Maharashtra: 87-year-old doctor braves pandemic to treat villagers

At a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has kept most senior citizens indoors, an 87-year-old doctor from Mul in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district has been going out of his way to attend to his patients in remote villages. With only his bicycle for company, Ramchandra Dandekar has been travelling barefoot for at least 10 km every day to villages in Mul, Pombhurna and Ballarshah talukas for the last 60 years, providing free doorstep treatment to people.

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Nearly 100 people fined for violating COVID norms on Delhi Metro

The Delhi Police has issued 98 challans to metro passengers for violating guidelines pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Sunday.

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Delhi's air quality 'poor', share of stubble burning in pollution likely to increase significantly

Delhi's air quality was recorded in the "poor" category on Sunday morning. According to a central government agency, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution is likely to "increase significantly."

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TTD made no investments in govt securities, weighed options

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) did not make investments in government securities but examined such an investment option amid the falling interest rates in the wake of Covid pandemic.

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India reports 1,033 deaths, 61,870 new COVID-19 infections in a day; tally inches closer to 75 lakh

Aa many as 61,870 new infections were detected while 1,033 people succumbed due to novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry data. Country's COVID-19 tally has crossed 74 lakh-mark while death toll breached 1-lakh mark. The total cases of coronavirus infections stand at 7,494,551 while the death toll climbs to 1,14,031. Of these 7,83,311 are active cases while 65,97,209 people have been recovered, according to the health ministry. 

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Frightening scenes in Hyderabad: Cars float in flooded streets as overnight rains devastate city

Scary scenes were witnessed in Hyderabad and adjoining areas after overnight rains devastated the city. On Saturday evening, several areas in the metropolis received heavy showers, triggering traffic snarls and water-logging. In its forecast for Sunday, the Met office said light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely to occur in some parts of the city, at times intense spells at one or two places in the city.

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PM Modi says use poll experience for vaccine delivery system

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday reviewed the Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country and the preparedness of vaccine delivery, distribution, and administration.

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