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January 09, 2022

No Rallies, Meetings Till Jan 15 In 7-Phase Polls

Poll panel urges parties & candidates to hold virtual rallies in view of rising Covid-19 cases

2 mins

ICU Bed Occupancy & Tests Up, Indicate Rise In Sickness

ON a day the city saw 20,181 new Covid-19 cases, testing for the virus was 1,02,965, the highest since April last year, while number of patients in ICU beds rose to 279 on Saturday, signifying a rapid rise in people falling sick and needing hospitalisation and extreme care.

1 min

Dress circle: Sari bank brings cheer to women of Anand

FOR Bhavna Ben of Bhadran village in Anand district, buying new expensive saris at the wedding function at home was a huge issue last year. The Covid-19 pandemic months saw the family income decline substantially.

1 min

More Resident Doctors Get Infected, Hospitals Feel Staff Shortage Pinch

Health workers at Lady Hardinge told not to isolate in case of contact with +ve patients

1 min

Delhi Police and civic officials keep strict vigil as weekend curfew begins

POLICE and administrative officials in Delhi have stepped up vigil to check violations of Covid-related guidelines as weekend curfew kicked in Friday night in the city.

1 min

Highest rainfall for Jan in last 27 yrs, AQI sees improvement

THE continuous spell of rainfall from Friday night to Saturday morning in the city broke the rain records of past 27 years for the month of January.

1 min

Yogi eyes 300+ seats, SP sees change

All parties promise to abide by EC norms, Akhilesh wants panel to go strict against BJP

2 mins

Shaken But Yet To Stir

A few days back, while campaigning in UP’s Moradabad, Aligarh and Unnao, Union Home Minister Amit Shah jibed at BSP chief Mayawati: “Behenji (Mayawati) is yet to come out of the cold. Elections are around the corner and she has not come out for campaign. It seems Behenji is already afraid.” The BSP chief retorted by saying the BSP has its own style of functioning and it does not want to “copy” others.

2 mins

CREEPY-CRAWLY RATE OF HOSPITALISATION

Admission percentage of active cases decreases in most states, doctors observe fewer instances of severe illness

2 mins

Former Anti-Terror Chief Held Over Kazakhstan Protests

THE former head of Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence and anti-terror agency has been arrested on charges of attempted government overthrow in the wake of violent protests that the president has blamed on foreign-backed terrorists.

2 mins

22 freeze to death in vehicles after heavy snowfall hits Pak hill station

Nine children among victims; thousands of tourists trapped in enormous traffic jam

2 mins

Djokovic Had Covid Last Month: Court Documents

Men’s World No 1 has been confined to an immigration detention hotel in Melbourne, where he’s been preparing for legal challenge against his visa cancellation

3 mins

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