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03 Jul 2021

Delhi

Heatwave abates, IMD forecasts drop in temperature over North India

The oppressive heatwave that swept through the north Indian plains and hills has abated and no such conditions are likely to prevail during the next five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday.

03 Jul 2021

Madhya Pradesh

Buffalo goes berserk at protest in MP; injures one

A buffalo brought for a protest staged by owners and directors of private schools in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur district went berserk amid the crowd and injured one of the agitators, an official said on Saturday.

03 Jul 2021

Menstruation

Menstruating women denied COVID-19 jab at centers in Karnataka

Health workers at some vaccination centers in Karnataka have been asking menstruating women to take the COVID-19 shot once their cycle ends, The Times of India reported.

03 Jul 2021

Haryana

Haryana: Private schools witness 42% decline in enrollments this year

Haryana has seen a 42% dip in enrollments at the state's private schools compared to last year as at least 12.51 lakh private school students failed to register for the current academic year even three months after it commenced.

03 Jul 2021

Kolkata

Two injured in fire at closed cinema hall in Kolkata

At least two people were injured when a massive fire broke out at a closed cinema hall in the city's Lake Town area, a senior official of the fire department of Kolkata said.

03 Jul 2021

COVID-19

COVAXIN overall 77.8% effective in Phase-3 trial, says Bharat Biotech

COVAXIN, the coronavirus vaccine developed by India's Bharat Biotech, is overall 77.8 percent effective, the company said in a statement today, sharing the final analysis of its phase three trial data.

02 Jul 2021

India

Pregnant women are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, walk-in allowed

Pregnant women in India are now eligible to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the central government said on Friday, marking a major policy shift in the national inoculation program.

02 Jul 2021

Yamuna Expressway

Two pediatric hospitals coming up along Yamuna Expressway

Two pediatric hospitals are coming up near Greater Noida along the Yamuna Expressway as authorities prepare for a possible third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

02 Jul 2021

Vaccine

Coronavirus: India third country where death toll crossed 4 lakh

India on Friday became the third country after the United States and Brazil to record over 4 lakh COVID-19 deaths.

02 Jul 2021

India

'Bruno was very friendly': Owner of dog killed in Kerala

A couple of days ago, a pet dog was mercilessly beaten to death in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

02 Jul 2021

Central Government

Teams rushed to states reporting high number of COVID-19 cases

The Centre on Friday deputed multi-disciplinary teams to Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Manipur in view of the high number of COVID-19 cases being reported by these states.

02 Jul 2021

India

Mix-and-match COVID-19 vaccines: What do studies say?

In most coronavirus vaccination regimes, two doses of the same brand are given a few weeks apart.

02 Jul 2021

Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccinations fall 68% after record on June 21

COVID-19 vaccinations in India have seen a sharp dip after hitting a record number of single-day inoculations nearly two weeks ago.

01 Jul 2021

Haryana

IMD issues heatwave warning for northwest Indian regions, including Delhi

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that northwestern Indian regions, including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, northern Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and northwestern Madhya Pradesh, are likely to witness heatwave conditions over the next two days.

Expert panel says no to Covovax's children trials in India

A Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has denied permission to Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting clinical trials of its second COVID-19 vaccine, Covovax, in children.

01 Jul 2021

India

64-year-old ties widowed daughter-in-law with chain, beats her; arrested

A 64-year-old man has been arrested in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly assaulting his widowed daughter-in-law there.

01 Jul 2021

Kolkata

Constable dead, several injured in bus accident in Kolkata

A police constable died and 13 others suffered injuries on Thursday when a bus carrying passengers hit the wall adjoining a gate of Fort William, the Army's Eastern Command headquarters, with its driver having lost control on the wheels, an officer said.

01 Jul 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

Indian military developing capabilities to deal with drone threat

The easy availability of drones has increased the complexity of security challenges and the Indian military is developing capabilities to effectively deal with the threats, be it from state-sponsored elements or by states themselves, Army Chief General MM Naravane said on Thursday.

01 Jul 2021

Bombay High Court

Gulshan Kumar murder case: Bombay HC upholds Dawood aide's conviction

The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld a 2002 trial court verdict convicting Abdul Rauf Merchant, an aide of gangster Dawood Ibrahim, for the murder of T-Series founder Gulshan Kumar nearly 24 years ago in 1997.

