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COVID-19: Karnataka logs 1,806 new cases,42 deaths

11:57 pm July 16, 2021

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Friday reported 1,806 new COVID infections and 42 deaths, pushing the caseload to 28,80,370 and death toll to 36,079, the health department said. Active cases stood at 31,399. As many as 2,748 patients recovered today, taking the total recoveries to 28,12,869. The positivity rate for the day was 1.18 per cent and […]

Adityanath govt destroying democracy: Priyanka

11:55 pm July 16, 2021

Lucknow: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here on Friday said Yogi Adityanath government is destroying democracy in Uttar Pradesh and questioned the appreciation “certificate” given by PM Narendra Modi to him on fighting Covid. The Congress leader said this at a press conference, just hours after she arrived here on a two-day visit. Earlier […]

History-sheeter held in UP after brief encounter

11:50 pm July 16, 2021

Ghaziabad: An alleged history-sheeter was injured and arrested after an encounter with the police, officials said on Friday. Sanjeet Khari (22), who hails from Khanpur Japti village, was held in Loni, Ghaziabad on Thursday night, they said, adding there was a reward of Rs 25,000 on his arrest. His accomplice, Sonu, a resident DLF colony, […]

PM ensures every project sets new benchmarks: Shah

11:47 pm July 16, 2021

Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi always ensures that all the projects undertaken by the government turn out to be “world-class” and set new benchmarks. Shah joined Modi virtually as the prime minister inaugurated a host of projects in Gujarat through video link. The projects included the revamped […]

India records 38,949 fresh Covid cases

11:44 pm July 16, 2021

New Delhi: India recorded 38,949 new COVID-19 cases, which took the infection tally to 3,10,26,829, while the death toll reached 4,12,531 with 542 more fatalities, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. The active cases have declined to 4,30,422 and comprise 1.39 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery […]