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Covid-19 vaccine scare drives this Telangana man climb up a tree

Telangana man climbs on tree to avoid getting vaccinated as authorities pursue the goal of getting 100 per cent population vaccinated in the state

Dec 8, 2021

Sarpanch uses fake SC certificate for J&K Panchayat polls; gets busted after victory [details]

Husband of Sarpanch, two Revenue officials were also booked by Crime Branch for their involvement in the fraud.

Dec 7, 2021

Playboy model with 'alien blood' who is now a Satanist reveals her health condition

In 2019, Sabrok had launched her own cult named Sabrok Legion

Dec 7, 2021

Speeding Mercedes Benz wreaks havoc in B'luru; vehicles pile-up, one dead, many injured [details]

One person was killed in a massive pileup caused due to an over-speeding Mercedes Benz crash in Bengaluru's Indiranagar.

Dec 7, 2021

BSF jurisdiction increased in border states to curb looming threats of drones, UAVs: MoS Home

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai justified the decision to increase the jurisdiction of BSF in some border states, citing the threats of UAVs, drones among other things.

Dec 7, 2021

1984 Delhi riots: Ex-Cong leader Sajjan Kumar charged with 2 murders

A Delhi court has announced charges against former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots case, in connection with two murders in Delhi's Raj Nagar locality.

Dec 7, 2021

Suu Kyi's jail term halved by 2 yrs by military regime; Location of prison kept secret

The four-year jail sentences of Aung San Suu Kyi, the former de facto leader of Myanmar who was ousted during the February 1 military coup, as well as deposed President Win Myint have been halved by two years by the ruling military regime.

Dec 7, 2021

17 Covid cases found on Norwegian cruise ship after it left New Orleans in US

At least 17 Covid-19 cases were detected on a Norwegian cruise ship that departed from New Orleans, in the US state of Louisiana, including one suspected to have the fast-spreading Omicron variant, local media reported.

Dec 7, 2021

German national staying in B'luru hotel tests COVID positive; shifted to hospital [details]

Amid Omicron concerns in the state of Karnataka, a German national staying in Bengaluru's 5-star hotel tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Dec 7, 2021

This Hyderabad man leaves bike and flees again as 179 traffic fines of Rs 42K pending

After being caught by Hyderabad traffic police for a traffic violation, the man fled leaving his vehicle behind. The rider has been fined on several occasions since 2015, owing a sum of Rs 42,475.

Dec 7, 2021

Covid came from space: This is how a study report tried to figure out the pandemic's origin last year

The study report suggested that a meteor could have dispersed the Covid virus in China

Dec 7, 2021

Indian-origin petrol station owner in US killed on daughter's B'day; 65th robbery in Columbus City

The Indian-origin owner of a petrol station in the US state of Georgia was killed on his daughter's birthday in a brazen daylight robbery in front of a bank that shares a building with a police station.

Dec 7, 2021

Germany's incoming chancellor Olaf Scholz calls himself "'feminist"; Unveils first gender-balanced cabinet

While unveiling the new cabinet, Scholz said that Germany's security was now in the hands of women. The country got its first ever female interior minister and female foreign minister

Dec 7, 2021

Rainfall in Chennai for next 2 days, predicts IMD; Orange alert issued in Tiruchi

The Regional Centre of IMD has predicted light rain over the next 48 hours and partly lightly sky conditions. Weathermen say that rainfall might not be heavy but continuous.

Dec 7, 2021

Gurugram Namaz Row: Muslim groups decide to hold Friday prayers in 18 sites

The Muslim National Forum and the clerics of the Gurugram Imam organisation in a memorandum submitted to the district administration on Monday identified 12 places on the land of masjid, madarsa and Waqf Board

Dec 7, 2021