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02 Jun

Man arrested for killing wife for not being served salad

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A man was arrested in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday after two days killing his wife and injuring his son for not being served salad with his meal, police said. Murli Singh, was caught by a police team after he was found hiding in a nearby jungle, they said. Police said,”The killing took place during dinner at the couple's house in Gogwan Jalalpur village under Babri police station area on Monday night.” Murli Singh attacked his wife Sudesh with a spade and their 20-year-old son Ajay, who sustained serious injuries as he tried to save her, they said. The criminal had…

02 Jun

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai stuns in red as she features on British Vogue cover

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Malala Yousafzai has said going to university “finally” gave her some time for herself. The activist and Nobel Prize laureate, 23, made the comments in an interview with British Vogue and features on the cover of the July issue of the magazine. She completed her philosophy, politics and economics degree at Oxford University last year. Discussing her time at university, she said: “I was excited about literally anything. Going to McDonald’s or playing poker with my friends or going to a talk or an event. British Vogue's Editor in Chief Edward Enninful took to his social media feeds to share…

02 Jun

Mehul Choksi will be brought back to India by a team led by CBI officer Sharda Raut

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Investigating officer in Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, will be bringing back Mehul Choksi from Dominica if he is deported to India. Sharda Raut, who is in Dominica with 6 other officials, including another CBI officer, is heading the operation to bring back Mehul Choksi. Sources have said, if the Dominican court orders the deportation of Mehul Choksi, he will be brought to New Delhi in a private jet by the team of Indian officials and will be placed under arrest by Sharda Raut upon landing, the Indian officials have had several meetings with the Dominican authorities to ensure that…

02 Jun

If no drugs for all, prioritise the young: Delhi HC instructs Centre on black fungus medicine crunch

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Considering the acute shortage of Liposomal Amphotericin B which is used to treat black fungus, as well as the upward trend in the number of cases, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central government to formulate a policy on the manner of distribution of the drug to the patients. The direction comes a day after the court informed the Centre and Delhi government that they need to work out a distribution policy for the anti-fungal medicine and take the “cruel decision” of excluding a certain age group or class of people from receiving it owing to its current…

02 Jun

Uttar Pradesh: Seven dead, as many injured after cylinder blast in Gonda district

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Seven people died and 14 were injured after the roof of a two-storey building collapsed due to a cylinder blast in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district. The incident occurred when one of the families in the village was cooking.As many as 14 people were trapped under the collapsed roof.The villagers could rescue some of them and rushed them to the Public Health Centre in Nawabganj. Gonda Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Mishra said, "14 people were trapped after the roof of the house collapsed. Seven people have died including three children and two women." “We received a call about a cylinder…

02 Jun

India welcomes 15 ventilators, 12000 tablets of Favipiravir from Iceland

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India on early Wednesday received a consignment of 15 ventilators, and 12000 tablets of Favipiravir from Iceland as the country combat the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.The information about the consignment was shared by Arindam Bagchi, Spokesperson ministry of external affairs, through his Twitter handle. recorded a single-day rise of 1,27,510 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 51 days, taking the country's infection tally to 2,81,75,044, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. India is currently dealing with a second COVID-19 wave that has swept through the nation, straining the country's health infrastructure and overburdening…

01 Jun

CBSE Class 12 exams being cancelled

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A big relief said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the Centre on Tuesday announced that CBSE Class 12 board exams have been cancelled for academic session 2020-2021. The decision was taken after a crucial meeting that was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health as well as future of our youth," PM Modi tweeted after chairing the meeting. Anxiety among students, parents and teachers must be put to an end, and students…

31 May

West Bengal will not release Chief Secretary, says Mamata

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the Centre's order recalling state chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay. She made the request in a letter to the PM and said her government "is not releasing" the top bureaucrat. Bandyopadhyay's service was recently extended for three months so that he could continue to serve in the state as it faced the deadly coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crisis after "mutual written consultations" and "in accordance with the due process", the CM said. “The government of Bengal cannot release, and is not releasing, its chief secretary at this…

31 May

Bihar to provide monthly ₹1,500 to children orphaned by COVID-19

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The Bihar government on Sunday said it would provide ₹1,500 each month to those children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 in the State. The children will get the financial assistance till the age of 18 and will be housed in State child care centres. “Those children who have lost their both parents or, at least one parent has died due to corona, the State government will provide them ₹1,500 each month till the age of 18 under Bal Sahayta Yojna [child help programme]. Those children who have lost their parents will be taken care of in child care…

31 May

Delhi High Court directs West Bengal to alleviate IAS officer

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The Delhi High Court directed the West Bengal Government to relieve an IAS officer of the State cadre declining the plea of the State that stated “There is an extreme shortage of officers as a number of officers have sought transfer from the West Bengal cadre on account of their marriage to officers belonging to other State cadres.” A Bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Navin Chawla declined to entertain the plea of the State government that “there is an extreme shortage of officers as a number of officers have sought transfer from the West Bengal cadre on account of…