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23 Sep 2021

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 14-year-old gangraped by 5, including 2 minors; 4 held

A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by five culprits, including two minors, in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district, the police said on Thursday.

23 Sep 2021

Gujarat

Gujarat: Woman forcefully puts minor's hand in boiling oil; arrested

A woman in Gujarat's Patan district allegedly forced her 11-year-old neighbor to put her hand in a pan of boiling oil to prove that she was not lying, police said on Thursday.

23 Sep 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Road accident victim's family awarded over Rs. 87L compensation

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded a compensation of over Rs. 87 lakh to the family of a 36-year-old businessman who was killed in a road accident in the year 2016.

23 Sep 2021

Delhi High Court

PM-CARES not a government fund, Centre tells Delhi HC

The Centre informed the Delhi High Court that the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation (PM-CARES) Fund is not a government fund.

23 Sep 2021

Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus: India reports 32K new cases; over 280 more dead

India on Thursday reported nearly 32,000 new COVID-19 cases, out of which, over 60% were concentrated in Kerala alone.

23 Sep 2021

London

Vaccination certificates must meet minimum criteria: UK on travel rules

On the issue of the non-recognition of India's COVID-19 vaccine certification, the United Kingdom has maintained that the vaccine certificates of all countries must meet the minimum criteria.

23 Sep 2021

Andaman & Nicobar

Radhanagar beach retains prestigious Blue Flag certification

Radhanagar beach in Swaraj Deep island of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands has retained the Blue Flag certification for 2021-22, an official release said.

23 Sep 2021

Kerala

Kerala HC directs inquiry on incorrect date in vaccination certificate

Incorrect date and venue of second vaccine dose in a COVID-19 vaccination certificate prompted the Kerala High Court on Thursday to order an inquiry to ascertain whether it was a genuine mistake or some mischief.

23 Sep 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Mahant Narendra Giri's death: UP Police makes third arrest

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Wednesday arrested a third person in connection with the death of Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad President Mahant Narendra Giri, officials said.

States to provide Rs. 50,000 to each COVID-19 victim: Centre

The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that state governments will provide financial compensation of Rs. 50,000 to the families of those who die of COVID-19.

22 Sep 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K administration dismisses 4 employees, 2 cops over 'terror links'

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday dismissed six government employees over their alleged links to terror groups.

22 Sep 2021

Maharashtra

Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh summoned in corruption case

The Maharashtra government-appointed Chandiwal Judicial Commission on Wednesday issued fresh summons to former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh in a corruption case.

22 Sep 2021

Uttarakhand

COVID-19: How states are ensuring people get their second doses

As economic activities have mostly resumed across the country, state governments are putting all efforts to ensure people get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

22 Sep 2021

Haryana

Haryana government to give subsidy on purchase of e-vehicles: CM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the state government has decided to give a subsidy on the purchase of e-vehicles to encourage their use.

22 Sep 2021

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Woman, three family members arrested for killing her lover

A woman and her three family members have been arrested in Rajasthan's Baran city for allegedly killing a man with whom she was in a relationship, police said on Wednesday.

22 Sep 2021

Gujarat

Statue of Unity guides return purse containing Rs. 70,000 cash

Four guides working at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat returned a purse containing Rs. 70,000 cash to its rightful owner, an Uttar Pradesh-based woman, who forgot it at a food court during her visit to the statue in Gujarat a few days back.

22 Sep 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Man gets seven-year imprisonment in 2015 kidnapping case

The district court in Thane district in Maharashtra has convicted a 35-year-old man for kidnapping a teenage boy for ransom and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for seven years.

22 Sep 2021

Union Health Ministry

Coronavirus: India reports 27K new cases; R-value drops below 1

India on Wednesday reported nearly 27,000 new COVID-19 cases, marking a daily test positivity rate of 1.69%.

22 Sep 2021

Narendra Modi

PM Modi leaves for US; will meet Biden, address UNGA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for his visit to the United States this morning, where he is scheduled to hold several bilateral meetings and address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

22 Sep 2021

Narendra Modi

'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' reaches Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh

The Swarnim Vijay Mashaal (Victory Flame), which was lit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last year marking the beginning of the 50th anniversary celebrations of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, has reached Tawang.

