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43 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths in Andhra Pradesh in last 24 hours




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Vizag gas leak tragedy: Cabinet Secretary chairs review meeting of NCMC to take stock of situation




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8 held for illegally transporting liquor in AP, 110 bottles of liquor seized




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Combating COVID-19: Telangana Police set to roll out AI-based system to track those not wearing masks at public places




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First Air India repatriation flight takes off from VOHS airport at Shamshabad for Kuwait




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Three killed in road accident in Chittoor




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Retired Havildar arrested for torturing his wife

His wife had approached police thrice earlier complaining about him




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Places in History for August 10, 1861. Aerial Reconnaisance, Sewells Point, Virginia

Historic maps from the Library's collections documenting battles and campaigns of the Civil War, and other historical events.




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Places in History for August 17th, 1861.

Historic maps from the Library's collections documenting battles and campaigns of the Civil War, and other historical events.  The site will be updated regularly with selected maps in chronological order.

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Places in History for September 7, 1861: Maps of the Southern United States

Historic maps from the Library's collections documenting battles and campaigns of the Civil War, and other historical events.  The site sill be updated regularly with a selection of new maps, accompanied by captions, in chronological order.

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Places in History for September 20, 1861: Map of Gloucester Point Fort

Historic maps from the Library's collections documenting battles and campaigns of the Civil War, and other historical events.  The site sill be updated regularly with a selection of new maps, accompanied by captions, in chronological order.

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Places in History for December 20, 1861: Drainsville, Virginia

Featuring historic maps from the Library's collections, "Places in History" documents battles and campaigns of the Civil War, as well as other historical events, by examining maps and their historical context.   The site sill be updated regularly with a selection of new maps, accompanied by captions, following the course of the Civil War in chronological order.

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Kerala HC seeks Centre's response on plea challenging move to make Aarogya Setu app mandatory for govt, private sector employees




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Larger public interest should be considered: Kerala HC on plea for opening churches




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Active COVID-19 cases down to 16 in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan




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Kerala HC refuses to interfere with plea for state to impose 14-day institutional quarantine for foreign returnees




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DRDO installs its UV disinfection chamber at Cochin International Airport




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One new case in Kerala, 16 under treatment




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Vande Bharat Mission: Air India flight evacuates 177 Indians from Dubai




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Some states yet to allow back migrant labourers: Vijayan




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153 passengers from Riyadh land at Kerala's Kozhikode




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Plea in Kerala HC challenges move to make Aarogya Setu app mandatory for govt and private sector employees




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Kerala HC refuses to interfere with plea for state to impose 14-day institutional quarantine for foreign returnees




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Vande Bharat Mission: Air India flight evacuates 182 Indians from Dubai




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From Bahrain and now a quarantine life for this techie lady




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177 passengers from Bahrain land at Cochin airport




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Kerala ready to receive 698 evacuees from Maldives




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Kerala startup develops tracking app for effective quarantine




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Opposition slams Kerala govt over mishandling returnees




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Two persons returned from Gulf to Kerala test COVID-19 positive, active cases at 17




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Those coming from red zones will be put in mandatory institutional quarantine for 14 days, says Kerala CM




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Council polls: Congress announces 2nd candidate

With the Congress announcing a second candidate, contest is likely for nine seats of Maharashtra legislative council for which chief minister Uddhav Thackeray is among those in the fray.




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Postal dept to release spl cover on migrants

The postal department will release a special cover dedicated to the migrant workers of Mumbai in the Bicentennial Hall of General Post Office (GPO), Fort, May 13. In fact five migrants from different sectors of the labour force will unveil the tribute.




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Maharashtra Covid-19 tally 20,228; toll 779




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3 cops hurt in chopper attack near Marine Drive

A 27-year-old man attacked three policemen with a chopper near Marine Drive early on Saturday.Karan Pradip Nayar, a resident of Silver Oaks Estate near Breach Candy, was arrested.




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Mumbai: New civic chief warns of surprise visits

After taking charge as municipal commissioner amid the Covid-19 pandemic, IAS officer Iqbal Singh Chahal on Saturday hit the ground, visiting BYL Nair Hospital in Mumbai Central and later proceeding to Dharavi, where he took stock of the increasing patients in Asia's largest slum pocket.




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BMC to add 1,200 beds in Mumbai hospitals

Staring at a requirement of at least 1,200 critical-care beds in the city in the next dozen days, the BMC is racing against time to ramp up its strength in the tertiary and peripheral hospitals. From the current count of nearly 500 ICU and 3,000 oxygen-support beds, the plan is to increase the numbers to between 4,700 and 5,000.




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ST buses to pick up stranded people from roads

The proposal to allow free travel by ST buses was cleared by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday. When asked about the delay, transport minister Anil Parab said, "There were some concerns raised by districts in green zone about outbound migrants from red zone areas.




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Mumbai lockdown news: Today's updates

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.




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12 rescued, 5 trapped as chawl collapses in Mum

Many people trapped after a ground-plus-two-storey chawl structure collapsed at Dipjyoti Chawl of Lalji Pada in Kandivali West early on Sunday.




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The business of survival

(This story originally appeared in MumbaiMirror on May 10, 2020)




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'Filled travel forms week ago, can’t wait'

Fed up of waiting to be accommodated on trains or buses for their home states, a fresh sea of migrant labourers took to the Eastern Express Highway (EEH) on Saturday in a bid to cover the arduous journey on foot. Some labourers said they had no roof over their heads in Mumbai and would sometimes go to bed on the pavement on an empty stomach. The groups comprised daily wagers, masons, carpenters and restaurant staffers.




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BJP against the creamy layer provision for SC-ST category, says Sushil Modi

The central government headed by Narendra Modi is committed to protect the rights of SCs and STs, he said




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French Open 2020 could be staged behind closed doors: Chief Guidicelli

The spread of the coronavirus has halted all tennis events since mid-March and will not resume until July 13 at the earliest




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How Covid-19 gave a push to domestic med tech manufacturing industry

From PPEs to ventilators to face shields, manufacturers have invested money to ramp up production and deliver during this crisis




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Covid-19 put schools in a tight spot but this chain in Lucknow was ready

How Lucknow's City Montessori Schools managed to offer comprehensive online education to its 57,000 students during the Covid-19 crisis




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Zero tolerance

If a 198-country survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Centre is to be believed, India ranks only below civil war-torn Iraq in terms of 'social hostility and religious discrimination'.




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Here's to a perfect '10

Today is the last day of the first decade of the second millennium. It started with a bug, remember?




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Go home, Elin

Is Tiger out of the woods yet? New mistresses keep popping out of the woodwork all the while, the number now being a little over a dozen.