INDIA

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Sidhu appointed Punjab Congress president

11:52 pm July 18, 2021

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday appointed Navjot Singh Sidhu as the new president of the party’s Punjab unit, notwithstanding the strong opposition from Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Gandhi also appointed four working presidents to assist Sidhu in the run-up to the next assembly elections. The appointments came after days of internal squabbling […]

Star tortoise, soft shell turtles rescued in Telangana

11:48 pm July 18, 2021

Hyderabad: A star tortoise and three soft shell turtles were seized from aquarium shops in Warangal, 145 km from here, Telangana forest officials said on Sunday. Star tortoises and soft shell turtles are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, a press release said. Selling and buyingthemare against the Act, the release said. On information […]

Odisha: Rape accused fugitive arrested after 5 years

11:57 pm July 17, 2021

Kendrapara (Odisha): A 32-year-old man, who was on the run for five years after allegedly raping a 22 -year-old woman in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, has been arrested, police said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team nabbed the accused from a house in Bhubaneswar on Friday night. He is a resident of a […]

Kanwar Yatra cancelled in Uttar Pradesh

11:53 pm July 17, 2021

Lucknow: The annual Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh has been cancelled this year, a senior government official said here on Saturday night. The development came a day after the Supreme Court said it cannot allow the Uttar Pradesh government “to hold 100 percent physical Kanwar Yatra in view of COVID”, stressing that sentiments, including religious, […]

Gujarat sees 37 COVID-19 cases, 1 death, 110 recoveries

11:49 pm July 17, 2021

Ahmedabad: Gujarat on Saturday reported 37 COVID-19 cases, one death and 110 recoveries, taking the tally to 8,24,460 and the toll to 10,075, an official said. The recovery count stands at 8,13,853, which is 98.71 per cent of the tally, leaving the state with 532 active cases, he said. “Ahmedabad led with six cases. The […]