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In Pics | How Covid-19 spread across India in numbers
UPDATED : Dec 19 2020, 10:38 IST
India's Covid-19 tally crossed the 1-crore mark on Friday, reaching 1,00,04,599. Meanwhile, the death toll rose to 1,45,136. The active Covid-19 caseload currently stands at 3,08,751 with a recovery rate of 95.4 per cent. Here's a look at how Covid-19 spread across India:
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In Pics | How Covid-19 spread across India in numbers
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2 /8 Ten months into the Covid-19 pandemic, India’s tally of total cases crossed the 1 crore-mark trailing behind the US, the only other country to have crossed that threshold. Credit: AFP
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3 /8 India's total case count on Friday reached 10,004,825; total deaths are at 320,845 and total recovered cases stood at 10,394,286. Credit: PTI
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4 /8 The fatality and recovery rate stand at 1.45 and 95.40 per cent, respectively, making it the best in the world. Credit: AFP
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5 /8 India first crossed the 20-lakh mark only on August 7. It crossed 30-lakh mark within the following two weeks on August 23. The tally crossed the 40-lakh mark on September 5, the 50-lakh mark on September 16 and the 60-lakh mark on September 28. Credit: PTI
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6 /8 The tally crossed 80-lakh mark on October and 90-lakh mark on November 20. But October was the first month when the number of fresh infections and fatalities saw a fall. Credit: PTI
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7 /8 India started showing a decline in number of cases when the US and Europe were seeing heightened risk from Covid-19. It was reported in November that the reason that lower infections are surfacing is that many states which had been the hotspot of the virus, had rolled back on testing in October and November. Credit: PTI
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8 /8 A vaccine may be around the corner, as the Indian drug regulators are still studying proposals of pharma company Bharat BioTech and the Serum Institute of India for their Covid-19 vaccines before giving their go-ahead. Credit: PTI
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News In Pics, May 20, 2023: Best photos from the world
![Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party\'s campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party\'s campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 Leader of the leftist Syriza party, Alexis Tsipras delivers a speech during the party's campaign rally in Patras, southern Greece, on May 19, 2023, ahead of Greece's general elections. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d\'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d\'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d\'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d\'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
2 /5 Riders of the pack cycle during the thirteenth stage of the Giro d'Italia 2023 cycling race, which start was transfered from Borgofranco d'Ivrea to Le Chable due to bad weather conditions, and Crans-Montana, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 Pedestrians cross the street at the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders\' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders\' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /5 Policemen stand guard as the motorcade of US President Joe Biden travels to the Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima Island during a visit as part of the G7 Leaders' Summit, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /5 Some 1200 windsurfers take the start of the 21th edition of the Defi Wind in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Gruissan in southern France, on May 19, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28
UPDATED : May 19 2023, 14:14 IST
The new Parliament building is almost ready and will be formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 28. Here's a sneak peek into the triangular-shaped four-storey building with a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber.
![A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28]( "A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28")
1 /10 A sneak peek into newly built Parliament building, to be inaugurated by PM Modi on May 28
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![Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts]( "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts")
2 /10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 28 dedicate to the nation the newly-constructed Parliament building. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts
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![The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts]( "The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts")
3 /10 The new Parliament building can comfortably seat 888 members in the Lok Sabha chamber and 300 in the Rajya Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts
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![If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh]( "If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh")
4 /10 If a joint sitting of both Houses is to be held, a total of 1,280 members can be accommodated in the Lok Sabha chamber. Credit: Twitter/@Jairam_Ramesh
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![The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts]( "The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts")
5 /10 The new building has been built in record time with quality construction, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said. Credit: Twitter/@airnewsalerts
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![Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB]( "Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB")
6 /10 Officials said the present building was never designed to accommodate a bicameral legislature and the seating arrangements were cramped and cumbersome, with no desks beyond the second row. Credit: PIB
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![The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo]( "The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo")
7 /10 The present Parliament building was completed in 1927, and is now 96 years old. Credit: AFP Photo
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![The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB]( "The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB")
8 /10 The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of the new Parliament building on December 10, 2020. Credit: PIB
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![The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India\'s democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India\'s democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo")
9 /10 The new building, constructed by Tata Projects Ltd, will have a grand constitution hall to showcase India's democratic heritage, a lounge for MPs, a library, multiple committee rooms, dining areas and ample parking space. Credit: Reuters Photo
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![The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo]( "The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo")
10 /10 The triangular-shaped four-storey building has a built-up area of 64,500 square metres. Credit: Reuters Photo
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News In Pics, May 19, 2023: Best photos from the world
UPDATED : May 19 2023, 07:36 IST
World news | India News | IPL | Cricket | Italy | Guatemala | Greece | Ukraine | Russia | ![Supporters of Greek opposition leader of Syriza party attend a pre-election speech in Athens on May 18, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections on May 21. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Supporters of Greek opposition leader of Syriza party attend a pre-election speech in Athens on May 18, 2023, ahead of Greece\'s general elections on May 21. Credit: AFP Photo")
1 /5 Supporters of Greek opposition leader of Syriza party attend a pre-election speech in Athens on May 18, 2023, ahead of Greece's general elections on May 21. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Indigenous women take part in the \'Prayer for Rain\' ceremony on the shore of the Chicabal Lagoon, formed on the crater of a former volcano and considered by Mayan people as a sacred place, in San Martin Sacatepequez, Guatemala, on May 18, 2023.]( "Indigenous women take part in the \'Prayer for Rain\' ceremony on the shore of the Chicabal Lagoon, formed on the crater of a former volcano and considered by Mayan people as a sacred place, in San Martin Sacatepequez, Guatemala, on May 18, 2023.")
