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Legendary actor Dilip Kumar has been discharged from a hospital here two days after he was admitted for a regular health check-up, his wife and veteran actor Saira Banu said. The 98-year-old actor was admitted to the suburban Khar-based Hinduja Hospital on Friday afternoon. “We just came home (from the hospital). Everything is fine. Keep sahab (Kumar) in your prayers,” Banu told PTI on Sunday afternoon. Earlier in the day, Banu said all the tests have been conducted by the team of doctors and the actor is doing fine. “Sahab…

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Delhi HC directs hospitals to give info on daily admissions, discharges of COVID patients; says choking of beds happening

The Delhi High Court Saturday directed all hospitals in the national capital to provide information on daily admissions and discharge of COVID-19 patients and of those admitted for over 10 days, since April 1. A concern was raised in the court regarding optimal utilisation of ICU and oxygenated beds and ICU beds in hospitals and nursing homes across Delhi. A bench of justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli, which held a four-hour-long special hearing on a holiday on various issues relating to the COVID-19 situation, said it appears there is…

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Will try to keep soft interest rate regime as long as possible: SBI chief

State Bank of India (SBI) will try to keep the interest rates benign as long as possible with a view to supporting the economic growth, its chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara has said. On the impact of the second wave of COVID-19 on non-performing assets of the bank, the SBI chief said that as the lockdown was not pan-India, one will have to wait and watch to assess its impact on the banking sector. Observing that multiple variables including inflation have a bearing on the interest rates, he said, “our effort…

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Indiana’s Sikh community honours victims of FedEx mass shooting

Sikhs in the US state of Indiana have held a memorial service to honour the eight people, including four community members, who were killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility last month. Brandon Scott Hole, 19, a former worker at the Indianapolis FedEx facility, killed eight people on April 15 before killing himself. Four of those killed were Sikhs, including three women. The memorial service on Saturday was opened with ardaas, a Sikh prayer. We are so thankful to everyone who came together to attend and help put…

Govt to set up temporary hospitals with 10,000 oxygenated beds near industrial units

The government expects to make 10,000 oxygenated beds available in a short period of time by making temporary hospitals near industrial units which produce oxygen of requisite purity to boost the supply of the life-saving gas to fight COVID-19. Following multiple meetings held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation, a statement said the government HAS also explored the feasibility of conversion of existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen, and various such potential industries where the existing nitrogen plants may be spared for production of…

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South Asians In UK At Greater Risk In Second Covid Wave: Study

The study published in the medical journal Lancet accounted for a large number of explanatory variables such as household size, social factors and health conditions across all ethnic groups and at different stages of COVID-19, from testing to mortality. Minority ethnic groups in general and South Asians, in particular, had a higher risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and of COVID-19 related hospitalisations, intensive care (ICU) admissions and deaths during the second wave of the pandemic in the UK compared to the first, according to a new observational study of…

Delhi Lockdown Extended By A Week As Daily Covid Cases Still Above 25,000

The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19, as the AAP scrambles to contain a fresh wave of infections and a positivity rate that remains over 30 per cent The Covid lockdown in Delhi – due to end 5 am Monday – has been extended by a week, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted Saturday evening. The national capital has been under lockdown since April 19, as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) scrambles to contain a fresh wave of infections and a positivity rate that remains over 30…

IIT Delhi Researchers Have Designed New Drone, Smart Electric Vehicle Charger

The schemes run by IIT Delhi’s IRD wing are known as Students Startup Action Programme and Discover and Learn (1-2-3-4). The two research schemes aim to encourage the students to transform knowledge into “tangible products” at an early stage of their career. The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) has been running two internal research schemes for the students since 2016. The schemes run by the Institute’s Industrial Research and Development (IRD) wing are known as Students Startup Action Programme and Discover and Learn (1-2-3-4). The two research schemes…

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