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Kashmiris are fed up with militancy, terrorism: Indian Army chief

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir are absolutely fed up with militancy and terrorism and they want the situation to return to normal, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Saturday

Corona cases in Delhi double every two weeks

Estimates reveal that coronavirus cases in Delhi are doubling every two weeks. According to the Delhi government, the spread of Covid cases is slowing down at places where it struck first and is catching up where it hit later

With nearly 11.5K cases, India notches highest jump in single day

After crossing the 300,000 mark, India on Saturday posted 11,458 fresh cases, the highest spike in cases in 24 hours. A total of 386 people died during that same time taking the toll to 8,884 so far since the first case was reported on January 30, the Health Ministry data said

Recovery rate in India from COVID-19 improves to 49.47%

The Indian government on Friday said the recovery rate of COVID-19 positive cases has increased to 49.47 percent and a total of 1,47,194 individuals have recovered from the deadly disease

Ahead of monsoon, Mumbai gets state-of-art flood warning system

After Chennai, Mumbai on Friday got India's second state-of-the-art Integrated Flood Warning System (IFWS) which will make it possible to predict floods at least three days in advance, enabling more lives to be saved

COVID-19: A tale of two mighty cities in India amid the pandemic

Rarely have these two mighty Indian megalopolises -- one the nation's capital and the other its commercial capital -- looked so 'helpless'

With spike of 10K cases India 4th worst-hit, surpasses UK

India on Friday became the fourth worst-affected country due to the pandemic as it added around 10,000 cases for the fourth consecutive day and surpassed the UK's tally to record 2,97,535 Covid-19 cases so far

97-year-old's recovery from corona brings cheer to Taj city

Nine new cases of COVID-19 took Agra's tally to 1,008 on Friday. But it was the recovery of a nonagenarian that has brought cheer to all in the city

Assam oil well fire: OIL loses 467 MT crude oil due to blockades by local bodies

The state-owned Oil India Ltd (OIL) lost 467 MT of crude oil production from 59 producing wells due to blockades by the local people and various students' organisations in two districts of Assam, an OIL release said on Thursday

No community transmission of COVID-19 in India, says ICMR

 There is no community transmission of COVID-19 at the national level, while the lockdown measures helped in controlling the spread of the deadly virus until now, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava said on Thursday

Jama Masjid to remain shut till June 30: Shahi Imam

A day after urging the people to offer namaz from their homes amid the spike in COVID-19 cases in the national capital, Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari, here on Thursday, said the 17th mosque, one of India's largest, would remain closed till June 30

7,000 shifted, 35 houses destroyed in Assam blaze as oil well fire rages

Around 7,000 people have been evacuated while the inferno completely and partially burnt more than 35 houses as the fire fighters, NDRF, and engineers intensified their efforts to douse the oil well fire in Assam for the third day on Thursday, officials said

Now, device to monitor COVID-19 patients at every step

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, many applications have been developed to keep track of the pandemic

India reports nearly 10K fresh cases, 357 deaths in a day

Five months since the first case was reported in India, 9,996 Covid cases were reported in a day, as deaths due to the coronavirus crossed the 8,000-mark with 357 succumbing to the pandemic within 24 hours, the data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare revealed

Two firefighters dead, many houses damaged as Assam oil well fire rages

At least two firefighters of Oil India Limited (OIL) were killed near the oil well blowout site in Assam's Tinsukia district on Wednesday