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02 Sep 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Woman accuses husband of forceful religious conversion
A 21-year-old woman in Chhattisgarh's Durg district has lodged a case against her husband, accusing him of forcibly converting her religion for marriage, indulging in unnatural sex with her, and harassing her for dowry, an official said on Thursday.
02 Sep 2021
KeralaKerala: Moral policing? Mother, son attacked while eating inside car
In an alleged incident of moral policing, a 44-year-old woman and her 23-year-old son were recently attacked by a man while they were having food inside their car on a busy roadside near Paravoor beach in the Kollam district of Kerala.
02 Sep 2021
Union Health MinistryCoronavirus: India reports 47K cases, biggest spike in 2 months
India on Thursday reported over 47,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking the biggest single-day spike in roughly two months.
02 Sep 2021
AssamDouble vaccinated incoming passengers exempted from RT-PCR test in Assam
All the COVID-19 double vaccinated incoming passengers have been exempted from the mandatory RT-PCR tests on arrival at airports, railways, and road border points in Assam, according to a directive issued by the state health department on Wednesday.
02 Sep 2021
Uttar PradeshMan who faked his death after killing wife, kids, arrested
The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested a man, who was believed to be dead, for allegedly killing his wife and two children three years ago and then burying their bodies in the basement of his house in Greater Noida, officials said.
02 Sep 2021
CoronavirusPhase 2/3 trials of Corbevax on 5-18 age group permitted
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday granted permission to Hyderabad-based Biological E Limited to conduct phase 2/3 clinical trials of its "Made in India" COVID-19 vaccine, Corbevax, on children aged between 5 and 18 years with certain conditions, sources said.
02 Sep 2021
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Syed Geelani buried in Srinagar; curbs imposed across Kashmir
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a longtime Kashmiri separatist leader, was buried at a graveyard near his residence in Srinagar's Hyderpora area around 4:30 am on Thursday.
02 Sep 2021
Jammu And KashmirSyed Ali Shah Geelani, Kashmiri separatist leader, passes away
Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has passed away. He was 91. His family sources confirmed that he died at around 10:30 pm on Wednesday.
01 Sep 2021
KeralaKerala: Calls for strict lockdown grow as COVID-19 surge continues
As the COVID-19 situation is worsening in Kerala, the central government has reportedly indicated that only a "strict lockdown" can help the state curb the rising infections.
01 Sep 2021
COVID-19COVID-19 breakthrough infections in India within expected numbers: INSACOG
The reported breakthrough COVID-19 infections in India are well within the expected numbers taking into account the total infections and other factors, genome sequencing government consortium INSACOG has said in its recent bulletin while stressing that inoculation protects from severe illness.
01 Sep 2021
Yogi AdityanathViral fever in Uttar Pradesh kills 50, mostly children
Even as the threat of a third wave of COVID-19 looms large over India, a viral fever suspected to be dengue has claimed at least 50 lives in Uttar Pradesh.
01 Sep 2021
RajasthanLow turnout as schools reopen in Rajasthan and UP
The government and private schools were reopened for Class IX to Class XII in Rajasthan on Wednesday after being shut for over four months following a spike in cases in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
01 Sep 2021
Jammu And KashmirSnow leopard declared new state animal of Ladakh
The government of Ladakh has declared snow leopard its state animal and black-necked crane state bird.
01 Sep 2021
DelhiSwiggy delivery boy kills restaurant owner over delay in order
A delivery executive working for the online food ordering service Swiggy allegedly killed the owner of a restaurant in Greater Noida early on Wednesday due to a dispute over delay in an order.
01 Sep 2021
Madhya PradeshAir India's Indore-Dubai flight resumes after 17 months
Air India's Indore-Dubai flight resumed operations on Wednesday, after being stopped in March last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
01 Sep 2021
DelhiStates reopen schools amid concerns over COVID-19 third wave, vaccinations
Schools have largely remained shut since last March when the COVID-19 lockdown was declared.
01 Sep 2021
PunePune airport's new terminal building to be ready by August
The construction work of the newly integrated terminal building at Pune Airport, which is coming up at an investment of Rs. 475 crore, is expected to be completed by August next year, with 60% of the work already completed, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Wednesday.
01 Sep 2021
DelhiAir pollution results in drastic reduction in life expectancy: Study
India's air pollution levels have expanded geographically over time and increased so much in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh that an average person is now losing an additional 2.5 to 2.9 years of life expectancy, according to a new report.
01 Sep 2021
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: Schools and colleges resume physical classes with SOPs
Offline teaching for Class IX to Class XII in Tamil Nadu resumed on Wednesday, with strict COVID-19 protocol in place, while physical classes in colleges also commenced in the state.
