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HC asks K'taka govt, BBMP to initiate action against hospitals for overcharging Covid patients

The judge instructed the government and BBMP to provide facts regarding the excess payments refunded to Covid patients at the next hearing.

Oct 26, 2021

Pandemic claimed 23 lakh restaurant jobs, but tripled delivery business: NRAI

This loss of employment was mostly due to restaurants permanently closing their doors - one in every four restaurants in the country closed their doors between the two pandemics.

Oct 26, 2021

Chinese companies' misbehaviour fueling anti-China stir in Zimbabwe

The tragedy has heightened awareness of the area's pervasive ill-treatment of employees at the hands of Chinese managers.

Oct 26, 2021

India logs 12,428 new Covid cases, lowest in 238 days; Global caseload above 244 mn

Active cases currently account for 0.48 per cent of all positive cases in the country, the lowest level since March 2020.

Oct 26, 2021

Aryan Khan arrest: Sameer Wankhede's plea to prevent arrest rejected by Court

Court rejects Sameer Wankhede's plea to prevent arrest amid extortion allegations in Aryan Khan's arrest

Oct 26, 2021

Amit Shah extends J&K visit; will spend night with CRPF in Pulwama [details]

Amit Shah has decided to extend his visit so that he can spend the night with CRPF troopers at Lethpora martyr memorial in Pulwama to pay tribute to the 42 CRPF troopers

Oct 25, 2021

Amit Shah pays obeisance at Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Kashmir

Extraordinary security arrangements were made in and around the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Tullamulla town of Ganderbal district for Shah's visit.

Oct 25, 2021

Anti-terror operation continues for 15th day in J&K's Poonch-Rajouri [details]

So far, 9 army soldiers including 2 junior commissioned officers (JCOs), 6 terrorists and another taken from the prison to locate the hideout, have been killed.

Oct 25, 2021

Anti-vaxxers promoted animal drug to treat Covid, several people admitted to hospitals [details]

Six of the 21 people had toxic effects from ivermectin, and all of them took the medicine to prevent Covid infection

Oct 25, 2021

Use Hindi, ICAI chief tells auditors, accountants; South up in arms

It is now the turn of the ICAI President Nihar N. Jambusaria to start a language controversy pitting one of the regional languages against the others.

Oct 25, 2021

After caste-based beheadings, police bans caste songs in private buses of TN district

After a spate of revenge killings and beheadings in South Tamil Nadu, the Tirunelveli Superintendent of Police V. Manivvannan has directed the private buses to refrain from playing songs that glorify the caste traditions in their vehicles.

Oct 25, 2021

India's first IVF buffalo calf born in Gujarat

For the first time in India, using the in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) technique, a calf was born to a buffalo from a breed named 'Banni' at a private farm in Gujarat's Somnath district.

Oct 25, 2021

UFO hunter wants celebrity saucer-spotters to join him in alien-hunting journey

Robbie Williams has several times talked about UFOs and he is a strong believer of alien existence on earth

Oct 25, 2021

Priyanka Gandhi makes election promise of providing healthcare up to Rs 10L free in UP

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has promised free healthcare up to Rs 10 lakh if the party comes to power in the state.

Oct 25, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 243.6 mn; UK, Russia report surge in cases

The US remains the worst-hit country, with 45,444,228 cases and 735,930 fatalities, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Oct 25, 2021