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COVID-19 positive patient dies as oxygen cyliner nozzle explodes at hospital A COVID-19 positive patient died at a Jharkhand hospital after the nozzle of the oxygen cylinder exploded on Friday evening. The incident was reported from Dhanbad, where the man was tested positive on Thursday. One person from the hospital staff also suffered injuries in the incident. According to hospital sources, the oxygen cylinder exploded while being replaced by untrained hospital staff. The deceased was identified as Shaym Kumar Sahu and was a resident of Jharia in Dhanbad. According to media reports, Sahu was brought to the hospital after he was diagnosed with coronavirus. The patient was put on oxygen support at the hospital after he had complained of breathing problems. 'When the oxygen cylinder got empty, he (the patient) asked to replace it. But since no trained technician was around, an untrained staffer tried to change it but the nozzle smashed out in between, killing the patient,' said a...

Today marks the 100th death anniversary of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, one of the most respected figures of India's freedom struggle. Tilak's most powerful slogan included 'Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it' which caught the imagination of the entire country and inspired them in the fight against the colonial rule. A part of the Lal-Bal-Pal (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal), Tilak was called 'father of the Indian unrest" by British colonial rulers. He was also conferred with the title of "Lokmanya", which means "accepted by the people (as their leader)" while Mahatma Gandhi called him "The Maker of Modern India" On thisa day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Bal Gangadhar Tilak on his death anniversary and said that his courage, intellect and idea of 'Swaraj' contunued to inspire people. PM Modi shared a vieo alongwith his post on microblogging site Twitter, he wrote: "India b...

The Reserve Bank of India has released a list of Bank Holidays in August 2020. There are several festivals in August as a result of which banks will remain closed. Banks are also shut on second Saturdays. Let us have a look at the full list of Bank Holidays this month. Full list of Bank. Holidays in August 2020: August 1: Bakrid August 2: Sunday August 3: Raksha Bandhan August 8: Second Saturday August 9: Sunday August 11: Sri Krishna Janmastami. August 13: Patriot's Day. August 15: Independence Day August 16: Sunday August 20:Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva. August 21: Teej. August 22: Ganesh Chaturthi. August 29: Karma Puja/Ashura. August 30: Moharram August 31: Indra Yatra and Tiru Onam

India's lead in banning the Chinese apps, United States President Donald Trump on Friday said he will bar the fast-growing social media app TikTok from the United States as American authorities have raised concerns the service could be used by Chinese intelligence, AFP reports. On the other side, Technology giant Microsoft is in advance talks to buy Tiktok's US operations. United States President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters at the White House that he is considering to ban the Chinese video app. "We're looking at TikTok. We may be banning TikTok," said the President. "We may be doing some other things. There are a couple of options. But a lot of things are happening, so we'll see what happens. But we are looking at a lot of alternatives with respect to TikTok," President Donald Trump responded to a question. However, To emerge as a major player in social media, Microsoft Corp., headed by Indian-American Satya Nadella plans to make the deal w...

A resident of B Veerababu, Hyderabad could not, in his wildest dreams, have imagined that he would get an electricity bill worth Rs 6.67 lakh from a monthly average of about Rs 1,000. In his house in Amberpet he received an electricity bill of Rs 6.67 lakh for the last four months combined. "A few days ago, I received an electric bill of ₹6.67 lakh for my house in Amberpet. I immediately approached the electricity department office to verify my bill but they did not respond to my query. Later, I made a video, which went viral," he said. The man said that his usual electricity bills were in the range of Rs 800 to Rs 1,100. He said that for the past few months no official came to his place to note down his readings. As the video went viral, the electricity department officials visited the man and changed his meter.

Union Health Ministry on Saturday said that India reported a new record surge this morning in coronavirus cases with more than 57,118 fresh infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 16,95,988. The country also witnessed 764 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours. The total fatalities due tothe virus now stand at 36,511. The country's coronavirus tally had crossed the 16 lakh-mark just three days after crossing the 15 lakh infections. More than 10.94 lakh patients have recovered. The recovery rate stood at 64.52 per cent this morning. It can be seen that it took 183 days for the country to cross 16 lakh coronavirus cases. Kerala had reported the country's first COVID-19 patient on January 30. India crossed the one lakh-mark in COVID cases 110 days later More than 60 per cent of total cases in the country and over 50 per cent of total deaths have been recorded in July. The massive surge was reported after the government eased one of the world...

A 48-year-old real estate developer was allegedly shot dead by two persons over business rivalry in Kalyan town of Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Saturday. Jinesh Thakkar was gunned down by two men near a housing complex late on Friday night, the station house officer of Mahatma Phule police station said. The victim sustained four bullet wounds and died on the spot, he said, adding that business rivalry may have been a motive for the killing. A case under section 302 (murder) of the IPC and relevant provisions of the Arms Act have been registered in this regard and a hunt has been launched to nab the accused, the official said.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s sister, Shweta Singh Kirti, took to social media on Saturday and requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into her brother's death case and ensure that everything is handled in a sanitised way, without manipulaiton of evidence. Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide on the morning of June 14. The reason behind the actor's death is being investigated by Mumbai and Bihar Police. Sharing a note,  Shweta Singh Kirti wrote on Instagram ,  "I am sister of Sushant Singh Rajput and I request an urgent scan of the whole case. We believe in India’s judicial system & expect justice at any cost. @narendramodi @PMOIndia #JusticeForSushant #SatyamevaJayate (sic)." The note shared by her reads, "Dear Sir, Somehow my heart says that you stand with and for the truth. We are from a very simple family. My brother had no Godfather when he was in Bollywood nor do we have anyone right now. My request to you is to immediately look into this case and make ...

