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Woman raped, burned alive in Rajasthan; accused arrested
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Woman raped, burned alive in Rajasthan; accused arrested

Jaipur, April 8: A 30-year-old man has been arrested in Rajasthan's Barmer district for allegedly raping a woman and then burning her alive by pouring paint thinner on her, an official said on Saturday. The woman, who was rushed to hospital, eventually succumbed to burn injuries. The incident...
Rise in Covid cases in Delhi: Hospitals, polyclinics asked to ramp up testing
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Rise in Covid cases in Delhi: Hospitals, polyclinics asked to ramp up testing

New Delhi, Apr 8: Hospitals, polyclinics and dispensaries in Delhi have been instructed by health department authorities to scale up testing amid an upward trend in COVID-19 cases here in the past several days, sources said on Saturday. More than 3,800 coronavirus cases have been recorded in...
Eat now, pay later: Pune trader offers mangoes on EMI
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Eat now, pay later: Pune trader offers mangoes on EMI

Pune, Apr 8: With the prices of Alphonso mangoes eye-wateringly high, a trader in Pune in Maharashtra is offering the king of fruits on Equated Monthly Instalments or EMI. If refrigerators and air-conditioners can be purchased on instalments, why not mangoes, reasons Gaurav Sanas of...
6,155 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases climb to 31,194
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6,155 fresh Covid infections in India, active cases climb to 31,194

New Delhi, Apr 8: India on Saturday recorded 6,155 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases increased to 31,194, according to Union health ministry data. India's COVID-19 tally now stands at 4.47 crore (4,47,51,259). The death toll climbed to 5,30,954 with 11 deaths, including...
No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govts fact-checking unit
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No sweeping power or a draconian move: MoS IT on govt's fact-checking unit

New Delhi, April 8: Amid the debate over the government forming a fact-checking unit to curb the flow of misinformation on various social media platforms, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Saturday said there are no sweeping powers or a draconian move at the...
Two from Mizoram arrested with gold bars worth over Rs 8 crore in West Bengal
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Two from Mizoram arrested with gold bars worth over Rs 8 crore in West Bengal

Siliguri, Apr 8: Two people were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district with gold bars worth Rs 8.61 crore, officials said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a vehicle at Panikauri toll plaza in Fatakpur, they said. ...
Keep all preparedness for Covid-19 management, Centre to states
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Keep all preparedness for Covid-19 management, Centre to states

New Delhi, April 7: Alarmed by the resurgence of Covid-19, Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired a meeting of health ministers of all states and Union Territories and advised them to keep all preparedness for Covid management. Continuing the rising trend, Covid cases crossed...
Three of family hacked to death in Bengals Cooch Behar
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Three of family hacked to death in Bengal's Cooch Behar

Kolkata, April 7: Three members of a family were hacked to death at Sitalkuchi in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Friday. Those killed have been identified as Bimal Kumar Burman (68), his wife Nilima Burman (52) and their elder daughter Runa Burman (24). The couple's younger daughter Iti...
Daily Covid cases cross 6000-mark in India, positivity rate at 3.39 pc
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Daily Covid cases cross 6000-mark in India, positivity rate at 3.39 pc

New Delhi, Apr 7: India has logged 6,050 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 203 days, while the active cases have increased to 28,303, according to Union health ministry data updated on Friday. On September 16 last year, 6,298 cases were recorded. The death toll has increased to 5,30,943...
Father kills son over chicken curry in Karnataka
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Father kills son over chicken curry in Karnataka

Guwahati: In a bizarre incident, a man in Karnataka allegedly killed his 32-year-old son on Tuesday during an argument over not being able to get a bit of chicken curry. The deceased was identified as Shivaram who was allegedly killed by his father Sheena. The incident occurred at Guttigar in...
India logs 5,335 fresh Covid cases, highest in 195 days
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India logs 5,335 fresh Covid cases, highest in 195 days

New Delhi, Apr 6: India has logged 5,335 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 195 days, while the active cases have increased to 25,587, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. On September 23 last year, 5,383 cases were recorded in a single day. The death toll has...
BSF nabs Pakistani citizen trying to enter India through Gujarat
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BSF nabs Pakistani citizen trying to enter India through Gujarat

Ahmedabad, April 5: The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended a Pakistani citizen attempting to enter India through the Indo-Pakistan border in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, an official said on Wednesday. The individual has been identified as Daya Ram, a resident of Nagarparkar in...
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