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08 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaFacebook asked to appear before Delhi panel in riots inquiry
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Facebook India Managing Director Ajit Mohan, seeking to quash summons issued to him by the Peace and Harmony Committee of the Delhi Assembly.
08 Jul 2021
GujaratAmazon's first digital center in India launched in Surat
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday virtually inaugurated a "Digital Kendra" of the e-commerce giant Amazon in Surat.
08 Jul 2021
DelhiR-Day violence: Man accused of vandalizing Red Fort granted bail
A Delhi court on Thursday granted bail to a man who was allegedly involved in the violence at the Red Fort during the farmers' protest rally on Republic Day this year.
08 Jul 2021
IndiaDelhi HC slams Saket Gokhale in Lakshmi Puri's defamation case
The Delhi High Court today slammed self-described activist Saket Gokhale for putting out allegedly defamatory tweets against former Indian envoy Lakshmi Puri.
08 Jul 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports nearly 46K new cases, 800+ deaths
India on Thursday reported nearly 46,000 new COVID-19 cases, along with 817 fresh fatalities. The daily test positivity rate rose slightly from 2.3% the day before to 2.4%
08 Jul 2021
XWill appoint grievance officer in 8 weeks, Twitter tells court
Twitter today informed the Delhi High Court that it needs eight weeks' time to appoint a grievance officer in India, in compliance with the Indian government's new Information Technology rules.
07 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: Six Pakistani migrants granted Indian citizenship
Six Pakistani migrants, living in Madhya Pradesh for decades, have been granted Indian citizenship on Wednesday under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), officials said.
07 Jul 2021
West BengalMamata Banerjee to distribute 50,000 footballs on 'Khela Hobe Diwas'
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal will be distributing as many as 50,000 footballs on Khela Hobe Diwas—the date for which is yet to be fixed—as part of its efforts to promote the sport among youth, a senior official said on Wednesday.
07 Jul 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Four held for duping people by promising Army jobs
Four men were arrested in the Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh Wednesday for allegedly duping people on false assurances of getting them jobs in the Army, police said.
07 Jul 2021
IndiaCoronavirus: Lambda not in India yet. How dangerous is it?
India has not yet reported any case of the Lambda variant of the coronavirus.
07 Jul 2021
KeralaKerala reports highest COVID-19 cases; what is the state's plan?
Kerala, the state where the first COVID-19 case in India was confirmed, is again leading the daily surge in infections.
07 Jul 2021
West BengalWB: Eight arrested for duping people on government job promise
Eight people were arrested from West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district for allegedly duping thousands of people by promising them government jobs.
07 Jul 2021
West Bengal5.2-magnitude earthquake hits Assam; tremors felt in WB, Meghalaya, Bangladesh
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit Assam on Wednesday morning with tremors being felt in neighboring Meghalaya and northern parts of West Bengal, besides Bangladesh.
07 Jul 2021
IndiaFormer Union Minister PR Kumaramangalam's wife murdered at Delhi home
Kitty Kumaramangalam, 68, a lawyer and the wife of former Union Minister PR Kumaramangalam, was murdered at her home in Delhi last night, the police said.
07 Jul 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 43K+ new cases; 930 more deaths
India on Wednesday reported over 43,000 COVID-19 cases, a day after witnessing the lowest single-day spike in nearly four months.
07 Jul 2021
ManipurCOVID-19 gripping Northeast, 45 districts have over 10% positivity rate
As many as 45 of the 73 districts that reported more than 10% coronavirus positivity rate in the previous week are from the Northeast region of the country, the Union Health Ministry said.
06 Jul 2021
CoronavirusMorepen Laboratories starts production of test batch of Sputnik V
Morepen Laboratories has started production of the test batch of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine at its facility in Himachal Pradesh, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the drug firm said in a statement on Tuesday.
06 Jul 2021
GujaratGujarat: Plea challenges BJP MLA's caste certificate, HC send summons
The Gujarat High Court has issued summons to BJP MLA Nimisha Suthar and the Election Commission of India on a petition filed by Congress's Suresh Katara, challenging her caste certificate submitted for the bypoll to Morva Hadaf constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
06 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC disallows 'Rath Yatra' at places other than Odisha's Puri
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas seeking permission to conduct Rath Yatra at various places other than Puri's Jagannath temple in Odisha, saying it cannot take any chance in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
06 Jul 2021
DelhiDelhi launches financial assistance scheme for families of COVID-19 victims
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday launched a scheme and an online portal to provide financial assistance to families who lost their loved ones to COVID-19 and asked officials not to find faults in their claim applications.
