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HC Refuses To Stay Delhi Govt's Corona Fee On Liquor
In a big setback to the booze lovers in the national capital, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant an interim stay on the Arvind Kejriwal government's notification imposing a 70 per cent 'Special Corona Fee' on the MRP of all liquor brands in the national capital.....
Indore Tops With 79 Of 195 Positive Cases In A Day
The corona tide continued to lash Madhya Pradesh with 195 new cases reported on Saturday evening and total tally touched 4,790. The health department bulletin said the cases have spread to 44 of the 52 districts.....
India's Covid Tally Crosses 90K, Nearly 5K Cases In A Day
With the sharpest spike of 4,987 in 24 hours, India's total case count of coronavirus surged past 90,000-mark, the Union Health Ministry data revealed on Sunday.....
Swamy Asks For Source After UN Official Criticises His Muslim 'comment'
After a UN human rights official criticised BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, saying that the latters alleged statements about Muslims were "extremely alarming", the BJP lawmaker sought source clarification.....
US COVID-19 Deaths Top 100,000: Johns Hopkins University
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 100,000 on Wednesday, reaching 100,047, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.....
Delhi's Covid Death Count 416, Case Tally Crosses 18k Mark
The coronavirus cases in the national capital witnessed the third highest jump in three day with 1,163 cases being reported in a day, taking the total tally to 18,549 and the death toll to 416, the Delhi Health Department said on Saturday.....
Railways Cancels Regular Trains Till Aug 12, Special Trains To Continue
The Indian Railways on Thursday announced cancellation of all regular trains till August 12, but said that special trains will continue to operate.....
ED Summons To Farooq Abdullah Part Of Coercive Plot: NC
The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed anger over the Enforcement Directorate's second summon to party President Farooq Abdullah, a day after he was questioned by the same agency for a marathon six hours. The party lambasted the government for its agenda of 'cornering any voices of dissent'. ....
Govt Official Cites 5 Benefits Of Contract Farming Law
Contract farming has been going on in the country for a long time now, both in formal as well as informal manner, but the Central government has given it a legal basis through a law. A senior government official said that the agreement under the new law will define the quality, grade, price and conditions of services, and therefore will not compromise farmers' interests. ....
Twitter Bans Donald Trump Citing Risk Of Violent Incitement
Social media giant Twitter announced that it is banning US President Donald Trump from its platform, citing "risk of further incitement of violence". ....
