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PM Narendra Modi announces National Digital Health Mission, citizens to be provided with Digital Health ID: Read details
A unique ID will be issued to citizens under a 'One Nation One Health Card' scheme under the National Digital Health Mission
Coronavirus: Mild and asymptomatic cases do not need hospitalization, says Delhi Health department
Citing union health ministry guidelines, Delhi govt said that Coronavirus patients with mild and no symptoms do not need hospitalization
India’s coronavirus fatality rate among the lowest in the world: Union Health Ministry
Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Luv Agarwal said that India's 0.3 per cent deaths per lakh population is the lowest fatality rate in the world
Government not considering community-wise mapping of coronavirus: Health Ministry trashes report by Deccan Chronicle
The Union Health Ministry rubbished the reports that said that the central government is mulling over the community-wise mapping of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
325 Districts in India have no cases of coronavirus, 12% patients have recovered: Union Health Ministry
Out of 24 samples tested in India only one Coronavirus positive case is found, said ICMR head, which is much more than other countries
India could have 8.2 lakhs Coronavirus positive cases by April 15 if lockdown and containment were not implemented: Union Health Ministry
Health ministry analysis says India would have 8.2 lakh Coronavirus cases without lockdown and containment, and 1.2 with containment only
16,002 samplings conducted in a day, of which only 2 percent of cases have tested positive for Wuhan Coronavirus, no traces of community transmission
Joint Secy, Ministry of Health, refuted the claims of community transmission in the state and said that there is no need to panic.
A single patient of Coronavirus can infect 406 people in a month if social distancing and lockdown are not enforced: Union Health Ministry
ICMR study says that with an R0 of 2.5, a single coronavirus patient can end up infecting 406 others if social distancing and lockdown orders are not followed.
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Algerian-born Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika stripped of his citizenship by Australia after convicted of terrorism
Benbrika was convicted of directing a terrorist group, and possessing material associated with planning of a terrorist attack in Australia
News Reports
Fact-check: No, the government has not issued Rs.1,30,000 to the citizens towards Covid-19 funding
Fake message circulated claims that govt of India has issued Rs.1,30,000 to every citizen above the age of 18 as Covid-19 funding
Fact-Check
Fact Check: Did Arfa Khanum Sherwani eat the goat she was petting in the photographs she posted?
Arfa Khanum Sherwani took social media by storm after she posted photographs of herself with a beautiful white goat.
News Reports
Indian Navy inducts two American Predator drones on the lease, can be deployed on India-China border for surveillance
The Predator drones has been leased from a private company for one year, India plans to purchase 18 such drones from USA
Opinions
Reservations for SC Christians: How it could affect the prospects of Dalit Hindus
There have been several calls for the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the reservation system meant for SC/St and OBC communities.
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News Reports
Hyderabad elections: Owaisi makes ‘beef biriyani’ sly on BJP leaders, Raja Singh offers him pork biriyani
As an insult to BJP leaders, Owaisi had stated that they should have some biriyani at a particular hotel in Hyderabad that is famous for beef dishes.
OpIndia Explains
Anvay Naik suicide case for which Arnab Goswami was arrested: Letters exchanged, the closure report, and unanswered questions
On 4th of Nov, the country watched as Arnab Goswami was dragged out of his house by over 20 armed policemen for a closed 2018 suicide case
Social Media Fact-Check
Fraud fact-checker accuses TrueIndology of lying, when caught, wants an HD-quality photo from 1904
Pratik Sinha's lies were exposed in an OpIndia report. After his shoddy 'fact-checking' was called out, he has now resorted to name calling and shifting goalposts.
Crime
Uttar Pradesh: Golu and Guddu kill driver Mushtaq with an axe for harassing their sister, surrender to police
The brothers, Golu and Guddu, reportedly reached the police station with a blood-stained axe and confessed to killing Mushtaq.
News Reports
Muzaffarnagar: Yogi govt demolishes illegal construction on 100 Bighas of forest dept land by Islamic preacher Pir Khushal Miyan
A letter written by Union Minister of State Dr Sanjeev Balyan to the DM ordered the authorities to get the land belonging to the forest department vacated at the earliest.
