INDIA

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Man jumps to death from family court building in Mumbai

11:46 pm June 22, 2021

Mumbai: A 30-year-old man allegedly jumped to death from the sixth floor of the family court building in Bandra-Kurla Complex here on Tuesday, police said. The victim Nitin Kasbekar jumped off the sixth floor of the high-rise building in the afternoon, an official said. While the reason for the suicide is yet to be ascertained, […]

HC equates temple idol to a minor child, restores property to Palani temple

Madras HC closes case on Covid-19 management

11:40 pm June 22, 2021

Chennai: The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Centre and state government to expedite Covid vaccination for persons travelling out of the country, especially students, who are due for their second dose. The first bench’s direction came in a case taken up on its own on Covid-19 management in the state and the Union […]

Leopard enters house, injures man in Agra

11:16 pm June 22, 2021

Agra: A leopard wandered into a residential area and attacked a man, officials said on Tuesday, adding the animal was rescued after an eight-hour-long operation. The victim, Sumit Solanki, received injuries in his leg as the eight-year-old animal barged into his house in Sita Naga, Jaat Wali Gali of Itmad-ud-daulah locality around 7 am and […]

Five cattle smugglers arrested in J-K’s Reasi

11:11 pm June 22, 2021

Jammu: Five cattle smugglers were arrested after they tried to smuggle the livestock into Kashmir valley from Reasi district, police said on Tuesday. The police teams in a series of raids at Chasana, Bagga, Bathoi and Arnas apprehended five cattle smugglers and rescued 29 cattle being transported to Kashmir, they said. Those arrested have been […]

Assam exceeds enhanced vaccination target on opening day

11:59 pm June 21, 2021

Guwahati: Assam crossed its target of vaccinating three lakh people daily by reaching out to 3,19,340 eligible beneficiaries above the age of 18 on the first day of the enhanced ‘Free Vaccination For All Campaign’ on Monday. The number of inoculated people was likely to go up further as the campaign continued till 8 p.m, […]