The maximum temperature in Dehradun was 31.8 degrees Celsius on Friday, almost eight notches above normal and the highest ever on a day in February in recorded history. This was just a day after Thursday’s maximum temperature, 31.3 degrees Celsius, was recorded as the warmest ever in Doon during this […]
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Uttarakhand glacial burst: Death toll rises to 72
The death toll in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident has reached 72 as two more bodies and 30 parts of human bodies were recovered from the debris, according to the state government on Saturday. “So far, 72 bodies and 30 human body parts have been recovered from different places in the […]
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Brazil signs Covid-19 vaccine deal with Bharat Biotech
On the same day, Brazil reached the grim milestone of 250,000 deaths by COVID-19, the country’s health ministry signed a deal with Indian pharmaceutical company Bharat Biotech for the purchase of 20 million doses of the Covaxin Vaccines, which is yet to be approved by local regulators. The administration of President Jair […]
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Noida woman abducted from Ghaziabad , gangraped
A 30-year-old woman, who is a resident of Noida, was allegedly abducted by three suspects in an autorickshaw, forcibly taken to a desolate spot, and gang-raped. An FIR has been registered at Pilkhuwa police station in Hapur district. According to police, the woman works at a store in Ghaziabad’s Indirapuram and […]
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Bengal to vote in 8 phases, Assam 3, one-dayers in Tamil Nadu, Kerala
The Election Commission on Friday announced polls in Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Puducherry between March 27 and April 29, setting up several high-stake electoral contests with unprecedented eight-phase voting in Bengal The state, which has seen rising bitterness and violence between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters, will […]
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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh is going viral, and people are angry
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh, on Thursday, declared history being created through his official Twitter handle as “all communities and tribes” of Manipur came “together as one in the fight against drugs and poppy plantations in the State at a public convention held in Imphal today.” He tweeted a […]
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India reports 16,488 new Covid-19 cases, 113 deaths
As many as 16,488 new COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths were reported in India during the last 24 hours, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday. With this, the total coronavirus caseload in the country has gone up to 1,10,79,979, including 1,59,590 active cases and 1,07,63,451 discharges. The COVID-19 death toll […]
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Delhi: ASI dies after shooting self in PCR van
A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector (ASI) died after shooting himself in the chest in a PCR vehicle on Saturday morning, police said. The ASI was on duty near the Zakhira flyover in the national capital. Further investigation is underway, Delhi Police said.
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Liverpool do not need summer rebuild, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp says he does not need to rebuild his squad in the transfer window, keeping faith in the players who delivered the Merseyside club’s first English top-flight title in 30 years last season. Liverpool ripped up the record books in the 2019-20 campaign, but a season marred […]
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Ind vs Eng: Chris Woakes flies home from Test tour
All-rounder Chris Woakes will not be available for selection in the playing XI for the fourth and final Test between England and India as he has left the tour for his pre-planned break. According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, Woakes left England’s bio-secure bubble on Thursday to fly back home. The 31-year-old cricketer named in England squad […]
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Fire breaks out at factory in Delhi’s Pratap Nagar, one dead
One body was recovered from a factory in the Pratap Nagar area of Delhi where a fire broke out on Saturday morning. According to Fire Officer Rajinder Atwal, eyewitnesses informed that an LPG cylinder exploded following which the fire broke out. “A Fire Service personnel is injured and admitted to hospital. We have successfully contained the fire,” he […]
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South Korea vaccinates 18,000 to start ambitious Covid-19 campaign
South Korea said 18,489 people received their first doses of AstraZeneca PLC’s vaccine by midnight on Friday as it launched an ambitious Covid-19 inoculation campaign, and will begin using Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines today. The first to receive the shots are healthcare workers, staffers at assisted care facilities, and other high-risk people, […]
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Tiger Woods in ‘good spirits’ after successful follow-up procedures
Golf legend Tiger Woods, who was involved in a single-car accident, is recovering after receiving additional procedures at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Woods had suffered significant orthopaedic injuries to his right lower extremity but the golf superstar is now in “good spirits” after the treatment. “Tiger has moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center […]
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US near authorisation of Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine
US regulators yesterday said they would work quickly to authorise Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use after a panel of outside advisers backed the one-shot immunisation. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to decide on emergency use by today for what would be the third vaccine available […]
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PM Modi pays tribute to Sant Ravidas on birth anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the mystic poet, Sant Ravidas on the occasion of his birth anniversary, also known as Ravidas Jayanti, on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said, ” Saint Ravidasji gave messages on equality, goodwill, and compassion centuries ago, which has inspired the countrymen for ages. I […]