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12 Aug 2021
MonsoonHimachal landslide: Death toll reaches 13; search underway for missing
The death toll in the Himachal Pradesh landslide climbed to 13 on Thursday after more dead bodies were recovered early morning.
11 Aug 2021
BiharMissing Bihar journalist killed; eyes gouged out, body mutilated
The decomposed body of a young journalist was found in Bihar's East Champaran district on Tuesday, three days after his disappearance.
11 Aug 2021
KeralaOver 40K 'breakthrough' COVID-19 cases in Kerala; Centre flags concern
Kerala has reported more than 40,000 "breakthrough" COVID-19 cases. Breakthrough infections involve cases where individuals contracted the pathogen for a second time or after being vaccinated against it.
11 Aug 2021
ChhattisgarhMP: Naxal with Rs. 8L bounty held after police encounter
A 25-year-old Naxal carrying a reward of Rs. eight lakh on his head was nabbed after an encounter with the police in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Wednesday.
11 Aug 2021
Narendra Modi11 dead, 50 feared trapped in Himachal Pradesh landslide
Eleven people have died and 50-60 others are feared trapped after a massive landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district this afternoon.
11 Aug 2021
Union Health MinistryCoronavirus: India reports 38K+ new cases, nearly 500 more dead
India on Wednesday reported over 38,000 new COVID-19 cases, notably 36% higher than the number of fresh infections reported the day before.
11 Aug 2021
World Health OrganizationIndia's drug regulator approves study on mixing Covishield, COVAXIN jabs
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved a proposal to conduct a study on the mixing of Covishield and COVAXIN COVID-19 vaccines.
11 Aug 2021
AssamAssam: Dacoit killed in police encounter; toll rises to 17
A dacoit was killed in a police encounter when he attempted to escape from custody in Assam's Darrang district on Wednesday, a senior officer said.
11 Aug 2021
World Health OrganizationAs states reopen schools, WHO top scientist offers advice
World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has supported the reopening of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 Aug 2021
Himachal PradeshNegative COVID-19 report or full vaccination must for visiting Himachal
The Himachal Pradesh government has made negative COVID-19 report or full vaccination mandatory for people intending to visit the hill state from August 13.
11 Aug 2021
Greater NoidaNoida: Construction worker dies of electric shock, colleagues vandalize property
A 19-year-old worker died allegedly due to electric shock at a construction site in Greater Noida, with some anguished laborers on Tuesday vandalizing the builder's property, police officials said.
11 Aug 2021
IndiaDasna temple priest Swami Nareshanand Saraswati stabbed
A priest was stabbed multiple times in Dasna Devi Temple (Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh) in the early hours of Tuesday.
10 Aug 2021
BooksAcademician Nitin Pai's debut book to release next year
Noted academician Nitin Pai's maiden book, Nitopadesha: Moral Tales for Good Citizens will release next year, publishing house Westland announced on Tuesday.
10 Aug 2021
MaharashtraEmpty liquor bottles found in Maharashtra secretariat; government orders probe
Several empty liquor bottles were found dumped in a duct in the Maharashtra secretariat complex in south Mumbai on Tuesday, prompting the state government to order a probe.
10 Aug 2021
Madhya PradeshMP: 53% eligible population administered first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
At least 53 percent of the eligible population in Madhya Pradesh has been administered the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while 10 percent have also taken the second dose, a senior official said on Tuesday.
10 Aug 2021
DelhiAn epic feat: Thirteen-year-old girl retells Mahabharata in verse
Thirteen-year-old schoolgirl Sia Gupta has retold the Mahabharata entirely in verse, recasting the timeless tale of love and hate, truth and deceit, and intrigue and war in about 1,000 verses.
10 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaPegasus: Supreme Court asks petitioners to avoid social media debates
The Supreme Court of India today asked those seeking a probe into the Pegasus scandal to avoid participating in "parallel debates" on social media.
10 Aug 2021
Navi MumbaiTeenage girl strangles mother with belt after quarrel over studies
A 15-year-old girl allegedly strangulated her mother to death with a karate belt after a fight over her studies in Navi Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.
10 Aug 2021
OdishaOdisha allows 'indoor-like' pandals for Durga and other pujas
The Odisha government has allowed different puja committees to conduct the Durga, Ganesh, Laxmi, Kali puja, and other similar events on pandals in indoor-like conditions only for observance of rituals without any public participation, an official order said.
10 Aug 2021
Union Health MinistryCoronavirus: India reports 28K new cases, lowest in 147 days
India on Tuesday reported over 28,000 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day spike in 147 days.
