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Nation Current Affairs 09 Aug 2020

Nation, Current affairs, 09 Aug 2020

DMK MP Kanimozhi on Sunday said a CISF officer asked her if she was an Indian, when she asked the woman official to speak in Tamil or English. (PTI Photo)

Asked if I am an Indian for not speaking in Hindi at airport: Kanimozhi

I would like to know from when being indian is equal to knowing Hindi, Kanimozhi tweeted
09 Aug 2020 4:44 PM
Officials inspect the wreckage of an Air India Express jet at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala. (PTI Photo)

Kerala landslide victims to get Rs 5 lakh as ex gratia; Air crash victims Rs 10 lakh

The opposition in Kerala is pointing out the disparity in ex gratia payments and accusing CM Pinarayi Vijayan of disccrimination
09 Aug 2020 3:38 PM
There has been an 85 per cent decline in the use of stents, implants and optical devices from April to June 2020.

Stent procedures, knee replacements take a heavy Covid blow

Scared of coronavirus infection, patients and surgeons are managing with drugs rather than surgeries
09 Aug 2020 2:31 PM
People stand near a Covid-19 mobile testing facility, at Jafarguda near Karwan in the old city of Hyderabad. (PTI Photo)

COVID-19 cases in Hyderabad to fall by August-end, says health official

The government has ensured stocks of medicines and disposables to meet the need for another two months, said Dr G Srinivasa Rao
09 Aug 2020 2:08 PM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announces progressive restrictions on import of 101 defence items. (PTI Photo)

Defence Ministry bans 101 import items, big push to Atmanirbhar Bharat says Rajnath

Ministry has prepared a list of 101 items for which the embargo on imports is planned to be progressively implemented between 2020 and 2024
09 Aug 2020 1:22 PM
Rescue workers on Saturday used heavy machinery to search for missing people buried under mud after a landslide swept a tea plantation in Pettimudy in Kerala. (AFP)

Sniffer dogs roped in as toll in Kerala landslide rises to 28

Many tea workers still missing as rain hampers rescue mission
09 Aug 2020 1:01 PM
A COVID-19 survivor donates plasma at the plasma bank at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. (File photo: PTI)

Hyderabad, here's how Chennai is winning against the virus

Doubling time has come down from 5 days to 72, and containment zones are down from 1000 to 24
09 Aug 2020 12:39 PM
The Boeing 737-800 plane, coming from Dubai, had overshot the runway while landing in heavy rains and broke into two pieces. (Photo- PTI)

AI plane touched down 1 km away from runway threshold

Some of my colleagues in the political system have raised queries regarding Kozhikode air accident without ascertaining facts, Puri tweeted
09 Aug 2020 11:36 AM
Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to much fear and paranoia among people. (PTI Photo)

COVID-19: Fear, paranoia grip people

Corona infected family was forced to evacuate a house they were living in temporarily at Kamala Nagar in Vanasthalipuram
09 Aug 2020 10:58 AM
Karnataka corona positive cases has crossed the 7,000 mark. (PTI Photo)

Biggest single-day spike of 7,178 COVID cases in Karnataka; toll crosses 3000 mark

As of now the total positive cases stand at 1,72,102 and 79,765 are in the active status
09 Aug 2020 10:25 AM
7 patients killed in fire at COVID care facility in AP. (ANI Photo)

7 killed in fire at COVID-19 care centre in Vijayawada

Shifted about 20 patients to various hospitals and there were 30 patients undergoing treatment, police commissioner B Srinivasulu said
09 Aug 2020 9:39 AM

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