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26 Jul 2021
MaharashtraPawar tours flood-hit villages, uses rescue boat to reach out
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar toured various rain-hit villages in the Sangli district on Monday and used a rescue boat to reach out to flood victims in some areas.
26 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaMaharashtra couple ordered to pay maintenance to aged parents
A senior citizens' maintenance/pension tribunal in Thane district in Maharashtra has directed a woman and her husband to pay maintenance of Rs. 3,000 per month to her aged parents.
26 Jul 2021
Himachal PradeshNine tourists killed in a landslide in Himachal Pradesh
Nine tourists were killed on Sunday after heavy boulders fell on their tempo traveler in a landslide near Basteri in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, the police said.
25 Jul 2021
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Salary, pension, EMI rules changing; all you need to know
All important banking transactions such as salary, pension, and Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) payments will take place 24X7 from August 1.
25 Jul 2021
KeralaCoronavirus: 46% of all new cases concentrated in Kerala
India on Sunday reported nearly 40,000 new COVID-19 cases, while over 500 more patients died due to the viral disease.
25 Jul 2021
DelhiDelhi hospital finds rise in neurological issues among post-COVID patients
A leading hospital in Delhi said that it has been recording a "troubling rise" in neurological issues, including brain hemorrhage, among people who have recovered from COVID-19.
25 Jul 2021
Narendra Modi#MannkiBaat: Modi asks India to cheer for Tokyo Olympics athletes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed the 79th edition of his monthly radio show 'Mann ki Baat'.
25 Jul 2021
DelhiDelhi unlock: Metro trains, buses at full capacity from Monday
Delhi allowed its Metro train services and public buses to operate at full seating capacity starting Monday (July 26) as COVID-19 restrictions were further relaxed in the national capital.
24 Jul 2021
BrazilBharat Biotech ends its Brazil agreement. What went wrong?
Bharat Biotech on Friday announced the termination its agreement with two foreign firms for the supply of COVAXIN to Brazil.
24 Jul 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police granted power to detain under NSA before I-Day
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Saturday granted power to the Delhi Police Commissioner to detain anyone under the National Security Act (NSA).
24 Jul 2021
IndiaCBI raids 40 locations in the J&K gun license scam
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today raided 40 locations across Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi in connection with a gun license scam, reports say.
24 Jul 2021
Randeep GuleriaCOVID-19 vaccines for children likely by September, says AIIMS chief
India will likely have its first coronavirus vaccine for children by September, said Dr. Randeep Guleria, the chief of Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
24 Jul 2021
MumbaiOver 70 dead as rains continue to batter Maharashtra
More than 73 people have died in the past two days as unprecedented rains continue to batter parts of Maharashtra.
23 Jul 2021
Health & WellnessCan fully vaccinated people develop long COVID?
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23 Jul 2021
Indian Air ForceIndia flight tests new generation surface-to-air Akash missile
India on Friday successfully flight tested the New Generation Akash (Akash-NG) missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur which is located off the Odisha coast, the DRDO sources said.
23 Jul 2021
AssamAssam: First phase of online liquor sale limited to Guwahati
The first phase of the online sale of liquor in Assam has been limited to the Guwahati Municipal Corporation area. It will be extended to state's other parts gradually.
23 Jul 2021
CoronavirusBharat Biotech commits to supply 500mn COVAXIN doses to Centre
Bharat Biotech on Friday said it has committed to supply over 500 million doses of COVAXIN to the Centre under the countrywide immunization program.
23 Jul 2021
Maharashtra36 dead in landslides in Maharashtra, evacuation underway
Thirty-six people have reportedly died in landslide incidents in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, which has been witnessing incessant rainfall over the past few days.
23 Jul 2021
Narendra ModiKerala's 'oldest learner' Bhageerathi Amma dies at 107
Kerala's oldest learner Bhageerathi Amma, who passed the literacy examination at the age of 105 two years ago and won the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has died, family sources said.
23 Jul 2021
GujaratCOVID-19 patient, whose sample was collected for IVF, no more
A day after a Vadodara-based private hospital collected the sperm of a COVID-19 patient as per the Gujarat High Court's directions following a plea filed by his wife, the man died.
23 Jul 2021
Amnesty InternationalHere's what Amnesty really said about the Pegasus controversy
Global human rights group Amnesty International said in an official statement that it fully stands by the findings of the Pegasus Project.
