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12 Jul 2021

Delhi

Monsoon gives Delhi a miss, reaches last outposts in Rajasthan

Southwest Monsoon rains reached the desert district of Jaisalmer and Ganganagar, its last outposts, on Monday, but gave Delhi and parts of Haryana a miss.

12 Jul 2021

Gujarat

Gujarat got adequate COVID-19 vaccine doses: Officials

Gujarat has so far received an "adequate" number of vaccine doses from the Centre to inoculate people against COVID-19 and the state still has a stock of around seven lakh doses, the government officials said on Monday.

Coronavirus: India records 37K+ new cases; vaccinations dip

India on Monday reported over 37,000 new COVID-19 cases along with over 700 fresh deaths due to the viral disease.

12 Jul 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Mathura on high alert following arrest of terrorists in Lucknow

Security has been beefed up in Mathura following the arrest of two operatives of the Al Qaeda-linked Ansar Ghazwatul Hind in Lucknow, who were planning to attack several places across the state including the temple town, police said on Monday.

12 Jul 2021

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Bodies of woman, three kids found floating in well

The bodies of a 25-year-old woman and her three minor children were found floating in a well in Madhya Pradesh's Tikamgarh district on Monday, police said.

12 Jul 2021

Rishikesh

Uttarakhand: Man arrested for posing as sadhu, duping jeweler's wife

A conman masquerading as a sadhu was arrested in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh for allegedly duping a jeweler's wife of cash and jewelry worth around Rs. 1.75 crore, police said on Monday.

12 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi

68 killed in lightning strikes; PM Modi announces ex-gratia assistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced ex-gratia assistance for the families of those who were killed in lightning strikes across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh during heavy rains on Sunday.

12 Jul 2021

Kolkata

Bengal Forest Department seeks approval for zoo at Eco Park

The West Bengal Forest Department has sent a proposal to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) for developing a mini open-air zoo having two sections - herbivore and carnivore - at the Eco Park in New Town, the emerging satellite township near Kolkata city.

12 Jul 2021

Karnataka

Black fungus killed 303 in Karnataka who recovered from COVID-19

More than 300 people, who had fully recovered from the coronavirus, lost their life to mucormycosis in Karnataka.

12 Jul 2021

Suicide

UP: SP worker ends life over cops' alleged misbehavior

A Samajwadi Party worker allegedly died by suicide at Banda in Uttar Pradesh with her family members accusing the police of misbehavior pushing her to take the extreme step.

12 Jul 2021

Delhi

Delhi gets respite as IMD predicts heavy rains today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rains in several parts of North India, including Delhi, on Monday, even as a harsh heatwave continues to sizzle the region.

12 Jul 2021

Rajasthan

Eighteen killed by lightning in Rajasthan, several injured

Eighteen people, including seven children, were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Rajasthan's Jaipur, Kota, Jhalawar, and Dholpur districts on Sunday.

11 Jul 2021

Afghanistan

As Taliban advances, India evacuates Kandahar consulate in Afghanistan

Amid reports of the Taliban gaining control of new areas around Afghanistan's Kandahar, India on Saturday evacuated around 50 of its diplomats and security personnel back to Delhi citing security concerns.

11 Jul 2021

X

#ITRules: Twitter ends tussle with Centre; appoints Resident Grievance Officer

After much delay, Twitter named Vinay Prakash as its Resident Grievance Officer in compliance with the central government's new IT Rules.

11 Jul 2021

Lucknow

2 Al Qaeda terrorists nabbed from Lucknow by UP ATS

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Sunday arrested two Al Qaeda terrorists near state capital Lucknow.

Coronavirus: India reports 41K+ new cases; nearly 900 more dead

India on Sunday reported over 41,000 new COVID-19 cases along with nearly 900 more deaths.

11 Jul 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

Hizbul chief's 2 sons among 11 J&K government employees sacked

The two sons of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin were reportedly among 11 government employees removed from the Jammu and Kashmir administration recently.

10 Jul 2021

India

UP proposes population control law. What does it say?

The Uttar Pradesh law panel has prepared the draft of a proposed law aimed at controlling the population of the state.

