Update app.py

app.py

@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ async def fetch_from_db(fetch_flag):
         print(e)
         final_df = []
         freq_tokens = ""
-        raise
+        # raise
     return final_df, freq_tokens
 
 
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ async def index():
         status_code = 200
         logging.warning(f'[session_id: {session_id}] Entering the application')
         final_df, freq_tokens = await fetch_from_db(is_db_fetch_reqd())
+        if len(final_df) == 0:
+            final_df, freq_tokens = await fetch_from_db(1)
+        if len(final_df) == 0:
+            raise Exception("Unable to fetch news")
         if len(final_df) > 1:
             
             final_df["parsed_date"] = [correct_date(date_) for date_ in final_df['parsed_date']]