INDIA

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2 crushed to death as truck hits their bike

10:14 pm July 21, 2021

Muzaffarnagar: A minor and a 20-year-old were killed after a speeding truck hit their bike on Wednesday, police said. The victims Umer Khan (17) and Talib (20) were travelling from Shamli to Muzaffarnagar along with a friend on a bike when the incident took place on the Panipat-Khatima highway near Dholra village. A case was […]

Heavy rainfall likely in Pune in next 48 hours: IMD

10:09 pm July 21, 2021

Pune: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for Maharashtra’s Pune district in the next 48 hours. As the westerly winds are strong, very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the ghat areas of Pune district in the next 48 hours, while the city […]

COVID-19: No death reported in HP in three days

10:07 pm July 21, 2021

Shimla: No Covid-related deaths were reported for the third consecutive day in Himachal Pradesh that reported 67 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday, officials said. The new cases took the virus count to 2,04,685, a health official said. The state has so far reported 3,491 deaths due to the virus. The active caseload reached 941 in […]

Temperatures hover close to normal in Haryana and Punjab

10:05 pm July 21, 2021

Chandigarh: The maximum temperatures hovered around the normal limits at most places in Haryana and Punjab on Wednesday. Following rains for the last two days, mainly dry weather prevailed in most parts of the two states. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ambala recorded a maximum temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius, while Hisar registered […]

No death due to oxygen shortage in MP: minister

10:03 pm July 21, 2021

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary on Wednesday claimed that there has been no death on account of shortage of medical oxygen in the state. The statement came a day after the Union government told the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen were “specifically reported” by the states and Union […]