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8mins PIL accuses TN Road Development Corporation of obliterating water bodies in Padur for OMR Phase II project
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41mins Karnataka clears incentives to set up medical oxygen plants

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‘RRR’ to roar in theatres on October 13

COVID-19, teachers said, had an impact on science teaching in the last year, in making them unable to perform practical experimentation in the classrooms. File

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Global survey: Many teachers feel science curriculum is not relevant

COVID-19

Dr. Pratima Murthy. Photo: Special Arrangement

Interview| Mental healthcare must be integrated with physical healthcare, says NIMHANS Director BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADAN

Asking people about how they are feeling, if they are sleeping well, if their mood is stable should be part of routine healthcare, says Dr. Pratima Murthy

Maharashtra records 8,602 fresh COVID-19 cases

No room for complacency, says Union Home Ministry

Farm loan waiver for COVID-19 victims in Karnataka

Study says COVID vaccination is efficient by over 90%

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in Varanasi, on July 15. (Twitter image posted by @PMOIndia)

NATIONAL

U.P. is the State with largest testing and with most number of vaccinations: PM Modi

OMAR RASHIDPrimie Minister Narendra Modi said that till four years ago, Uttar Pradesh had only a dozen-odd medical colleges and that they have now increased four-fold.

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HEALTH

Interview| Mental healthcare must be integrated with physical healthcare, says NIMHANS Director

BINDU SHAJAN PERAPPADANAsking people about how they are feeling, if they are sleeping well, if their mood is stable should be part of routine healthcare, says Dr. Pratima Murthy.

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ANANTH KRISHNAN SUHASINI HAIDARWhile India’s External Affairs Minister said that the continuing impasse was ‘visibly impacting the relationship in a negative manner’, China’s Foreign Minister called on both sides to ‘place the boundary issue in an appropriate position’.

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INTERNATIONAL

Indian talent moving to Canada due to outdated H-1B visa policy, U.S. lawmakers told

PTIThis is mainly because of the per-country quota on issuing employment-based green card or permanent residency, say experts.

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A resident gets inoculated with a dose of the Covishield, AstraZeneca-Oxford's Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine, at a vaccination centre in the Dharavi slums in Mumbai on June 29, 2021

DATA

Data | Daily COVID-19 vaccination slows down in first 10 days of July

THE HINDU DATA TEAMTo vaccinate all adults by December 31, 8.65 million doses need to be administered daily on average in the remaining days

People offering prayers on the occasion of Bakrid in Bengaluru on Saturday. AFP AFP

DATA

Data | People in South India are far more liberal in matters of religion and nationalism: survey

THE HINDU DATA TEAMAbout 75% of Hindus residing in southern India said they would accept a Muslim as a neighbour — a stark contrast to all other parts of India

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CHENNAI

PIL accuses TN Road Development Corporation of obliterating water bodies in Padur for OMR Phase II project

LEGAL CORRESPONDENT“Many constructions over there involve desecration of water bodies. The State cannot indulge in such things. Development has to be sustainable,” the Chief Justice of the Madras High Cout said on Thursday

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A new coal-fired locomotive getting ready at the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi

TIRUCHIRAPALLI

New coal-fired steam loco for Nilgiri Mountain Railway to roll out soon from Tiruchi

R RAJARAMThe Railway Board had entrusted the over 90-year-old Golden Rock Railway Workshop with the task of manufacturing an ‘X’ class steam loco; roll out is expected next month