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20 Sep 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: Woman brutally thrashed by husband in Bulandshahr, dies
A woman died after being brutally assaulted by her husband for at least two straight days in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
20 Sep 2021
Shashi TharoorSmacks of racism: Ramesh, Tharoor slam UK's COVID-19 travel rules
Former Union ministers Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor on Monday slammed the UK's COVID-19-related travel rules under which Indians vaccinated with Covishield would still be treated as unvaccinated.
20 Sep 2021
Agriculture MinistryCentre plans to create unique IDs, database for farmers
The central government is reportedly planning to create unique IDs and a database for farmers to help them "seamlessly" avail all farm-related services under various government schemes.
20 Sep 2021
Uttar PradeshUP: COVID-19 vaccine certificate shows BJP leader given 5 doses
The vaccination certificate of a man in Uttar Pradesh wrongly shows he has been given five doses of the coronavirus vaccine and is scheduled to get a sixth later this year.
20 Sep 2021
KeralaCoronavirus: India reports 30K+ cases; weekly cases drop by 15%
India on Monday reported over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases with Kerala alone contributing nearly 65% of the fresh infections.
20 Sep 2021
Uttar PradeshBulandshahr: Eight-year-old found dead in home; mother accuses ex-husband
An eight-year-old girl was found murdered with her throat slit in her house at a village near Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh, with the victim's mother accusing her former husband and seven others of being behind the killing, police said on Sunday.
19 Sep 2021
RajasthanRajasthan Assembly passes bill allowing registration of child marriage
The Rajasthan Assembly Friday passed the Rajasthan Compulsory Registration of Marriages (Amendment) Bill, 2021, to amend a 2009 Act, making the registration of marriages, including child marriages, mandatory.
19 Sep 2021
Union Health MinistryCoronavirus: India reports 30K+ new cases; active cases under 1%
India on Sunday reported over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases, out of which, Kerala alone contributed over 60% of the daily infections.
18 Sep 2021
Bengaluru5, including 9-month-old, found dead in Bengaluru house; suicide suspected
Five members of a family, including four adults and a nine-month-old baby, were found dead in their house in Bengaluru's Byadarahalli area on Friday night.
17 Sep 2021
IndiaIndia sets record by administering 2.5 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses
India administered more than two-and-a-half crore coronavirus vaccine doses in a day for the first time as the central government strived to set a new record on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 71st birthday.
17 Sep 2021
IndiaIndia's first solar mission will be launched next year: ISRO
India's first solar mission, Aditya L1, which was postponed from early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will likely be launched in the third quarter of 2022, officials at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
17 Sep 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court allows Kerala to conduct Class XI exams offline
Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict allowing the Kerala government to hold physical exam for Class XI, the state government on Friday said it was prepared to hold exams adhering to COVID-19 protocol.
17 Sep 2021
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Three killed in elephant attacks; nine deaths in September
Three persons were killed in elephant attacks in Mahasamund, Jashpur and Balod districts of Chhattisgarh, taking the count of fatalities to nine so far this month, a forest official said.
17 Sep 2021
World Health OrganizationBharat Biotech awaits feedback from WHO for COVAXIN's EUL
Bharat Biotech on Friday said it has submitted all the data pertaining to its COVID-19 vaccine COVAXIN to the World Health Organization for EUL and is awaiting feedback from the global health watchdog.
17 Sep 2021
GorakhpurUP: Sub-inspector arrested for sexually harassing and beating wife
A police sub-inspector has been arrested from Gorakhpur district for allegedly forcing his wife to have unnatural sex and assaulting her several times, a police officer said.
17 Sep 2021
Navi MumbaiNavi Mumbai airport work should be completed by 2024: Pawar
The construction of the Navi Mumbai International Airport Ltd (NMIAL), which is now under the management of the Adani group, should be completed by 2024, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said.
17 Sep 2021
DelhiSukhbir Badal, Harsimrat Kaur detained in Delhi over farm protest
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, Lok Sabha MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal, and several other party leaders were detained in Delhi today, reports said.
17 Sep 2021
Narendra ModiAs Modi turns 71, Centre plans vaccination record, welfare programs
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government is planning a grand 20-day outreach program to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
17 Sep 2021
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Pothole kills mother-son duo on way home
A pothole-ridden road at Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district has claimed the lives of a woman and her 26-year-old son, who were returning home on a two-wheeler after having darshan of Lord Ganesh idol at their relative's place, police said on Friday.
17 Sep 2021
Madhya PradeshMP: Gadkari lays foundation stones of Rs. 9,577cr-worth road projects
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 34 road projects worth Rs. 9,577 crore in Madhya Pradesh and said more such projects worth Rs. one lakh crore will be sanctioned by the Centre for the state in the coming days.
