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Fresh Covid Cases In India Jump 12% In A Day To 20,346
Thu Jan 07 2021
The number of fresh COVID-19 cases in India increased by 20,346 since yesterday, indicating a 12% spike, to hit 1,03,95,278....
Ivanka Trump Calls Rioters "American Patriots", Then Deletes Tweet
Thu Jan 07 2021
Ivanka Trump deleted a tweet calling the mob that stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday "American Patriots", the US media...
"No Improvement In Situation At All": Top Court On Farmer-Centre Deadlock
Wed Jan 06 2021
Farmers' protests near Delhi borders set to intensify as the deadlock over new agricultural laws continues, the Supreme Court today...
UP Woman Gang-Raped, Killed; Autopsy Shows "Shock By Excessive Bleeding"
Wed Jan 06 2021
A 50-year-old woman was gangraped and murdered allegedly by three men including a priest and his two disciples on Sunday...
"Long Kept Secret": Top ISRO Scientist Says He Was Poisoned 3 Years Ago
Wed Jan 06 2021
A top ISRO scientist on Tuesday claimed he was poisoned more than three years ago. Tapan Misra alleged he was...
"Old Woman": Uttarakhand BJP Chief's Remark Has Congress Up In Arms
Wed Jan 06 2021
The opposition Congress in Uttarakhand has demanded that the state Bharatiya Janata Party chief Bansidhar Bhagat apologise for his derogatory...
Amid Bird Flu Scare, Centre, States Step Up Efforts To Contain Spread
Wed Jan 06 2021
Across India, lakhs of birds have been found dead in the last 10 days. At least four states - Himachal...
India's S-400 Missile Deal With Russia May Trigger US Sanctions: Report
Tue Jan 05 2021
India's multi-billion dollar deal to purchase the Russia-made S-400 air defence system may trigger US sanctions on New Delhi, a...
Central Vista Project Gets Supreme Court Go-Ahead In 2:1 Verdict
Tue Jan 05 2021
The construction of the new parliament complex near Delhi's India Gate can go ahead, the Supreme Court said today in...
Brazil Scrambles For India-Made Vaccines To Jumpstart Inoculations
Tue Jan 05 2021
Brazil made a diplomatic push on Monday to guarantee an Indian-made shipment of British drugmaker AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, hoping to...
Air, Road Links With Kashmir Cut Off For Second Day Due To Heavy Snowfall
Tue Jan 05 2021
Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar...
Boris Johnson Announces Full Lockdown In England Amid Rising Covid Cases
Tue Jan 05 2021
Nearly 56 million people in England will return to a full coronavirus lockdown, possibly until mid-February, to try to cut...
On Chinese Firm Winning Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project, An Asian Development Bank Angle
Mon Jan 04 2021
A Chinese firm has won a contract for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System Corridor -- a first in the...
Another Luxury Hotel In Chennai Becomes Covid Cluster, 20 Staff Positive
Mon Jan 04 2021
Twenty staff members at Chennai's star hotel, the Leela Palace, have tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities said on Monday....
PMC Bank Scam: Senior Shiv Sena Leader's Wife Appears Before Anti-Corruption Agency
Mon Jan 04 2021
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's wife, Varsha Raut, today appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai for questioning in a...
Income Tax Officials Record Robert Vadra Statement In UK Properties Case
Mon Jan 04 2021
Income Tax officials investigating alleged tax evasion by businessman Robert Vadra -- the son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi --...
"No Plan To Enter Corporate Farming": Reliance Goes To Court On Vandalism
Mon Jan 04 2021
Reliance Industries approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court today pleading that the government safeguard its assets and services in...
18 Dead As Roof Collapses At Crematorium In UP
Sun Jan 03 2021
Eighteen people have died and some are injured after roof of a crematorium in Uttar Pradesh's Muradnagar city collapsed due...
GST Officials Detect Rs. 830 Crore Tax Evasion By Delhi-Based Tobacco Factory
Sun Jan 03 2021
The GST department has unearthed ₹ 831 crore tax evasion by an unregistered gutkha or tobacco manufacturing unit in the...
As Freezing Delhi Goes Under The Covers, Defiant Farmers Take Off Shirts
Sun Jan 03 2021
The national capital today woke up to a heavy thunderstorm and rain, the cloud cover bringing down the temperature to...