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Maha: Two dead, two injured as car hits tree in Virar

Two persons were killed after their car rammed into a tree in Virar in Palghar district, a police official said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday morning on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway and the car had four occupants, the official said.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik with BJD MPs meet Droupadi Murmu; congratulate her on winning prez poll

BJD supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday along with his party MPs met President-elect Droupadi Murmu here and congratulated her on winning the election.

Murmu hails from Odisha and was also a minister in the BJD-BJP alliance government in the state. She will take oath as the 15th President of India on Monday.

Ensure saturation-level coverage of all centrally-sponsored welfare schemes, BJP-ruled states should take lead: PM Modi tells party CMs

Telangana Congress MLA hints at joining BJP

Congress' Telangana MLA Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy on Sunday dropped hints that he will soon switch loyalties to the BJP.

The member from Munugode constituency said that only BJP can defeat the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).

The Congress leader also remarked that switching loyalties is a historic necessity. He told media persons that he feels that the time has come to move to another party.

He said if people of Munugode want, there will be a by-election in the constituency.

Delhi logs 729 new Covid cases, 2 deaths; positivity rate 5.57%

Delhi on Sunday logged 729 fresh coronavirus cases and two fatalities due to the disease as the positivity rate climbed to 5.57 per cent, according to city health department data.

This is the third consecutive day when over 700 cases have been reported in the national capital.

With this, the national capital's Covid-19 infection tally climbed to 19,48,492 and the death toll to 26,301, the latest bulletin stated.

The number of active cases of the disease in Delhi now stands at 2,696 up from 2,489 the previous day. As many as 1,846 Covid-19 patients are under home isolation, the bulletin showed.

Several dead after migrant vessel capsizes in The Bahamas

Several people are dead after a migrant vessel capsized off the coast of The Bahamas, authorities said on Sunday, amid a continuing wave of sea migration toward the United States.

The Bahamas police said the boat capsized some 7 miles (11 kilometers) off the island of New Providence. An undetermined number of people have died.

Four women and 17 men were rescued, immigration minister Keith Bell said in an interview, adding that authorities have not yet confirmed the nationality of the migrants.

Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh tests positive for COVID-19 a second time

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Sunday said he has tested positive for Covid-19. This is the second time Singh has contracted the coronavirus infection after he tested positive in September 2020. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader tweeted that he got himself tested after exhibiting symptoms and will comply with the home isolation protocols.

From Tilak and Gokhale to Bhagat Singh and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose; From Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel and Shyama Prasad Mukerjee to Sarojini Naidu and Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay — the willingness of so many personalities to only one goal has not been seen elsewhere in the history of humanity: Kovind lauds freedom fighters in outgoing address

Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind said he received full cooperation, support and blessings from all sections of society during his tenure

Ram Nath Kovind, who grew up in a very simple family of Paraunkh village in Kanpur Dehat district, is addressing all of you countrymen today. I bow down to the power of the vibrant democratic system of our country: Kovind in outgoing address

Five years ago, I was elected as the President through your elected people's representatives. My term as the President is finishing today. I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you,your public representatives: President Ram Nath Kovind on the eve of demitting office

Russia says strike on Ukrainian port hit military targets

Russian defence ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — had hit only military targets.

Smriti Irani sends legal notice to Congress leaders

Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday sent a legal notice to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera, asking them to apologise for their "baseless and false" allegations against the BJP leader and her daughter.

Directors of Cricket Scotland step down over racism report

Directors of the Scotland cricket board on Sunday resigned en masse following accusations of institutional racism.

Single bench of Justice Bibek Chaudhuri of Calcutta High Court to hear the ED plea at 4 pm

Opposition leaders to meet today to discuss the strategy for the Vice President election

Opposition leaders to meet today to discuss the strategy for the Vice President election. Opposition joint candidate Margret Alva to also attend the meeting.

ED files fresh plea in Calcutta High Court against West Bengal minister

ED has filed a fresh plea in Calcutta High Court over shifting West Bengal cabinet minister & former Education Minister of the state, Partha Chatterjee to Command hospital from SSKM hospital. Matter likely to be heard today

World Athletics Championships: Eldhose Paul finishes ninth in triple jump

Arpita Mukherjee to be produced before Court today

Kolkata: Arpita Mukherjee, the close aide of WB cabinet minister & former Education Min Partha Chatterjee, will be produced before Bank shallCourt, today. ED to seek her custody today. ED recovered approx Rs 20cr in cash from her residential premises in searches linked to the recruitment scam

Agniveer Airforce recruitment exam begins amid tight security

Marvel Phase 5 to end with 'Thunderbolts' release in 2024

The World Health Organization today called on countries in South - East Asia Region to strengthen surveillance and public health measures for monkeypox, with the disease being declared a public health emergency of international concern.

Will try to change the colour of the medal next time: Neeraj Chopra

I didn't feel pressured by the fact that I am an Olympic champion. I believed in myself even after the third throw. I made a comeback & won silver, it felt good. I would try to change the colour of the medal next time: Neeraj Chopra

White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat Monkeypox outbreak

PM Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on winning Silver medal at World Championships

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Neeraj Chopra on winning a "historic" Silver medal at the World Championships. This is a special moment for Indian sports, PM says.

India may see 7-fold rise in lung cancer cases by 2025: Study

India is likely to witness an over seven-fold rise in lung cancer cases by 2025 compared to the situation a decade ago, researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) reported, lamenting the lack of a population-level screening tool to identify such patients.

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Federal Reserve set for another big rate hike with economy on knife's edge

US central bankers face an increasingly difficult balancing act as they struggle to douse scorching inflation while still keeping the economy growing, though they have made it clear they are willing to risk a recession.

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Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind to address nation today

Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind will address the nation on Sunday, a Rashtrapati Bhavan statement issued on Saturday said.

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