INDIA

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Pleasant morning in Delhi, light rain likely

2:31 pm May 22, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital woke up to a pleasant morning on Saturday, with the minimum temperature settling at 18 degrees Celsius, nine notches below the normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here. The city received light to moderate rainfall during the last three days due to a western disturbance, and the trend is […]

COVID: Hospital discharges outnumber admissions in Delhi

11:59 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: The number of people discharged from hospitals on a daily basis after recovering from COVID has outnumbered the number of those getting admitted since May 14, government shows. The decline in hospital admissions can be attributed to the decline in positive cases, according to officials. The government data shows that since May 14, […]

Delhi: Fair price shops to remain open on all days

11:59 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister Imran Hussain on Friday directed officials to ensure that all fair price shops (FPS) open daily without any weekly off to ensure smooth distribution of ration free of cost to the NFSA and PMGKAY beneficiaries. The directions were issued by Hussain at a high-level […]

Exorcist kills, robs woman and son, held

11:54 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: A 39-year-old exorcist was arrested on Friday for allegedly killing and robbing a woman and her son here, police said. The incident occurred in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar on Wednesday night when the accused, Rahul, visited their house to perform a Pooja’ (religious activity). The victims were identified as Umlesh (56) and Ashok […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Four cheats, impersonating as CM’s aides, arrested: STF

11:51 pm May 21, 2021

Lucknow: Four persons impersonating as officers on special duty of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and involved in duping people on the pretext of getting their work done were arrested by the Special Task Force here on Friday. Pramod Kumar Dubey, Atul Sharma, Pradeep Kumar Srivastava and Radhey Shyam Kashyap were arrested near the […]