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Hashtag Tracker: Tweets, Facebook Posts Seek PM Modis Resignation
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Hashtag Tracker: Tweets, Facebook Posts Seek PM Modi's Resignation

#Resign_PM_Modi and #ResignModi have been trending; made more visible by Facebook's blockage of the latter hashtag.

29 April 2021 2:40 PM GMT
How To Register For COVID-19 Vaccine Via Co-WIN, Aarogya Setu & Umang
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How To Register For COVID-19 Vaccine Via Co-WIN, Aarogya Setu & Umang

Here's how you can register yourself to get the COVID-19 vaccine via the Co-WIN portal, Aarogya Setu app and the Umang...

28 April 2021 6:00 AM GMT
Hashtag Tracker: Pro And Anti Modi Tweets As COVID-19 Pandemic Rages
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Hashtag Tracker: Pro And Anti Modi Tweets As COVID-19 Pandemic Rages

Three trends, focusing on PM Modi as accounts on Twitter counteract each other with the backdrop of the pandemic.

26 April 2021 2:18 PM GMT
Explained: Why Is There An Oxygen Crisis In India?
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Explained: Why Is There An Oxygen Crisis In India?

The second Covid-19 wave in India has been devastating. The oxygen shortage has forced people to seek help through...

26 April 2021 12:57 PM GMT
Google Trends Tracker: Searches For Remdisivir Rises With Case Surge
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Google Trends Tracker: Searches For Remdisivir Rises With Case Surge

Google Trends show searches for Remdesivir have surged in the last month, as cases of COVID-19 have ballooned.

25 April 2021 5:17 AM GMT
Chief Justice of India SA Bobde Retires, 17-Month Eventful Term Ends
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Chief Justice of India SA Bobde Retires, 17-Month Eventful Term Ends

CJI Bobde's 17-month tenure was marked by covid and transition of physical courts to virtual hearings.

23 April 2021 3:15 PM GMT
Above 18 Vaccination To Cost Just 0.36% Of GDP: India Ratings
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Above 18 Vaccination To Cost Just 0.36% Of GDP: India Ratings

The research house pegs the vaccination cost for all above 18 years of age to be ₹67,193 crores, or 0.36% of India's GDP

23 April 2021 12:50 PM GMT
Shadow On My Appointment: Harish Salve Recuses As Amicus Curiae In SC
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Shadow On My Appointment: Harish Salve Recuses As Amicus Curiae In SC

Chaos reigned on outgoing CJI SA Bobde's last day in court.

23 April 2021 8:58 AM GMT
Supreme Court Takes Note of Second COVID Wave, To Hear Matter On Friday
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SC Takes Note of Second COVID Wave, To Hear Matter On Friday

SC took note that at least 6 HCs are hearing PILs or suo motu cases on the surge of COVID and this is creating

22 April 2021 8:06 AM GMT
George Floyd, Justice And The Long Misinformation Campaign
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George Floyd, Justice And The Long Misinformation Campaign

The tragic death of Floyd and the global protests that followed led to a plethora of misinformation campaigns, rumours,...

21 April 2021 1:35 PM GMT
Nashik Oxygen Leak: 22 Dead In COVID-19 Hospital, Govt Orders Enquiry
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Nashik Oxygen Leak: 22 Dead In COVID-19 Hospital, Govt Orders Enquiry

22 COVID-19 patients died due to lack of oxygen at Dr Zakir Hussain hospital in Nashik after the main storage tank...

21 April 2021 12:26 PM GMT
Explained: Why The COVID-19 Pandemic Forced More Women Out of Jobs
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Explained: Why The COVID-19 Pandemic Forced More Women Out of Jobs

More than 2.5 million women left the workforce during the pandemic, many voluntarily, due to a sudden lack of childcare.

21 April 2021 6:55 AM GMT