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Ancient shrine’s portals thrown open for all devotees

8:03 pm June 11, 2020

Tirupati: Amid strict COVID-19 precautionary steps, the Lord Venkateswara shrine was thrown open on Thursday for all devotees after a over 80-day coronavirus lockdown entry ban, but only a few thousands were present in view of the curbs in place following the pandemic. Earlier, the TTD that manages the 2000-year-old hill shrine had conducted a […]

Low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 hits Delhi

3:29 pm June 8, 2020

New Delhi: A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 hit the national capital on Monday, the National Centre for Seismology said. The epicenter of the earthquake was at the Delhi-Gurgaon border and it occurred at 1 pm at a depth of 18 kilometre, the NCS said. Since April, Delhi-NCR has recorded more than 14 quakes of […]

Visit patients under home isolation, ensure they follow isolation norms: Delhi govt to officials

20 more Delhi Police personnel test COVID-19 positive

12:21 am June 2, 2020

New Delhi: Twenty police personnel posted at Moti Nagar police station in West Delhi tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Monday. The first case at the police station was reported around 10 days ago, following which other staff were advised to remain in home quarantine, they said. The SHO of the police station, his […]

COVID-19: India records highest single-day spike of 265 deaths, 7,964 cases

8:33 pm May 30, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a record single-day spike of 265 deaths and 7,964 cases till Saturday 8 am, according to the Union health ministry. India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the COVID-19 pandemic. The number […]

Man held for killing wife in Delhi

11:01 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: Frustrated over regular fights with his wife, a 37-year-old salesman in Delhi allegedly killed her, dumped the body in a drain and told police that she went missing, officials said on Tuesday. Sudhir, a resident of Central Delhi’s Anand Parbat area, went to police station with his children on Saturday night and informed […]