New Delhi, April 7 (PTI): Slack in following COVID appropriate behaviour, a susceptible population and spread of variants could be among the main reasons for the second wave of coronavirus that has hit the coun
LUCKNOW, APRIL 7 (IANS): A 12-year-old boy suffered injuries after he picked up a crude bomb, mistaking it for a ball, from a garbage heap and then threw it away, causing an explosion.
The incident took plac
NEW DELHI, APRIL 7 (IANS): India recorded 1,15,736 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest-ever single-day surge since the onset of the pandemic early last year, taking the overall tally to 12,801,
Bijapur, April 6 (PTI): The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has claimed that CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went missing after the April 3 ambush in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, is in captivity of ultras
New Delhi, April 6 (PTI): The Delhi government on Tuesday announced seven hours of night curfew for this entire month as COVID-19 cases continued to rise with 5,100 fresh cases and 17 deaths being reported in 2
ONGOLE/VILLUPURAM, APRIL 6 (IANS): Nearly 300 policemen from Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district police department who were deputed in Tamil Nadu for the Assembly election duties on Tuesday won the hearts of
Shimla, April 6 (PTI): Around 100 migratory birds have been found dead in Pong Dam Lake in the last two weeks after the outbreak of a second wave of bird flu in Himachal Pradesh, wildlife officials said on Tues
New Delhi, April 6 (PTI): The Delhi government Tuesday imposed seven hours of night curfew with immediate effect for this entire month as an emergency measure for the "wellbeing and safety" of people
New Delhi, April 6 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the BJP's rivals on Tuesday as he accused them of spreading "false narratives" over issues ranging from the farm laws to the ci
AURANGABAD, April 6 (IANS): Veteran journalist Fatima R. Zakaria, the former Editor of the Sunday Times, Mumbai, and mother of renowned global media personality Fareed R. Zakaria, passed away here on Tuesday du
NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): Amid the continued surge in Covid-19 cases in India again in the past few weeks, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said the vaccination is being carried out on the basis of priorit
New Delhi, April 6 (PTI): COVID-19 is spreading at a fast pace with an increase in the intensity of the pandemic and the next four weeks are going to be very critical, the Centre said on Tuesday as it stre
New Delhi, AprIL 6 (PTI): The Supreme Court Tuesday said that people dealing in narcotic drugs are instruments in inflicting death blow to innocent young victims who are vulnerable and cause deleterious effects
ISLAMABAD, APRIL 6 (IANS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that India and Pakistan cannot afford to engage in an all-out war, as both countries are powered by nuclear weapons.
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) India recorded 96,982 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 1,26,86,049 on Tuesday. This comes a day after daily cases crossed one-lakh mark.
On Mond
NEW DELHI, APRIL 6 (IANS): A CBI court on Tuesday sentenced Ashutosh Verma, the then Deputy Director (Investigation) of the Income Tax and two others to one year rigorous imprisonment with Rs one lakh fine each
BIJAPUR, APRIL 6 (IANS): The district of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, around 480 km from state capital Raipur, has been tackling an acute problem of malnutrition for years, especially among children. A region compr
MUMBAI, APRIL 6 (IANS): Amid the raging Covid-19 scourge, Maharashtra has become the first state in India to cross the landmark 8,00,000 vaccination jabs from January 16 till date, according to official data re
JAIPUR, APRIL 6 (IANS): In what seemed like a scene out of a Bollywood flick, 16 prisoners escaped from Phalodi jail in Rajasthan's Jodhpur district on Monday night by putting chilli powder in the prison st
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), April 5 (IANS): Union Home Minister Amit Shah presided over a key meeting, along with Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, with top security officials on Monday and revisited the