 relocated in Kolhapur; some relief as showers ease

Shoumojit Banerjee Panchganga continues to flow above danger mark; 95 barrages, dams submerged

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E-pass applicants still face numerous hurdles

C. Jaisankar Claims by officials on following a ‘liberal policy’ on issuance of e-pass notwithstanding, applicants continue to face problems in getting permission to travel to inter-district destinations.During the initial stage of the lockdown, the National Informatics Centres (NIC) functioning in district Collectorates were entrusted with the task of receiving, processing and granting e-passes for the general public, who wanted to travel from one place to another for attending marriages, funeral and

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Madurai

Positive cases dip in 80 wards in Madurai

P.A. Narayani Public cooperation vital to bring down COVID-19 cases: officials

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Bodies being shifted from Swarna Palace COVID-19 Care Centre in Vijayawada on Sunday. At least five persons are feared dead in the fire that took place at around 5 a.m. on August 9, 2020.

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Rana Daggubati weds Miheeka Bajaj

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Mentor Alfonso Cuarón (left) was “very open” as he answered Protégé Chaitanya Tamhane’s questions during the filming of Roma.

Alfonso Cuarón liberated me: Chaitanya Tamhane

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Jos Buttler scored 75 runs and shared a century stand with Chris Woakes to help England win the first Test by three wickets on Saturday.

Buttler says he feared he could be playing his last Test before heroics against Pakistan

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Saina Nehwal is one of the eight Olympic hopefuls who have been allowed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to resume training at the SAI Pullela Gopichand Academy from August 7.

Saina resumes training but will join SAI centre camp after couple of weeks

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