Four killed in Agra road accident
Agra, Jun 10 (UNI) Four people, including two elderly women, were killed when a bus rammed a stationary truck on the Chaleshar flyover on National highway 2 early Thursday morning, police said. Ten people were injured in the incident.The injured have been admitted to the SN Medical college hospital. According to police, a water melon-laden […]
Eleven dead as building collapses in Mumbai
Mumbai, Jun 10 (UNI) At least 11 people were killed while 7 others were injured after a 3-storey building collapsed in Malvani area of Malad West here late on Wednesday night According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the incident occurred last night at Malvani Gate no. 8. when a portion of 2nd & 3rd floor of […]
COVID: India reports less than 1 lakh daily new cases for 3rd straight day
New Delhi, Jun 10 : India on Thursday reported 94,052 fresh cases of COVID-19, less than one lakh for the third successive day and 6,148 casualties in the past 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry. The fresh addition took the active case tally to 11,67,952, which has further declined to less than 12 […]
Senior UP Congress leader Jitin Prasada joins BJP
New Delhi, Jun 9: Senior UP Congress leader Jitin Prasada, once a close aid of Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday joined the BJP ahead of the UP polls. Forty-seven-year-old Prasada joined the BJP in presence of party leaders– Piyush Goyal and MP Anil Balooni– in the National Capital. The Congress turncoat, who has a considerable influence […]
Former IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey is new Election Commissioner
New Delhi, Jun 9 (UNI) Anup Chandra Pandey, a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner. Mr Pandey, a former Uttar Pradesh chief secretary, is a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch from Uttar Pradesh cadre. The Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday said President Ram […]
PM Modi mourns loss of lives in Kanpur road accident; announces ex-gratia
New Delhi, Jun 9 ; Prime Minister has condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Kanpur and announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the kin of the deceased. Besides, an amount of Rs 50,000 each would be provided to those injured. […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise again
New Delhi, Jun 9 :The prices of petrol and diesel on Wednesday rose again to a new record level after remaining stable on Tuesday.Petrol became costlier by up to 25 paise and diesel by 27 paise in four metro cities of the country. According to Indian Oil Corporation, Petrol and diesel prices in the national […]
India records 92,596 Covid cases
New Delhi, Jun 9 ; India registered 92,596 fresh cases of COVID-19 and 2,219 casualties in the past 24 hours, according to the data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday.On Tuesday, the country had recorded a 63-day low of 86,498 cases. The fresh addition took the active case tally to 12,31,415, while the […]
India reports 86,498 new COVID-19 infections, recovery rate at 94.29 pc
New Delhi, Jun 8 (UNI): India reported 86,498 Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the lowest fall of daily cases in 66 days, according to an official statement. The tally is also less than one lakh Covid infections after 63 days. The country’s recovery rate improved to 94.29 per cent while recoveries outnumbered the […]
Petrol, diesel remain stable after touching record high-levels
New Delhi, Jun 8 (UNI) Fuel prices on Tuesday remained unchanged after two consecutive days of hike touching record high levels. According to Indian Oil Corporation, petrol price remained unchanged at Rs 95.31 and diesel at Rs 86.22 per liter in the national capital. Petrol and diesel prices have witnessed an increase for 20 days […]