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Only one of three strains of B.1.617 COVID-19 variant first detected in India now a "variant of concern," says WHO PTI

The B.1.617 variant was first detected in India and was divided in three lineages.

594 doctors died in second wave of COVID-19, says IMA

Coronavirus | 1.29 lakh new cases and 3,163 deaths registered

COVID-19 vaccination: Women lag behind in Karnataka

Tamil Nadu receives 4.95 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines

National

National

Swapan Dasgupta back in Rajya Sabha; shameful, says TMC

Special Correspondent He was renominated to House by President to fill the seat that fell vacant due to his resignation for his remainder term till April next

Taranjit Singh Sandhu speaks during an event in Washington. File photo

National

Education important pillar of Indo-US ties: Sandhu

PTI The India’s Ambassador to the United Staes made these remarks during a virtual meeting with the Chancellor of the University of California,

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International

Activists attend a protest against the legislation that would open Wilderness in Alaska to oil drilling on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. File photo.

International

U.S. President suspends Trump-era oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge

Reuters Trump’s Interior Department had sold the leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in January over the objections of environmentalists and indigenous groups.

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International

Europe demands answers after U.S.-Danish spying claims

AFP Macron, Merkel seek explanations from both Washington and Copenhagen

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A shopkeeper places a sari on a hanger after all non-essential shops were allowed to remain open between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m., at Dadar in Mumbai on Tuesday.

States

With nearly 36,000 recoveries, Maharashtra’s active cases fall to 2.30 lakh

Special Correspondent State reports 14,123 new COVID-19 cases; death toll reaches 96,198

Helping hand: An oxygen generation plant through Bajaj Auto’s CSR arm installed at a rural hospital in Wadgaon Maval in Pune district.

States

COVID-19: Pune administration strives to make all rural hospitals self-sufficient in oxygen

Shoumojit Banerjee Use of CSR initiatives of corporates ensures quick supply of vital equipment at reasonable rates

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Foundation work for construction of an integrated passenger terminal at Tiruchi airport. File photo

Tamil Nadu

Non availability of materials from other States impacting construction of new terminal at Tiruchi airport

R Rajaram The new terminal building at the airport is coming up on an area of 75,000 square metres at a whopping cost of over ₹950 crore

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Mumbai

Security firm SIS helps over 46,000 pandemic-hit staff through unique fund

Lalatendu Mishra Security services, cash handling and facilities management firm SIS Group Enterprises, employing over 2.3 lakh people, has said it has provided financial assistance to over 46,500 staff impacted by COVID-19 through a unique fund.“Soon after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus last year, we had set up a ₹10 crore ‘Hamare Heroes Welfare Fund’ to provide financial assistance to employees who could be impacted by the pandemic,” Rituraj Sinha, group managing director, SIS Ltd., said.This initiative