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21 Jun 2021
Murder39-year-old Gurugram techie allegedly stabbed to death by wife
A 39-year-old software engineer was killed, allegedly by his wife, at their home in Gurugram near Delhi.
21 Jun 2021
HaryanaHaryana: Extra marks for students nurturing plant saplings, says CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced a new policy wherein extra marks will be given to those students from classes VIII to XII who will cater and nurture plant saplings.
21 Jun 2021
Delhi PoliceMajor fire at a Delhi shoe factory, 6 feared missing
A major fire broke out at a shoe factory in Peeragarhi Udyog Nagar in Outer Delhi this morning, reports said, adding at least six people who worked there are feared missing.
21 Jun 2021
IndiaFree COVID-19 vaccination for all adults from today: Details here
All Indian citizens aged above 18 can get the COVID-19 vaccine for free from today, according to the new government policy - a move expected to help scale up the daily vaccinations in the country.
21 Jun 2021
Narendra ModiYoga remains a 'ray of hope' during COVID-19: PM Modi
On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yoga remains a "ray of hope" as the world fights the coronavirus pandemic and asserted that in these difficult times it has become a source of inner strength.
20 Jun 2021
Delhi Jal BoardAmid peak summer, Delhi to likely face water scarcity
The water supply in parts of Delhi is expected to be hit from Sunday due to the accumulation of algae in three water treatment plants and the high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna river.
20 Jun 2021
CoronavirusCOVID-19: Delhi allows bars, public parks to reopen from tomorrow
The Delhi government on Sunday further eased the COVID-19 lockdown, announcing that bars will be allowed to reopen with 50% seating capacity from next week.
20 Jun 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports less than 60K cases after 81 days
India on Sunday reported over 58,419 new COVID-19 cases., the first time in the past 81 days that the daily count fell under 60,000.
20 Jun 2021
Ministry Of Home AffairsNo Rs. 4L compensation for COVID-19 victims: Centre to SC
The Central Government has informed the Supreme Court that it does not plan on providing financial compensation of Rs. 4 lakh to each COVID-19 victim.
19 Jun 2021
ChandigarhA state funeral for late Milkha Singh, announces Punjab CM
Milkha Singh will be accorded a state funeral by the Punjab government and a day of mourning will be observed to pay respects to late sports legend, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh said today.
19 Jun 2021
AssamShopkeeper arrested for violating COVID-19 protocol dies in police custody
A shopkeeper arrested by police for keeping his shop open during curfew died in police custody in Assam's Cachar district following which 500 people came out in the streets alleging that he was tortured and demanded action against police personnel, officials said on Saturday.
19 Jun 2021
HaryanaHaryana: 42-year-old dies near farmers' protest site, family alleges murder
A 42-year-old man from Jhajjar district in Haryana died due to burn injuries he had sustained earlier this week near the farmers' protest site at Tikri border.
19 Jun 2021
Central GovernmentEnsure lockdown opening up is 'carefully calibrated,' Centre tells states
The easing of COVID-19-related lockdown norms has led to crowding in some markets and other places, the Centre said today, as it urged states to ensure the "extremely important" five-fold strategy of COVID-19 appropriate behavior, test-track-treat, and vaccination to prevent the spread of the disease.
19 Jun 2021
West BengalSC judge Indira Banerjee recuses from WB post-poll violence case
Supreme Court judge Indira Banerjee recused herself from hearing a petition on the alleged post-poll violence in West Bengal in May in which BJP workers were killed.
19 Jun 2021
IndiaZydus to seek approval for its COVID-19 vaccine next week
Zydus Cadila, the Gujarat-based drug firm, will next week apply for the emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine in India, company sources told the media, adding it has apprised the government of its intention.
19 Jun 2021
PunePune woman-son murder case: Husband's body found, suicide suspected
Three days after a 35-year-old woman and her son were found murdered in different areas of Maharashtra's Pune, the police on Friday recovered the corpse of her husband early morning, an official said.
19 Jun 2021
IndiaThird coronavirus wave in 6 to 8 weeks: AIIMS chief
A third wave of coronavirus infections in India is now unavoidable and could hit the country as soon as six to eight weeks, AIIMS chief Dr. Randeep Guleria said today.
18 Jun 2021
XIndian laws supreme, not your policies: Parliamentary panel tells Twitter
Twitter officials on Friday deposed before a Parliamentary panel over the prevention of misuse of the microblogging platform.
18 Jun 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareThird wave likely by October. Will it affect children harder?
Amid worries that a future third wave of COVID-19 may impact the younger population harder, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday that this may not be true.
18 Jun 2021
IndiaWill the COVID-19 vaccine really make you magnetic?
The anti-vaccine gang is at it again!
