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Veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam being treated for COVID-19 is able to recognise people around him and is breathing a little more comfortably than before, his son and filmmaker S P Charan said on Sunday.Posting an update on his father's health condition on his Facebook page, he...
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The United States health watchdog has authorised the emergency use of a new and expensive saliva based laboratory diagnostic test for COVID-19 that could be a game changer in the diagnosis of the infection as it will enable rapid testing amongst more people easily.Stephen Hahn, the Food and Drugs...
19:58
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in 173 border and coastal districts from where one lakh new cadets will be inducted, an official statement said on Sunday. The expansion of the NCC was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
19:14
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh control Facebook and Whatsapp in the country.The Congress MP also alleged that they spread fake news and hatred through these social media platforms to influence the electorate.BJP &...
18:39
Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be spending a lot more time with the Territorial Army now that he has retired, said friend and business partner Arun Pandey on Sunday, rejecting talk of his brand value going down due to the decision. Pandey saw the retirement announcement coming after this year's...
18:18
Shaheen Bagh social activist Shahzad Ali on Sunday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Delhi BJP president Adesh Gupta and leader Shyam Jaju.I have joined the BJP to prove wrong those in our community who think that the BJP is our enemy. We'll sit together with them over the...
18:09
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray has said the process of lifting the lockdown in the state would be done in a stepwise manner.The threat of COVID-19 still persists, Thackeray said on Saturday, and added that he does not want a second wave of the deadly viral infection in the state.The...
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Legendary actor Dilip Kumar's brothers, Ehsaan Khan and Aslam Khan, have tested positive for COVID-19 and are currently in hospital. Ehsaan, 90 and Aslam, 88, were admitted to Lilavati Hospital late Saturday night after they complained of breathlessness. Both the brothers, who...
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You will always be my captain, said India skipper Virat Kohli to Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Sunday, expressing gratitude for the friendship and belief that he got from the talismanic senior. In a nearly minute-long video posted on the BCCI's official Twitter handle, Kohli said Dhoni's...
17:59
Former India opener Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday due to COVID-19 related complications after being put on life support for nearly 36 hours, his brother Pushpendra Chauhan said. Chauhan, who played 40 Tests for India, was 73 and is survived by his wife and son Vinayak, who is...
17:17
Twenty three people, including three foreigners, were arrested after the crime branch raided a rave party where drugs were allegedly being used in North Goa district, police said on Sunday.Narcotics worth over Rs 9 lakh were seized from the party which was going on amid the COVID-19 pandemic at a...
17:08
A man and his son died after they sustained severe injuries in a violent clash between two parties during a panchayat meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh district on Sunday, police said. After the incident took place at Sheikhpur village in Raniganj area, three policemen, including...
16:43
Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown.However, the private operators have to submit in advance to the Railways...
16:41
The Uttar Pradesh government has extended the detention of Kafeel Khan under the National Security Act by a period of three months, an official statement said. Khan has been in jail since January 29 for allegedly delivering a provocative speech at the Aligarh Muslim University on December...
16:18
Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of Donald Trump, has died, the president said in a statement, a day after he visited his best friend in a New York hospital. President Trump made a last-minute trip to New York on Friday to meet his ailing younger brother before going to New Jersey for a...
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Continuing the downward trend, India's COVID-19 case fatality rate on Sunday dropped to 1.93 per cent, which is one of the lowest globally, the Union health ministry said. This is a result of coordinated efforts of the Centre and state and UT governments, it said.The USA crossed 50,000...
15:58
Tributes continue to pour in for Mahendra Sinmgh Dhoni with the game's governing body International Cricket Council saying that the former India skipper inspired a whole generation and will be sorely missed. Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday...
15:44
There will be no large congregations, community celebrations or idol immersion at public places on Ganesh Chaturthi in the national capital this year in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee.A fine of Rs 50,000 will be imposed on violators, it said.This...
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Work at the Rajasthan high court in Jaipur will remain suspended for the next three days, after its Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The registrar general of the high court, in a notice, said all the persons concerned are requested to get...
15:06
Prohibitory orders clamped in parts of Bengaluru after the violence last week led to police firing, killing three people, have been extended from Sunday to Tuesday. The order would be in force from the morning of August 16 to the morning of August 18. ...
14:52
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Kamalkote sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. From 10:45 to 11:45 am, ceasefire violation was reported from Lowergrah and Upergrah posts of Kamalkote Sector in Uri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla...
14:24
As many as 303 COVID-19 cases and one death were reported in Maharashtra Police force in the last 24 hours.According to the Maharashtra Police, the total cases among its personnel stands at 12,290 including 9,850 recoveries, 2,315 active cases and 125 deaths.India registered 63,489 new...
13:31
In a dig at the Narendra Modi government over its push for self-reliance, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Russia gave the first lesson to the world on being 'Aatmanirbhar' by introducing a COVID-19vaccine while India has just been preaching about it.Lauding Russia for the vaccine,...
13:28
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged on Sunday that the Raj Bhavan has been placed under surveillance, and the action undermines the sanctity of the institution.Making the startling claim, Dhankhar, who has often crossed swords with the Trinamool Congress government over a host of issues...
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Will Mahendra Singh Dhoni's no.7 jersey follow him into retirement? A demand has certainly been raised and a prominent voice within BCCI agrees with it. India wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik on Sunday became the first to voice the opinion in his tribute to the former captain, who...
12:42
Iran on Saturday threatened to launch an attack against the United Arab Emirates over its agreement to normalise relations with Israel, Arab News reported.The UAE's great betrayal of the Palestinian people ... will turn this small, rich country, which is heavily dependent on security, into a...
12:21
After Ram Janmabhoomi trust head Nritya Gopal Das tested positive for novel coronavirus infection, Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamna on Sunday questioned if Prime Minister Narendra Modi will follow quarantine regulations as he shared the stage with him during the groundbreaking ceremony of Ram Temple...
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The medical condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee is much better and stable, his son Abhijit Mukherjee said on Sunday.Abhijit said that the vital parameters of the former president, who underwent emergency surgery for the brain clot on August 10, following which his health status had...
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Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 20-year-old student here, police said on Sunday.Sudiksha Bhati, who hailed from Deri Scanar village in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Dadri, died on August 10 in a road crash in Bulandshahr district while she was pillion riding a motorcycle...
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Pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Temple resumed on Sunday, nearly five months after it was suspended due to COVID-19.Only 2,000 people will be allowed to visit the shrine per day.Expressing excitement, Prashant Sharma, one of the first pilgrims to visit the shrine said, I'm happy that people can...
10:29
Niagara Falls in Canada illuminated in colours of Indian national flag. on the occasion of India's 74th Independence Day.Photograph: Consulate General of India in Toronto
09:56
A spike of 63,489 COVID-19 cases and 944 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours.The COVID-19 tally in the country rises to 25,89,682 including 6,77,444 active cases, 18,62,258 discharged and 49,980 deaths, says ministry of health and family welfare.The ministry also said in a tweet that...
09:36
Alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lied about the Eastern Ladakh stand-off, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that Prime Minister allowed China to take Indian land.Taking to Twitter, the Congress leader wrote, 'Everybody believes in the capability and valour of the Indian army....
08:43
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were among several dignitaries who paid tributes to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his second death anniversary on Sunday. They were joined by several Union ministers and other leaders at 'Sadaiv Atal',...
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