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No death due to oxygen shortage in MP: minister

10:03 pm July 21, 2021

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary on Wednesday claimed that there has been no death on account of shortage of medical oxygen in the state. The statement came a day after the Union government told the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were “specifically reported” by the states and Union […]

Man marries minor girl, arrested for abduction and rape

10:00 pm July 21, 2021

Ballia (UP): A 23-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in connection with a three-year-old case of abduction and rape, police said. For the last three years, the accused, The accused and the girl had been living together after marriage, Station House Officer (SHO) Yogesh Yadav said, adding they have two children. The man, a resident […]

Snake gets stuck in AC unit, rescued in Delhi

9:56 pm July 21, 2021

New Delhi: A two-foot-long juvenile Indian rock python slithered into the air conditioner unit fitted at a house in Chattarpur and got stuck there. Upon realising their air conditioner wasn’t functional, the family decided to investigate. To their surprise, a two-foot-long juvenile Indian Rock Python had slithered into the air-conditioning unit through the exhaust tube […]

Assam CM calls for secularism in context of Indian civilization, accuses media of bias

9:52 pm July 21, 2021

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday asserted the concept of secularism needs to be defined in the context of `Indian civilisation’ and accused the media of being partial towards Left-liberals. Attacking Leftist intellectuals, liberals and the media, Sarma, at a function where RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat launched a book, claimed the country’s […]

MPPSC to hold preliminary exams on July 25

9:47 pm July 21, 2021

Indore: The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission’s (MPPSC) State Services prelims, which had been postponed twice due to the COVID-19 outbreak, will now be held on July 25, an official said on Wednesday. Although the number of COVID-19 cases in the state has declined, the MPPSC, as a precautionary measure, has decided to seek a […]