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Himachal Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rises to 1,350 as eight more people, including an Army and three CAPF jawans, test positive: Official

Consular officers prevented from obtaining Kulbhushan Jadhav’s written consent for arranging legal representation: MEA

It is clear that Pakistan's approach to this matter continues to be obstructive and insincere: MEA on consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

External Affairs Minister apprised family of Kulbhushan Jadhav of these developments: MEA on Pakistan not giving unimpeded access to Jadhav

Two persons were killed and 15 others rescued from debris of two buildings that crashed in the city and its suburbs on Thursday afternoon, the BMC Disaster Cell said. A few others could also be trapped, it added.

In the first case, two persons were killed and 13 others were dug out of debris of a three-storied tenement that crashed due to heavy rains at Malvani in Malad West.

Four-five persons are feared to be trapped there. The Mumbai Fire Brigade and disaster teams are trying to rescue them.

Maharashtra's highest single-day spike of 8,641 new COVID-19 cases pushes tally to 2,84,281; death toll up by 266 to 11,194: Health department

5 more persons killed in flood-related incidents in Assam, nearly 40 lakh hit in 27 districts: Bulletin

EC not to extend facility of postal ballot to electors above 65 in Bihar polls and bypolls in near future: Statement

Optional postal ballot facility for voters above 80, persons with disabilities and COVID-19 patients in Bihar polls and bypolls: EC

14 more test COVID-19 positive in Nagaland, tally rises to 916, tally rises to 916; active case count 525: Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom

Five people killed, 4 others injured after vehicle falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district: Police

Modi ji had said that people dig pits in MNREGA.

But the truth is that Modi ji has dug an economic pit, MNREGA is only helping people in the economic crisis.

Without MNREGA, poverty will not disappear but poor will surely disappear, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Mumbai: Portion of Bhanushali building at Fort, collapses; search operation underway, 4 fire tenders present at the spot, reported ANI

Delhi court grants bail to 92 Indonesians, booked for attending Tablighi Jamaat by allegedly violating visa rules, govt guidelines.

15-year-old allegedly raped by security guard at govt hospital quarantine centre in Bihar where she was admitted after being rescued from rly station; officials say her COVID-19 report is negative and she will be sent to shelter home after examination for sexual assault.

UP reports its highest one-day jump of 2,061 COVID-19 cases, taking tally to 43,444, death toll reaches 1,046 with 34 more fatalities; active case count 15,723: Official.

Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav granted second consular access today. Indian officials at Pakistan foreign office: Pakistan Media , reported ANI

Sachin Pilot 18 18 other Congress MLAs who have approached Rajasthan High Court over disqualification notice from Assembly Speaker seeks quashing and setting aside of the show cause notice issued on 14th July by Speaker, Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.

Rhea Chakravarty demands CBI probe from Home Ministry in Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, reported ABP

Air France will fly 28 flights from July 18 to August 1 between Delhi, Mumbai,Bengaluru and Paris: Aviation minister Hardeep Singh Puri.

Rain lashes parts of Mumbai; visuals from Vikhroli area in the city. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted 'generally cloudy sky with heavy rain' in the city today, reported ANI

Girls outperformed boys in the Maharashtra Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC-Class 12) examination, the results of which were declared here on Thursday.

Total 90.66 per cent students passed this year, Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education chairperson Shakuntala Kale said in a release.

District Collectors of Coimbatore and Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu have tested positive for coronavirus and have been admitted in hospitals.

Coimbatore Collector K. Rajamani and Kancheepuram Collector P Ponniah tested COVID-19 positive after their swab samples results came on Wednesday.

Attack on the poor
Attack on dalits
Attack on farmer
Attack on democracy

This is the face and character of the BJP.

The Congress will fight fiercely against this injustice, tweeted Priyanka Gandhi.

Chandan smuggler's daughter appointed as BJP vice-president of Tamil Nadu State Youth Unit, reported NDTV.

Police detain UP Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu while he was going to Sonbhadra along with 3 other people. He was going to Umbha village in Sonbhadra to meet families of the victims who were killed in firing over a land dispute in 2019. He has been taken to a guest house, reported ANI

A 32-year-old man was found hanging inside the washroom at AIIMS Trauma Center on Thursday morning, police said.

Raj Amani Patel, a resident of Satna in Madhya Pradesh, underwent intestinal surgery at AIIMS Hospital in July 2019, they said.

Engagement was consistent with consensus b/w Special Representatives of India-China on 5 July, to discuss complete disengagement. Senior Commanders reviewed progress on implementation of 1st phase of disengagement and discussed further steps to ensure complete disengagement: Army spox

India and China remain committed to the objective of complete disengagement. This process is intricate and requires constant verification. They are taking it forward through regular meetings at diplomatic and military level: Indian Army spokesperson, reported ANI

Puducherry reports 147 new COVID-19 positive cases today, taking the total number of cases to 1,743 including 774 active cases, 947 discharged cases and 22 deaths: Puducherry Health Department, reported ANI

Odisha: A truck collided with a train wagon in restricted prohibited area of Paradip Port JSW site today with the truck being crushed by the wagon. Driver of the truck injured. More details awaited, reported ANI

66 people dead and 48,07,111 affected across 30 districts due to floods in the state, as of 15th July: Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), reported ANI

Results of Maharashtra State Board Class 12 examination (HSC) declared. Overall pass percentage is 90.66%, reported ANI

The COVID-19 positive cases crossed the 15,000 mark in Odisha with 494 new infectees in last 24 hours, informed the health department on Thursday.

The corona death toll also rose to 79 with two more deaths in Ganjam district in the last 24 hours.

