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02 Aug 2021
Johnson & JohnsonJ&J withdraws vaccine approval request in India, CDSCO says
Johnson & Johnson has withdrawn its proposal seeking an accelerated approval of its COVID-19 vaccine, Janssen, in India, the country's drug regulator said.
02 Aug 2021
Yogi AdityanathUP: Schools to reopen for classes 9-12 from August 16
Schools in Uttar Pradesh will resume classes 9 to 12 from August 16, but with 50 percent attendance, according to an order issued by the state government on Monday.
02 Aug 2021
RajasthanRajasthan: Two dead, two injured in separate house collapse incidents
A man and an eight-year-old girl were killed, while a couple suffered injuries in two separate house collapse incidents in Rajasthan's Bundi and Baran districts, police said on Monday.
02 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC dismisses rape survivor's plea to marry her assaulter
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a rape survivor's plea from Kottiyoor in Kerala, seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is undergoing 20-year imprisonment for raping the girl when she was a minor.
02 Aug 2021
Madhya PradeshMP rains: 60 people stranded in Sheopur, rescue operation underway
Nearly 60 people were stranded in a flooded building following heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district and efforts were underway to rescue them, an official said on Monday.
02 Aug 2021
PunjabSchools reopen in Punjab for all classes
Schools for all classes reopened in Punjab on Monday, with physical classes resuming after a gap of a few months for pre-primary levels.
02 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC notice to states on cases under scrapped Section 66A
The Supreme Court of India today issued a notice to all states and union territories over the registration of cases under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which it had quashed over six years ago.
02 Aug 2021
CoronavirusCOVID-19 third wave likely this month, peak in October: Report
A third wave of coronavirus infections could hit India as soon as this month and may peak in October, according to a mathematical model prepared by top researchers.
01 Aug 2021
MaharashtraZika reaches Maharashtra: What is it? How to prevent infections?
Maharashtra has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus after a 50-year-old woman from Pune tested positive.
01 Aug 2021
MizoramMizoram to 'relook' FIR against Assam CM after inter-state violence
After the Mizoram Police named Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an FIR related to an inter-state border row, the Mizoram government Sunday said that it will review the case.
01 Aug 2021
Union Health MinistryCoronavirus: India reports over 40K cases for 5th straight day
India on Sunday reported nearly 42,000 new COVID-19 cases, the fifth consecutive day that infections stayed above 40,000.
31 Jul 2021
KeralaCoronavirus: India's 7-day average COVID-19 cases cross 40,000
The seven-day average of COVID-19 cases in India has crossed 40,000 once again.
31 Jul 2021
JaipurHeavy rains in Rajasthan inundate roads, wash out rail tracks
Widespread rainfall was recorded in the eastern parts of Rajasthan inundating roads in many places and washing out railway tracks in Gudha and Govindi Marwar station in the Jodhpur division.
31 Jul 2021
DelhiHuge section of Delhi road caves in near IIT
A huge section of a road near the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in south Delhi caved on Saturday.
31 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra government to roll out state-wide 'Dial 112' project soon
The Maharashtra government will soon launch the "Dial 112" project state-wide which will enable the police to reach out to the complainants quickly in case of an emergency.
31 Jul 2021
GujaratGujarat: Around 150 people participate in religious procession; three booked
Around 150 people participated in a religious procession in the Surendranagar district of Gujarat in violation of the coronavirus norms, following which police have registered an offense against two organizers of the event and a disc jockey (DJ) operator, an official said on Saturday.
31 Jul 2021
Jammu And KashmirNIA raids in J&K after air base blast, terror case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is leading raids across locations in Jammu and Kashmir.
31 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshBoy ends life after losing Rs. 40,000 in online game
A 13-year-old boy allegedly hanged himself to death in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, leaving behind a purported suicide note, which says that he was taking the drastic step after losing Rs. 40,000 in an online game, police said on Saturday.
31 Jul 2021
West BengalKalimpong: Search on for missing laborers; multiple landslides block NH-10
A search was underway on Saturday for five laborers who went missing after their camp at Mamkhola in West Bengal's Kalimpong district got washed away by a rivulet that had swollen due to heavy rainfall, officials said.
31 Jul 2021
MizoramAssam-Mizoram border dispute: Both states' officials, including Assam CM, booked
The Assam-Mizoram border dispute is worsening by the day and the issue has taken a new turn as both states have now booked each other's top officials.
