INDIA

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INS Rajput decommissioned after 41 years of service

11:45 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Kashin-class destroyer INS Rajput, the first warship to be fitted with long-range BrahMos missile, was decommissioned on Friday after 41 years of service. The destroyer, built by the erstwhile USSR and commissioned on May 4, 1980, had the distinction of being part of both the Western and Eastern fleets. Indian […]

Olympian boxer Sakti Mazumdar dies of heart attack

11:39 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: Former India boxer Sakti Mazumdar, who had represented India at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died on Friday after suffering a heart attack. He was 89. “With profound grief, we regret to inform you that Mr Shakti Mazumdar passed away at Ballygunge, West Bengal today,” Asit Banerjee, President of Bengal Amateur Boxing Federation (BABF), […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

Rain, cloud keep mercury in check in Delhi

11:34 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: A brief spell of rain and cloudy skies kept the mercury in check in Delhi on Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which is considered the official marker for the city, recorded 3 mm rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm. The weather stations at Palam, Lodhi Road and Ayanagar […]

100 booked for violating Covid guidelines in J-K's Samba

Decline in COVID-19 positivity rate in Jammu: Admin

11:31 pm May 21, 2021

Jammu: Jammu district has seen a decline in overall COVID-19 positive cases below 7 percent from the 10 percent in the beginning of May, an official said on Friday. After new containment strategy and other measures being taken by the district administration, overall coronavirus positivity rate which was above 10 percent in the first week […]

UP to declare black fungus notifiable disease

11:27 pm May 21, 2021

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government will declare black fungus a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act. During a meeting on Friday, the Uttar Pradesh CM said, “In compliance with the order of the central government, black fungus should also be declared a notified disease on the lines of COVID. Order in this regard should […]