INDIA

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India delivers medical supplies to Indonesia

11:35 pm July 24, 2021

New Delhi: India on Saturday delivered 300 oxygen concentrators and 100 metric tons of liquid medical oxygen to Indonesia to help the country fight rising cases of coronavirus infection, officials said. The supplies were transported to the Indonesian capital Jakarta by an Indian Navy ship. According to reports, Indonesia has been reeling under increasing cases […]

Maharashtra sees 224 new COVID-19 deaths, 6,269 cases

11:32 pm July 24, 2021

Mumbai: Maharashtra on Saturday reported 6,269 fresh coronavirus positive cases and 224 fatalities, taking the tally to 62,58,079 and the toll to 1,31,429, a health department official said. A total of 7,332 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, pushing the number of recoveries in Maharashtra to 60,29,817, leaving the state with […]

Notorious Odisha gangster killed in encounter: Police

11:02 pm July 24, 2021

Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Notorious gangster Sheikh Hyder was killed in an encounter on Saturday in Odisha’s Balasore district as he allegedly tried to escape from custody during transit between two jails, police said. The incident took place near Simulia when Hyder allegedly tried to escape after snatching a service gun from a policeman, they claimed. The vehicle […]

Study on to restore elephant corridors: TN govt to HC

10:58 pm July 24, 2021

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras High Court that a comprehensive study was being undertaken with the assistance of World Wildlife Fund to ensure that elephant corridors and habitats in the Nilgiris area, if invaded, are restored to the forests and the animals. International experts are also part of the inititiave,the first […]

Amit Shah, NE CMs give standing ovation to Mirabai Chanu

10:53 pm July 24, 2021

Shillong: Union Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of all eight North Eastern states on Saturday gave a standing ovation to Mirabai Chanu who took home India’s first Olympic medal in weightlifting at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, officials said. Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh broke the news during the meeting which was chaired by the […]