Two major drug companies will supply the U.S. government with 100 million doses of an experimental coronavirus vaccine, the Trump administration said on Friday, as the nation's top health agency predicted that fatalities would rise in the coming weeks. The agreement calls for the U.S. government to pay French drugmaker Sanofi and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline up to $2.1 billion to supply it with enough vaccines for 50 million people, with the option to buy another 500 million doses. The purchase falls under the Trump administration's so-called Operation Warp Speed, intended to rush a COVID-19 vaccine to the market by the end of 2020. 'Today's investment supports our latest vaccine candidate, an adjuvanted product being developed by Sanofi and GSK, all the way through clinical trials and manufacturing, with the potential to bring hundreds of millions of safe and effective doses to the American people,' Alex Azar, secretary of the U.S. Department of Hea...

 Afghanistan accused Pakistan on Friday of killing 15 civilians during clashes at a border crossing where crowds were jostling to cross for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. On Pakistan's side, hospital officials reported seven deaths from the flare-up between the Asian neighbours who are U.S. allies but often trade accusations of backing militants. The governor of Afghanistan's southeastern Kandahar province, Hayatullah Hayat, said shells fell on homes in the border town Spin Boldak, with women and children among 15 dead and 80 hurt, during the clashes between both nations' security forces. In Pakistan, medics said seven people had died and 31 were brought in with bullet wounds. The violence flared when crowds waiting to cross into Afghanistan became unruly and attacked Pakistani installations, said a senior official in the Pakistani border town Chaman. 'If the Pakistani military continues its rocket attacks on Afghan territory, they will face retaliation by the Afgh...

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Talks will be held between the district officials of Champawat and the bordering Kanchanpur, Nepal over the issue of encroachment by Nepalese citizens on the "no man's land" near the Indo-Nepal border in Tanakpur, said Lokeshwar Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Champawat. The official further said that the concerned authorities in Nepal had already been made aware of the situation and they had carried out a survey of the pillar number 811, the location in question. "We had held talks with the concerned authorities in Kanchanpur district, Nepal over the situation at pillar number 811. We raised our concerns, they surveyed the area around pillar number 811, a talk between the district officials from both India and Nepal will be held soon and all the concerns will be shared with them," Singh told reporters on Tuesday. Earlier last week, Nepalese officials had assured that the plantation drive in the no man's land on the border area near Tanakpur will be st...

The MEIS would remain valid until December this year and is to be replaced with a more WTO-compatible scheme, RoDTEP, which reimburses all levies (that are not subsumed by GST) paid on inputs consumed in exports. Merchandise exports have been contracting since March. If India’s foreign trade in goods and services have in recent quarters been a continuous drag on the gross domestic product (GDP), the pull-down effect could be far stronger in the current fiscal. By capping the outlay for the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) at Rs 9,000 crore for the April-December period, the revenue department has deprived exporters of over two-thirds of the duty remission benefits they are entitled to. The move could also have wider implications for exporters of assorted goods as the denial of the benefit will suffice to blunt the already-narrow edge they enjoy in key markets over competitors, trade source say. Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) president Sharad Kumar Saraf ca...

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on july 28 said that a total of 10,708 soldiers of the Afghan national security and Defence forces(ANDSF) have been killed and wounded since the beginning of the US-Taliban peace deal on February 29,2020. At an official meeting at Kabul Ghani said "between february 29 2020 and july 21 2020,ANDSF losses have been 10,708 with 3560 martyred,6781 wounded and the rest kidnapped,imprisoned or unaccounted for.

The landing of Iranian missiles is said to have been "very close" to where the Rafales were parked. Perceiving danger, India wanted them flown out overnight As India awaits the arrival of the first batch of five Rafale fighter aircraft, a mid-transit scare occurred on the eve of the final leg of their journey. Three missiles part of an Iranian exercise landed near Al Dhafra airbase in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that houses US and French troops and aircraft. This sounded off an alarm for India as the first batch of India's five Rafale fighter due to arrive at Ambala on Wednesday had landed at the Al Dhafra base as a part of overnight halt. The landing of Iranian missiles is said to have been "very close" to where the Rafales were parked. Perceiving danger, India's Air HQ wanted the Rafales to be flown out at night itself but due to requirements of NOTAM, it could not be arranged. Sources said that the Indian embassy got active to make...

A man in Florida received nearly USD 4 million in loans from the paycheck protection program(PPP) and used it to buy luxury goods including a Lamborghini sports car.  David T. Hines, 29, of Miami, is charged with bank fraud, making false statements to a financial institution and engaging in transactions in unlawful proceeds. He faces up to 70 years in prison. Hines applied to a bank for approximately $13.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans on behalf of different companies, according to a criminal complaint. Hines was approved for $3.9 million. Hines bought the Lamborghini for $318,497 within days of receiving the money, prosecutors say. Authorities seized the car and about $3.4 million when arresting Hines.

Govt has decided to distribute smartphones to girl students of classes 9 to 12 in punjab.  A total of 50,000 smartphones will be distributed to the girl students of the govt schools of the state to facilitate online learning during this situation of the pandemic.

India's top IT companies reported a decline in the total strength of employees in the quarter for the first time due to lesser hiring and cost cutting measures in the aftermath of COVID-19. Headcount addition has traditionally been a strong indicator of growth of IT companies but that has been coming down due to automation. For the april june quarter, TCS headcount went down by 4786,infosys by 3138, HCL tech by 136, wipro by 1082 and tech mahindra by 1820.In all 10962 people left these software firms during the quarter.