06 Jul 2021
ChattisgarhChhattisgarh: Four children killed in lightning strike in Jashpur district
In a tragic incident, four children, two of them siblings, were allegedly killed in a lightning strike at a village in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, the police said on Tuesday.
06 Jul 2021
XTwitter MD says would appear before police on one condition
Manish Maheshwari, the chief of Twitter's India operations, has told the Karnataka High Court he is ready to appear before the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the Ghaziabad assault video case, on one condition.
06 Jul 2021
DelhiBars open till 3 am, microbreweries promoted: Delhi's liquor policy
The Delhi government made its excise policy for 2021-22 public on Monday with the aim to clean up malpractices and user experience.
06 Jul 2021
Government of India1.66 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses available with states: Centre
More than 1.66 crore (1,66,63,643) coronavirus vaccine doses are currently available with states, union territories, and private hospitals to be administered, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said in a press release today.
06 Jul 2021
Climate ChangeDalai Lama turns 86, commits to reviving ancient Indian knowledge
On his 86th birthday on Tuesday, the Dalai Lama said he's taken full advantage of India's freedom and religious harmony and is committed to reviving ancient Indian knowledge.
06 Jul 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: India reports lowest spike in nearly 4 months
India on Tuesday reported under 35,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking the lowest single-day spike in 111 days.
06 Jul 2021
XPolice notice to Twitter's ex-grievance officer in Ghaziabad assault case
The Ghaziabad Police has sent a notice to Twitter's former grievance officer in India, Dharmendra Chatur, in connection with the Loni assault video case.
05 Jul 2021
XIT Rules law of the land; Twitter must comply: Centre
Twitter needs to "mandatorily" comply with the new IT Rules, which are the "law of the land," the central government told the Delhi High Court.
05 Jul 2021
West BengalWB: Durga Puja celebrations to be low-key this year too
With three months to go for Durga Puja, arrangements are afoot for the five-day festival in Kolkata, but organizers, much like last year, have decided to keep the celebrations low-key in view of the COVID-19 situation.
05 Jul 2021
State Bank of India (SBI)ED arrests Shakti Bhog CMD in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Kewal Krishan Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Delhi-based Shakti Bhog Foods Limited, in a money laundering case linked to an alleged multi-crore bank loan fraud.
05 Jul 2021
VaccineCoronavirus: How well is India's vaccination drive doing?
Amid fears that a third wave of COVID-19 will hit India soon, calls for a faster vaccination drive have grown.
05 Jul 2021
Himachal PradeshManali is flooded with tourists despite COVID-19 third wave concerns
Each year, north Indians tend to flock to hill stations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during peak summer.
05 Jul 2021
AssamAssam launches incentive scheme to boost orthodox, specialty tea production
The Assam government rolled out an incentive scheme to boost the production of orthodox and specialty tea, which have high demand in overseas markets and can help planters fetch better prices, on Sunday.
05 Jul 2021
Trinamool CongressWest Bengal: BJP alleges its MLA was attacked by TMC
The BJP in West Bengal has claimed that its Sonamukhi legislator Dibakar Gharami was attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Bankura district even though the police denied having any information about it.
05 Jul 2021
Elgar ParishadStan Swamy, arrested in Elgaar Parishad case, dies at 84
Tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, who was arrested in connection with the Elgaar Parishad case last year, died on Monday at the age of 84.
05 Jul 2021
Narendra ModiCo-WIN gains global attention, 76 countries want to use technology
The Indian government is planning to share Co-WIN software technology - being used in India's national vaccination program - with dozens of countries, free of cost.
05 Jul 2021
Uttar PradeshCOVID-19: Cinema halls allowed to open in UP from today
The Uttar Pradesh government has allowed the opening of cinema halls in the state from Monday, further easing the curbs imposed to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
05 Jul 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareAs COVID-19 subsides, SBI report predicts third wave next month
India on Monday reported under 40,000 new COVID-19 cases, only the second time since mid-March when the second wave of the outbreak had begun.
05 Jul 2021
Yogi AdityanathEx-UP CM Kalyan Singh admitted to ICU in Lucknow
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh has been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow on Sunday evening, according to an official statement.
05 Jul 2021
Mumbai'Bone Death': New post-coronavirus condition emerges, 3 cases reported
At least three confirmed cases of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) or the death of bone tissues have been reported among coronavirus survivors in Mumbai, The Times of India reported.
