In a shocking incident, a police inspector has been arrested for the alleged murder of his wife in Gujarat. Another person arrested in connection to the case turned out to be a politician who had once contested by-poll elections on a Congress ticket and was accused of helping the cop commit the crime. The two […]
The Madhya Pradesh government on Saturday released a standard operating procedure (SOP) for reopening of schools for Classes 11 and 12 with 50 per cent attendance. The schools are scheduled to open on July 26, said an official. According to his statement, the SOP released on Friday recommended physical classes for students of Classes 9 […]
Thirty people have died in a landslide near a village in coastal Raigad district of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The toll in the incident near Talai village in Mahad tehsil is likely to rise, police said, as many areas of Maharashtra continued to face rain fury since the past few days. “Thirty bodies have […]
India recorded 38,164 fresh Covid cases and 499 fatalities in the last 24 hours, the lowest in around 104 days. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday, a decrease of 995 cases has been recorded in the active Covid-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. The total tally of Covid-19 cases has increased to 3,11,44,229. The death […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday rejected the Delhi Police’s proposal seeking to appoint special public prosecutors to argue cases of violence that occurred during the northeast Delhi riots and the farmers’ Republic Day protests. While no reaction was available from the LG’s office as of Saturday morning, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal will have […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters Chief Photographer Danish Siddiqui has been killed in clashes that ensued in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak district, TOLO News reported on Friday, quoting sources. The 40-year-old journalist was based in Mumbai. The Indian journalist had been covering the situation in Kandahar. AFP reported that Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in Spin Boldak after an […]
After a prolonged waiting period, a Delhi court on Thursday finally announced their decision to hear the bail application of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid on July 27. Khalid was apprehended by Delhi police under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection to the northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. Additional Sessions […]
Delhi Police has been slapped with a Rs 25,000 fine by a Delhi Court for its “callous” investigation of cases related to the Northeast Delhi riots that took place last year. The fine came in response to a revision petition filed by Delhi Police against a court order directing to register an FIR based on the complaint of […]
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) will begin manufacturing Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine from September, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement on Monday. According to the RDIF statement, 300 million doses of the vaccine will be manufactured by SII every year. As part of the technical transfer process, SII has […]
India reported 37,154 new Coronavirus infections and 724 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The latest daily caseload is 10 per cent lower than what was reported yesterday. With the fresh addition, the national Covid caseload rose to 3,08,74,376 while the death toll surged to 4,08,764. According to Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 […]