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Big spike in Covid cases in Andhra, numbers cross 1 lakh mark

28 Jul 2020 05:37 AM IST

With no signs of relief from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the number of cases in Andhra Pradesh on Monday crossed the 1-lakh mark. The state which is reeling under the Covid-19 situation witnessed 6,051 new positive cases and 49 deaths in the last 24 hours. Situation has become worse in

Tirupati temple faces money crunch, plans to take loans

28 Jul 2020 05:37 AM IST

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has reported massive losses, including a shortage of more than Rs 800 crores in revenue. The trust, which manages one of the richest Hindu shrines of the world, is now contemplating drawing loans from banks to make up for their losses. TTD has earned Rs

Haryana cops to get choice posting 6 months before retirement

28 Jul 2020 05:36 AM IST

In yet another welfare measure to boost the morale of police officers and jawans, Haryana Police on Monday decided police officials up to the rank of inspector could be posted at the place of their choice including in their home districts six months prior attaining the age of superannuation. However,

More videos of Covid patients go viral, situation worsens in Bihar

SAD demands criminal case against Dera supporter

28 Jul 2020 05:35 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Monday submitted a complaint to the Chandigarh Police demanding a case be registered against Dera Sacha Sauda supporter Veerpal Kaur. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal led the party delegation including MP Balwinder Singh Bhunder, ex-MP Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra and party spokesperson Daljit

RJD-JDU busy scoring political points as Bihar faces double whammy of corona and floods

28 Jul 2020 05:34 AM IST

As Bihar struggles with devastation caused by flood and havoc wreaked by the Covid-19 pandemic at the same time, the state’s political leaders are busy attacking each other. Both the RJD and the JDU are locked in a vitriolic attack on each other. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav launched a scathing

2 robbers loot money exchange branch owner at gunpoint

28 Jul 2020 05:33 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: In a scene straight out of a typical Bollywood movie, two robbers carrying a gun entered a Western Union money exchange branch on Monday afternoon, looted cash of Rs 3 lakh from the owner and vanished into thin air. The incident took place at the Sector-27 Chandigarh branch of

‘Callous’ doctor operates on accident victim but forgets to take out broken number plate

28 Jul 2020 05:32 AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Exposing the callousness of the medical staff of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Chandigarh, a youth who was injured in a road accident nearly lost his life due to infection caused by a broken number plate inserted that was not removed by the doctors at the time

Far corner of an Indian village: The story of Havildar Surba Tode

28 Jul 2020 05:26 AM IST

Indians had played a great role in World Wars I and II, but they have been largely ignored due to a variety of reasons. Here’s a story of a great grandson’s search for his great grandfather’s war-time legacy.

How will the world deal with China, the biggest moneylender?

28 Jul 2020 05:25 AM IST

China sets up debt-trap for strategically important and naturally endowed nations to serve its own interests.

Making things happen: Getting the priorities right

28 Jul 2020 05:25 AM IST

“We make toilets, we also produce coal.” This was the tagline that was proposed for Coal India Limited (CIL), the principal coal producer of the country, in an informal discussion. Everyone laughed but for me it was no laughing matter. The tagline was suggested to convey a message but I

Covid cases magnify monsoon misery

28 Jul 2020 05:24 AM IST

By being conscious of our eating and drinking habits as well as clean surroundings, doctors say, more than 95% of the infection-related issues, especially in the rainy season, could be prevented.