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India logs 15,823 new Covid cases, 226 deaths in 24 hrs; Vaccination coverage exceeds 96.43 crore doses

India on Wednesday reported 15,823 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours. Total 226 deaths have also been reported in the same time span, pushing the death toll at 4,51,189, the Union Health Ministry said.

Oct 13, 2021

Poverty forces more child marriages in Afghanistan in exchange for guns or cattle

According to reports, if the buyer does not have cash on hand, he will provide the girl's family guns or cattle in exchange for their alliance.

Oct 13, 2021

India's August industrial production rises by 11.9% YoY, markets react positively

Infrastructure or construction products output increased by 11.1 percent, while consumer durables production increased by 8%, up from (-) 10.2 percent.

Oct 13, 2021

Coal Shortage: Centre ponders letting power plants use 10% imported coal blend

The news on coal imports comes as Coal India Ltd claimed its shipments are higher than last year and the country's shortages would be handled in a few days.

Oct 13, 2021

After Facebook, it's Gmail; Suffers outage in some parts of India

Some users took to social media sites such as Twitter to express their frustration with the inability to access Gmail.

Oct 13, 2021

Stocks rebound on hopes of healthy macros, consumer durables rise [Review]

Consumer durables, metals, and fast moving consumer goods indices all increased, but IT and telecom indices declined.

Oct 13, 2021

I still feel I'm CM, says Fadnavis; MVA deplores, says "stop day-dreaming"

He claimed he has been serving the people and leading the opposition in the Assembly for two years without a day off.

Oct 13, 2021

Locally manufactured PAK, Chinese weapons recovered from killed TRF terrorists [details]

Five local terrorists affiliated with LeT, masquerading as TRF were killed in twin encounters in South Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.

Oct 13, 2021

Shopian encounter: Security forces eliminate second terrorist; operation underway [details]

Earlier on Tuesday three LeT terrorists were killed in an encounter between the terrorists and security forces at Tulran Imamsahab area in Shopian.

Oct 12, 2021

What's in a comma: A multi-million-dollar lawsuit; Australia's defamation laws under scanner [details]

There have been many similar instances in Australia where a missing Oxford comma, or a bad review on social media has cost a hefty price to the writers.

Oct 12, 2021

Poonch encounter enters second night: Forces establish contact with hiding terrorists [details]

It appears that terrorists were hiding in the forest for two-three months, says DIG Poonch-Rajouri. Too early to ascertain the exact number of terrorists.

Oct 12, 2021

Congress high-command "ignores" Sidhu; deputes Bittu to Kashmir [details]

Sidhu was in Jammu when central leadership deputed Bittu from Delhi to meet victims of the recent terror attacks.

Oct 12, 2021

Dubai Couple Use Tiger In Gender Reveal; Viral Video Draws Flak on Social Media for Misuse of Wild Animal [Watch]

In a video initially shared on social media by an individual user, and later featured by a popular page, a tiger can be seen being used in a gender reveal.

Oct 12, 2021

Psychiatric disorders in teens linked to social exclusion in later life [details]

Adolescents who had received a mental health disorder diagnosis were often excluded from the labour market and education as young adults, finds a new study.

Oct 12, 2021

S.Korean man given life sentence for murdering online friend he stalked [shocking details]

A Seoul court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for brutally killing an online game mate he stalked and her family members, in a case that raised awareness about stalking crimes.

Oct 12, 2021