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India reports 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours – health ministry

NEW DELHI, Aug 1 – India reported 41,831 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to government data on Sunday. The nationwide tally of infections has reached 31.65 million since the start of the pandemic, according to the health ministry. The country reported 541 deaths overnight, […]

Shah says BJP govts work for the poorest, praises Adityanath

Lucknow, Aug 1:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that BJP governments do not work on the basis of caste, but for the development of the poorest person and to revamp law and order. Addressing a function after laying the foundation stone of the UP State […]

One dead as car falls into drain in HP’s Lahaul-Spiti

Shimla, Aug 1:  A man died and another man was injured after their car fell into a drain in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti on Sunday, a state disaster management official said. The deceased has been identified as Tashi Dorje, a resident of Sagnam in Pin Valley of Spiti, he […]

Doors of SP open to all small parties for 2022 UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow, Aug 1:  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said doors of his party are open to all small parties for an alliance ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls next year and he will try that all such political outfits come together to defeat the BJP. […]

Mastermind behind deadly 2019 Kashmir attack killed in shootout -Indian police

SRINAGAR, India, July 31 – The mastermind behind a 2019 attack that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops has been killed in a shootout with security forces, Indian police in Kashmir said on Saturday. Mohammad Ismail Alvi, the commander of militant organization Jaish-e-Mohammad was killed south of the regional […]

Puri seeks foreign, private investments in oil and gas production

New Delhi, Jul 30: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday promised an open-door policy to resolve any issue faced by the industry as he sought foreign and private investments to boost domestic oil and gas production. At an investor meet called to promote India’s latest offering of discovered […]

20,624 fresh COVID cases in Kerala, 80 deaths

Thiruvananthapuram, July 31:  For the fifth consecutive day, Kerala recorded more than 20,000 fresh COVID-19 cases on Saturday, but saw a decline in fatalities and a fall in the Test Positivity Rate to 12.31 per cent. The state had recorded 100 deaths on Friday, while the TPR was […]

COVID-19: India records 41,649 fresh cases, 593 more fatalities

New Delhi, Jul 31:  With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said The number of […]

India reports most new COVID cases in three weeks

NEW DELHI, July 30 – India reported 44,230 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, the most in three weeks, the latest evidence of a worrying trend of rising cases that has forced one state to lock down amid fears of another wave of infections. India was battered by the […]

Pegasus issue: SC to hear plea of journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar next week

New Delhi, Jul 30: The Supreme Court will next week hear a plea by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking an independent probe by a sitting or a retired judge into the Pegasus snooping matter. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana on Friday took […]

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