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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.

He Washed Cars At 4 AM To Make Ends Meet, Scores 91.7% In Class 12

Edited by Stela Dey | Monday July 27, 2020

Nine people crammed in 2 rooms in a tightly packed Delhi slum trying to make ends meet was the reality of Parmeshwar's life. Yet, the 17-year-old overcame great hardships and scored a stunning 91.7 per cent in his CBSE Class 12 examinations. His victory is a story of courage in the face of adversity.

Chandrababu Naidu Joins Sonu Sood To Help Andhra Farmer After Viral Video

ANI | Monday July 27, 2020

After Bollywood actor Sonu Sood helped an Andhra Pradesh farmer by providing him with a tractor, former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said that he would take care of the education of his two daughters, who were seen ploughing the field in a video that went viral on the Internet.

2 Boys From Bengal's Tribal Belt Make Nobel Laureate's School Proud

Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday July 26, 2020

Kolkata's well-known South Point School's most recent claim to fame was that Nobel-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee was an alumnus.

Flat, Free Education For Indore Egg Seller Whose Cart Was Overturned Allegedly Over Rs. 100 Bribe

Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday July 26, 2020

Two days after the video of a 13-year-old egg seller's cart being overturned allegedly by civic officials went viral on social media, the Indore-based boy has found overwhelming support from people across the country. People from all walks of life, including politicians, have come forward to lend a helping hand to Paras Raykar's family.