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Health Minister Harsh Vardhan resigns

11:27 pm July 7, 2021

New Delhi: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, whose handling of the COVID-19 crisis drew flak from critics, resigned from the Union Council of Ministers on Wednesday, official sources said. The resignation came hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi carries out a major expansion and reshuffle of his Council of Ministers in which 43 new members are […]

Out on bail, gangster shot dead in Bathinda

11:21 pm July 7, 2021

Bathinda: A 39-year-old gangster was shot dead here on Wednesday allegedly by his former private gunman, police said. The gangster, Kulbir Singh Naruana, was facing more than 15 cases and was currently out on bail. The accused has been identified as Mandeep Singh, alias Manna, they said. Singh had gone to meet Naruana at his […]

70-year-old man shot dead in UP’s Etah; son held

11:17 pm July 7, 2021

Etah (UP): A 70-year-old man was on Wednesday shot dead in a village here, police said. Mahendra Singh was sleeping in his field in Sardalgah village when he was killed, Senior Superintendent of Police Uday Shankar said. It appears that someone from the family is involved, he said. Police have detained the victim’s younger son, […]

Woman jumps in front of train with nine-month-old son

11:11 pm July 7, 2021

Fatehpur (UP): A 30-year-old woman allegedly killed herself and her nine-month-old son by jumping in front of a moving train with the baby near Hariharganj on Wednesday, police said. Both of them died on the spot, they added. The woman, Archana Patel, was married to Umesh Kumar Patel, a junior engineer posted at the Kanspur […]

HM’s remark against custodial torture, a welcome move

Home Minister Amit Shah greets newly sworn-in ministers

11:07 pm July 7, 2021

New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah greeted all Union ministers who were sworn-in Wednesday and expressed hope they would do their best in taking the welfare policies of the Modi government to the people with full devotion and dedication to realise the resolve of a self-reliant India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi effected a reshuffle in […]