Home minister Amit Shah tweeted on Sunday afternoon that he has tested positive for coronavirus, adding that he is “fine” but getting hospitalised as advised by doctors. “On getting the initial symptoms of corona, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine, but […]
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Amitabh Bachchan tests negative for Covid-19, discharged from hospital
Actor Abhishek Bachchan has said his father, actor Amitabh Bachchan, has tested negative for Covid-19 and has been discharged from Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital after a 23-day stay. Abhishek added that he is still positive for the coronavirus due to ‘some comorbidities’ and continues to be at the hospital. He wrote […]
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World’s highest railway bridge over Chenab river in J-K to be ready by next year
The world’s highest railway bridge over river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir will be ready by next year, and will connect the Valley with the rest of India by train for the first time by 2022, officials said on Sunday. The bridge, which has a central span of 467 metres, […]
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Drones, restrictions on outsiders among security protocol ahead of Ram temple event at Ayodhya
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya have put in place several security arrangements, including Covid-19 protocols and preventive measures, ahead of the ceremony to lay the foundation stone on August 5 for the construction of the Ram temple, a senior official said on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the […]
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With CPEC in mind, China wants iron brother Pakistan to pitch BLA as terror group in UN
With China-Pakistan Economic Corridor at the heart of President Xi Jinping’s plan to consolidate economic relations with Africa and Middle-East via Gwadar, Beijing wants Islamabad to move the UN Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaida, Taliban and affiliates committee to brand Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) a global terrorist organisation. The BLA […]
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Yogi Adityanath’s Ayodhya visit cancelled after minister Kamal Rani Varun’s death
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s visit to Ayodhya to review preparations for the bhumi pujan ceremony for the construction of the Ram Mandir on Sunday was cancelled after Kamal Rani Varun, a minister in his cabinet, died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Kamal Rani Varun, 62, had tested positive […]
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India and China hold crucial disengagement talks, focus on Finger Area
Senior military commanders of India and China are holding a meeting in eastern Ladakh to implement a disengagement plan along the Line of Actual Control or LAC. The meeting is being held in Moldo, on the Chinese side of the LAC. This is the fifth attempt of both the countries […]
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Kamal Rani, minister in Yogi Adityanath cabinet, dies of Covid-19
Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister Kamal Rani, who was undergoing treatment for coronavirus at a Lucknow hospital, died on Sunday morning. She was 62. Kamal Rani, minister of technical education in the state government, was admitted to a Rajdhani Covid hospital on July 18. “The condition of minister deteriorated after infection […]
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Nepal to send updated map to India, international community, says minister
Nepal government intends to send its recently revised map to India, Google and international community by the middle of August, a minister has said. The revised map includes Indian territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani. “We will be sending the updated map including Kalapani, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura to various UN […]
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Friendship Day: Pandemic creates new bonds with neighbours
At times you become friends in extraordinary circumstances with the most unexpected people . For many, the pandemic has led to new bonds of friendship being created. From chit-chatting and playing games from their balconies to providing essentials to the sick and needy while practising self isolation and social distancing […]
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Come forward, Bihar top cop tells Rhea Chakraborty on Sushant Singh probe
Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty must join the investigation into the death of Sushant Singh Rajput being conducted by Patna Police in Mumbai if she has nothing to hide, Bihar’s top police official has said. A four-member team of the Patna Police is in Mumbai to probe Rajput’s death after the actor’s father […]
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India’s Covid-19 tally over 1.75 million; recoveries go beyond 1.14 million
India’s tally of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) went past the 1.75 million mark on Sunday, more than 180 days after the country’s first Covid-19 case was reported in Kerala in January end, Union health ministry’s data showed. The country had crossed the 100,000-mark in 110 days after the country’s first […]
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Apple Fire grows in California, nearly 8,000 to be evacuated
A major fire in California in the United States has led to evacuation of more than 8,000 people from the Riverside County. The uncontrolled blaze has spread across more than 12,000 acres, according to local authorities. It is called Apple Fire by the locals and it started as several small […]
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India, China to hold commander-level talks today, disengagement in finger area key focus
India and China will hold military-level talks at Moldo to discuss the disengagement along the contested areas of Line of Actual Control (LAC). The Corps Commander-level talks will be held on the Chinese side of the LAC, according to Indian Army. It is likely to start at 11 am. The […]
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Covid-19: UP govt relaxes weekend curbs, allows opening of sweet, rakhi shops on Sunday due to Raksha Bandhan
The Uttar Pradesh government has allowed opening of sweet shops and those selling rakhis on Sunday. The decision has been taken in view of the Raksha Bandhan festival on Monday. In an official release on Saturday, the UP government said that chief minister Yogi Adityanath has allowed free travel for […]