INDIA

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Woman, 50, found dead with no clothes in forest

11:28 pm July 20, 2021

Banda (UP): The body of a 50-year-old woman was found naked with hilt mark injuries in a village here, police said on Tuesday. The family members of the woman have alleged rape before murder. The victim had taken some goats for grazing in a forest on Monday, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Mahendra Pratap Singh […]

Raj Kundra sent in police custody till July 23; cops allege he profited from porn films business

11:24 pm July 20, 2021

Mumbai: Businessman Raj Kundra, arrested in a case related to alleged creation of pornographic films and publishing them through some apps, was on Tuesday remanded in police custody till July 23 by a Mumbai court, after the crime branch alleged he was making financial gains through this illegal business. The police claimed there were several […]

Rollout of Sputnik-V COVID vaccine in Prayagraj soon

11:16 pm July 20, 2021

Aditya Vikram Singh/ Prayagraj: A private hospital in Prayagraj has announced to launch vaccination of Prayagraj denizens with the Russian Covid vaccine Sputnik-V, the third vaccine after India’s own two vaccines the Covaxin and the Covishield. The Russian vaccine Sputnik-V is expected to be launched very soon. But the people have to dole out vaccination […]

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

Delhi based Ladli Foundation selected for ‘National Youth Award’

11:29 pm July 19, 2021

New Delhi: Ladli Foundation Trust, a grassroots nonprofit organization, has been selected for National Youth Award for year 2018-19 (organization category), conferred by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The organization is broadly recognized for its innovative initiatives for empowering lakhs of underprivileged people, uneducated females and males as well as persons with disabilities (PWDs) […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Waterlogging, traffic jams across Delhi after rains; man drowns in flooded underpass

11:21 pm July 19, 2021

New Delhi: Incessant rainfall in the city on Monday morning led to waterlogging and traffic snarls on several road stretches, including ITO, Ring Road and Mathura Road, while a person drowned in a waterlogged rail underpass in Pul Prahladpur while clicking selfies. The 27-year-old victim, Ravi Chautala, had gone in the flooded underpass apparently to […]