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14 Jun

‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 12’ to premire on July 2

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The 12th season of the show “Khatran Ke Khiladi” will be aired on Colors from July 2, the television channel tweeted. “Khatron ka var hoga is bar non-stop! Showing #khatarke khiladi, 2nd july se, har sani or sun, 9 pm, sirf #colors par! (Watch 'Khatran Ke Khiladi' every Saturday and Sunday at 9 pm on Colors starting July 2). Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, to host the show for the eighth time, began filming in Cape Town, South Africa last week. Participating celebrities are Rubina Dilaik, Pratik Sejpal, Sriti Jha, Nishant Bhatt, Faisal Sheikh, Shivangi Joshi, Jannat Zubair, Tushar Kalia, Mohit Malik,…

13 Jun

3 devotee’s death due to heat at religious festival in Bengal

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, due to heat and humidity at a religious gathering in Panihati in North 24 Parganas district t hree elderly devotees died on Sunday. She tweeted, “Distressed to know of 3 old devotees’ death due to heat and humidity in Danda Mahotsav at ISKCON temple at Panihati. CP and DM have rushed, all help being provided. My condolences to the bereaved families, solidarity to devotees,, Barrackpore Commissionerate Joint Commissioner of Police Dhruvajyoti Dey said "three people were rushed to hospital after they fell seriously ill due to the heat in the crowd during the…

13 Jun

Mizoram reports two more COVID-19 cases

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Two new COVID-19 cases were reported in Mizoram on Monday, taking the tally to 2,28,575. The state reported 28 cases on Sunday. The coronavirus death toll rose to 701 after a three-month-old baby died of the infection at a COVID-19 health center in Lunglei city on Sunday. 168 active cases in Mizoram, while 2,27,706 people have recovered from the Covid infection.

13 Jun

Light rain in city, Delhi

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Delhi woke up to a warm morning with the minimum temperature settling at 31.6 degrees Celsius on Monday. The Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy skies with chances of light rain or drizzle later in the day which will provide some respite from the scorching heat. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 43 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a yellow alert warning of a heat wave in parts of Delhi. IMD uses four color codes for weather alerts - green (no action required), yellow (watch and stay updated), orange (be prepared) and red (take…

13 Jun

Three per cent daily positive rate, COVID-19

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As 8,084 new coronavirus infections were reported in a day, India's number of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,32,30,101. According to Union Health Ministry data, the daily positivity rate was over three percent after about four months. The death toll rose to 5,24,771 with 10 deaths. Daily positivity rate was recorded at 3.24 percent and weekly positivity rate was recorded at 2.21 percent.

13 Jun

Thane report 600 new COVID-19 cases

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Maharashtra's Thane district recorded 616 new Covid cases taking its tally to 7,14,269 on Monday. From reports, these new cases were recorded on Sunday. Since last four days, 500 new cases have been recorded in the district. No new deaths were reported and the death toll in the district remained unchanged at 11,895. The COVID-19 death rate in Thane is 1.67 percent, the official said.

11 Jun

India records more new COVID-19 cases

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After 103 days the country recorded a one-day increase of over 8,000 new COVID-19 cases. According to Union Health Ministry data, the number of infections in India stands at 4,32,13,435, while the number of active cases has reached 40,370. A total of 8,329 new coronavirus cases were reported in the span of 24 hours, while the death toll from the disease reached 5,24,757, with 10 deaths recorded, data updated at 8 am showed. Daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.41 percent and the weekly positivity rate at 1.75 percent.

11 Jun

Fire at hospital in Delhi

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A patient is feared dead due to the fire that broke out in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Delhi's Rohini area on the morning of Saturday. From reports, the patients were rescued safely except for one patient who was on ventilator support and is suspected to have died, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Director Atul Garg said. Besides, the fire has been completely extinguished.

11 Jun

Desilting of drains to be complete soon

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The drain desilting work is in "war-phase" ahead of the onset of monsoon and is expected to be completed by June 15. So far, workers have removed 87,000 metric tonnes of silt from 688 drains, the Delhi Municipal Corporation said in a statement. “The MCD is working on war footing to meet the target of cleaning all drains under its jurisdiction before the onset of monsoon. "Taking steps forward, the corporation has successfully completed more than 96 per cent of the desilting work and is all set to complete the desilting work before June 15," the civic body said in…

11 Jun

Congress wins 3 Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan

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The ruling Congress on Friday won three of Rajasthan's four Rajya Sabha seats, overcoming challenges from BJP-backed independent candidate Subhash Chandra. BJP got one seat. Congress candidates Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari and BJP's Ghanshyam Tiwari were declared elected by the Election Commission late on Friday night. This will take the number of Congress Rajya Sabha MPs from Rajasthan to six out of a total of 10. BJP will have four members. Out of 200 votes, 199 were valid and one was void.