India expected to register largest increase in child and maternal deaths in South Asia in 2020: United Nations

A UN report also noted that India could spend nearly $10 billion on COVID-19 testing and healthcare utilisation by September 2021, the biggest share of the overall costs in the region.
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Arvind Subramanian resigns from Ashoka University after P.B. Mehta’s exit

He says he has been devastated by circumstances involving professor’s resignation
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India has assured support at U.N. Human Rights Council, says Sri Lanka’s Foreign Secretary

Jayanath Colombage’s statement comes just days before member countries vote on a new resolution on the island nation’s rights record.
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Atlanta attacks | Hundreds of Asian Americans turn to social media to air their anger, fear, hopelessness

From Phoenix to Philadelphia, Asian American organisations nationwide organised events aimed at showing unity.
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Helicopter crash kills 9 Afghan troops in central province

In a statement, it said that four crew members of the MI-17 helicopter along with five security personnel were killed in the crash, in the Behsud district of Maidan Wradak province
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Women greengrocers plan to dump vegetables on Manipur streets

The move was to protest the failure of the government to allot market places after the all-woman markets were shut down last year in the wake of COVID-19.
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India reports highest single day COVID spike in 24 hours this year

India, on Thursday, reported its highest single day spike, this year, in new COVID cases with 35,871 cases and 172 deaths in the last 24 hours, as pe
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Russia recalls envoy after Joe Biden says 'killer' Putin will 'pay the price'

Tensions between the former Cold War rivals have soared in recent months over hacking allegations and U.S. demands that Russia free Alexei Navalny.
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News Analysis | Austin visit may allay some concerns about Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is heading towards New Delhi after Seoul and Secretary of State Antony Blinken will fly to Anchorage, Alaska, for a meeting with Chinese officials.
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Parliament proceedings | Insurance (Amendment) Bill to be taken up in RS today

Lok Sabha on Thursday will take up the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, while Rajya Sabha is scheduled to discuss the Insurance
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Coronavirus live: Restrictions back in Ahmedabad amidst surge in cases

You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here. A list of State Helpline numbers is available as well
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₹8.04 lakh ‘stolen’ from Veeravasaram police station

Unidentified persons allegedly stole ₹8.04 lakh cash from the Veeravasaram police station, under Palakol Rural Circle limits in West Godavari district
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As rivers go dry, many areas around Imphal run out of treated water

The water level at the Singda dam, which supplies potable water to vast areas including Imphal city, has gone down alarmingly.
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Morning Digest: Centre says no decision on national NRIC till now, Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dies at 61, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day
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Violent extremists pose ‘elevated threat’ to U.S., says intelligence report

The report says the most lethal threat is presented by racially motivated violent extremists.
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Sex addiction may have driven suspect in Georgia spa shootings, says officials

While preliminary investigations appeared to suggest the suspect was not motivated by racial hatred, officials said it was still too early to know with certainty and the probe was still ongoing.
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Farmers’ protest | Make the farmers’ movement part of your daily life: Naresh Tikait

BKU chief appeals for more people like Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik to support farmers
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Radio show launched in J&K as public-govt. interface

In a novel initiative, the J&K government on Wednesday announced a radio programme, ‘Awaam Ki Baat’, to create a new interface to redress the grie
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Allow Haffkine to produce vaccine: Uddhav Thackeray to Centre

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday urged the Centre to grant permission to State-owned Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation L
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No decision taken on Nita Ambani’s appointment: BHU

Reliance also denies existence of any such proposal; the initial announcement was met with protests by students
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U.S.: Worker says Amazon hung anti-union signs in bathroom stalls

“No place was off limits,” said warehouse employee Jennifer Bates, who testified at a Washington hearing on income inequality
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West Bengal Assembly Elections | 10 years on, Mamata pushes tough rebranding

Didi replaced the class politics of the Left, but the identity politics that she helped emerge threatens to devour her
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli dies at 61

Tanzania President John Magufuli was one of Africa’s most prominent deniers of COVID-19
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