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Al Qaeda Leader Aiman Al-Zawahiri Believed to Be in Border Region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Probably Alive but Too Frail: UN Report
Member states reported that a significant part of Al-Qaeda leadership remains based in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan Helps Dying Man On Meerut Highway Reach hospital
Shyam Singh later succumbed to injuries during treatment at the hospital.
At Rs 500 for Both Doses, Biological E's Corbevax Could be Cheapest Vaccine in India
The Union Ministry of Health finalised advance arrangement for 30 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses with Hyderabad-based M/s Biological-E Ltd on Thursday.
Gujarat Govt to Implement Bill Against Forcible Religious Conversion from June 15
The bill amended a 2003 law, which penalises religious conversion through coercion or allurement.
BJP Sacks Its Bihar MLC After His Remarks Against CM Nitish Kumar Threatens to Rock NDA Boat
State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal issued Pandeys order of suspension, copies of which have been made available to the media, a day after the legislator was issued a show cause notice by disciplinary committee head Vinay Singh.
Lioness Dies of Coronavirus at Tamil Nadu Zoo, Other Lions Also Positive: Report
The Vandalur Zoo in a statement said the lioness Neela died around 6.15 p.m. on Thursday.
HC Seeks Stands of Centre, Delhi Govt on Plea for CBI Probe into Deaths at Jaipur Golden Hospital
Justice Rekha Palli issued a notice to the Union ministries of home and health and the Delhi government seeking their response by August 20 on the plea filed by the families of some patients who died on the intervening night of April 23 and 24.
Restaurants in Bengal Can Now Open For 3 Hours As Govt Eases Lockdown Norms
CM Mamata Banerjee urged the restaurant owners to arrange the vaccines for their workers on their own.
New18 Afternoon Digest: A Look at US Covid Vaccine Sharing Plan; Where Was Fraud, Asks Vijay Mallya & Other Top Stories
Here are the top stories of this afternoon: How the US Global Covid Vaccine Sharing Plan Will Help Nations in Need, Including India; Where Was Fraud, Asks Vijay Mallya over PMLA Court's Nod to Sell His Properties to Recover Loans; How Internet Reacted to...
Where Was Fraud, Asks Vijay Mallya over PMLA Court's Nod to Sell His Properties to Recover Loans
The PMLA court ordered that some of his real estate properties and securities that were seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) can be sold by a State Bank of India (SBI) led consortium.
CoWIN Portal is Now Available in Hindi, 10 Regional Languages Including Punjabi, Telugu
These regional languages include Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Telugu, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Odia apart from English.
Veterinary Doctor Injured in Attack by Wounded Tigress in Maharashtra's Chandrapur
Following the incident, Dr Ravikant Khobragade, who suffered injuries in the attack, was admitted to a hospital, where he underwent a surgery. He is out of danger now, the official said.
Loss of Parents Puts Kids in Vulnerable Situation, HC Asks Delhi Govt to Gather Info on Orphans
The observation came as advocate Prabhsahay Kaur, representing NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan, submitted that there was a complete lack of information on number of children who have become orphan during the pandemic and their identities.
Ex-Bengal Chief Secy Alapan Bandyopadhyay Sends 4-page Reply to Centre's Show-cause Notice
The Home Ministry had served a show- cause notice to Bandyopadhyay under a stringent provision of the Disaster Management Act that entails imprisonment up to 2 years, amid a tug-of-war between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government over him.
Delhi Reports 487 New Covid-19 Cases, Lowest in Over 2.5 Months; 45 Deaths
This is the first time the daily death count has gone below the 50mark since April 11 when the tally was 48.
Delhi Govt School Teachers Working as Frontline Workers Should be Vaccinated Immediately: DoE
In a letter to district education officers and school principals, DoE Director Udit Prakash Rai has asked that vaccination be facilitated for the teachers at the earliest.