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UP man held for raping 2 minor girls

11:09 pm May 18, 2021

Pratapgarh (UP): A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls in a village here, police said on Tuesday. A case was registered under relevant Sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Kotwali police station on Monday. Station House Officer (SHO) Ravindranath […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

Sisodia asks about protocol after live telecast of PM’s interaction with DMs

9:20 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday questioned the live transmission of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with district magistrates and officials on COVID and wondered about the protocol of such telecast. Referring to the criticism of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after his comment during a meeting with the prime minister […]

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

COVID: 4,482 new cases, 265 more deaths in Delhi

9:16 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital reported 4,482 cases, lowest since April 5, and 265 fatalities on Tuesday while the positivity rate dropped to 6.89 per cent, according to the latest health bulletin released by the city government. This is the second day on the trot that the number of cases has remained below 5,000. The […]

Around 400 new COVID-19 cases in Delhi: Kejriwal

Kejriwal announces Rs 50,000 ex gratia to families who lost member to COVID

9:12 pm May 18, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 for all those families where there have been deaths due to COVID. Meanwhile, a monthly pension of Rs 2,500 along with the ex-gratia amount will be provided to families whose sole breadwinner has died due to COVID. Also, he announced […]

Cyclone Tauktae: 121 villages affected in Karnataka, eight dead

11:59 pm May 17, 2021

Bengaluru: Eight people have lost their lives so far in the cyclone Tauktae-hit coastal and surrounding Malnad districts of Karnataka, officials said on Monday. According to a situation report by Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority officials, till this evening, 121 villages in seven districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Belagavi have been affected by the cyclone. Among the 121 villages affected, a maximum of 48 […]