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Coronavirus outbreak: Masks, hand sanitisers fly off shelves as demand rises

At the Apollo pharmacy in Vasant Kunj, pharmacists said people are placing orders for as many as 500 to 600 units of hand sanitisers at a time.

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In last 5 years, PM Modi's foreign visits cost exchequer Rs 446 crore

The amount is set to rise further as bills for all the PM’s visits in 2019-20 are yet to come in, Union minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan added.

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Temple trust begins work to shift Ram idol from tent, its abode for 30 years

The newly formed trust that will oversee the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya has started work on shifting an idol of the Hindu god from a makeshift tent, its abode for the past three decades.

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Airports in India set for mammoth coronavirus screening exercise

The decision came on the day India reported a sharp rise in infections — from six on Tuesday to 29 on Wednesday. Three of them — all in Kerala — have recovered.

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Man jumps into tiger enclosure, mauled to death

The man climbed a three-feet tall fence and crossed a moat, which is16-feet deep and 32-feet wide, to enter the tigress’s enclosure, zoo authorities said.

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India to set up lab in Iran to test citizens for coronavirus before evacuation

Four scientists from the Indian Council of Medical Research have reached Tehran, the Iranian capital, with equipment and testing kits to facilitate mandatory testing before the people board a plane to India.

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Bengal man sees red after his voter ID carries dog's photo, plans to sue EC

North Bengal resident Sunil Karmakar received his ‘corrected’ voters ID card on Tuesday. But instead of his own visage, he found himself staring at that of a hairy pooch.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...