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Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

11:06 pm July 5, 2021

Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded three more Covid fatalities and 55 fresh cases on Monday, taking the death toll to 8,941 and infection tally to 9,52,789, an official report said. One death each was reported from Udaipur, Chittorgarh and Banswara. Of the fresh cases, a maximum of 19 cases were reported from Jaipur while five from Sirohi, […]

30 people lose vision in one eye due to black fungus

9:50 pm July 4, 2021

Coimbatore: Of the 264 patients with mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, in the government hospital here, 30 have lost the vision in one eye, a top official of the hospital said on Sunday. All those admitted had undergone endoscopy with 110 undergoing visualisation surgery, the hospital Dean Dr N Nirmala said in a release. […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

9:48 pm July 4, 2021

New Delhi: An Air India flyer has sought damages from the airline after the recent leak of personal data of 4.5 million passengers including hers and her husband’s. A legal notice was sent to Air India management on Sunday by Ritika Handoo in which she said that the airline informed her about the breach on […]

Aerial objects like drones banned in Delhi till Aug 16

Drones banned in Srinagar

9:43 pm July 4, 2021

Srinagar: A week after a drone attack at an Air Force base in Jammu, authorities in Srinagar on Sunday banned the sale, possession and use of such unmanned aerial vehicles in the city. Earlier, authorities in border districts of Rajouri and Kathua in the Jammu region had put curbs on the use of drones and […]

Dhami sworn in as new Uttarakhand CM

9:38 pm July 4, 2021

Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami was sworn in as the 11th chief minister of Uttarakhand here on Sunday. The oath of office was administered on Dhami by Governor Baby Rani Maurya at a simple function held on the lawns of the Raj Bhawan in the presence of a host of MPs, MLAs and functionaries of the […]