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On the historic day, when the bhoomi pujan for Ram Mandir was being performed in Ayodhya on Wednesday, villagers from Ravan's birthplace -Bisrakh too have sent soil for the foundation of temple.

The Kurukshetra police arrested four accused family members of a 17-year-old girl on Tuesday who allegedly forced her into the flesh trade and extorted money from those making physical relations with her.

Karnataka's coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi - amidst a marginal tapering of new Covid-19 positive cases on Wednesday - saw an encouraging upward trend with discharge of 206 patient’s post-treatment.

A 63-year old Indian-origin Singapore citizen was fined 5,000 Singapore dollars on Wednesday for breaching his coronavirus 'stay at home' notice, according to a media report. Dharamnath Singh was fined on one charge of exposing others to the risk of Covid-19, while four similar charges were taken into consideration during the sentencing by a local court, Channel News Asia reported.

As per the Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines for Unlock 3.0, gyms and spas were allowed to resume operations starting August 5. While Delhiites will have to wait a bit longer to go back to gyms, people in the Millennium City and Noida are all geared up to sweat it out in gyms as gym owners plan to reopen

Gyms and spas in Gurgaon were given the permission to resume their operations starting August 5 as per the MHA's guidelines for Unlock 3

A Surat-based businessman and two others were killed when the SUV they were travelling in rammed into a truck from behind near Chirai village, about 15km from Morbi town on Wednesday afternoon.

If saffron was the hue that dominated the coastal districts that is widely in the forefront of Hindu cause on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed bhoomi pujan for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, environmentalist Ashok Bhat added a touch of green to it at Belman near here on Wednesday.

A team of Indian-origin researchers has found that patients experiencing severe Covid-19 symptoms had improved outcomes when administered an Interleukin-6 (IL6ri) inhibitor, sarilumab or tocilizumab -- used in treating autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and other several inflammatory conditions. It was more effective when administered earlier in the disease course.

The Red Alert issued for three districts of Karnataka Coast - Uttara Kannada, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada - continued on Wednesday with the region receiving heavy to moderate rainfall, with gusty winds like on Tuesday affecting normal life. Widespread power outages continued due to tree fall on Tuesday night in many areas of the coast.

Over the years, the state has witnessed a rise in the cases of snake bites during the monsoon season. As per official data, around 48% of the total snake bite cases are reported between June-September. However, with the pandemic being the most significant health concern in the state currently, snake bite victims are facing trouble.

A 19-year-old woman being forcibly taken away in an auto-rickshaw by two men was rescued by police from Knowledge Park area on early Wednesday morning after a chase and shootout in which the two accused were injured, an official said.

With less than 10 days to go before the nation celebrates its 74th Independence Day, the district administration here is gearing up to observe the national event under norms governed by the new normal. Accordingly, in a first, the administration has decided to live web cast the entire celebration with assistance from the National Informatics Centre. It will also be streamed live on Facebook and other online social media platforms.

Central Jail Dibrugarh has emerged as the latest Covid-19 hotspot after over 100 prisoners and jail staff tested positive for the novel coronavirus in a single day.

In these times, where hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, many non-Covid patients who are in urgent need of medical care have delayed treatment due to fear of contracting the virus. And as cases kept rising, the fear increased manifold.

Sharda hospital, the lone L3 facility for Covid patients in Gautam Budh Nagar, resumed its general OPDs (outpatient department) on Tuesday. As many as 382 patients (a number far lower than the hospital’s usual footfall) visited the various departments.

Assam completed more than a million Covid-19 tests on Tuesday by examining over 59,000 samples, which is the highest number of tests done in a single day in the state so far. At the same time, the state witnessed its biggest spike by registering 2317 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.

The staff members at Police Seva Bhawan, the headquarters of the commissionerate police, have undergone serological test against the backdrop of a spurt in Covid-19 positive cases in the law enforcement agency. The Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) collected the samples from all the 270 employees ranging from gardener to commissioner of police.

Raghav Jain, 27, has secured All India Rank (AIR) 127 in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam. The Ludhiana, Civil Lines resident cleared the exam in his third attempt. “In my first attempt in 2017, I cleared prelims but not mains. In the second attempt in 2018, I could not even clear prelims. Feeling dejected, I thought of not appearing this time. But then I pondered over the hard work I had put in over the past three years and decided to appear. Consistency, patience and smartness helped... Читать дальше...

An Indian Revenue Service officer, Pradeep Singh Malik, who belongs to Tewri village in Haryana’s Sonipat district, has secured All India first rank in the 2019 UPSC Civil Services exam, the results of which were announced on Tuesday.

Haryana Police is installing speed cameras and automatic number-reading machines on National Highway (NH) 44 to keep a check on speeding.

Onions from Rajkot’s Dhoraji town are hurtling down top speed to Bangladesh’s Darshana station. Western Railways, for the first time, is transporting goods to Bangladesh. A goods train carrying 2,440 tonnes stock left Dhoraji 2,427km on Tuesday to the destination 2,427km away Till now, onion traders were exporting to Bangladesh in trucks through Malda of West Bengal.

Puri district administration has said Covid-19 negative report is not mandatory for tourists to enter Puri and check into hotels.

After three weeks of lull, torrential rainfall pounded five districts of Saurashtra on Tuesday with Bhanvad town of Devbhumi Dwarka district getting 130mm within just two hours between 4pm to 6pm.