18 Jun 2021
West BengalTwo dead in a mudslide at Sivok-Rangpo rail project site
Two laborers died and five were injured in an accident during tunneling operation for the Sivok-Rangpo rail line project in Kalimpong District of West Bengal, a senior police officer said on Friday.
18 Jun 2021
Delhi PoliceSupreme Court refuses to cancel bail for Delhi riots accused
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to cancel bail for the three accused in the Delhi riots case.
18 Jun 2021
Suicide'Baba Ka Dhaba' owner Kanta Prasad allegedly attempts suicide, hospitalized
Kanta Prasad, 80, the owner of the popular "Baba Ka Dhaba" eatery in South Delhi, allegedly tried to kill himself last night and is currently admitted to the Safdarjung Hospital in the city.
18 Jun 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Woman kills husband with the help of lover, arrested
A woman and her paramour have been arrested along with one more person from Dombivli in Thane district of Maharashtra for allegedly killing her husband, police said on Friday.
18 Jun 2021
Delhi High Court'Will hasten third wave': HC flags violations as Delhi reopens
A disregard for coronavirus protocols will only hasten the third wave of the pandemic, the Delhi High Court warned today as it noted violations in the capital city following easing of curbs.
18 Jun 2021
IndiaUP Police sends notice to Twitter over Ghaziabad assault video
The Uttar Pradesh Police has sent a legal notice to Twitter's India head for allegedly "provoking communal unrest" in the recent case involving an assault on an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad near Delhi.
18 Jun 2021
Tihar Jail'Shows government's desperation,' Pinjra Tod activists on delayed release
Activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Asif Iqbal Tanha were released from the Tihar jail in Delhi on Thursday shortly after a city court ordered their immediate release.
17 Jun 2021
X#ITRules: All WhatsApp messages will not be decrypted, says minister
Union Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday that the government does not want all WhatsApp messages decrypted.
17 Jun 2021
Delhi PoliceSC to hear Delhi Police plea against activists' bail tomorrow
The Supreme Court of India will tomorrow hear an appeal filed by the Delhi Police against a bail order for three student activists, arrested in connection with last year's riots in the national capital.
17 Jun 2021
IndoreDoctor removes 'tumor' from patient's brain, turns out it's white-fungus
After weeks of fighting the coronavirus infection, Kala Bai, 50, finally tested negative last month.
17 Jun 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India's active cases drop to lowest in 71 days
India on Thursday reported over 67,000 new COVID-19 cases. Active infections have declined further to 8.26 lakh, the lowest in 71 days.
17 Jun 2021
Road AccidentsProtest against Unnao crash deaths turns violent; 12 cops injured
Twelve police personnel were injured when people protesting over the death of two motorcycle riders in an accident pelted stones at them near a village in Unnao, officials said on Thursday.
17 Jun 2021
IndiaHow Biological E's coronavirus vaccine could be a potential gamechanger
A made-in-India coronavirus vaccine being developed by the Hyderabad-based firm Biological E is expected to be up to 90% effective against COVID-19, an expert from a government advisory panel said.
17 Jun 2021
West BengalHeavy rain batters Bengal, leaves arterial roads waterlogged
Several low-lying areas and thoroughfares in the city lay inundated on Thursday as heavy rain continued to lash parts of Bengal, with the Met department predicting more downpour over the next three days under the influence of a vigorous southwest monsoon and a cyclonic circulation.
17 Jun 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC: CBSE submits Class-XII evaluation scheme; results by July 31
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) presented before the Supreme Court its assessment scheme for grading students of Class XII on Thursday.
17 Jun 2021
PuneMissing father a suspect in Pune double murder case
A day after a 35-year-old woman and her eight-year-old son were found murdered in different areas of Pune, police has formed multiple teams to probe the case.
17 Jun 2021
IndiaComplaint against Swara Bhasker, Twitter over posts on Ghaziabad assault
A police complaint has been lodged against film actor Swara Bhasker and Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari, among others, in connection with tweets about the recent attack on an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
17 Jun 2021
GujaratGujarat: Teenage tribal couple thrashed for eloping; three people arrested
A young tribal couple from a remote village in Gujarat's Chhotaudepur district was allegedly thrashed with sticks for eloping by five men, including family members of the teenage girl, in the presence of villagers, police said on Wednesday, adding three accused were arrested.
17 Jun 2021
Health & WellnessDelhi hospitals report rare condition in children: multi inflammatory syndrome
Hospitals across the national capital Delhi are reporting cases of a rare condition in children as a post-coronavirus complication - multi inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).
17 Jun 2021
MaharashtraDelta Plus variant may trigger third COVID-19 wave in Maharashtra
The highly virulent "Delta Plus" variant of the coronavirus could stoke the third wave in Maharashtra, according to a presentation made at a meeting in Mumbai attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday.
