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Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee cremated

Shawdesh Desk: Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee was cremated with full state honours at the Lodhi road electric crematorium on Tuesday afternoon. His son performed his last rites. Mukherjee’s family

Global Covid-19 cases exceed 25.1mn: JHU

Shawdesh desk: The confirmed coronavirus cases across the world surged past 25.1 million as of Monday morning, according to the latest tally provided by the Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The

US nears 6 million cases of coronavirus

Shawdesh Desk: The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet’s total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic.

Death toll climbs to 106 in Pakistan torrential monsoon rains

Shawdesh Desk: At least 106 people have been killed and 52 injured since June 15 in separate incidents triggered off by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, reports Xinhua The National

Global corona death toll surges to 841,332

Shawdesh desk: The novel coronavirus has killed 841,332 people in the 213 countries and territories since the virus emerged in Wuhan of China last December, according to latest data from

Globally 1 in 3 children missed out on remote learning during school closures: UNICEF

Shawdesh Desk: For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, “there was no such a thing as remote learning,” the head of the UN Children’s Fund

Indonesia reports 2,719 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 120 new deaths

Shawdesh Desk; The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 2,719 within one day to 162,884, with the death toll adding by 120 to 7,064, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.

India coronavirus death toll climbs to 60,652

Shawdesh desk: A total of 60,652 people died from coronavirus in India at 12:30 pm till Thursday ( 06:30 GMT), according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 3,314,953 corona cases have been diagnosed