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Every Hour 26 Lives Lost To Drowning Worldwide: WHO
About 236,000 lives every year, which can be 350 per day or 26 every hour, are lost due to drowning worldwide, said Saima Wazed, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for South East Asia on Thursday. ....
Wayanad Landslides: 10 Bodies Found Floating In Chaliyar River
Locals living in and around the Chaliyar River in Kerala's Malappuram district, around 100 km from Wayanad, were shocked to find around 10 bodies floating in the river on Tuesday. ....
UPI Surges To Rs 20.64 Lakh Cr In Value In Sep, Transactions Jump To 15.04 Billion
The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) surged to Rs 20.64 lakh crore in value in the month of September -- a 31 per cent growth (year-on-year) -- while the number of transactions jumped to 15.04 billion, a growth of 42 per cent YoY, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Tuesday. ....
IMF Projects India Growth To Be Solid At 6.5 Pc In 2025 And 2026
In India, the economic growth is projected to be solid at 6.5 per cent in 2025 and 2026, as projected in October and in line with potential, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) update. ....
Coronavirus: Death Toll Climbs To 106
Chinese health authorities on Tuesday said that the death toll due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the country has climbed to 106, with 4,515 confirmed cases in 30 provincial-level regions. ....
536 Killed In Iraq Anti-govt Protests
Iraq's Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said on Monday that the death toll from four months of nationwide anti-government protests has reached 536, with 23,545 injured. ....
AAP Sweeps Delhi Polls With 62 Seats, BJP Falls Way Behind
The Aam Aadmi Party swept the Delhi Assembly polls with 62 seats, five less than in 2015, as per the final results announced by the Election Commission on Tuesday night.....
Northeast Delhi Toll Goes Up To 13 Dead, 186 Injured
Thirteen people have lost their lives in the violence in North-East Delhi, while 186 people have been reported injured, the GTB Hospital said on Tuesday.....
Coronavirus Pandemic: Amitabh Bachchan Distributing 2000 Food Packets Across Mumbai Daily
Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan has started distributing 2000 packets of food daily to provide lunch and dinner to the needy across Mumbai amid the corona pandemic. This gesture in addition to providing monthly ration to one lakh households of daily wage workers associated with the All India Film Employees Confederation.....
Air India Flight With 326 Indians From London Reaches Delhi
As many 326 Indians stranded in London, reached Delhi in the early hours of Monday on-board a special Air India ferry flight under the 'Vande Bharat' evacuation mission.....
