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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a V-shaped pattern of recovery in the economy is being seen in several high-frequency indicators and expressed confidence in the government's stimulus measures to support a sputtering economy amid the Coronavirus crisis

 A woman named 'Corona', who recently tested positive for Corona virus while carrying, gave birth to a female baby. Both mother and the daughter are absolutely healthy 
 

Currently, two indigenously developed vaccine candidates, one by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and the other by Zydus Cadila Ltd, are in phase 2 of the human clinical trials

Several celebrities have joined hands as Prime Minister gives a clarion call to take precautionary measures to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus 
 

 Though Maharashtra is the worst hit state in terms of coronavirus cases, Mumbai’s Dharavi—Asia’s biggest slum has managed to arrest the spread of the deadly infection and is heaping praise from all quarters
 

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat noted that the entire world is returning to the basic elements of Indian thought process to practice developmental ways while being environment friendly after being battered by coronavirus during the last six months
 

India is conducting 828 Covid tests per day per million, as against 140 tests per million per day, thereby exceeding the number set by WHO 

The VSSUT students have started an initiative, ‘Unlock Education, The New Face of Knowledge’.
 

The Indian Railways has made a "remarkable turnaround" of 13.54 per cent in its freight revenue earnings in September this year when compared to the same month last year despite coronavirus-related challenges

CEO of the Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his coronavirus vaccine offer to the world during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)

“India will not hesitate in raising its voice against the enemies of humanity, human race and human values – these include terrorism, smuggling of illegal weapons, drugs and money-laundering,” PM Modi said at UNGA. 

Parliament on Tuesday gave its approval to a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately affect women and push 47 million more women and girls into extreme poverty by 2021, reversing decades of progress to lift this demographic above the poverty line, according to new data released by the UN

On August 2, Shah, 55, had said on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19. He had undergone treatment at Medanta Hospital and was discharged after he tested negative for the disease. 
 

Uttar Pradesh Shia cleric Maulana Kalbe Jawad Naqvi has given a call to defy the Lucknow Police Commissionerate’s order on blanket ban on all Muharram rituals in the wake of COVID-19 protocols