23 Jul 2021
TelanganaSeveral low-lying areas face inundation as heavy rains lash Telangana
Several low-lying areas faced inundation and road links were disrupted in Telangana on Friday following heavy rains that lashed the state during the last two days.
23 Jul 2021
Punjab3 Congress workers, headed to Sidhu's swearing-in, died in accident
Three Congress party workers were killed in a bus accident in Moga district of Punjab this morning, reports said.
23 Jul 2021
Jammu And KashmirJ&K Police shoots down drone in Akhnoor, 5kg IED found
The Jammu and Kashmir Police today shot down a hexacopter drone in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu district.
23 Jul 2021
MaharashtraChiplun floods are partly a man-made disaster, says Ratnagiri collector
Incessant showers in the hilly regions of Ratnagiri district, illegal constructions near the Vashisthi river bed, and discharge of water from the Kolkewadi dam have all combined to cause havoc in the coastal town of Chiplun, officials said on Thursday as the administration sought help from multiple agencies in rescue efforts.
22 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra CM holds emergency meeting as heavy rain triggers flood
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday held an emergency meeting to take stock of the flood situation in Ratnagiri and Raigad districts caused due to torrential rains in the last 24 hours.
22 Jul 2021
MaharashtraEx-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh booked for extortion
The Mumbai Police on Thursday booked former city Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh and seven others for extortion and cheating following a builder's complaint.
22 Jul 2021
Air India56 Air India staffers, including 5 pilots, died of COVID-19
A total of 56 staff members of the national carrier, Air India, including five pilots, died due to the coronavirus until July 14, the central government told the Parliament today.
22 Jul 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India refutes reports of 'vastly undercounted' deaths
The central government on Thursday refuted reports that India's COVID-19 death toll was "vastly undercounted."
22 Jul 2021
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: Teenager thrashed over insistence to wear jeans, dies
A teenage girl died after she was allegedly thrashed by her family members over her insistence to wear jeans at a village in Deoria, police said on Thursday.
22 Jul 2021
IndiaDelta variant still a dominant lineage across India: INSACOG
The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 continues to be the dominant lineage for new cases across India, while the other Variants of Concern (VoC) are at a lower rate and declining, INSACOG, a consortium of government panels involved in the genome-sequencing of the coronavirus said.
22 Jul 2021
XCentre slams Twitter in Parliament over non-compliance of IT rules
The Indian government said that Twitter's earlier statement expressing concerns over freedom of expression in India was a tactic to divert attention from its non-compliance with the country's laws at that time.
22 Jul 2021
Rajasthan PoliceMastermind behind the kidnapping of UP surgeon killed in encounter
The mastermind in the kidnapping case of a senior surgeon, along with his colleague, was killed in an encounter in the Agra district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Thursday.
22 Jul 2021
Government of IndiaPegasus: Amnesty says never claimed leaked numbers were actually hacked
Human rights group Amnesty International said in a fresh statement that it never claimed the controversial list of phone numbers leaked over the weekend were actually spied on using the Pegasus spyware.
22 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshI-T raids on Dainik Bhaskar group; 'attempt to stifle democracy'
The Income Tax (I-T) department is conducting raids at the offices of one of India's largest media houses, Dainik Bhaskar, along with Uttar Pradesh-based news channel Bharat Samachar.
22 Jul 2021
NepalTharu tribe-dominated village along Indo-Nepal border to become tourism spot
A Tharu tribe-dominated village along the Indo-Nepal border in Bahraich will be developed as a tourist destination under the Uttar Pradesh government's One District, One Eco-Tourism Spot scheme, a forest official said on Thursday.
22 Jul 2021
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi, other MPs protest at Parliament against farm laws
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and other Members of Parliament from the party today protested against the new agricultural laws at the Parliament House.
22 Jul 2021
GujaratTwelve crew members of distressed merchant vessel rescued near Gujarat
Twelve crew members of a distressed merchant vessel were rescued by another merchant's vessel near the Umargam coast in Gujarat with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) coordinating the entire operation, according to an official statement on Thursday.
22 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Heavy rains batter Thane, Palghar
Heavy rains pounded Maharashtra's Thane and Palghar districts adjoining Mumbai during the night and on Thursday morning, which caused inundation and boulder crashes at various places, disrupted train services, and marooned some villages, officials said.
22 Jul 2021
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)Board exams for private students to begin on August 16
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that board exams for private candidates will be conducted from August 16 to September 15.
