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India sees 1,096 fresh Covid cases, 81 deaths

India reported 1,096 fresh Covid cases, a 13% drop from the previous day, and 81 related deaths.
Apr 03, 2022 08:19 AM IST

China reports 13,146 locally transmitted Covid cases

China reported 13,146 Covid cases, the highest since the peak of the first wave more than two years ago, according to the National Health Commission. The cases continue to increase amid the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Apr 03, 2022 07:48 AM IST

Fatalities feared after explosion in Baku nightclub; rescue operation on

An explosion at a nightclub in Azerbaijan’s capital early Sunday caused an unknown number of casualties, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

“According to preliminary reports, some people were killed and injured in the incident,” the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.
Apr 03, 2022 06:49 AM IST

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise again

State-owned fuel retailers hiked the price of petrol by 80 paise again, taking the petrol and diesel rate in Delhi to ₹103.41 per litre and ₹94.67 per litre respectively. In Mumbai, the petrol and diesel prices per litre are ₹118.41 and ₹102.64.

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BREAKING: China reports 13,146 locally transmitted Covid cases

Breaking news updates April 3, 2022: Get latest news, breaking news, latest updates, live news, top headlines, breaking business news and top news of the hour.

Updated on Apr 03, 2022 08:19 AM IST

954 MP govt staff with more than 2 kids served notices

The action has been taken as per a circular of the General Administration Department issued in 2000, district education officer Atul Mudgal explained.

Image used only for representation. (HT File Photo)

Updated on Apr 03, 2022 04:14 AM IST

Patient bitten by rodents at hospital dies in Telangana

Kadarla Srinivas, who had been admitted to the Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) of the MGM with serious lung, kidney and liver ailments on March 26, was shifted to the NIMS Hyderabad on Friday morning as his condition deteriorated.

Srinivas, a goldsmith from Bhimaram village on the outskirts of Hanamkonda town, had been in the news when the local media reported about rodents nibbling his fingers and toes when he was lying in an unconscious state on the hospital bed in the RICU ward at the MGM. (HT Archives)

Published on Apr 03, 2022 12:22 AM IST

400k vaccinated in Tamil Nadu mega drive

As many as 19,920 people were administered the precautionary booster dose during the mass vaccination exercise, which was conducted in primary health centres, government hospitals, anganwadi centres across the state.

On those aged between 15 and 18 years, the department said it has vaccinated 28,80,878 people (86.10 per cent) with first dose and 2,115,293 (63.22 per cent) with second jab so far. (HT Archives)

Published on Apr 03, 2022 12:21 AM IST

ByPress Trust of India, Chennai

Stalin launches new DMK party office in Delhi

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi accompanied the DMK chief as he inaugurated his party’s new office.

Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and DMK president and Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin during the inauguration of DMK’s office ‘Anna-Kalaignar Arivalayam’, in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)

Published on Apr 03, 2022 12:20 AM IST

Row erupts over Kerala fire officials training PFI men

Leader of opposition V D Satheesan and Bharatiya Janata Party state president K Surendran sought strict action against the officials.

A senior official said the government viewed the issue seriously. “It is a serious issue. The government will take appropriate action after going through the report of the DGP,” he said. (HT Photo)

Published on Apr 03, 2022 12:20 AM IST

3 kangaroos rescued after they were dumped by traffickers in north Bengal; 1 found dead

On Saturday morning locals spotted the carcass of another kangaroo and alerted the forest department.

On Friday, two kangaroos were rescued from Gajoldoba, a tourist destination in Jalpaiguri district, near Siliguri, while another one was rescued from Farabari, around 40 km away, also in Jalpaiguri district near Siliguri. (SOURCED.)

Updated on Apr 03, 2022 12:14 AM IST

WHO suspends Covaxin supplies under UN procurement

This suspension is in response to the outcomes of WHO post emergency use listing inspection conducted between March 14 – 22, and the need to conduct process and facility upgrade to address recently identified good manufacturing practice (GMP) deficiencies.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has suspended the supply of Bharat Biotech’s anti-Covid vaccine, Covaxin, under the Covax facility, the UN health body announced on Saturday. (HT PHOTO.)

Updated on Apr 03, 2022 04:12 AM IST

Lemon prices soar with early onset of summer

The situation is a nod to economist George Akerlof’s famous insight about selling lemons, which fetched him the Nobel prize. It states that only traders know the true value of what they are selling.

In March, the average wholesale price of lemon jumped 80% to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,100 per quintal over February. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)” data-src=”https://images.hindustantimes.com/img/2022/04/02/550×309/b94759de-b2a8-11ec-a065-ba538f42b827_1648923909509.jpg” src=”https://images.hindustantimes.com/default/550×309.jpg” title=”In March, the average wholesale price of lemon jumped 80% to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>5,100 per quintal over February. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)”></img> </a></span><figcaption>In March, the average wholesale price of lemon jumped 80% to <span>₹</span>5,100 per quintal over February. (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)</figcaption></figure>
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Commerce minister Piyush Goyal is simultaneously working on half a dozen prospective free trade agreements (FTAs) (AFP)

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