30 Jul 2021
Uttar PradeshNoida residents asked for information about travelers from high-risk states
Amid a possible third wave of COVID-19, the Gautam Buddh Nagar Health Department has asked Noida and Greater Noida residents to alert it about people coming from nine high-risk states, including Kerala and Maharashtra.
30 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshIMD issues orange alert in large parts of MP
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost half of Madhya Pradesh, which has so far received three percent more rain than the average.
30 Jul 2021
RajasthanRajasthan: Man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor
A POCSO court in Rajasthan's Bundi district has sentenced a man to 20-year imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs. 35,000 for raping a 15-year-old girl, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Mahaveer Meghwal said on Friday.
30 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to hear plea seeking probe into Pegasus next week
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the petition filed by journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking a probe into the Pegasus snooping scandal.
30 Jul 2021
Mansukh MandaviyaNeed to create awareness on zoonotic diseases: Union Health Minister
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for creating vigilance and awareness on zoonotic diseases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said.
30 Jul 2021
GujaratGujarat to trade 40 Asiatic lions for Kevadia Jungle Safari
At least 40 Asiatic lions from Gujarat's Sakkarbaug Zoo will be given to zoos across the country in exchange for other wild animals to be housed at the newly opened Kevadia Jungle Safari in Narmada district.
30 Jul 2021
OdishaDeaf and mute teacher, students bridge gap with sign language
She is deaf and mute, her students are also in the same boat. But that did not stop their classes as they used sign language to cross the barrier of communication.
30 Jul 2021
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)CBSE Class XII result declared; 70K students score over 95%
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday declared the results for the Class XII board examinations.
30 Jul 2021
MizoramAssam issues advisory against traveling to Mizoram citing safety threat
Issuing a first-of-its-kind travel advisory, the Assam government has asked the people of the state not to travel to the neighboring state, Mizoram, saying there is a "threat to personal safety."
30 Jul 2021
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: India reports 44K+ new cases, over 550 more dead
India on Friday reported over 44,000 new COVID-19 cases, a marginal increase compared to the day before.
30 Jul 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Woman molested on promise of film role; four held
Police has arrested a woman and three others in Thane city of Maharashtra for allegedly threatening and molesting a female artist by promising to give a role to her in a Hindi film, an official said on Friday.
30 Jul 2021
National Human Rights CommissionNHRC opens entries for seventh annual short films competition
The National Human Rights Commission on Thursday said it has opened entries for its annual thematic short films competition.
30 Jul 2021
West BengalNew resource center to study upkeep of Sundarbans forest
The forest department in West Bengal said on Thursday that a newly set up mangrove resource center in the Sajnekhali area of Sundarbans, which is expected to get operational in a few days, will focus on studies and researches on the upkeep of the forest, home to Royal Bengal Tigers, a senior official said.
30 Jul 2021
JaipurControversy erupts after saffron flag atop Ambagadh fort torn down
The historic 18th-century Ambagadh fort in Jaipur has become a center of dispute with tensions escalating after a saffron flag atop the fort was torn down by a group of people in the presence of an MLA.
Government expert panel recommends conducting trials on mixing Covishield, COVAXIN
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has given its go-ahead for conducting clinical trials involving the mixing and matching of Covishield and COVAXIN vaccine doses.
29 Jul 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi seeks reversal of Rakesh Asthana's appointment as police commissioner
The Delhi Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution demanding the reversal of Rakesh Asthana's appointment as Delhi Police Commissioner.
29 Jul 2021
Uttar PradeshKarni Sena activists prevent interfaith marriage in UP's Ballia
Activists of right wing Karni Sena allegedly prevented an interfaith marriage in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia and created a ruckus at a court before forcibly taking the couple to a police station, officials said.
29 Jul 2021
Narendra Modi27% OBC reservation, 10% EWS in medical courses: Modi
The central government on Thursday approved fresh reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) under the All India Quota (AIQ) scheme for medical and dental courses.
29 Jul 2021
Madhya PradeshMP crosses 3cr vaccination mark; 100% inoculation soon, says CM
Over three crore doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered to people in Madhya Pradesh so far as against the eligible population of 5.40 crore, and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed confidence that the state will soon achieve the target of 100 percent inoculation.
29 Jul 2021
OdishaOdisha: House help who fled Delhi with employer's assets arrested
A house help who decamped with her Delhi employer's cash and jewelry worth over Rs. 45 lakh was arrested with the help of technical surveillance of the phones of random people she used on the way to her home in Odisha, police said on Thursday.