10 Jul 2021

Government of India

Coronavirus: India reports over 42K fresh cases, 1,200+ deaths

India on Saturday added 42,766 new coronavirus cases, recorded over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 3,07,95,716.

10 Jul 2021

India

COVID-19: Everything to know about Delta, Delta-Plus, Kappa, Lambda variants

India is witnessing a decline in COVID-19 cases, but concerns of the highly infectious Delta Plus variant triggering the third wave are on rise.

10 Jul 2021

India

COVID-19 task force chief points to crowds, warns new surge

Dr. VK Paul, the chief of India's COVID-19 task force, has once again warned that the second wave of the pandemic is not over yet and infections can rise if protocols are ignored.

09 Jul 2021

Delhi Police

Kitty Kumaramangalam murder: Police raids to nab the third suspect

Three Delhi Police teams are conducting raids to nab the third suspect in the murder of Kitty Kumaramangalam, the wife of late Union minister PR Kumaramangalam, police said on Friday.

09 Jul 2021

Kerala

COVID-19 cases spiked due to unlock measures: Kerala Health Minister

With Kerala witnessing a spike in COVID-19 cases, the state's Health Minister Veena George said on Friday that the numbers went up due to certain relaxations in the restrictions and were expected to go down.

09 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi

Vijayan requests PM to waive tax on imported life-saving drug

In a letter to PM Narendra Modi on Friday, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan urged him to waive GST and Customs duty on a life-saving drug to be imported from the US for the treatment of an 18-month-old child suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, in the state.

Hetero seeks Emergency Use Authorization for Molnupiravir in India

The use of Molnupiravir, an experimental oral drug having antiviral properties, has resulted in early recovery of COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms when compared to standard treatment during Phase III clinical trials, Hetero said on Friday citing interim data.

09 Jul 2021

Maharashtra

Doctor held for not informing kin about patient's death, overcharging

A doctor was arrested in Maharashtra's Sangli district on Thursday for allegedly not disclosing to a woman's family for two days that she had died, and moreover overcharging them.

09 Jul 2021

India

Delhi High Court supports Uniform Civil Code. What is it?

The Delhi High Court on Friday supported the need for Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India and asked the central government to take necessary steps in this regard, reports say.

09 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi

PM Modi chairs top-level meet on coronavirus, oxygen availability

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the coronavirus situation and medical oxygen availability in India even as experts warn of a potential third wave of the pandemic.

09 Jul 2021

India

Uttar Pradesh reports 2 cases of Kappa COVID-19 variant

Uttar Pradesh has reported two cases of the Kappa variant of coronavirus, the state government said today in a statement.

09 Jul 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad: Man opens fire at lover's family, kills her sister-in-law

A man allegedly stormed into his lover's house in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district on Thursday and opened fire on her family members, killing her sister-in-law, as he was enraged after they fixed her marriage with someone else, the police said.

09 Jul 2021

West Bengal

WB: Two doctors transferred after student lodges sexual harassment complaint

The West Bengal Government has transferred two doctors of Kolkata's state-run SSKM Hospital after a woman post-doctorate degree student lodged a police complaint of sexual harassment against them.

09 Jul 2021

Zydus Cadila

Zydus vaccine for 12-18-year-olds from September, says expert panel chief

Coronavirus vaccination for children with the Zydus Cadila vaccine will start by September, said Dr. NK Arora, the chief of National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration.

09 Jul 2021

Narendra Modi

No room for carelessness, complacency: PM Modi on COVID-19 situation

Expressing concern over the sight of crowded places with people not following COVID-19 norms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there should be no space for carelessness or complacency and that a single mistake would have a far-reaching impact and may weaken the fight against the pandemic.

09 Jul 2021

India

Kerala reports Zika virus infection for the first time

Kerala, which is already troubled by a surge in coronavirus cases, has officially confirmed its first case of the Zika virus - a mosquito-borne viral infection.

DRDO nod for Mankind Pharma to manufacture COVID-19 drug 2-DG

Pharmaceutical firm Mankind Pharma on Thursday announced that it has received approval from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to manufacture and market the COVID-19 drug 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose or 2-DG.

Facebook 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

Gujarat

Amazon'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

Delhi

R-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

India

Delhi 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.

Coronavirus: 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%