01 Sep 2021
Government of IndiaLPG cylinder price hiked by Rs. 25 again. Check rates
Prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders have been increased once again, with effect from today (September 1).
01 Sep 2021
LucknowLucknow: Man arrested for luring girls into sending obscene videos
A 23-year-old man was arrested from Lucknow for allegedly posing as a woman on Instagram, using a fake profile, and luring minor girls into sending their obscene pictures and videos to him, the police said on Tuesday.
31 Aug 2021
TelanganaTelangana HC stays state government order to reopen schools
The Telangana High Court on Tuesday stayed a state government order directing all schools to reopen for offline classes from September 1.
31 Aug 2021
IndiaIndia holds meeting with Taliban, first since Kabul fall
India's Ambassador to Qatar, Deepak Mittal, met a representative of the Taliban in Doha on Tuesday.
31 Aug 2021
CoronavirusCoronavirus: India administers 1 crore vaccine doses till 6 pm
India on Tuesday administered as many as 1.08 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses, hitting a new record.
31 Aug 2021
CoronavirusStopping COVID-19 third wave in public's hands, says NTAGI chief
The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) chief Dr. NK Arora said the third wave of COVID-19 infections isn't likely to hit India in September-October as some experts have predicted.
31 Aug 2021
IndiaMP man, missing since 23yrs, returns to India from Pakistan
A 57-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh, who went missing from his native place in Sagar district 23 years ago and was later jailed in Pakistan after inadvertently crossing into the neighboring country, has returned to India.
31 Aug 2021
KarnatakaKarnataka: Decision on Ganesha festival celebrations on September 5
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the government will take a decision on relaxing restrictions on Ganesha festival celebrations, on September 5, after getting necessary inputs from the districts and the expert committee.
31 Aug 2021
IndiaMP: Man attacked at graveyard in Harda district; six booked
A 22-year-old man was allegedly beaten up by a group of men at a graveyard in Madhya Pradesh's Harda district, police said on Tuesday.
31 Aug 2021
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)Third COVID-19 wave could be less severe than second: ICMR
A possible third wave of the coronavirus in India will likely be less severe than the devastating previous wave in April-May, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
31 Aug 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Woman official attacked during anti-encroachment drive, loses three fingers
The Thane civic administration has condemned the attack on a woman assistant municipal commissioner (AMC), who lost three of her fingers and received head injuries when a hawker stabbed her with a knife during an anti-encroachment drive in Thane in Maharashtra.
31 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaNine new judges administered oath of office by CJI
Nine new judges, including three women, were on Tuesday administered oath of office as judges of the Supreme Court, taking its strength to 33.
31 Aug 2021
KarnatakaMLA's son among 7 dead in Audi crash in Bengaluru
Seven people died in a horrific car accident in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday.
31 Aug 2021
IndiaJamiat Ulema-e-Hind opposes co-education; says non-Muslims should also refrain
Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Monday advocated setting up of separate schools and colleges for girls and said non-Muslims should also refrain from giving co-education to their daughters to "keep them away from immorality and misbehavior."
31 Aug 2021
MaharashtraMNS workers defy ban to celebrate 'Dahi Handi' festival
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers celebrated the traditional Dahi Handi festival in Thane in Maharashtra and the neighboring Palghar district, even though the celebrations have been banned in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
30 Aug 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Riots: Court criticizes 'poor' police probe, 'half-baked' chargesheets
A Delhi Court on Saturday slammed the Delhi Police for filing "half-baked" chargesheets in the 2020 Delhi riots case.
30 Aug 2021
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Four killed as three houses collapse after heavy rains
Four people, including three children, were killed and several others went missing after three houses collapsed in a village following heavy rains in Dharchula sub-division in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district, officials said.
30 Aug 2021
ParliamentLast mail delivered, Ram Sharan 'Postman' signs off from Parliament
Prime ministers and ministers changed and there were new faces of MPs every five years but Ram Sharan Postman, assigned Parliament beat, remained a constant walking up and down the corridors of power for the last 21 years. Right till he delivered his last daak.
30 Aug 2021
HaridwarNon-bailable warrants issued in fake COVID-19 testing scam during Kumbh
A Haridwar court has issued non-bailable warrants against Mallika and Sharat Pant of Max Corporate services and Dr. Navtej Nalwa of Nalwa Path Labs in connection with fake COVID-19 tests conducted during Kumbh.
30 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaAadhaar uncertainty looms large over lakhs due to NRC limbo
Over eight lakh people in Assam are struggling to get their Aadhaar enrollments done as their biometrics were frozen during the updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
30 Aug 2021
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu woman arrested for torturing her 2-year-old son
The Tamil Nadu Police has arrested a 23-year-old woman for allegedly torturing her 2-year-old child, after several shocking videos of the abuse went viral on social media.
