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New Delhi, Aug 19: The number of cancer cases in India is estimated to be 13.9 lakh this year and may increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025, according to a report released by the ICMR and the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said the estimates presented in the National Cancer Registry Programme Report, 2020, are based on

New Delhi, Aug 19: With a spike of 64,531 cases and 1,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 reached 27,67,274 on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The COVID-19 count includes 6,76,514 active cases, 20,37,871 discharged/migrated patients and 52,889 deaths, according to the Ministry. Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that the total samples

Lucknow, Aug 19: Uttar Pradesh will not accept anarchy, and claims will be collected from rioters and miscreants for damaging public or private property, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday. This comes after the Chief Minister approved the constitution of the property damage claims tribunal in Lucknow and Meerut as per the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Public and Private Property Damage

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Taking a U-turn from its decision to to ban all public events for Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the Karnataka government on today allowed all public installations of idols in a restricted manner. This development came a day after Hindu groups such as the Pramod Muthalik-headed Sri Ram Sena, staged protests in Dharwad area, questioning why the government which has allowed to open

Chamarajanagar, Aug 18: A Class 10 girl student from Saagade village in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka has killed herself as her parents were not able to buy her a smart phone to attend online classes. The deceased student was studying in a local school and she was promoted to class 10 in June. According to police, the girl consumed poison on Monday late night. After a post mortem today at

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Congress MLA in Karnataka, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is getting hospitalised on the advice of the doctors. "I had developed a slight fever and underwent a corona test today, the report has confirmed the infection. On the advice of the doctors I'm getting admitted to hospital," Khan tweeted. He also requested all those who had

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Executive chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered Biocon Ltd Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Monday night that she has tested positive for Covid-19. "I have added to the covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms and I hope it stays that way," the 67-year-old biotechnology industry veteran said in a tweet. Replying to her tweet, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "So sorry to hear

New Delhi, Aug 18: The Congress on Tuesday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, accusing Facebook India of "interfering" with the country's electoral democracy, and demanded a time-bound high level inquiry into the conduct of Facebook India leadership team, and their operations. In a letter to Zuckerberg, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal also demanded that pending the internal

Dubai, Aug 18: Residents and visitors with expired UAE visas have hailed the latest government decision that gave them three more months to legalise their status or leave the country. Authorities have confirmed that the short-term amnesty for visa violators, whose papers have expired before March 1, will be extended. Major General Saeed Rakan Al Rashidi, director-general of the Federal Authority

New Delhi, Aug 18: Fantasy sports platform Dream11 has bagged the title sponsorship rights for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the tournament's chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed on Tuesday. "Dream 11 has won the title sponsorship for INR 222 crore," IPL chairman Patel said. On August 10, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had sent out invitations to third