Category: India News

India records 27,176 fresh cases of COVID-19

New Delhi, Sep 15:  Daily new cases of coronavirus in India continued to remained below 30,000 with the country recording 27,176 fresh COVID-19 cases, while 284 new fatalities were recorded, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. With the fresh cases, India’s?total?tally of?COVID-19 cases?rose to? […]

Indian food delivery firm Zomato’s co-founder exits after 6 years

BENGALURU, Sept 14 – Zomato Ltd (ZOMT.NS) co-founder and head of supply Gaurav Gupta has left the Indian food delivery firm after six years, the company said on Tuesday, months after it went public in a high-profile listing. Gupta, who was promoted to the position of founder in March 2019, had been […]

Indian study finds big drop in COVID antibodies within four months of vaccination

BHUBANESWAR, India, Sept 14 – A study of 614 fully vaccinated health workers in India found a “significant” drop in their COVID-fighting antibodies within four months of the first shot. The findings could help the Indian government decide whether to provide booster doses as some Western countries have done. Waning antibodies do […]

Woman killed in attack by monkeys

Muzaffarnagar, Sep 14:  A woman who was seriously injured in an attack by monkeys in a village here, died on Tuesday, officials said. The victim, identified as Shimla, was rushed to a government health centre after the attack in Firozpur village that falls under Bhopa police station. According […]

Bhupendra Patel takes over as 17th Gujarat CM

Gandhinagar, Sep 13:  First-term MLA Bhupendra Patel was on Monday sworn in Gujarat chief minister, two days after Vijay Rupani’s surprise exit from the post, a year ahead of the Assembly polls Patel (59), unanimously elected BJP legislature party leader on Sunday, was sworn in as the state’s […]

India cuts import taxes on vegetable oils to calm prices

Summary Crude palm oil, soyoil, sunflower oil to attract 24.75% import taxes Refined palm oil, soyoil, sunflower oil would be taxed 35.75% Tax cut could lower prices and boost consumption MUMBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) – India has cut base import taxes on palm oil, soyoil and sunflower oil, […]

Dengue suspected of killing dozens as Indian state suffers worst outbreak in years

NEW DELHI, Sept 13 – An outbreak of dengue fever is suspected of killing dozens of people in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh since the start of September, and authorities have launched a campaign to destroy mosquito breeding grounds. Dinesh Kumar Premi, the chief medical officer in […]

Priyanka Gandhi wraps up her five-day UP tour ahead of assembly polls

Lucknow, Sep 13:  Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday left for Delhi after wrapping up her five-day tour of Uttar Pradesh during which she exhorted party workers to work round the clock for the 2022 UP Assembly polls. Ending her five-day tour, Priyanka Gandhi told party […]

158 dengue cases in Delhi this year; 32 in September

New Delhi, Sep 13:  At least 158 cases of dengue have been reported in the national capital this year, according to a civic report released on Monday. The number of dengue cases for January 1-September 11 period is also the highest this year since 2019 when the count […]

Woman axed to death by mother-in-law

Jamshedpur, Sep 13: A 22-year-old woman was axed to death allegedly by her mother-in-law in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said on Monday. The victim Bhawani Layek had an altercation with her mother-in-law Gita Layek over a petty domestic issue on Sunday, which turned serious and the accused picked […]

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