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12-year-old boy suffering from bird flu dies at AIIMS in Delhi

AIIMS Delhi junior doctor jumps off 10th floor of hostel, dies

11:19 pm July 10, 2020

New Delhi: A 25-year-old junior resident doctor at AIIMS here died on Friday after he jumped from the tenth floor of a hostel, police said. The victim has been identified as Anurag. He was a junior resident doctor at the Department of Psychiatry, they said. He used to live in the doctors’ hostel and allegedly […]

Gold rises marginally; silver declines Rs 352

7:58 pm July 10, 2020

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital rose marginally to Rs 49,959 per 10 gram on Friday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 49,951 per 10 gram. Silver declined by Rs 352 to Rs 52,364 per kg from Rs 52,716 per kg on Thursday. In […]

Indian teenager in UAE makes 101 one-leg hops over ruler; finds place in Guinness book

7:42 pm July 8, 2020

Dubai: A total of 101 hops over a stationery ruler has brought Dubai-based Indian teenager Soham Mukherjee a Guinness World Records title. Hailing from New Delhi, Mukherkee managed to break the previous title of 96 hops in 30 seconds. “In a video taken in his bedroom Mukherjee completed 110 hops in total but 9 were […]

37-yr-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID dies by suicide at AIIMS Trauma Centre

8:44 pm July 6, 2020

New Delhi: A 37-year-old journalist undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at the AIIMS Trauma Centre here died after allegedly jumping off the fourth floor of the hospital building on Monday afternoon, officials said. The journalist used to work for a Hindi daily and was a resident of northeast Delhi’s Bhajanpura, they said. The incident took place around 2 pm. […]

IAF ramping up deployment in key bases along border with China

11:58 pm July 4, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force is significantly enhancing deployment of its frontline jets, attack helicopters and transport fleet in all its key bases guarding the airspace along the Line of Actual Control in view of heightened border tension with China in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the development said on Saturday. The IAF has also pressed into service a fleet of […]