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A healthcare worker gives a dose of the domestically manufactured COVISHIELD vaccine to a villager during a door-to-door vaccination drive in Banaskantha district in Gujarat.

CII, Serum Institute of India join hands for vaccination drive in smaller towns, rural areas Special Correspondent

Growth critically rests on how soon eligible population is vaccinated: CII

Centre rushes high-level team to Kerala after sharp spike in cases

6.4 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched abroad from Jan. 12 to Jul. 22: Govt

Mumbai civic body to launch home vaccination of bed-ridden citizens from July 30

Brazil now shelves import authorisation of Covaxin

National

Tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh on February 10, 2021. Photo: Indian Army via AP

National

India, China to hold 12th round of Commander talks on July 31

Dinakar Peri There has been no progress since the disengagement from Pangong Tso lake.

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Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge. File

National

Pegasus | No attempt by government to reach out to Opposition, say leaders

Sobhana K Nair Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was to meet senior leaders.

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International

File- In this Monday, July 6, 2020, file photo, Tong Ying-kit, 23 years old, arrives at a court in a police van for the violation of the new security law after carrying a flag reading "Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our times" during a protest in Hong Kong.

International

Hong Kong protester given 9-year jail term in first security case

AP Tong Ying-kit was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers

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Firefighters work to put out fire at the Cinemateca Brasileira, an institution responsible for preserving audiovisual production, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

International

Fire erupts at warehouse of Brazil’s national film institute

AP The warehouse is owned by the national film institute, Cinemateca, and houses South America’s largest collection of films.

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Maharashtra mulls allowing those fully vaccinated to use local trains

Staff Reporter Active cases decline as State’s recoveries outpace new COVID-19 cases

Unmindful of risk: People at a crowded market amidst the spread of COVID-19 in Mumbai on Wednesday.

States

Maharashtra sees marginal rise in cases

Staff Reporter State reports 6,105 recoveries, 6,857 cases; 286 patients succumb to COVID-19; active tally goes up again

Special Correspondent Minister for Environment Siva. V. Meyyanathan on Friday inaugurated the excavation works taken up by the Tamil Nadu Open University at Porpanaikottai village in Tiruvarangulam panchayat union in the district looking to unearth possible archaeological remains.The field-level work is to be carried out by E. Iniyan, an Assistant Professor of Archaeology, Tamil Nadu Open University, after obtaining approval from the Archaeological Survey of India.The Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) has provided

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KCCI urges Indian Banks Association to facilitate ease of banking

Special Correspondent The Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) on Friday told the Indian Banks Association that banks have gone beyond Reserve Bank of India restrictions on opening multiple accounts by business entities causing hardship to entrepreneurs.In a letter to association CEO Sunil Mehta, KCCI president Isaac Vas said that the RBI had, on August 6, 2020, imposed certain restrictions on having bank accounts with multiple banks to prevent diversion of funds. While the business community had welcomed