INDIA

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Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

11:53 pm July 20, 2021

New Delhi: Good spells of monsoon rain over the last few days have covered the rain-deficit in the capital, reducing the shortfall from 39 percent Friday to just three percent Monday, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data. However, northeast, south and east Delhi are still in the category of rain “deficit” districts. The IMD […]

TN reports 1,904 COVID-19 infections, 30 deaths

11:50 pm July 20, 2021

Chennai: Tamil Nadu reported 1,904 new COVID-19 cases, including three returnees from Andhra Pradesh, taking the tally to 25.39 lakh, while 30 more deaths took the toll to 33,782. Recoveries continued to outnumber new infections with 2,439 people getting discharged, pushing the cumulative to 24,78,778, leaving 26,717 active cases, a health department bulletin said. As […]

COVID-19 vaccination: Maha crosses 4-crore doses mark

11:47 pm July 20, 2021

Mumbai: The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Maharashtra crossed the 4-crore mark on Tuesday, including one crore doses being given to beneficiaries in less than a month’s time due to increase in stock, officials said. Maharashtra hit the 3-crore mark on June 26, while the number of doses administered had crossed the 2-crore […]

Four deaths, 68 fresh virus cases in Punjab

11:35 pm July 20, 2021

Chandigarh: Four more people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Tuesday as 68 fresh cases surfaced, taking the state’s infection tally to 5,98,455. Till now, 16,244 people have died from the infection in the state, according to a medical bulletin. Two deaths were reported from Ferozepur and one each from Fatehgarh Sahib and Muktsar. The […]

AAP: Power Minister Satyendar Jain accepts Goa counterpart's 'challenge' for debating Delhi's electricity model

AAP minister accepts Goa counterpart’s ‘challenge’ for debating Delhi’s electricity model

11:29 pm July 20, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi’s Power Minister Satyendar Jain has accepted his Goa counterpart Nilesh Cabral’s ”challenge” for a debate on the AAP government’s model of electricity supply in the national capital. This comes as the Aam Aadmi Party tries to make inroads into Goa politics. AAP National Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced […]