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Mumbai, Sept 11: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale occurred 98-km north of Mumbai, Maharashtra on Friday, said National Centre for Seismology (NCS). "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 11-09-2020, 03:57:50 IST, Lat: 19.95 & Long: 72.76, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 98km N of Mumbai, Maharashtra," NCS tweeted. Earlier on September 5, an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 on the Richter

New Delhi, Sept 10: The Serum Institute of India (SII), which was conducting the India trials for the coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University, on Thursday paused the clinical trials of the vaccine in India. In a statement, the Serum Institute of India said: "We are reviewing the situation and pausing India trials till AstraZeneca restarts the trials. We are following DCGI's

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Cautioning about high number of Covid-19 cases being reported from the state, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday asked the district administrations to work towards bringing down the death rate. He said providing immediate treatment to those with Covid-19 symptoms and saving the lives of those infected is his government's priority. The Chief Minister also

Beirut, Sept 10: Over a month after a powerful blast rocked the port of Lebanese capital, a massive fire is raging at the Beirut port. There has been no immediate information about what caused Thursday's fire, which sent a large column of black smoke into the sky, reported Al Jazeera. The report citing the Lebanese army said the blaze was at a warehouse where oil and tires are placed in the port's

New Delhi, Sep 10: The Health Ministry on Thursday issued fresh standard operating procedures to conduct examinations amidst the coronavirus pandemic, which involves following precautionary measures. "Examination centres are frequented by a large number of students, as well as their parents, and staff till the entire duration of the exam and therefore, it's vital to plan and conduct these

Kalaburagi, Sept 10: Activists of Popular Front of India performed the last rites of S M Yalagi (57), the Circle Inspector of Naganahalli's Police Training Centre (PTC), who died of Covid-19 yesterday. All the protocols were followed during the last rites, said PTC Principal Iada Martin Marbaniang. Yalagi tested positive for the virus on August 4. He was first undergoing treatment at ESIC hospital

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate Reliance Industries is offering to sell a roughly $20 billion stake in its retail arm to Amazon.com Inc , BloombergQuint reported on Thursday, citing Bloomberg News. The Bloomberg report, citing one unnamed person with knowledge of the matter, added that billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance is willing to sell an up to 40 per cent stake in

New Delhi, Sept 10: The Union health ministry on September 8 announced that higher educational institutions as well as skill training centres can resume their classes from September 21. Releasing a standard operating procedure (SOP), the ministry asked institutions to implement staggered classroom activities with separate time slots, mandatory six feet distance between desks and carry out

Ambala, Sep 10: The Indian Air Force formally inducted the newly acquired Rafale fighter jets on Thursday at its airbase in Ambala in Haryana. The aircraft will be part of the IAF's 17 Squadron, known as 'Golden Arrows'. It was resurrected in September last year. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Florence Parly, the Minister of the Armed Forces of France, were the chief guests. The first

Mangaluru, Sept 9: The Supreme Court of India today granted bail to 22 people who were arrested by the police on charge of indulging in violence on December 19, 2019 in Mangaluru. They were arrested after two innocent civilians were killed in police firing following a minor chaos that erupted when policemen resorted to arbitrary batten charge during an anti-CAA protest. A team of lawyers led by