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Shillong, Aug 31 : At least 61 pregnant women and 877 newborn children have died in Meghalaya in four months — April-July — due to lack of institutional support and lack of medical services following the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said on Mo…

New Delhi, Aug 31 : The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation donation row is back, with the BJP alleging on Monday that firms linked with absconders like Mehul Choksi have donated to RGF, calling the donation a “scam”.”Mehul Choksi is involved in the Punjab Natio…

New Delhi, Aug 31 : Following years of pressure from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, e-commerce portal, OLX India, has removed all live animal listings from its website and updated its policy to prohibit all trading in l…

Chennai, Aug 31 : Buoyed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking about their sector, officials of the Indian toy industry are asking the government to give some more time to get the certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).”For the fi…

New Delhi, Aug 31 : The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a token fine of Re 1 on advocate Prashant Bhushan, convicted in a contempt case for tweets against the judiciary, which if he failed to deposit by September 15, the penalty will then be 3 months…

New Delhi, Aug 31 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was admitted in the All India Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital for post-coronavirus care two weeks ago, was discharged on Monday, officials said.On Saturday, AIIMS had issued a health bulletin s…

New Delhi, Aug 30 : The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has expressed displeasure over Twitter’s attitude in an online harassment case of a minor girl.After several reminders, the Commission has summoned the platform’s seni…

New Delhi, Aug 30 : Ever since Suresh Raina returned to India from the UAE after opting out of IPL, several reasons are being cited and rumours doing the rounds.One of the reasons being cited is that he returned because of his children while a few su…

New Delhi, Aug 30 : The CRPF’s canine soldier ‘Cracker’ on Sunday again sought the attention of the force when Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ mentioned his supreme sacrifice.Cracker was only two-and-a-half …

Bengaluru, Aug 30 : Karnataka’s mining baron and former BJP minister Gali Janardhan Reddy has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and admitted in a private hospital for treatment in the city, an official said on Sunday.”Reddy is in a private ho…