Shahi snan in Haridwar | Lakhs ignore COVID-19 concerns to take holy dip
PTIBy noon, between eight and 10 lakh people took a bath in the river, Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar, who was supervising the arrangements at Haridwar, said.
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Coronavirus | Neighbouring States are unable to supply oxygen to Maharashtra, says Tope
PTIMaharashtra Health Minister calls for optimised use in State after Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat decline request citing high domestic demand.
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Ambedkar had proposed Sanskrit as official language: CJI Bobde
PTIThe CJI also said the ancient Indian text “Nyayshastra” is “not a bit” inferior to Aristotle and the Persian system of logic, and “there is no reason why we should forsake, overlook, and not benefit from the geniuses of our ancestors”.
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Coronavirus | Surat turns Gujarat’s COVID-19 epicentre
Mahesh LangaReports suggest the second wave is proving more lethal than the first

Uddhav Thackeray, Mumbai Mayor pay floral tributes to Ambedkar
PTI Because of the lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the birth anniversary celebrations were subdued.- 5hrs

Coronavirus | Maharashtra imposes ‘mini lockdown’
Alok Deshpande Mr. Thackeray refrained from terming the new curbs as a lockdown.
Give free COVID-19 vaccine to poor, needy: Mayawati to government
PTI “State governments should make adequate arrangements for food and lodging, otherwise migrant labourers may come in the grip of COVID-19 during the exodus,” she said.- 5hrs