INDIA

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Sonia Gandhi, other opposition leaders write to President over Stan Swamy’s death ‘under custody’

11:40 pm July 6, 2021

New Delhi: Leaders of 10 opposition parties including Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind expressing “outrage” at the death of Father Stan Swamy “under custody”, and seeking his intervention in holding accountable those responsible for “foisting false cases” on the activist, his continued detention and “inhuman treatment”. The signatories also […]

CBI arrests ex-railway official for receiving bribe

11:23 pm July 5, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI arrested a former principal chief mechanical engineer of the railways on Monday for allegedly receiving Rs 50 lakh, a portion of the Rs 5.89 crore bribe money collected on his behalf by the director of a Chennai-based company for various tenders awarded during the last two years of his service, officials […]

Mumbai sees 489 COVID-19 cases, lowest since Feb 16

11:19 pm July 5, 2021

Mumbai: Mumbai on Monday reported 489 COVID-19 cases, the lowest single day addition to the tally since February 16 this year when this figure was 461, and 10 deaths, the lowest in the last one week, a civic official said. The tally in the country’s financial capital is 7,25,167 and the toll has touched 15,554, […]

COVID-19: Haryana records 10 fatalities, 54 fresh cases

11:15 pm July 5, 2021

Chandigarh: Haryana reported 10 Covid-related fatalities, taking the death toll to 9,496 on Monday while 54 fresh cases pushed the total case count to 7,68,957, according to the Health Department’s daily bulletin. The positivity rate in the state stands at 7.56 per cent. Two deaths each were reported from Hisar and Panipat districts, among others. […]

TMC to protest against fuel price hike on July 10,11

11:12 pm July 5, 2021

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress will stage protests across West Bengal on July 10 and 11 against the spiralling fuel prices and the alleged lack of response towards the issue by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, senior party leader Partha Chatterjee said Monday. TMC activists and supporters will hold sit-ins in all district towns […]