Delhi man who tested positive for monkeypox had recently attended ‘stag party’ in Himachal’s Manali

New Delhi, July 25India has reported four cases of monkeypox so far – three from Kerala and one from Delhi – the latest being that of a 34-year-old man in the national capital with no history of foreign travel testing positive for the disease.The patient, who is presently recovering at…

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Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th President; urges ‘sabka saath, sabka kartavya’ in maiden address

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, July 25 Sixty-four-year-old Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India flagging “everyone’s efforts, everyone’s duties” (Sabka saath, sabka kartavya) as central tracks for building a self-reliant, glorious India. Delivering her first address after being administered the oath of office by Chief…

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Uttar Pradesh ex-MLA’s son arrested from Pune for gang-rape, cheating

Bhadohi, July 25 The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force has arrested Vishnu Mishra, son of jailed former MLA Vijay Mishra, from Pune on charges of gang-rape and cheating, a police officer said here. Vishnu was absconding since August 2020 and was arrested on Sunday, he said. Bhadohi Superintendent of Police…

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8 killed as double-decker buses collide on Purvanchal Expressway in UP

Barabanki (UP), July 25Eight people were killed and 16 others injured when a Delhi-bound double-decker bus rammed into a stationary double-decker bus on the Purvanchal Expressway here on Monday, police said.Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Barabanki, Manoj Pandey said the bus coming from Sitamarhi in Bihar hit the stationary…

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4 Gurdaspur residents among 5 killed in road accident in Himachal’s Chamba

Shimla, July 25Five people were killed and two others injured on Sunday as the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district, officials said.The accident occurred near Satrundi in Tissa tehsil, they said, adding the wounded have been admitted to medical college Chamba for…

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Twitter tags ‘cropped’ video of President Kovind greeting PM Modi ‘out of context’ after oppn shares it with false claims

Chandigarh, July 25An edited video from outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind’s farewell ceremony went viral allegedly showing that Prime Minister Modi disrespected him.In the cropped video, it is shown that the PM is not greeting Kovind and instead busy looking at the cameras. The video was shared by opposition leaders…

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Spurt in mid-air snags, DGCA starts special audit of airlines

New Delhi, July 24Taking note of the increasing number of snags in passenger aircraft, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a special audit of scheduled flight operators to ascertain whether the airlines are adhering to the laid-down standards in this regard.Faults leading to flight diversionsA number of…

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Pakistani literary society honours singer Sidhu Moosewala with ‘Waris Shah International Award’ posthumously

Chandigarh, July 24 Flamboyant Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala was on Sunday honoured posthumously with ‘Waris Shah International Award’ in Pakistan. The honour was bestowed on Sidhu by Pakistan-based literary society “Punjabi Virsa” along with poet Dr Surjit Singh Patar and writer Harjinder Pal Jinder. The award is given to…

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Twitter marks AAP, Congress videos featuring PM Modi, President Kovind ‘out of context’

New Delhi, July 24Twitter on Saturday marked videos featuring President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi during the former’s farewell event in Parliament yesterday as “out of context media”.AAP’s Sanjay Singh and Congress’ Rohan Gupta today tweeted purported videos where they said the PM disregarded a greeting by President…

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