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MADURAI: Only one Covid-19 case was recorded from all the 10 southern districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday. In Madurai, with no new Covid-19 cases or recoveries, the number of active cases remained at three. Kanyakumari reported one fresh Covid-19 case, which took the active cases in the district to…

The Times of India

Anaemic growth expected for March quarter

Wednesday's national accounts are expected to show the economy grew by 0.5 per cent for the March quarter when COVID-19 disruptions and floods slowed momentum.

AAP

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese concedes 'lessons are very clear' from Kristina Keneally's defeat in Fowler

Anthony Albanese concedes the Labor party has lessons to learn from its humiliating defeat in the once-safe south-west Sydney seat of Fowler, while Kristina Keneally blames her loss on the impact of COVID lockdowns.

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Only 8,477 Covid tests in Madhya Pradesh; 42 new cases, max 10 are in Bhopal

BHOPAL: A total of 42 new Covid-19 positive cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

The Times of India

Indore Covid compensation is 3 times the official toll

INDORE: The Indore administration has handed out three times as many Covid death compensations as the official toll. The local administration has so far distributed claims in 4,387 cases --exactly three times the toll of 1,462 in the health department records. Among them are 29 orphaned children and 523 kids…

The Times of India

COVID case numbers drop in Canberra

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Canberra has fallen below 600 in the latest reporting period

The Canberra Times

Rajasthan urban areas saw slight rise in death rate during second Covid wave

JAIPUR: Death rates in Rajasthan's urban areas saw a marginal spike of 5.1 (per 1000 persons) in 2020, the year which witnessed many fatalities due to the Delta variant of Covid, compared to previous year's 4.9 (per 1000 persons). According to the sample registration system (SRS) survey released by the…

The Times of India

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Pune: Convict on Covid parole doesn't return to jail; booked

PUNE: The Lonikand police on Friday booked a 27-year-old murder convict on the charge of not returning to the jail to serve his remaining sentence almost a year (360 days) after he was released on emergency parole because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Times of India

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19, enters isolation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19 Saturday morning after exhibiting mild symptoms, according to a statement from his press office.

Tribune News Service

Chennai: 412 active Covid-19 cases in Tamil Nadu, most in home isolation

CHENNAI: Fresh Covid-19 cases tally in Tamil Nadu increased marginally to 56 on Saturday compared to 55 on Friday. Active cases also rose to 412 compared to 401 on Friday and 387 on Thursday. The state discharged 45 patients by the end of the day and continued to report zero…

The Times of India

California Gov. Gavin Newsom tests positive for COVID-19

The office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday

The Independent UK

About a third cut smoking for Covid fear, as many took it up

MUMBAI: The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown affected smokers in a diverse manner. While nearly a third of smokers interviewed for a national survey said they either cut down smoking or thought of quitting, fearing Covid-19 would severely affect them, another one-third increased smoking due to "loneliness" and "boredom" brought…

The Times of India

Labour call Boris Johnson a ‘tinpot despot’ and push for vote on ministerial code changes

Labour accuses ‘tinpot despot’ prime minister of ‘watering down standards and integrity’

The Independent UK

Maldives flyers from Kolkata file complaint against airline staff

KOLKATA: A family from Kolkata that had travelled to Maldives earlier this month via Mumbai has alleged misbehaviour and harassment by airline ground staff prior to their departure for Malé. The family lodged a complaint with Sahar police station in Mumbai on Friday.

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Fresh Covid cases in Telangana nears 50 again

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded 43 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, of which 26 were in Hyderabad.

Bangkok Post

DDC drops reports of ATK-positive cases

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stopped reporting Covid-19 infections using rapid antigen test kits (ATK) and plans to report only cases that require hospitalisation.

Tribune News Service

Dave Matthews Band cancels weekend performances in South Florida due to COVID

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Dave Matthews Band has canceled its West Palm Beach concerts for this weekend after a band member came down with COVID-19.

Miami Herald

Report: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to prove whistleblower’s claim Florida manipulated COVID data

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A claim by data expert Rebekah Jones that her bosses at the Florida Department of Health intentionally falsified COVID case data as Gov. Ron DeSantis was attempting to reopen the state is unfounded, according to an internal inspector general’s report conducted by her former agency.

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The Canberra Times

Hope blooms for first tiptoe through the tulips after COVID

Tulip Top prepares for a spring opening after closure during COVID

The Times of India

Scores dip below 2017 levels across subjects, classes: National Achievement Survey

NEW DELHI: The academic disruptions due to the Covid-19 situation, with nearly a quarter of school children not having access to any digital devices, led to further deepening of the learning crisis in the country. When compared to the previous survey conducted in 2017, the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021…

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COVID-19 reinfections on the rise across Australia as experts warn Omicron 'has tricks up its sleeve'

Experts are warning that COVID still "has tricks up its sleeve", with reinfections rising and new strains emerging.

Daily Mirror

'Mum was freed during Covid slowdown with diagnosis of Aspergers and ADHD at age 65'

Lucy Beaumont tells how her mum was diagnosed with several neurodivergent conditions during lockdown, but the time allowed her to figure out why she had found certain things so challenging

Newsroom.co.nz

New Great Walk over the hump

Tired trampers might sometimes beg to differ with the assertion that the destination counts for less than the journey. But the country’s newest Great Walk should avoid any such argument.

Daily Record

Thug jailed after threatening bar staff and throwing bike at cop

Charles Edwards also grabbed his partner by the neck and repeatedly threw her to the floor.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland centenary celebrated in shadow of Edward Carson – and Covid-19

There was a carnival atmosphere at Stormont where marchers and bands from across Northern Ireland massed on Saturday.

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