INDIA

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Mizoram says ready for lawsuit on border issue

11:44 pm July 29, 2021

Aizawl: Mizoram Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia on Thursday said his government is ready to face any lawsuit over claims that it had encroached on neighbour Assam’s territory. The Deputy Chief Minister’s remarks came as a rebuttal to the encroachment charge levelled by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday, who said his government would […]

Delhi’s vaccine stock to last four days, says bulletin

11:36 pm July 29, 2021

New Delhi: The national capital’s stock of anti-coronavirus vaccine will last for four days, according to a COVID Vaccination Bulletin issued by the Delhi government on Thursday. As of Thursday morning, the balance stock of Covaxin and Covishield were 2,17,030 and 6,09,610 doses respectively. The bulletin noted that only 20 per cent of Covaxin stock […]

Ghaziabad: Girl dies as portion of house collapses

11:32 pm July 29, 2021

Ghaziabad: A six-year-old died as she was buried alive after a portion of a house collapsed due to heavy rainfall, police said on Thursday. Another girl escaped with minor injuries. The incident took place at Pasonda village when a balcony of a house under which the girls were playing caved in. Deputy Superintendent Police Alok […]

India adds 43,645 COVID-19 cases, 640 deaths

11:59 pm July 28, 2021

New Delhi: India recorded 43,654 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday that took its tally to 3,14,84,605 while 640 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,22,022, according to Union health ministry data. The number of active cases stood at 3,99,436, an increase of 1,336 in a span of 24 hours, and comprises 1.27 per […]

Assistant engineer held for taking bribe

11:58 pm July 28, 2021

Jaipur: An assistant engineer (AE) was arrested on Wednesday allegedly while he was taking a bribe of Rs 5 lakh in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said. Sohan Lal, who was posted as AE at Dhorimana panchayat samiti, had allegedly demanded the bribe from private firms for clearing bills of development works. […]