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Maharashtra Covid Deaths Touch New Peak, State Toll Crosses 88K
Maharashtra's Covid-19 daily deaths shot up to a new record high and the state toll zoomed above 88,000 but new infections dropped and remained below the 30,000 level, health officials said on Sunday. ....
Black Fungus Declared Epidemic In Jammu & Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir government declared black fungus as an epidemic on Monday under the Epidemic Diseases Act 1897. ....
Meeting To Discuss New CBI Chief Ends, HC Awasthi Emerges As Front-runner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday discussed the names for the new Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with the Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. ....
Maharashtra Covid Deaths, Cases Drop Sharply, Toll Races Past 95K
Maharashtra's Covid-19 daily deaths dropped below the 200 level for the first time since April and infections continued to slide down even as the state toll crossed the 95,000 mark, health officials said on Monday. ....
Ram Jethmalani's Son Mahesh Jethmalani Nominated To Rajya Sabha
Former Law Minister Ram Jethmalani's son Mahesh Jethmalani has been nominated for the Rajya Sabha seat vacated following the death of MP Raghunath Mohapatra last month. ....
BJP MLC Questions Nitish Kumar's CM Candidature, JDU Hits Back
The political differences between the JDU and the BJP in Bihar once again came to the fore on Wednesday after a BJP MLC put a question mark over Nitish Kumar for holding the post of Chief Minister. ....
Gautan Gambhir's Foundation Illegally Stocked And Distributed Covid Drugs, Delhi Drug Controller Tells HC
The Delhi government drug controller on Thursday informed the high court that Gautam Gambhir's foundation has been found guilty of non-authorised stocking, procuring and distributing Fabiflu medicine used for Covid-19 patients. ....
Maharashtra U-turn: Lockdown Restrictions To Continue In State
In an abrupt U-turn, the Maharashtra government on Thursday said that lockdown restrictions have not been lifted in half the state from Friday, hours after Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar earlier in the day announced partial relaxations. ....
West Bengal Gears Up To Unlock In Phases
With the Covid infection rate coming down below 10 per cent and the number of daily cases hovering around 5,000, the Mamata Banerjee government is mulling lifting of restrictions imposed on in West Bengal in phases. ....
NASA Images Show Polluted Skies Set To Engulf North India Soon
The clear blue skies over the national capital may go dark soon with dust and smoke as the stubble burning season nears. The satellite images by US space agency NASA have shown that crop residue burning has already started in several fields in Haryana and Punjab, according to media reports. ....
