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Covid Delta variant behind bulk of breakthrough infections in India

Covid Delta variant behind bulk of breakthrough infections in India

Rediff.com20 Aug 2021

Breakthrough infections of coronavirus cases comprise a very high proportion of the Delta variant, the INSACOG, a genome sequencing government consortium of laboratories, has said.

4 lions at TN zoo infected by Covid Delta variants

4 lions at TN zoo infected by Covid Delta variants

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

A nine-year-old lioness Neela and a male lion named Pathbanathan, aged 12 years, succumbed to COVID-19 earlier this month.

Rupee likely to test 76.50 level this year: Experts

Rupee likely to test 76.50 level this year: Experts

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

Indian rupee is likely to test 76-76.50 levels as a relatively strong greenback, boiling crude prices and COVID headwinds deepen the depreciation bias for the domestic currency, according to experts. One of the significantly-hit Asian currency in recent months amid uncertain economic times, rupee is expected to see a consolidation in the vicinity of the current level before being pulled towards the depreciation bias. While the equity market has been surging with occasional blips, the rupee has mostly been weak against the US dollar in recent months.