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31 May

Light rain in Delhi, as mercury dips

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The mercury dipped to 20.4 degrees Celsius in the national capital on Tuesday morning. The Meteorological Department has forecast light rain or drizzle with mostly cloudy skies later in the day. According to information shared, Delhi recorded 18 mm rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Tuesday. On Monday, the minimum temperature was recorded at 27.8 degrees Celsius, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 40.6 degrees Celsius. Two people were killed and several injured, hundreds of trees were uprooted, road and air traffic disrupted and vehicles and buildings damaged, including the iconic Jama Masjid, as a…

31 May

7 dead in an ambulance crash

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An incident took place in the Fatehganj West area when the ambulance driver lost control of the vehicle, which hit a divider and swerved to the other side of the road before hitting the truck, Bareilly Police said on Twitter. Seven people died on the spot. It is suspected that the ambulance driver may have fallen asleep which led to the accident. Police said that the identity of the deceased is not identified yet.

31 May

India records 2,338 Covid cases

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According to the Union Health Ministry, India recorded 2,338 new Covid infections in a day taking its number of cases to 4,31,58,087 while the number of active cases stood at 17,883. The death toll rose to 5,24,630 with 19 more deaths due to the viral disease. According to the ministry, active cases comprised 0.04 percent of total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate was 98.74 percent. India's active caseload hike up by 185 in 24 hours. The daily positivity rate was 0.64 percent and the weekly positivity rate was recorded at 0.61 percent, the data showed. A total of…

31 May

One fresh COVID-19 case in Andamans

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One new COVID-19 case was reported in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, taking the tally to 10,046. The patient has a travel history, according to the report.At least 129 patients have succumbed to the infection so far.The administration has thus far tested over 7.38 lakh samples for COVID-19. 3.39 lakh people have being vaccinated.

30 May

Modi to participate in Yoga Day celebrations

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the International Yoga Day celebrations in Mysuru on June 21 as part of India's platinum jubilee of independence, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday. He also said that Modi held a video conference on the matter to discuss preparations for the event with him. During the video conference, Principal Secretary, State Chief Secretary P Ravikumar, Additional Chief Secretary Bandita Sharma to Chief Minister N Manjunath Prasad and others were also present.

30 May

Gold gains Rs 75; silver rises to Rs 120

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Gold rose by Rs 75 to Rs 51,052 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday, according to HDFC Securities, on firm global trends. In earlier trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 50,977 per 10 grams. Silver also increased by Rs 120 to RS 62,143 per kg from Rs 62,023 in the previous trade.

30 May

Naidu administers oath to 2 new Rajya Sabha members

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Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday administered the oath to newly elected members Ravichandra Bhaddirajhu and Aneel Prasad Hegde. Vaddiraju was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Telangana to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Banda Prakash. Hegde was elected from Bihar to fill the vacancy after the death of Mahendra Prasad. Ravichandra Bhaddi Raju took oath in Telugu, while Hegde took oath in Hindi. While Naidu's visit will be the first by an Indian Vice President to all three countries, it marks the first high-level visit from India to Gabon and Senegal.

30 May

RPF constable found dead in railway yard

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The dead body of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable was found in the yard of Rani Kamalapati station. Reports initially suggest that Constable Amal Chatterjee (50) was killed by the train. A man from Railway Point found the body on Monday morning. Chatterjee is a resident of Kolkata and was posted here since 2018. After post-mortem, his body was handed over to his relatives.

30 May

Punjab govt to investigate on the matter of Moosewala killing

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Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said his government will request the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to conduct an inquiry into the Sidhu Musewala murder case by a sitting High Court judge. His statement came after Musewala's father Balkaur Singh demanded a probe into the killing by the sitting High Court judge. The Punjab government will request the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to have the case investigated by a sitting judge of the High Court. Mann also said that he has already ordered a probe at the highest level into…

29 May

NSA jailed SP leader Rizwan Zaheer

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As per the report of Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Saxena, action has been taken er under the NSA to maintain public peace and order against "mafia" leader Rizwan Zahe. on Saturday night the order was issued and a copy was given to Zaheer in jail, he said. The NSA allows a person to be detained for up to a year without charge. Zaheer has been in jail for the past five months in connection with the murder of Feroz Pappu, the former chairman of Tulsipur Nagar Panchayat.