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Two bodies found in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur

10:55 pm July 25, 2021

Sitapur (UP): A man and a woman were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Madnapur village in Sitapur on Sunday, police said. Their bodies were found lying near a sugarcane field, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajeev Dikshit said. A dog squad, SWAT team and a surveillance team were pressed in for investigation, he said. “A […]

Telangana’s Ramappa temple conferred UNESCO heritage tag

7:10 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: The Ramappa temple at Palampet in Telangana’s Warangal has been conferred the tag of UNESCO World Heritage site, the Culture Ministry said on Sunday. “It gives me immense pleasure to share that @UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage tag to Ramappa Temple at Palampet, Warangal, Telangana. “On behalf of the nation, particularly from […]

Uttar Pradesh records 43 fresh Covid cases, one death

7:06 pm July 25, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 tally in Uttar Pradesh rose to 17,08,155 with 43 fresh cases on Sunday, while the death toll reached 22,750 after one more person succumbed to the disease. The death was reported from Gonda, the UP government said in a statement. Of the 43 fresh cases, eight were reported from Allahabad, six from […]

Delhi reports 66 COVID-19 cases, two deaths

7:01 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital reported 66 COVID-19 cases and two deaths due to the infection on Sunday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.09 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here. With the new cases, the overall infection tally in the city climbs to 14,35,910. Of this, over 14.10 lakh […]

Heavy rainfall in several parts of Kerala

6:58 pm July 25, 2021

Thiruvananthapuram: Several parts of Kerala witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday morning as predicted by the Meteorological department. According to the met department forecast, moderate to heavy rainfall was expected in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod districts. A yellow alert had been issued for all these […]