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Researchers, including those from the Government of Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, have conducted one of the largest analysis of Covid-19 epidemiology to date, and have found that both cases and deaths due to the disease have been more heavily concentrated in the 40-69 year age group in India than is seen in high-income countries, among other trends. http://dlvr.it/Rhjdy7

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A former aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come out with a second video clip to take a swipe at the latter. Titled 'Love You Pappu', the roughly 2-minute 30-second video clip is about the letter written by 23 senior Congress leaders to party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi just ahead of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held on August 24. http://dlvr.it/Rhjdrl

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BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh, all accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, are unlikely to be present in the trial court on Wednesday at the time of delivery of verdict in the matter. http://dlvr.it/RhdnGV

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“A distinguished cabinet minister, parliamentarian and soldier, Jaswant Singh will be remembered for his service to the Indian Republic and his lasting contributions to the US-India partnership,” the South and Central Asia Bureau of the US State Department said in a tweet. http://dlvr.it/RhYwFg

Google on Tuesday celebrated the work of iconic Indian actress and dancer Zohra Sehgal with a doodle. On this day in 1946, Sehgal's "Neecha Nagar" was released at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie, according to Google, Indian cinema's first international critical success. It won the festival's highest honour: the Palme d’Or prize. http://dlvr.it/RhYwFN

Tabish hailing from Iqbal Abad in South Kashmir's Anantnag district is currently pursuing MBBS and is having tremendous skills in painting. She has been a self-taught painting artist since her school days. She was in 4th standard when she first drew painting and since then it has become her hobby. http://dlvr.it/RhYw6J

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The Prime Minister remembered the role played by Singh, which included his stints as the External Affairs and Finance Minister during the tenure of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. http://dlvr.it/RhRQvC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address the 69th edition of his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat at 11 am. http://dlvr.it/RhRQtn

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Almost two decades after the Centre rationalized punishment and liberalized provisions for liberty making both jail and bail dependent on quantity of contraband, legal experts say if amounts involved are small, to pin a person with non-bailable crime of ‘financing illicit traffic’ is “stretching the drug law.” http://dlvr.it/RhNgS6

Spurred by the success of 1989 civil suit filed by Ram Lalla Virajman in getting ownership of disputed Ayodhya land in 2019, Srikrishna Virajman on Friday filed a civil suit in a Mathura court seeking ownership over entire 13.37 acres of Krishna Janmabhumi land and removal of Shahi Idgah Masjid. http://dlvr.it/RhNgRK

US President Donald Trump hoped on Thursday that India and China would be able to resolve their current border disputes as he reiterated his offer to help the two Asian giants in this regard. http://dlvr.it/RhK1jV

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Since 2015, PM Modi has visited 58 countries and Rs 517.82 crores have been spent on them in total, according to the ministry of external affairs. The information was provided in a reply given by MoS MEA, V Muraleedharan. The reply stated that the PM's visits abroad have "enhanced understanding of India's perspectives on bilateral, regional and global issues by other countries". http://dlvr.it/Rh9QG2

"The incident happened day before yesterday in the Rajya Sabha has damaged parliamentary dignity. But I was told that ... despite all this ... Today the Deputy Chairman Shri Harivansh ji himself took morning tea for the MPs sitting on a dharna in the Parliament premises," Naidu said in a tweet attaching a picture of Harivansh with suspended MPs in Parliament premises. http://dlvr.it/Rh5chN

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Commenting on this, Chidambaram tweeted, "Government has released advertisements defending the Farm Bills. One line in the advertisement says that 'One Nation One Market' will give freedom to the farmers. http://dlvr.it/Rh5cf5

"India occupies the top position in the world in terms of total recoveries. More than 43 lakhs have recovered. India's recoveries constitute 19% of total global recoveries," Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said in a tweet quoting the statistics given by Worldometers. As per the data of Worldometers, after India, the USA constitutes 18.70 per cent of total Covid-19 recoveries and Brazil's share of total recoveries stood at 16.90 per cent. http://dlvr.it/Rh1qFJ

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Accusing the BJP govt of not listening to the farmers, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday said that the central government seems eager to get its "billionaire friends" into the agriculture sector. "This is a tough time for farmers. The govt should have helped the MSP and farmers in their procurement system at this time, but the opposite has happened," she said. http://dlvr.it/Rgy0m9

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Hailing the passage of three farm sector bills in Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described these proposed legislations as historic and asserted that they will rid farmers and the farm sector of middlemen and other bottlenecks. These reforms will provide new opportunities to farmers to sell their produce and will lead to increased profits for them, he said. http://dlvr.it/Rgq9Nc

The webinar was inaugurated by Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan who underlined the steps taken by the Centre for the protection of hospital workers. Few of these steps include ensuring availability of PPE kits and masks, insurance coverage of Rs 50 lakh, functional helpline, advisory on chemoprophylaxis, among others, the statement said. http://dlvr.it/Rgq9Md

The Indian Railways will soon start levying 'user fees' as part of train fares for the stations that have been redeveloped and those with high footfall in order to generate revenue to provide better facilities for passengers, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Thursday. http://dlvr.it/Rgq9H9

The IMA said this in response against the statement made in Parliament by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, who acknowledged the contribution of healthcare workers during this pandemic, but the statistics of healthcare workers who died due to Covid-19 were missing from the 19th paragraph of the statement on September 14. According to the IMA, the government concealed the morbidity and mortality of doctors, nurses and healthcare workers during Covid-19 management. http://dlvr.it/RglGfc

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said he has tested Covid-19 positive. "Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my Doctor. During the course of my check up, I have been tested Covid-19 positive," Gadkari tweeted. "I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself," he added. http://dlvr.it/RglGdM

The Karnataka Congress and chief minister B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra were locked in a wordy duel on Wednesday as the opposition party accused him of interfering in the state administration and the latter asking it not to keep a watch on his activities with stained glasses. http://dlvr.it/RglGYK

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Khalilzad arrived here on Tuesday to discuss the historic Afghan peace talks with Indian leaders. It was his fifth visit to India since January last year. In a statement, the US said both it and India share the view that the peace process in Afghanistan must continue until there is an agreement on a political roadmap and a "comprehensive and permanent ceasefire". http://dlvr.it/RggP88

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