01 Jul 2021

India

LPG cylinder price hiked by Rs. 25. Check rates here

Non-subsidized Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders have become costlier from today, July 1.

Zydus applies for approval of its 3-dose, needle-free COVID-19 vaccine

Zydus Cadila, the Gujarat-based drug firm, has applied for the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), the company said today.

30 Jun 2021

West Bengal

Tamil Nadu best in handling COVID-19 second wave: Public survey

As the government continued to roll back COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in February-March this year, ignoring calls by experts, India was hit by a devastating second wave of the viral outbreak.

30 Jun 2021

India

Andhra: Man kills wife, wheels her body in suitcase; arrested

A few days ago, a man in Andhra Pradesh told his relatives that his wife had died of the coronavirus and subsequently been cremated by the hospital authorities.

COVID-19 victims entitled to compensation, government to decide amount: SC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the Centre must pay financial compensation to the kin of those who lost their lives due to COVID-19.

30 Jun 2021

India

Ban on international passenger flights extended until July 31

The ban on international passenger flights to and from India has been extended until July 31, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Wednesday.

30 Jun 2021

Government of India

Government sets monthly limit of vaccine stocks for private hospitals

The central government today revised the coronavirus vaccination rules for private hospitals across India, amid concerns that they are underutilizing their stocks.

Coronavirus: India reports over 800 deaths, lowest in 81 days

India on Wednesday reported 46,000 new COVID-19 cases.

30 Jun 2021

Coronavirus

COVAXIN effectively neutralizes the Delta variant, top US body says

Through the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen many variants emerge and cause fatal outbreaks across the globe.

30 Jun 2021

Narendra Modi

Modi chairs high-level meeting after Jammu blast; drone policy expected

India is looking forward to formulating a drone policy in a bid to avoid terror attacks such as the one on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir.

30 Jun 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Man arrested for gunning down uncle and cousins in Ghaziabad

A man was arrested for killing his uncle and two cousins and injuring his aunt in the Loni area of Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday.

3 reasons why Uttarakhand HC stayed the Char Dham Yatra

The Uttarakhand High Court on Monday stayed the state government's decision to allow the Char Dham Yatra from July 1.

Centre's attitude toward migrant workers unpardonable, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed all states and union territories to implement the 'One Nation One Ration' scheme by July 31, 2021.

29 Jun 2021

Monsoon

Monsoon reaches Barmer two weeks early as Delhi desperately waits

The southwest monsoon has reached Barmer in West Rajasthan, one of its last outposts, two weeks before its normal schedule but is yet to arrive in the North Indian plains including Delhi, the MeT office said on Tuesday.

Guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women issued

The Union Health Ministry has prepared a fact sheet to guide frontline workers and vaccinators on counseling pregnant women about the value and precautions of the COVID-19 vaccine so that they can make an informed decision.

SBI will charge beyond four free cash withdrawals every month

The country's largest lender SBI will levy charges for cash withdrawal beyond four free transactions in a month from customers holding the basic savings bank deposit (BSBD) accounts.

'Not received Covishield approval request,' says EU body amid concerns

The Serum Institute of India (SII) has not yet applied for the approval of its coronavirus vaccine Covishield in the "Green Pass" issued by the European Union, according to a statement from the EU.

29 Jun 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Shahjahanpur suicide: Video shows family complaining about threats from lenders

Nearly a month after four members of a family died by suicide due to financial problems in Shahjahanpur, a video posted on social media showed them begging for help as a moneylender was allegedly threatening them, police said on Tuesday.

29 Jun 2021

Vaccine

Cipla gets DCGI nod to import Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has reportedly allowed the pharmaceutical firm Cipla to import the COVID-19 vaccine developed by US-based biotechnology company Moderna Inc.

29 Jun 2021

Gujarat

Dang in Gujarat makes clicking selfies a criminal offense

Clicking selfies has been made a criminal offense in Gujarat's Dang district in a bid to check accidents due to such activities, officials said on Tuesday.

29 Jun 2021

India

Hyderabad: Drunk driver rams Audi into autorickshaw, killing 1

A speeding Audi car rammed into an autorickshaw in Hyderabad in the early hours of Sunday (June 27), killing one person and injuring another.