2 /5 Indigenous women take part in the 'Prayer for Rain' ceremony on the shore of the Chicabal Lagoon, formed on the crater of a former volcano and considered by Mayan people as a sacred place, in San Martin Sacatepequez, Guatemala, on May 18, 2023.
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![Royal Challengers Bangalore\'s Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 18, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Royal Challengers Bangalore\'s Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 18, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
3 /5 Royal Challengers Bangalore's Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on May 18, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![A photograph shows a destroyed house after a missile strike in Tsirkuny village, Kharkiv region on May 18, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo]( "A photograph shows a destroyed house after a missile strike in Tsirkuny village, Kharkiv region on May 18, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo")
4 /5 A photograph shows a destroyed house after a missile strike in Tsirkuny village, Kharkiv region on May 18, 2023. Credit: AFP Photo
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![Displaced people prepare to spend the night in a dormitory set up on May 18, 2023 in the Classis museum of Ravenna, after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy\'s northern Emilia Romagna region. Credit: AFP Photo]( "Displaced people prepare to spend the night in a dormitory set up on May 18, 2023 in the Classis museum of Ravenna, after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy\'s northern Emilia Romagna region. Credit: AFP Photo")
5 /5 Displaced people prepare to spend the night in a dormitory set up on May 18, 2023 in the Classis museum of Ravenna, after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region. Credit: AFP Photo
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Arjun Ram Meghwal: Things to know about the new Law Minister
UPDATED : May 18 2023, 19:35 IST
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Arjun Ram Meghwal assumed charge as the Minister of Law and Justice, succeeding Kiren Rijiju, who was removed from the high-profile ministry in a surprise development on May 18. Here we list some facts about the newly appointed law minister, Arjun Ram Meghwal.
![Arjun Ram Meghwal: Things to know about the new Law Minister]( "Arjun Ram Meghwal: Things to know about the new Law Minister")
1 /7 Arjun Ram Meghwal: Things to know about the new Law Minister
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![Arjun Ram Meghwal is a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan\'s Bikaner. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Arjun Ram Meghwal is a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan\'s Bikaner. Credit: PTI Photo")
2 /7 Arjun Ram Meghwal is a BJP Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan's Bikaner. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Arjun Ram Meghwal is known for cycling to the Parliament. There are several occasions where Meghwal was seen riding a bicycle to reach Lok Sabha. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal]( "Arjun Ram Meghwal is known for cycling to the Parliament. There are several occasions where Meghwal was seen riding a bicycle to reach Lok Sabha. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal")
3 /7 Arjun Ram Meghwal is known for cycling to the Parliament. There are several occasions where Meghwal was seen riding a bicycle to reach Lok Sabha. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal
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![While serving as water resources minister, Meghwal stopped the flow of India\'s share of water to Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. Credit: PTI Photo]( "While serving as water resources minister, Meghwal stopped the flow of India\'s share of water to Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. Credit: PTI Photo")
4 /7 While serving as water resources minister, Meghwal stopped the flow of India's share of water to Pakistan after the Pulwama attack. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Meghwal is 69-year-old and is an retired IAS officer. Credit: PTI Photo]( "Meghwal is 69-year-old and is an retired IAS officer. Credit: PTI Photo")
5 /7 Meghwal is 69-year-old and is an retired IAS officer. Credit: PTI Photo
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![Meghwal has served as the District Collector of Churu, Rajasthan. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal]( "Meghwal has served as the District Collector of Churu, Rajasthan. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal")
6 /7 Meghwal has served as the District Collector of Churu, Rajasthan. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal
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![Meghwal is only the third person to hold the Law and Justice portfolio as a Minister of State with Independent Charge. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal]( "Meghwal is only the third person to hold the Law and Justice portfolio as a Minister of State with Independent Charge. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal")
7 /7 Meghwal is only the third person to hold the Law and Justice portfolio as a Minister of State with Independent Charge. Credit: Twitter/@arjunrammeghwal
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