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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 223 mn, Iran, S. Korea, Africa emerge as new hot spots

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 223 million with the US remaining the worst-hit country, followed by India, while Iran and Africa emerge as new hot spots.

Sep 10, 2021

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts as Covid positivity rate declines to 0.73%

K'taka ends weekend curfew in border districts where the positivity rate declined from more than 2 per cent to 0.73 per cent now.

Sep 10, 2021

J&K scribes to be arrested after collecting solid evidence; mobiles, laptops seized [details]

The IGP said that during the investigation of a case registered in 2020, the Kothibagh police station found credible evidence which linked these four persons with the blog "kashmirfight."

Sep 9, 2021

IAF aircraft carrying Rajnath, Gadkari lands at NH in Rajasthan; Jaguar fighter makes touch and go demo [details]

Apart from Hercules, Su-30 MKI and AN 32 landed at the emergency landing strip and Jaguar fighter aircraft made touch and go demonstration at the landing strip.

Sep 9, 2021

Taliban brutally thrashes Afghan journalists with cables for covering anti-Taliban protest [shocking photo]

Taliban security forces had detained Taqi Daryabi and Nemat Naqdi, both journalists from the Kabul-based media outlet Etilaat-e Roz covering a protest by women in Kabul.

Sep 9, 2021

Happy Ganesh Chaturthi 2021: Wish your friends and family with these beautiful images

Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated by Hindus in India and around the world on Friday and here are some wishes you can share with your friends and family.

Sep 9, 2021

Dhoni joins India team as mentor for T20 WC; Ashwin returns to squad [details]

MS Dhoni will work closely with India team head coach Ravi Shastri during the T20 World Cup to be held in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman in October-November.

Sep 9, 2021

"No political statement today"; Rahul Gandhi chooses faith over politics at Vaishno Devi [details]

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was accorded a rousing reception at the Jammu airport by party workers and leaders.

Sep 9, 2021

Mystery shrouds death of top NC leader: Delhi Police register murder case [details]

Family of popular Sikh leader of J&K alleges political killing

Sep 9, 2021

Rahul Gandhi visits Vaishno Devi; walks 14-km to shrine, to stay for aarti [watch]

Rahul Gandhi will stay there overnight and walk back down the next day. He will also take part in the aarti in the evening.

Sep 9, 2021

Twitter launches Communities; Will it emerge as rival to FB Groups

Micro-blogging site Twitter has announced a new feature "Communities" as an alternative to Facebook's popular Groups where people can share discussions on a specific topic.

Sep 9, 2021

India's cumulative COVID-19 vaccination coverage exceeds 71.65 Cr

With the administration of 86,51,701 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, country's COVID-19 vaccination coverage surpassed the cumulative figure of 71.65 Cr (71,65,97,428), according to the Union health ministry.

Sep 9, 2021

India registers 14% spike in daily Covid cases, most from Kerala

India witnessed a spike of 14 per cent in the daily new cases on Thursday as the country recorded 43,263 new infections in the last 24 hours.

Sep 9, 2021

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 222.4 mn; Iran, Thailand, Philippines report hike in cases

The global coronavirus caseload has topped 222.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.59 million and vaccinations soared to over 5.56 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Sep 9, 2021

Anju Kumar, Indian diplomat in Germany passes away; India loses a fine diplomat: MEA

Before joining the prestigious Indian Foreign Services (IFS), Dr. Anju pursued MBBS.

Sep 9, 2021