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai overnight with some parts receiving extremely heavy showers, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

Areas like Bandra and Mahalaxmi in the city received 201 mm and 129 mm rainfall, respectively, between 8.30 am on Wednesday and 6.30 am on Thursday, IMD Mumbais Deputy Director General K S Hosalikar said.

Two people, including an assistant development officer, were killed in a collision between two motorcycles in the Naraina Kotwali area here, police said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the death of spiritual leader of the Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Sansthan,

Purushottampriyadasji Swamishree, recalling his work to alleviate human sufferings.

Retail giant Walmart has made it mandatory for its customers across the US to wear face coverings starting July 20.

The mandate on Wednesday came as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiked in communities across the country recently, reports Xinhua news agency.

According to the announcement, about 65 per cent of more than 5,000 Walmart stores and Sam's Club outlets, chain of membership-only retail warehouse owned by the retail giant, are located in the areas where there is some form of government mandate on face coverings.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro confirmed that he has once again tested positive for the novel coronavirus, roughly a week after he contracted the virus.

Uttarakhand: Badrinath Highway blocked at Pagal Nala and Lam Bagar in Chamoli district due to falling of boulders following heavy rainfall last night. The operation to clear the highway is underway, reported ANI

Maharashtra: Five prisoners escaped from temporary jail of Yerawada Central Prison earlier today after breaking window bars of temporary jail. State prison dept had set up temporary jails to keep new inmates there to avoid spread of COVID-19 inside prisons. More details awaited, reported ANI

143 new COVID-19 positive cases and 4 deaths have been reported in Rajasthan till 10.30 am today. Total number of cases stand at 26,580 including 6,459 active cases and 534 deaths: State Health Department, reported ANI

Air Traffic Control (ATC) shall not allow the arrival unless the approval is provided to them: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), reported ANI

Some charter flights coming from UAE didn't have requisite Indian state consent required for operation of such flights. It's been decided that the airline shall submit approval of concerned state govt to ATC of point of destination prior to their departure from UAE airports: DGCA, reported ANI

Sensex rises 116.77 points to 36,168.58 in opening session; Nifty inches up 18.65 points to 10,636.85.

Results of Class 12 Tamil Nadu State Board Examination has been announced today; the overall pass percentage is 92.34% , reported ANI

Our fight is against this thinking and injustice, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

In a gruesome act, six members of a family were killed by two brothers in a clash at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district on Wednesday, police said.

The Delhi University will conduct the online open book examinations for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students from August 10 to August 31, it said on Wednesday.

Two medium-intensity earthquakes of magnitude 4.1 and 4.5 hit Assam and Gujarat respectively on Thursday, the National Centre for Seismology said.

Highest single day spike of 32,695 COVID-19 cases and 606 deaths reported in the last 24 hours in India. Total positive cases stand at 9,68,876 including 3,31,146 active cases, 6,12,815 cured/discharged/migrated and 24,915 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, reported ANI

At least 493 people have tested positive for the Novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir in the highest single day surge of COVID-19 cases so far in the Union Territory, officials said.

A statement issued by the Information and Public Relations Department said of 493 tested positive on Wednesday, 57 are from Jammu division while 436 are from Kashmir division as the total number of COVID-19 cases reached 11,666 in J&K.

The National Health Commission said on Thursday that 26 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Wednesday.

There were 259 patients still being treated, including three in severe condition, the commission said in its daily report, Xinhua reported.

At least 21 people have been killed and 31 others reported missing due to the flash floods and landslides in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province, an official said.

The district administration of Gurugram has decided not to change the status of large COVID-19 outbreak regions in the city till July 28, an official said. Complete lockdown would be applied in these affected areas and residents will be allowed to step outside their homes only for essential services.

Amit Khatri, District Magistrate (DM) Gurugram has confirmed the development after a review meeting with Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDM), civil surgeon, and police on Wednesday.

"Under this, the provision of complete lockdown is applied in declared areas and residents will be allowed to step outside their respective homes only for essential services," Khatri said.

The large outbreak areas have been identified as ward number 4 Dundehera, ward number 16 Arjun Nager Jyoti Park, Madanpuri, Ward number 17 Ratan garden and Shiv Puri, Ward number 20 Shivaji Nagar and Shanti Nagar, Ward number 21 Baldev Nagar, Fero Gandhi Colony, Ravi Nagar, Ward number 22 Hira Nagar, Gandhi Nagar Shivaji Park, Ward number 23 Hari Nagar Shakti Park and Ward number 35 DLF phase 3 Nathupur.

The overall number of global COVID-19 cases has topped 13.5 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 583,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases stood at 13,070,097, while the fatalities rose to 583,359, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

The US accounted for the world's highest number of infections and fatalities at 3,495,536 and 137,358, respectively, according to the CSSE.

Brazil came in the second place with 1,966,748 infections and 75,366 deaths.

In terms of cases, India ranks third (936,181), and is followed by Russia (745,197), Peru (337,751), Chile (317,657), Mexico (317,635), South Africa (311,049), the UK (293,469), Iran (264,561), Spain (257,494), Pakistan (255,769), Italy (243,506), Saudi Arabia (240,474), Turkey (215,940), France (210,568), Germany (200,890), Bangladesh (193,590), Colombia (159,898), Argentina (111,146), Canada (110,693) and Qatar (104,983), the CSSE figures showed.

The other countries with over 10,000 deaths are the UK (45,138), Mexico (36,906), Italy (34,997), France (30,123), Spain (28,413), India (24,309), Iran (13,410), Peru (12,417) and Russia (11,753).