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Tripura Woman, 19, Married At 15 And A Mother, Gets Top 10 In Board Exams

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday August 01, 2020

19-year-old woman from Tripura, married at 15 and mother to a two-and-a-half-year-old son, has not only passed her Class 12 exams but has secured a top rank

Air India Pilot Retiring After 33 Years Gets Surprise Water Cannon Salute In Chennai

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday August 01, 2020

It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Joseph, who would reti...

President Gifts Bicycle To Student Who Washes Dishes After School For A Living

Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

Riyaz, a budding cyclist and student of class 9 in the national capital, got his "Eidi" today when President Ram Nath Kovind gifted a racing bicycle to help him achieve his dream of becoming a world-class cyclist.

Bhopal Hospital Devises "Air Bubble" To Keep Corona Warriors Safe

Written by Anurag Dwary | Friday July 31, 2020

A doctor at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal has come up with a simple yet ingenious way to keep doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers safe from COVID-19 -an air bubble. The fully sealed, transparent, face covering - like a face suit - has an independent supply of virus-free compressed air so state's Corona Warriors can ...

Killer Whale Who Carried Her Dead Calf For 17 Days Is Pregnant Again

Thursday July 30, 2020

The grieving killer whale who carried her dead calf for more than 17 days in the year 2018 is now pregnant again.

Patient, 70, Plays Bhupen Hazarika Songs As Tribute To Covid Warriors

Edited by Nandini Gupta | Thursday July 30, 2020

In a Covid Care Centre of Assam's Guwahati, a 70-year-old man who tested positive for the coronavirus has been playing Bhupen Hazarika numbers on a violin to inspire and cheer doctors and patients.

Russian Boy, 3, Gets "Berlin Heart" In Complex Surgery By Chennai Doctors

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday July 29, 2020

In what is believed to be a medical first in South East Asia, doctors at a private hospital in Chennai claim to have successfully performed a complex artificial heart implant procedure on a three-year-old Russian boy

117-Year-Old Woman Among 4 Centenarians Felicitated By Income Tax Department

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

Four centenarian women, including one who is 117 years old, have been felicitated by the Income Tax department in Madhya Pradesh for paying their taxes regularly, an official here said on Tuesday.

Drop In 3 States Keeps India's Daily Coronavirus Tally Below 50,000

Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday July 28, 2020

Three of the hardest hit states in India reported significantly fewer coronavirus cases on Tuesday in a brief moment of relief that helped the country pare down a daily tally creeping towards 50,000 over the last week.

Mumbai Sees Lowest Single-Day Covid Cases In 3 Months

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Tuesday July 28, 2020

On a day Mumbai recorded its highest coronavirus testing figures with almost 9,000 tests, only around 700 positive cases were reported from these tests. From the 8,776 tests conducted on Monday, around 700 samples were positive, which is the lowest in the last 100 days.

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