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India’s COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 63.92 percent, 36000 patients discharged in 24 hours

ION correspondentJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

The highest ever recoveries of COVID -19 were registered in a single day and more than 36,000 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours improving the recovery rate...

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Rajasthan Governor rejects Gehlot’s request for assembly session again

ION correspondentJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s request for an assembly session has been rejected for the second time by the Governor in an escalating confrontation. Governor Kalraj Mishra this morning...

US consulate in Chengdu officially shuts, US national flag lowered on Monday

ION correspondentJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

Amid worsening relations between Beijing and Washington, the United States consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu officially closed Monday morning. The American flag over the building was lowered...

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First batch of Rafale jets to India flies out of France

ION correspondentJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

The first batch of five Rafale jets flew out of France on Monday and will arrive in India on July 29, when the fighter jets will officially be inducted...

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Over 48,000 COVID-19 cases in India in 24 hours, recovery rate improves marginally

ION correspondentJuly 25, 2020

India reported 48,916 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 13,36,861, even as the the recovery rate improved marginally to 63.53...

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Over 50,000 people in Assam take shelter at relief camps due to floods

Bishwajit BhuyanJuly 25, 2020July 31, 2020

In flood hit Assam, over 50,000 displaced people have taken shelter at relief camps even as the current wave of floods have affected 28,00,000 people and washed away houses,...

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Human clinical trials of potential Covid-19 vaccine ‘COVAXIN’ begins at AIIMS

ION correspondentJuly 25, 2020

The human clinical trials of potential Covid-19 vaccine called COVAXIN has started at AIIMS, New Delhi. The first dose was given to a 30-year-old man in AIIMS-Delhi on Friday....

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Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tests Positive for Covid-19

ION correspondentJuly 25, 2020July 25, 2020

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said that he has tested positive for Covid-19 and appealed to all those who came in contact with him, to...

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India’s COVID-19 recovery rate at 63.45 percent as total count crosses 12-lakh mark

ION correspondentJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

India reported a record 49,310 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking its overall count to 12,87,945. The country’s toll rose to 30,601 with 740 new deaths. The Union health...

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IPL 2020 to start on September 19 in UAE, final on November 8 or 10

ION correspondentJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

A section of the media on Friday quoting Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council chairman, Brijesh Patel, said that the 2020 IPL will be played between September 19 and...