Delhi and Beyond

-August 29, 2022

India logs 7,591 new covid cases, 30 fresh fatalities

India logs 7,591 new covid cases, 30 fresh fatalities

The active cases comprise 0.19 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.62 per cent, the ministry said.

-August 25, 2022

African national arrested for customs clearance swindle

African national arrested for customs clearance swindle

A 36-year-old African national was apprehended for allegedly duping mutiple women after befriending them online under false names and requesting them to pay for customs clearance under the guise of receiving gifts, police said on Thursday

-August 25, 2022

Kickboxing loses a gem; sportspersons underline need for rest

Kickboxing loses a gem; sportspersons underline need for rest

Yora Tade, a 23-year-old kickboxer from Arunachal Pradesh, breathed his last this Tuesday after his bout in Tamil Nadu. The kickboxing community and its supporters are devastated by the loss of a promising talent

-August 25, 2022

Bilkis Bano case: SC says ‘didn’t order convicts’ release’, issues notice to Guj govt on remission

Bilkis Bano case: SC says ‘didn’t order convicts’ release’, issues notice to Guj govt on remission

A special CBI court in Mumbai on January 21, 2008, sentenced the 11 to life imprisonment on charges of gangrape and murder of seven members of Bilkis Bano's family. Their conviction was later upheld by the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court.

-August 25, 2022

Villages marooned, people forced to drink dirty flood water in Odisha

Villages marooned, people forced to drink dirty flood water in Odisha

Diarrhoea cases are also being reported from the 14 districts affected by the deluge as people are drinking contaminated water.

-August 25, 2022

3 children among 9 killed after jeep collides head-on with a truck in Karnataka; 15 injured

3 children among 9 killed after jeep collides head-on with a truck in Karnataka; 15 injured

All of them were daily wage workers, labourers going towards Bengaluru. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment.

-August 25, 2022

Fight between fliers, staff breaks out as SpiceJet flight from Ahmedabad to Varanasi suffers 8-hour delay

Fight between fliers, staff breaks out as SpiceJet flight from Ahmedabad to Varanasi suffers 8-hour delay

On 6 July, the DGCA had issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following eight incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19.

-August 25, 2022

8 earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir in less than 36 hours

8 earthquakes hit Jammu and Kashmir in less than 36 hours

On Tuesday, six earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir but there was no report of loss of life or damage to any property.