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Nagpur, Aug 19: A 41-year-old doctor allegedly died by suicide after killing her husband and two minor children in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Tuesday, police said. According to police, Dr Sushma Rane, her husband Dhiraj (42), a professor at an engineering college, and their children aged 11 and five were found dead at their home in Om Nagar in Koradi area. Bodies of Dhiraj and the children were

New Delhi, Aug 19: On the 70th birthday of award-winning author Sudha Murty, publishing house Penguin Random House India on Wednesday announced her latest collection of short stories, "Grandparents' Bag of Stories". The book, scheduled to be released in November, is a sequel to Murty's last release "Grandma's Bag of Stories" and will feature 20 stories. The publishing house also revealed the first

New Delhi, Aug 19: Holding that the FIR registered in Bihar's Patna over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput was legitimate, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the case. The single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy also said that the Bihar Government was competent to recommend transfering the case to the CBI. The apex court also asked

New Delhi, Aug 19: The number of cancer cases in India is estimated to be 13.9 lakh this year and may increase to 15.7 lakh by 2025, according to a report released by the ICMR and the Bengaluru-based National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said the estimates presented in the National Cancer Registry Programme Report, 2020, are based on

New Delhi, Aug 19: With a spike of 64,531 cases and 1,092 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 reached 27,67,274 on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry. The COVID-19 count includes 6,76,514 active cases, 20,37,871 discharged/migrated patients and 52,889 deaths, according to the Ministry. Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said that the total samples

Lucknow, Aug 19: Uttar Pradesh will not accept anarchy, and claims will be collected from rioters and miscreants for damaging public or private property, said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday. This comes after the Chief Minister approved the constitution of the property damage claims tribunal in Lucknow and Meerut as per the provisions of Uttar Pradesh Public and Private Property Damage

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Taking a U-turn from its decision to to ban all public events for Ganesh Chaturthi festival, the Karnataka government on today allowed all public installations of idols in a restricted manner. This development came a day after Hindu groups such as the Pramod Muthalik-headed Sri Ram Sena, staged protests in Dharwad area, questioning why the government which has allowed to open

Chamarajanagar, Aug 18: A Class 10 girl student from Saagade village in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka has killed herself as her parents were not able to buy her a smart phone to attend online classes. The deceased student was studying in a local school and she was promoted to class 10 in June. According to police, the girl consumed poison on Monday late night. After a post mortem today at

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Congress MLA in Karnataka, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is getting hospitalised on the advice of the doctors. "I had developed a slight fever and underwent a corona test today, the report has confirmed the infection. On the advice of the doctors I'm getting admitted to hospital," Khan tweeted. He also requested all those who had

Bengaluru, Aug 18: Executive chairperson of Bengaluru-headquartered Biocon Ltd Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said on Monday night that she has tested positive for Covid-19. "I have added to the covid count by testing positive. Mild symptoms and I hope it stays that way," the 67-year-old biotechnology industry veteran said in a tweet. Replying to her tweet, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, "So sorry to hear