10 Aug 2021
OdishaOdisha: Over three quintals of cannabis seized, four persons arrested
Police seized over three quintals of cannabis worth over Rs. 12 lakh and arrested four persons in this connection in Odisha's Kalahandi district, an officer said.
10 Aug 2021
Mansukh MandaviyaZydus Cadila COVID-19 vaccine may get emergency nod this week
India's second indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, developed by Zydus Cadila, is reportedly likely to get emergency use approval (EUA) this week.
10 Aug 2021
Delhi PoliceBJP leader, 5 others detained over anti-Muslim slogans in Delhi
Ashwini Upadhyay, a Supreme Court lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, and five other people have been detained over anti-Muslim slogans raised at a protest in Delhi on Sunday.
10 Aug 2021
IndiaIndia's COVID-19 situation is getting worse, says top scientist
There is a disturbing trend in India's coronavirus situation, warned Dr. Vipin Srivastava, eminent physicist and a former pro-vice-chancellor at the University of Hyderabad.
10 Aug 2021
FacebookUNICEF India, Facebook to create safe online environment for children
UNICEF India and Facebook on Monday launched a one-year joint initiative to end violence against children with a special focus on online safety.
09 Aug 2021
Parliamentary Standing CommitteeParliamentary panel on education suggests reopening of schools; highlights concerns
A parliamentary panel has suggested reopening of schools, saying implications of a prolonged closure of schools due to COVID-19 are "too serious to be ignored."
09 Aug 2021
India'We must save our maritime environment,' says Modi at UNSC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a United Nations Security Council open debate, becoming the first Indian PM to achieve the feat.
09 Aug 2021
BiharFour held in Bihar for human sacrifice
Police in Bihar's Munger on Monday claimed to have cracked the case of a girl's gruesome murder with the arrest of four persons, a sorcerer who had ordered human sacrifice, a villager who fell into the black magic trap, and two others who helped perform the heinous act.
09 Aug 2021
Parliament Monsoon SessionPegasus row: Defence Ministry says 'no transaction' with spyware maker
The Union Ministry of Defence today said that it has done "no transaction" with NSO Group, the Israeli company which is at the center of a controversy involving its Pegasus spyware program.
09 Aug 2021
DronesPakistan drone reportedly drops tiffin box bomb in Amritsar village
Ahead of Independence Day, police has recovered a tiffin box bomb packed with over 2 kg of RDX from a village in Amritsar which they suspect was dropped by a drone flying in from Pakistan.
09 Aug 2021
GujaratGujarat: Eight killed, two injured as truck rams into hut
Eight people were killed and two others seriously injured when a truck rammed into a hut in which they were sleeping in Gujarat's Amreli district on Monday.
09 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiPM transfers about Rs. 19,500 crore to over 9.75cr farmers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday virtually transferred about Rs. 19,500 crore to over 9.75 crore beneficiaries farmers under the government's PM-KISAN scheme.
09 Aug 2021
Delhi PoliceAnti-Muslim slogans raised at Jantar Mantar; Delhi Police files FIR
Delhi Police has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against a group of people for raising communal slogans at the city's Jantar Mantar on Sunday.
09 Aug 2021
Indian ArmyDefence Ministry mulls merit over seniority for top military posts
The Defence Ministry is examining a proposal to select officers for top military posts like the Commanders-in-Chief (C-in-C) in the Army, Navy, and Air Force based on merit rather than seniority.
09 Aug 2021
West BengalBengal flood situation improves with decrease in rainfall
The flood situation in seven districts of West Bengal improved slightly with a decrease in rainfall and water receding from the inundated areas, a state government official said on Sunday.
09 Aug 2021
EnglandEconomy-class Delhi-London flight fares range from Rs. 1.03-1.47L: Aviation Ministry
An economy-class ticket on the Delhi-London flight has been available for between Rs. 1.03 lakh and Rs. 1.47 lakh, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Sunday.
09 Aug 2021
MumbaiMumbai local trains resume from August 15. Who can travel?
Mumbai's "lifeline" suburban train network is set to resume from August 15 (Independence Day), albeit on some conditions, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced on Sunday.
08 Aug 2021
Delhi PoliceIndependence Day: Delhi Police barricades Red Fort with shipping containers
Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations on August 15, Delhi Police barricaded the iconic Fed Fort with shipping containers, citing security reasons.
08 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaAfter CJI's rebuke, CBI makes arrests over posts against judges
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it has made two more arrests over alleged defamatory posts against Andhra Pradesh High Court judges, taking the total number of arrests in this case to five.
08 Aug 2021
COVID-19Mixing of Covishield, COVAXIN vaccines gives positive results: ICMR study
A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has indicated that mixing and matching of COVID-19 vaccines Covishield and COVAXIN can yield better results.
