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That is partly due to the virus quickening spread through India, where reported deaths have topped 95,000 and cases are increasing at the fastest rate in the world.

Odisha's COVID-19 tally rose to 2,12,609 on Monday as 3,235 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said. The state's coronavirus death toll rose to 813 as 16 more patients succumbed to the infection, he said.

The Shimla-Chandigarh National Highway number 22 was blocked after a major landslide occurred in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Monday, police said. Major cracks developed on the road after the landslide at Waknaghat, they said, adding that the...

The Sunday services will, however, be available only in the north-south line, excluding the East West Metro, spokesperson Indrani Banerjee said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday ordered shifting of Satna superintendent of police Riyaz Iqbal over the custodial death and subsequent violence, an official said.

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of Sikhs, on Monday passed its annual budget of Rs 981 crore for the current fiscal. The budget of the SGPC, which manages the functioning of Sikh shrines and educational institutes...

Over 460 of 530 JNU scholars who participated in a survey said they have been anxious about their future prospects and completing their research works, among other things, since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Three research scholars from the Jaw...

Haryana reported 24 more COVID-19 fatalities on Monday taking the death toll due to the disease to 1,331 while with 1,630 fresh cases the total infection count in the state rose to 1,25,412. Of the 24 fatalities, five were from Panchkula district,four f...

A Mathura court has set September 30 as the next date for hearing a suit seeking the removal of the Shahi Idgah mosque near the birthplace of Lord Krishna here. The suit, which was filed in the court of civil judge, senior division, on Friday, has also...

Stockholm (AP) Sweden's largest fuel company said Monday that it has decided to stop a planned oil refinery expansion that would have made it the country's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and was increasingly becoming a hot potato issue for Prime Mini...

The situation limped back to normalcy as traffic movement was restored on a stretch of the Udaipur-Ahmedabad national highway, which had been blocked by the agitators, police said.

London (AP) People across England face tough new fines if they fail to self isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. Starting Monday, those who fail to follow the rules face a 1,000-pound (USD 1,200) fine, which increases to 10,000 pounds for repea...

: As many as 76,768 police personnel all over the country including paramilitary forces such as CRPF, CISF, BSF and NSG tested positive for COVID-19 while 401 succumbed to the killer virus, according to a report by the Bureau of Police Research and Deve...

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The Karnataka bandh has partially affected normal public life as public transport has been hit and commercial establishments have downed the shutters in support of farmers.

Indian shares rose on Monday, led by stateowned banking stocks on hopes that the government may infuse some capital into the sector as early as the third quarter, with gains in Asian markets aiding sentiment.