INDIA

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Men barge into Jahangirpuri house, rob cash & jewellery

11:13 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: A group of men, some of them wearing masks, barged into a house in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, threatened a 17-year-old girl who was alone at that time, and robbed Rs 10 lakh cash and jwellery, police said Sunday. The incident took place Friday evening when the girl’s parents were at their shop, they […]

COVID-19 curfew in Goa extended till August 2

11:02 pm July 25, 2021

Panaji: The Goa government on Sunday extended the coronavirus-induced curfew in the state till August 2. The curfew, which was first imposed on May 9, has since been extended from time to time considering the number of infections in the coastal state. “The State Level Curfew Order will be extended upto 7 am, 2nd August […]

Two bodies found in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur

10:55 pm July 25, 2021

Sitapur (UP): A man and a woman were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Madnapur village in Sitapur on Sunday, police said. Their bodies were found lying near a sugarcane field, Additional Superintendent of Police Rajeev Dikshit said. A dog squad, SWAT team and a surveillance team were pressed in for investigation, he said. “A […]

Telangana’s Ramappa temple conferred UNESCO heritage tag

7:10 pm July 25, 2021

New Delhi: The Ramappa temple at Palampet in Telangana’s Warangal has been conferred the tag of UNESCO World Heritage site, the Culture Ministry said on Sunday. “It gives me immense pleasure to share that @UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage tag to Ramappa Temple at Palampet, Warangal, Telangana. “On behalf of the nation, particularly from […]

Uttar Pradesh records 43 fresh Covid cases, one death

7:06 pm July 25, 2021

Lucknow: The COVID-19 tally in Uttar Pradesh rose to 17,08,155 with 43 fresh cases on Sunday, while the death toll reached 22,750 after one more person succumbed to the disease. The death was reported from Gonda, the UP government said in a statement. Of the 43 fresh cases, eight were reported from Allahabad, six from […]