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More than 102 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

Meanwhile, more than 10.42 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs

Oct 19, 2021

Virat Kohli takes U-turn, not to share personal tips any more on Diwali after social media backlash

After FabIndia, cricketer Virat Kohli takes a u-turn on his Diwali stance after Twitterati give him a hard time.

Oct 19, 2021

RBI imposes Rs 1 Cr penalty on SBI; Rs.1.95 Cr on Standard Chartered

The bank was notified to show cause "why a penalty should not be levied for the non-compliance with the aforementioned directives".

Oct 19, 2021

Colin Powell, who broke US racial barriers in politics and military, dies at 84

The African American leader's career peaked under the administrations of Republican Presidents.

Oct 19, 2021

US declines Russian offer to join Afghan talks but offers support to reconciliation process

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, is resigning and will be succeeded by his deputy Thomas West.

Oct 19, 2021

India logs 13,596 new Covid cases, lowest in 230 days; Global Covid-19 caseload tops 241 mn

India logs 13,596 new Covid cases, lowest in 230 days as the global caseload and deaths reach 241,098,699 and 4,904,877 respectively.

Oct 19, 2021

BJP MLA gets five years in jail for forgery in college admission

Mr Yaduvansh Ram Tripathi, then Principal of Ayodhya's Saket Degree College, reported Tiwari to the Ram Janambhoomi police station in 1992.

Oct 19, 2021

Ad not related to Diwali, clarifies FabIndia as controversial festive ad kicks up row

The advertisement that poetically named their Diwali collection Jashn-e-Riwaaz was pulled down in the fear of a social media boycott.

Oct 19, 2021

Exodus of fear-stricken migrant workers starts from Kashmir Valley [details]

Recent selective killings badly shattered faith of workers from different parts of the country. Migration likely to be accelerated in coming days

Oct 18, 2021

Vehicle runs over two women waiting to cross Jalandhar Highway, video goes viral [Details]

The CCTV footage shows two young women, who were crossing the road, were run over on Monday by a vehicle being driven by a police inspector in Punjab's Jalandhar town.

Oct 18, 2021

Karnataka school reopening updates: Classes 1 to 5 to begin on October 25 [details]

Teachers and staff who have received both shots of vaccine will be allowed to enter the school premises

Oct 18, 2021

Kandahar mosque bombings: IS claims responsibility; Death toll reaches 47

The Islamic State (IS) terror group on Saturday claimed responsibility for the bombings inside a mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, which claimed the lives of 47 persons and injured 90 others, a local official has confirmed.

Oct 18, 2021

Kerala Floods: Couple arrives on time for marriage venue using a cooking vessel as boat

Nothing could deter a young couple in Kerala as they braved the floods to reach in time for their marriage, travelling nearly 500 metres on a traditional copper cooking vessel for their wedding held in a local temple at Thakazhi near Alappuzha on Monday morning.

Oct 18, 2021

UP man booked for sending former girlfriend's obscene photos to her fiance [Details]

A jilted lover sent obscene photographs of his former girlfriend to her fiance, which resulted in the cancellation of her wedding. The incident came to light after the victim's family lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police station.

Oct 18, 2021

MAA president Manchu Vishnu's overenthusiastic tweet goes viral

Manchu Vishnu, who was elected president of the influential Tollywood industry body, Movie Artists Association (MAA) last Sunday, posted a video on his Twitter timeline showing him with the superstar and Jana Sena Party supremo, Pawan Kalyan, at Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya's Alai Balai event in Hyderabad.

Oct 18, 2021