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Maha: Tribal Man Booked For Raping Minor In Palghar District
A case has been registered against a 23-year-old tribal man for allegedly repeatedly raping a minor with a promise of marriage in Dahanu taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district, police said on Wednesday. According to the complaint lodged by the 16-year...
Pleas by Two Same Sex Couples for Getting Married, Recognition of Marriage, HC Seeks Centre's Response
A bench of justices R S Endlaw and Asha Menon issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi government seeking their stand on the plea by two women seeking to get married under the SMA.
Campaign To Raise Awareness On COVID-19 Has Yielded Positive Results: Rajasthan CM
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehot on Tuesday said the mass movement launched in the state to raise awareness on COVID-19 has delivered encouraging results and the Centre has also appreciated the campaign. Chairing a review meeting on the coronavirus...
DU Online Admission Portal Slows Down On Day 2 Hampering Process
Slow speed of the online admission portal of Delhi University hampered the process of admission to undergraduate courses on Tuesday with only 15.36 per cent of over 49,000 applications getting approved till Tuesday, varsity officials said. The univers...
Haryana Home Minister Claims Crime Rate in State Dipped by 6% Between January and September
The state has seen a drop of six per cent in the crime graph in the first nine months of 2020 in comparison with the same period in 2019, said Anil Vij.
J&J Says Review Of Illness That Led To Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Pause Could Take Days
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it would take at least a few days for an independent safety panel to evaluate an unexplained illness of a study participant that led to a pause in the company's COVID19 vaccine trial.
Two Dead, Eight Injured In Explosion In Aligarh's Delhi Gate Area
Two people died and eight more sustained injuries on Tuesday in an explosion apparently caused by a gas cylinder at a building in the city's Delhi Gate area, police said here. The condition of at least four of those injured is said to be serious and the...
Sharad Pawar Writes to PM on Maharashtra Governor's Letter to Uddhav Thackeray, Flags 'Intemperate Language'
Pawar in his letter said he is shocked and surprised by the Governor's letter and its tone and tenor, calling the language "intemperate". He described it as an "erosion of standards of conduct by the office of Governor".
Around 90,000 Applicants Yet To Get Benefit Of PM Gramin Awas Yojana: BJP MP
Nainital BJP MP Ajay Bhatt on Tuesday wrote to the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana secretary, saying around 90,000 applicants in Uttarakhand are yet to get its benefit in the absence of a target set by the Centre for states. In a letter to...
Two Children Killed, Their Kid Brother Injured After Being Hit by Car in Delhi's Model Town
The accident took place on Monday night near Gurduwara Nanak Piao on GT Road, they added.
UP's COVID Situation Shows Signs Of Improvement; Active Cases Come Down
There has been a downward trend in COVID-19 cases in Uttar Pradesh for the last 26 days, with the number of active cases less than those discharged from hospital, a senior official said here on Tuesday. According to Additional Chief Secretary, Medical...
Haryana Doctors' Org Writes To Khattar After CMO Is Suspended Following MLA's Complaint
An organisation of doctors in Haryana has sought Chief Minister M L Khattar's intervention after Kaithal's chief medical officer (CMO) was suspended following local BJP MLA Leela Ram's complaint to the health minister. Dr Jai Bhagwan was placed under su...
Singapore Reports No New Local Cases Of COVID-19
Singapore on Tuesday recorded no new COVID-19 cases in the local community or the foreign worker dormitories, the first time since February. The country reported four COVID-19 imported cases on Tuesday, taking the country's total count to 57,884, said...
CBI Team Visits Spot Where 19-Year-Old Dalit Woman Was Allegedly Gang-raped in Hathras
The team called the victim's brother to identify the place and directed the local police to cordon off the crime scene, nearly a month after the woman was allegedly raped and assaulted by four men of the village.
Media Trying to Influence Judges, Outcome of Cases Amounts to Contempt, Attorney General Tells SC
Venugopal strongly commented upon the state of media at present and urged the court to step in and examine the role of media.
As West Bengal Sees Surge in Covid-19 Cases, Doctors Gear Up to Work Through Durga Puja
With there being an uptick in the coronavirus cases in West Bengal, many doctors are now worried that they will have to continue working through the festive season.