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Haj 2021 cost reduced, Covid-19 Negative test made compulsory, embarkation points reduced to 10

The new cost per Haj pilgrim after reduction is approximately Rs. 3,30,000 to 4,00,000 depending on the embarkation point

Dec 10, 2020

Shocking: Social distancing useless indoors, study warns of COVID-19 infection from 20ft distance

A South Korean study showed how the novel coronavirus was transmitted from a carrier to a healthy individual in just 5 minutes exposure, with 20 feet distance between the two.

Dec 10, 2020

Journalists covering J&K DDC elections assaulted by Police; Press Club demands inquiry

Three journalists covering the fifth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) were allegedly beaten up by the police in Srigufwara village of Anantnag district. In a statement, the Kashmir Press Club said the incident was unfortunate and demanded an inquiry.

Dec 10, 2020

CJI Bobde's mother duped of Rs 2.5 crore by family business manager, man held

A man has been arrested for allegedly duping the 93-year-old mother of Chief Justice of India Justice SA Bobde of around Rs 2.5 crore over a period of time in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The man was manager of Bobde-owned Seasons Lawn for 13 years.

Dec 10, 2020

What happens after death: Complete numbness and white light in sight

The near-death experience testimonial shared by Morgan has made many believe that life after death is a real phenomenon

Dec 10, 2020

UP woman ends life by consuming 'sindoor' as husband refuses to take her along to Surat

Saraswati wanted to accompany her husband, but he refused and asked to stay behind with their two-and-half-year-old child

Dec 10, 2020

JP Nadda's convoy attacked during Bengal visit, Gen Sec Vijayvargiya's vehicle ransacked

Stones were hurled on Thursday at BJP national president J P Nadda's convoy when it was on its way to Diamond Harbour area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district from Kolkata.

Dec 10, 2020

'Armed forces used to rig election': Mehbooba Mufti amid fifth phase of J&K DDC elections

As the polling for the fifth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir is underway, former J&K CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged rigging and also said that security forces are not allowing people to come out to vote.

Dec 10, 2020

Jharkhand woman gangraped by 17 men as husband held hostage; one accused arrested

In a horrific incident, a woman was allegedly gangraped by 17 drunk men in Jharkhand's Dumka while she was returning from the market with her husband. One of the accussed has been identified and caught, the hunt for 16 others is on.

Dec 10, 2020

India's first mRNA COVID vaccine candidate gets nod to start phase 1 trials | Details inside

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given conditional approval for Phase 1 and 2 clinical trials of India's first mRNA Covid-19 vaccine candidate -- HGCO19 -- that is being developed by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals.

Dec 10, 2020

Trump still in denial, won't concede; netizens call him 'cry baby'

In one of his latest tweets, the President reasons that no candidate has ever won both Florida and Ohio and lost, and he won them both 'by a lot'.

Dec 10, 2020

Stupid or smart: Boris Johnson's reaction to Indian farmers' protest puzzling; dodges bullet

The UK government has so far refused to be drawn into the ongoing protests in India, unlike Canadian authorities who have outrightly spoken in the farmers' support, putting diplomatic ties with the Modi government at stake.

Dec 10, 2020

California churches rebranded as strip clubs to dodge COVID-19 restrictions

Strip club owners have filed cases against health authorities, who tried to shut down the adult business during the COVID-induced lockdown, arguing that live entertainment is a form of constitutionally protected speech and the move would be in violation of the law.

Dec 9, 2020

Meerut IPS officer's heartwarming gesture at farmers' protest wins over internet | Watch

It was later discovered that the IPS officer is a farmer's son from Barmer in Rajasthan and secured rank 174 in UPSC in 2017. His gesture, as heartwarming, has also been met with criticism. Read on for details.

Dec 9, 2020

Anti-cow slaughter bill clears K'taka Assembly; Oppn stage walkout in protest

The Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Prevention of Cattle Bill 2020 was tabled in the Karnataka Assembly on Wednesday, a move which has irked the opposition. Here's what the bill dictates.

Dec 9, 2020