India May Not See A Second Wave; Nirav Modi's Brother Charged For Fraud + More Top News
The Indian Railways has lost around 700 frontline workers among the 30000 infected with COVID-19 in the last nine months. The 22-year-old woman whose husband was arrested for love jihad lost her unborn baby confirmed the ultrasound. A group of 20 migrant labourers using the help of 30 others have reaped a golden harvest in Assam.
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While India's confirmed COVID-19 cases have crossed a grim milestone of 1 crore, experts believe that the country may not see a second peak of COVID-19 in the country, and even if it occurs, it is unlikely to be as strong as the first one. Read more
Here's more top news of the day:
1) Nirav Modi's Brother Nehal Modi Charged With Committing $2.5 Million Fraud In The US
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While the investigation against fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi is still on, his brother Nehal Modi has been indicted for fraudulently obtaining diamonds worth over USD 2.6 million from one of the world¡¯s biggest diamond companies in Manhattan. Read more
2) COVID-19 Vaccine Is Not Rushed, We Only 'Cut The Crap', Says Top Doctor Faheem Younus
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While countries across the world have started vaccination drives for their citizens, many have raised doubts around the efficiency of vaccines, given their development in record time and fast-track approvals. Read more
3) 700 Railways Frontline Workers Lost Their Lives To COVID In Last 9 Months While Serving Public
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The Indian Railways has lost around 700 frontline workers, among the 30,000 infected with COVID-19, in the last nine months. These frontline workers were working amid the general public to facilitate the running of trains during the pandemic. Read more
4) Woman Lost Unborn Baby, Confirms Ultrasound; Court Finds No Love Jihad Angle, Releases Husband
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The 22-year-old woman whose husband was arrested for "love jihad" lost her unborn baby, confirmed the ultrasound. The woman was sent off to a shelter and suffered a miscarriage whilst her husband was held under Uttar Pradesh's new anti-conversion laws based on fictitious "Love Jihad". Read more
5) Golden Harvest: Assam Migrant Labourers Convert Ancestral Land Into Mustard Forest
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In Assam's river island of Majuli, labourers who have returned home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have set an inspiring example of soldiering on despite the odds. As per a report in The New Indian Express, a group of 20 migrant labourers using the help of 30 others or so, have reaped a golden harvest. Read more