Allow women to appear for November NDA entrance: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the central government to allow women candidates to appear for the entrance exam to the National Defence Academy (NDA) scheduled in November.

22 Sep 2021

Delhi

Delhi receives moderate rain today; will set new monsoon record

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert in Delhi on Wednesday, forecasting moderate rainfall in parts of the city.

21 Sep 2021

Emmanuel Macron

Modi, Macron discuss cooperation after France's fallout with Australia, US

India and France have vowed to "act jointly" in the Indo-Pacific region, a statement from the French presidency said on Tuesday.

21 Sep 2021

Indian Air Force

VR Chaudhari to become IAF's next Chief of Air Staff

Air Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari is to be appointed as the next Chief of Air Staff, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

21 Sep 2021

India

UK's decision to not recognize Covishield discriminatory, says India

India on Tuesday issued a sharp reaction to the United Kingdom's decision to not recognize Covishield as a legitimate COVID-19 vaccine.

21 Sep 2021

Yogi Adityanath

Narendra Giri death: Accused disciple arrested; CBI probe demands grow

The main accused in the death of Mahant Narendra Giri, Anand Giri, has been arrested, the Uttar Pradesh Police said.

21 Sep 2021

Tamil Nadu

IRCTC fixes bug after school student raises alarm

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd. (IRCTC) fixed a bug on its e-ticketing platform after a plus two lad from Chennai raised an alarm over the presence of Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR), a type of access control vulnerability in the booking site.

US allows entry to fully vaccinated adults. Can Indians travel?

The United States is set to reopen air travel for passengers who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.

21 Sep 2021

Kerala

Coronavirus: Kerala, contributing 60% new cases, considers reopening cinemas

India on Tuesday reported over 26,000 new COVID-19 cases, out of which, roughly 60% were concentrated in Kerala alone. The state also contributes 54% of India's active cases.

21 Sep 2021

Delhi

Gautam Adani defends India's handling of COVID-19

Amid talk of his infrastructure conglomerate venturing into the media space, billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday said media coverage cannot be biased under the garb of press freedom and criticism should not be at the cost of national dignity.

21 Sep 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: 2 Army pilots killed in helicopter crash in Udhampur

Two Indian Army pilots were killed after their helicopter crashed near Patnitop in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir today.

21 Sep 2021

Coronavirus

R-value drops below 1 across India, except in major cities

R-value, which reflects how rapidly the coronavirus pandemic is spreading, dropped to 0.92 by mid-September after spiraling over 1 by August-end, according to researchers.

21 Sep 2021

Yogi Adityanath

All aspects related to Mahant Giri's death being probed: Adityanath

All aspects related to the death of top seer Mahant Narendra Giri are being probed and the guilty will be punished, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.

21 Sep 2021

COVID-19

COVAXIN for children: Bharat Biotech completes Phase 2/3 trials

Bharat Biotech has completed the Phase 2/3 trials of COVID-19 vaccine, COVAXIN for use in children under 18 years of age and is expected to submit the data by next week to the DCGI, Chairman, and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd., Krishna Ella said.

21 Sep 2021

Nitin Gadkari

Highway projects haven't had Chinese investment since some time: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that Chinese companies have not made investments in highway projects in India in recent times.

21 Sep 2021

Mumbai

Horoscopes no excuse to go back on marriage promise: HC

The Bombay High Court refused to discharge a 32-year-old man from a rape and cheating case noting that he had used astrological incompatibility of horoscopes as an excuse to resile from his promise to marry the complainant woman with whom he was in a relationship.

21 Sep 2021

S Jaishankar

India criticizes new UK travel rules; Jaishankar raises issue

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has pushed for a resolution of the COVID-19 quarantine issue faced by Indians in the United Kingdom.

21 Sep 2021

Narendra Modi

Vaccine Maitri: India to resume COVID-19 vaccine export next month

The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that India would be resuming the export of COVID-19 vaccines under its ambitious "Vaccine Maitri" initiative from October.

21 Sep 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

Army operation underway after infiltration bid in J&K's Uri

The Indian Army has been carrying out a combing operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector for more than 30 hours in view of a major infiltration attempt by terrorists.

20 Sep 2021

Yogi Adityanath

Akhada Parishad's Mahant Narendra Giri found dead; suicide note recovered

Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad President Mahant Narendra Giri was found dead at his residence in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Monday.