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Los Angeles: Actress Gwyneth Paltrow was diagnosed with Covid in 2020, and since then she's hardly had any alcohol at all. She shared with Chelsea Handler on her 'Dear Chelsea' podcast: "It's been a long year of barely any alcohol, I…

Guwahati:  After returning to power in Assam for the second straight term six months ago, the ruling BJP will face its first acid test when five Assembly seats in the state go to the bypolls on October 30. In the March-April polls to the…

New Delhi:  The public health education system should not just be at par with the international level, but it should also be able to respond to public health issues at local levels in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya…

London:  More than 60 per cent researchers faced negative experiences as a result of their media appearances or their social media comments about Covid-19 pandemic, revealed a survey conducted by science journal Nature. About 22 per cent…

New Delhi:  Cement prices are expected to rise during H2FY22, as cost inflation firms up unabatedly, said a report by HDFC Securities. Cement demand has picked up from June 2021 onwards, as the Covid impact started to recede. According…

New Delhi:  The Covid pandemic is not over yet and hence, people should not lower their guard, AIIMS Director, Dr Randeep Guleria, said on Wednesday. Appearing in an information video series by the Health Ministry titled 'Covid…

Mandya (Karnataka):  A girls college in Karnataka's Mandya was sealed by the Health Department on Friday as 28 of its students tested positive for Covid. The Government Pre-University College for Girls, located in Nagamangala town, has a…

New Delhi:  A special study, conducted in the age group of 18-50 years, across four cities, has shown that 44 per cent of the urban millennials skipped breakfast during Covid times. The study was done between March 2020 and February 2021…

Bengaluru: As many as 34 security personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) who came from Shillong in Meghalaya have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Yelahanka BSF camp here in Karnataka, sources in the health department said on…

Lucknow:  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that applicability of concessional GST rates on Covid-19-related medicines has been extended till December 31, 2021. The duty exemption and concessional rates for Covid…