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Andhra youth slits girl’s throat for declining his love proposal

Jun 19, 2021 Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh): A 21-year-old man from Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district allegedly killed a girl by slitting her throat after she rejected his love proposal. The incident took place in Chintala Cheruvu…

Patient with suspected black fungus infection flees W Bengal’s Siliguri hospital

Siliguri: A patient suspected of having contracted mucormycosis, commonly known as Black Fungus infection allegedly ran away from Siliguri’s North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH), where she was admitted in the ENT ward, hospital…

Court sentences man to life in prison for rape and murder of minor girl

Shimla: A Special Court in Shimla on Friday sentenced Anil Kumar aka Nilu to undergo life imprisonment till the end of his natural life with a fine of Rs 10,000 in connection with the rape and…

ED orders freeze on Rs 88 lakh funds of Qatar crime accused

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday said that it has frozen investments worth Rs 88 lakh in India of Subrahmanya Srinivas Pinninti from Qatar in connection with a money laundering probe. The ED, in a…

Portuguese ship spills 10 KL oil 450 km off Chennai

June 17, 2021Chennai: The Indian Coast Guard said on Thursday that 10 kilolitres (KL) of oil have spilled into the sea about 450 km southeast of Chennai from a Portuguese flag container ship named MV…

Microsof names CEO Satya Nadella as its new chairman

June 17, 2021 Washington: Microsoft Corporation has named Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella as its new chairman, in place of John Thompson. On Wednesday, it announced that the independent directors of the board unanimously elected…

World media bodies poke holes in Pak journalist murder probe, seek fresh investigation

June 17, 2021 Islamabad : A new report on the murder of Pakistani journalist Zubair Mujahid, published by international media bodies, finds significant errors in the official police investigation, according to the Reporters Without Borders…

Bengal Governor meets Amit Shah, President Kovind

June 17, 2021Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who is on a two-day visit to Delhi, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday evening and is expected to have briefed him about the ‘deteriorating…

Japan to lift state of emergency for Tokyo, 8 prefectures

June 17, 2021Tokyo: The Japanese government on Thursday announced its decision to lift the Covid-19 state of emergency for Tokyo and eight other prefectures. Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo have been under a virus state…

Probe needed to see if labs were ICMR-approved before empanellment, says Haridwar DM on Kumbh COVID test scam

Probe needed to see if labs were ICMR-approved before empanellment, says Haridwar DM on Kumbh COVID test scamJune 17, 2021 Haridwar (Uttarakhand) : In the backdrop of an alleged ‘Covid testing scam’ surfacing in Uttrakhand…

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