INDIA

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Tokyo Games: India’s lone gymnast Pranati Nayak fails to qualify for All Round finals

6:49 pm July 25, 2021

Tokyo: India’s lone gymnast at Tokyo Olympics, Pranati Nayak failed to qualify for the All Round finals of Artistic Gymnastics competition here on Sunday. The 26-year-old from West Bengal recorded a total score of 42.565 over the four categories — floor exercise, vault, uneven bars and balance beam — at the Ariake Gymnastic centre. She […]

EDMC kicks off month-long anti-dengue campaign

11:59 pm July 24, 2021

New Delhi: A month-long campaign to raise awareness on prevention of dengue was started in east Delhi by the area’s mayor on Saturday. Over 40 cases of dengue have reported in the national capital this year. Mayor of East Delhi Shyam Sunder Aggarwal kicked off ‘Anti-dengue Month’ campaign from West Azad Nagar in east Delhi, […]

Tempo driver arrested for attacking policeman in Delhi

11:56 pm July 24, 2021

New Delhi: A 38-year-old tempo driver was arrested on Saturday for allegedly attacking a policeman over a parking issue in south Delhi, official said. On Saturday, the police received a call at Fatehpur Beri police station about a molestation case. Head constable Manoj was asked to reach the spot. While going to spot, Manoj saw […]

Minor girl gangraped in front of brother, act videotaped

11:52 pm July 24, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a village here by four men in front of her younger brother who was held at gunpoint by the accused, police said, adding they made a video of the act to threaten the victim. The incident took place on Friday night at the victim’s house when her […]

Cases of `Kappa’ variant of coronavirus found in Gujarat

11:49 pm July 24, 2021

Ahmedabad: For the first time, five cases of `Kappa’ variant of coronavirus have been detected in Gujarat, the state health department said on Saturday. Three cases were found in Jamnagar, two in Godhra in Pahchmahal district and one in Mehsana, it said in a release. In May, the World Health Organization had named the new […]