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Telangana Congress Leader G Narender Yadav Succumbs to Coronavirus Infection: Sources
Yadav tested positive for the virus on July 9 and passed away at a private hospital in the city, added the sources.
Hockey Pro League Will be Ideal Test Before Olympics, Says Graham Reid and Manpreet Singh
Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh feels the scheduling due to coronavirus restrictions gives the team enough time to prepare for Hockey Pro League.
NIA Arrests 2 Persons in Pune for Alleged Links with IS-Khorasan
The NIA team arrested two people from Kondhwa and Yerawada areas of Pune in connection with a case about activities of the Islamic State Khorasan Province.
I-T Dept Makes New Utility for Banks, POs to Check TDS Rate on High-value Cash Withdrawals
The Central Board of Direct Taxes said that now the bank/post office has to only enter the PAN of the person who is withdrawing cash for ascertaining the applicable rate of TDS.
Kanpur Ambush: SIT Probing Police's 'Connivance' with Vikas Dubey Visits Bikru Village
The SIT took a round of the village and interacted with the locals whom they persuaded to come forward and share information about Dubey's terror and illegal activities apart from his political patronage.
PIL Filed in Supeme Court for Compensation to Next kin of Covid-19 Victims
The PIL sought a direction to the Centre and state governments to formulate an appropriate 'compensation plan' to provide ex-gratia monetary compensation to the kin of essential/ healthcare workers who have succumbed to COVID-19.
Indian Coast Guard Rescues 15 Stranded Fishermen from Bay of Bengal
ICG ship Vijaya received a distress call from an Indian fishing boat 'Krishna Kanya' on Saturday night and immediately diverted its course for undertaking the rescue operation.
All of India's Land With Our Security Forces, Say ITBP & BSF DG amid Standoff with China
S S Deswal, Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Border Security Force (BSF), was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a plantation drive held at a BSF camp in Bhondsi.
Maharashtra Minister Asks Centre to Stop 'Playing With Lives of Students', Cites Amitabh Bachchan Case
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on July 6 had announced that final-year examinations in universities will have to be organised by the end of September, deferring the schedule from July.
Cop Involved in Encounter of Vikas Dubey Tests Positive for Covid-19, Other Policemen to be Tested Now
The constable was travelling in the same vehicle in which Dubey was being brought back to Kanpur and the same vehicle had later met with an accident and overturned.
Jaishankar Talks about Bipartisan Support in US for Expanding Ties with India
The external affairs minister touched upon various facets of the strategic relationship including in the areas of security and defence, technology, trade and people-to-people relationship.
Maharashtra Witnesses Record Rise of 8,139 Coronavirus Cases, Death Toll Crosses 10K
With 223 fatalities reported during the day, the death toll crossed the 10,000-mark to reach 10,116, said a statement from the state health department.
After Vigorous Monsoon Rains, Crop Planting Gathers Pace in India
Buoyed by the plentiful rains, rice farmers are likely to harvest a record crop and step up overseas sales from the world's biggest exporter of the grain.
Body of Woman Missing After Landslide Found in Arunachal Pradesh's Modirijo
The body of Lokam Minu was found around 10.30 am by personnel of the state disaster response force, Superintendent of Police (Capital) Tumme Amo said.
Amid India-China Tensions, CAIT Urges Centre Not to Allow Chinese Firms in Train 18 Project
The development comes as a part of its "boycott Chinese" products and services campaign in the light of growing border tensions between the two Asian giants.
'Even Indira Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Had Lost': Sharad Pawar's Latest Salvo at BJP
Criticising former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over his 'Mi punha yein' (I will come back) refrain during the last year's assembly polls, Pawar said voters thought this stance smacked of arrogance and felt that they should be taught a les...