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Army Aviation helicopter crashes at Ranjit Sagar Dam bordering J&K and Punjab

The Indian Army helicopter belonging to the 254 Army Aviation Squadron was operating a low-level flying sortie on Tuesday morning when the incident happened. The reason for the crash-landing is awaited.

Aug 3, 2021

Covid returns to China: Country on high alert, denies WHO's request for second phase investigation

The Covid pandemic has already claimed the lives of over 4.4 million people worldwide

Aug 3, 2021

Herd immunity for Covid in France could be achieved by autumn: Officials

Covid herd immunity could be achieved by autumin, according to Alain Fischer, the coordinator of France's Covid-19 immunisation effort. The French government has decided to make immunisation mandatory in order to combat a dramatic increase in Covid-19 infections.

Aug 3, 2021

India reports 10K decline in fresh Covid infections from 41K recorded on Monday

India recorded a decrease in new daily Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. For the past 37 days, India has registered fewer than 50,000 new cases every day

Aug 3, 2021

Twitter now seeks to check facts, elevate credible information on its platform

In a bid to sanitise its platform, Twitter has collaborated with The Associated Press (AP) and Reuters, as it aims to expand its efforts to identify and elevate credible information on the micro-blogging platform.

Aug 3, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 198.8 mn; UK reports 21k new cases

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 198.8 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.23 million and vaccinations soared to over 4.14 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Aug 3, 2021

Olympics: Gold dream ends, India men's hockey team to play for bronze

India's brilliant run in the Tokyo Olympics men's hockey tournament came to an end with a 2-5 defeat to world champions Belgium in the semifinals here on Tuesday.

Aug 3, 2021

Punita Khatter's distinct effort wins over the elderly

Punita Khatter said Senocare LLP, a company that specializes in providing 24-hour personalized elder care services in India.

Aug 3, 2021

Waseem Amrohi is spreading act of extraordinary kindness at the time of covid-19 surge to help needy

Waseem Amrohi said I was devastated to see the worsening condition of daily wage workers and labourers struggling to get any help. I was already doing a plethora of social work for a long period of time

Aug 3, 2021

Mandatory institutional quarantine for those entering B'luru from other states; other orders passed [details]

As the early signs of COVID spike is being witnessed in Karnataka, Bengaluru is putting its guard up, before it's too late.

Aug 3, 2021

Body of Danish Siddiqui was mutilated; shot 16 times, head brutally crushed [shocking details]

Danish Siddiqui was assassinated by Taliban terrorists on 16 July. He was a photographer for Reuters News Agency and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Aug 3, 2021

High-alert in Jammu after two suspects in Army uniform flee from railway station [details]

Army reviews security scenario of Jammu region with other agencies

Aug 2, 2021

Coronavirus leaked from Wuhan, China: Rep report [details]

A top Chinese immunologist had previously claimed that China had intentionally released coronavirus as a bioweapon

Aug 2, 2021

Rs 25,000cr Roshni land scam of J&K: HC fixes next hearing on Sept 6 [details]

CAG had already dubbed this scandal as the "biggest land scam of J&K". The HC has fixed the next hearing date to September 6.

Aug 2, 2021

UFO with propulsion system spotted in ISS live feed, netizens allege alien coverup

Most of the people who watched the video claimed that these UFO events could be proof of alien existence

Aug 2, 2021