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A possible third wave of coronavirus may peak in November if a new variant, more virulent than the Delta, emerges and becomes fully active by September end, a scientist involved in the mathematical modelling of pandemic said on Monday. At the same time, the third wave may not see the number of new cases going as high as the second wave and is more likely to be on the lines of the first wave. However, there may not be a third wave if no new variant, more infectious than the…

Till 1962, Tamil Nadu had 41 Lok Sabha members. The state’s Lok Sabha representation was reduced to 39 ahead of the 1967 general polls after it successfully controlled its population growth. Tamil Nadu has faced “unfair” political representation in the Lok Sabha since 1962 after the state managed to successfully bring down its population, the Madras high court said recently. In its order passed on August 17, the court asked the centre to see if the Lok Sabha representation of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh – the other state that…

Afghanistan-Taliban Crisis: India has evacuated all embassy staff but an estimated 1,000 citizens remain in several Afghan cities. A special repatriation flight by the Indian Air Force – carrying 168 passengers, including 107 Indians – landed this morning at the Hindon air base near Delhi from Kabul. There were two Afghan senators and 24 Afghan sikhs among the evacuees. Here are top 10 updates on this big story: All evacuees will be moved to the Bangla Sahib Gurdwara next. Many of the evacuees are from a Gurdwara in Kabul, where…

Kalyan Singh was a two-term Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh died today in Lucknow due to sepsis and multi-organ failure. He was 89. The senior BJP leader had been undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in the Uttar Pradesh capital since July 4. On Friday, his condition deteriorated, following which he was placed on dialysis. Last month, Prime Minister Modi had tweeted saying “countless people across India are praying for the…