17 Sep 2021
IndiaBusted terror module was planning series of blasts across India
The Pakistan-backed terror operatives arrested earlier this week were planning a series of blasts across India, News18 reported citing sources.
16 Sep 2021
NITI AayogCOVID-19: Centre says October-November most crucial; warns against festivities
NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul Thursday said that the coming two months, October and November, are the most crucial months to contain the surge of COVID-19 infections in the country.
16 Sep 2021
Bihar2 Bihar boys find Rs. 900cr credited in their accounts
Two school boys in Katihar district of Bihar were in for a strange surprise when they received more than a whopping Rs. 900 crore in their bank accounts.
16 Sep 2021
UttarakhandAfter 3 months, Uttarakhand HC allows Char Dham Yatra resumption
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday lifted its stay on the Char Dham Yatra with some restrictions.
16 Sep 2021
TelanganaHyderabad man, accused of raping and murdering 6-year-old, found dead
Pallakonda Raju, the accused in the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Hyderabad, was found dead on railway tracks this morning, the police confirmed.
16 Sep 2021
Madhya PradeshIndore woman dancing at zebra crossing booked for public nuisance
Police has registered an offense against the woman whose video of dancing on a zebra crossing at a busy square in Indore went viral on social media, an official said.
16 Sep 2021
PunjabHigh alert in Punjab after Pakistan-backed terror module gets busted
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has directed the police to be on high alert after a Pakistan-backed terror module was busted in the state.
16 Sep 2021
TelanganaTelangana: Minor girl's rape-murder accused found dead on rail tracks
A man wanted in the case of rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Hyderabad allegedly died by suicide with his body being found on a railway track in Jangaon district on Thursday morning.
16 Sep 2021
Delhi PoliceActivist Harsh Mander's office, residence raided by ED in Delhi
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday raided multiple locations linked to retired IAS officer and activist Harsh Mander in Delhi, reports say.
16 Sep 2021
MF HusainAstaGuru achieves 'white glove' result; sale valued at Rs. 42.69cr
Online auction house AstaGuru's recent Modern Indian art sale achieved a white glove result (a sale where all lots are sold), with all 50 lots selling for a total sales value of Rs. 42.69 crore.
16 Sep 2021
Union Health MinistryCoronavirus: India reports 30K+ new cases, 12.4% higher than yesterday
India on Thursday reported over 30,000 new COVID-19 cases, up by 12.4% compared to the day before.
16 Sep 2021
TelanganaBlanket ban on online games not a solution: Telangana official
The blanket ban on online games is not a solution and the sector can bring a lot of opportunities to drive the economy, create jobs and enhance productivity, a senior Telangana government official said on Wednesday.
16 Sep 2021
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police on lookout for uncle of arrested Pakistan-trained terrorist
The Delhi Police is looking for Humaid-ur-Rehman, a relative of one of the alleged terrorists arrested by the Special Cell, officials said on Wednesday.
16 Sep 2021
National Center for Disease ControlCOVID-19 may become endemic in 6 months in India: Expert
COVID-19 may start becoming an endemic in India in the next six months, according to Dr. Sujeet Singh, the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
15 Sep 2021
Narendra ModiTelecom reforms: Cabinet approves 100% FDI through automatic route
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved some much-needed reforms in the telecom sector, including 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) through the automatic route.
15 Sep 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaCentre 'cherry-picking' candidates for tribunal appointments; SC warns contempt proceedings
The Supreme Court Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre for "cherry-picking" appointments from its tribunal waitlist rather than appointing persons recommended by the Search and Selection Committees (SCSCs).
15 Sep 2021
West BengalWest Bengal: 400 families left homeless due to Ganga erosion
Around 400 families were left homeless in West Bengal's Malda district as their villages on the bank of the Ganges were washed away due to erosion, officials said on Wednesday.
15 Sep 2021
Madhya PradeshMP: COVID-19 positive passenger stopped from boarding Dubai-bound flight
A 26-year-old passenger was stopped from boarding a Dubai-bound Air India flight at an airport in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city on Wednesday after his report came out positive for coronavirus in a rapid test, an official said.
15 Sep 2021
West BengalHaryana: 7 kids die in 3 weeks; doctors in tizzy
At least seven children, all aged below 14, have died in Haryana's Chilli village in Palwal district in the past three weeks.
15 Sep 2021
IndiaUNHCR: 736 Afghans recorded for new registration in India
A total of 736 Afghans were recorded for new registration from August 1 to September 11, the UNHCR said, adding that it is scaling up its capacity to meet increasing requests for registration and assistance of Afghans in India.
