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Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan during a press conference, in New Delhi. File

No room for any complacency with COVID-19: Health Ministry Special Correspondent

Serotype-II Dengue an emerging challenge in 11 States, the Ministry says.

80 crore vaccine doses administered so far

Emotional moment for me, says Modi on record 2.5 crore vaccine doses on his birthday

Kerala reports 19,325 new COVID-19 cases

Young Kerala techie wins laurels for open-source assistance in COVID-19 management

National

National

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at government over record COVID-19 vaccinations

PTI Using the hashtag vaccination, Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet, “Event over”.

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A medical staff member shows Covaxin, in New Delhi. File

National

WHO Experts’ Group to take a call on EUL for Covaxin on October 6

PTI WHO is currently reviewing the data submitted by the vaccine maker and the date for a decision on the jab is yet “to be confirmed”

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International

Former Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak. File

International

Former Malaysia PM Najib Razak may seek re-election to parliament despite conviction

Reuters Najib still a MP but the constitution bars him from contesting elections unless he gets a pardon or a reprieve from the country’s monarch.

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that the French decision “is justified by the exceptional seriousness of the announcements” made by Australia and the United States. File

International

AUKUS | French minister decries 'duplicity' in U.S.-Australia submarine deal

AP The recalling of its ambassadors “signifies the force of the crisis today” between the French government and Washington and Canberra, he said

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A clean-up marshal collecting fine from a man who is roaming without a mask at Marine Drive in Mumbai on Thursday.

States

Maharashtra’s active cases see marginal rise yet again

Staff Reporter 45 patients succumb to COVID-19; recovery rate stands at 97.06%

Swabhimani Paksha chief Raju Shetti. File

States

‘Focus more on resolving farmer issues than securing Council berth’: Raju Shetti

Shoumojit Banerjee Swabhimani Paksha chief Raju Shetti regrets delay by Governor in deciding the issue

Special Correspondent TirunelveliWater level in Papanasam dam stood at 81 feet (maximum permissible level is 143 ft.) with an inflow of 836.62 cusecs and a discharge of 883.50 cusecs. The level in Manimuthar dam was 62.83 ft. (118 ft.) with an inflow of 15 cusecs and nil discharge.Rainfall recorded in the region in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Sunday was (in mm): Kalakkad 52.4, Kodumudiyar dam 50, Nanguneri 20, Tirunelveli 5.6, Cheranmahadevi and Palayamkottai 2 each.

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Visakhapatnam

Man ‘killed’ by former colleague at One Town area

Staff Reporter A 28-year-old man was allegedly murdered by his former colleague at the Panda Street under the One Town police station limits here on Saturday night. The reason for the murder is yet to be ascertained.The deceased was identified as M. Santosh, a resident of Madhurawada.According to the police, Santosh, a married man, and Bhavani, a divorced woman, had worked in the past as salespersons at a shop in the One Town area. Santosh had subsequently shifted to another shop at Gajuwaka, while Bhavani