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New Delhi, Aug 12: As many as 60,963 new coronavirus cases in India in the last 24 hours, taking the total cases to over 23 lakhs, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 834 new coronavirus deaths reported in India and the cumulative toll has reached 46,091. The total number of coronavirus cases has climbed to 23,29,639 including 6,43,948 active cases, 16,39,600 cured

Chitradurga, Aug 12: At least five people were burnt alive and over 30 passengers were injured when a moving bus caught fire on National Highway-4 at Kasturi Rangappanahalli Gate in Hiriyur taluk, Chitradurga district of Karnataka today. The dead were identified as Sheela (33), Sparsha (8), Samrudha (5), Kavitha (29) and Nischitha (3). According to police, all victims were moving from Vijayapura

Madikery, Aug 12: Exactly six days after a massive landslide destroyed his house in Kodagu’s Talacauvery, the body of local chief priest Narayana Achar (80) was traced on Tuesday. Five people including the priest, his family members and assistants were feared to buried alive after the August 6 landslide. Priest’s brother Ananda Tirtha Swami’s body was found on August 8. The priest’s body was

Mumbai, Aug 12: Veteran Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has reportedly been detected with stage four lung cancer. The actor, who was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after he complained of breathlessness, was discharged on Monday. The actor’s oxygen level was fluctuating between 90-92% when he was admitted. He was immediately tested for Covid-19 through rapid antigen kit. But as per the sources, the

Bengaluru, Aug 12: Three people lost their lives and a few others sustained injuries after police opened fire at a mob in KG Halli in East Bengaluru in the violence that erupted over an offensive post on a social media platform. Several policemen were also injured as mobsters pelted stones at them. Curfew has been imposed in Banaswadi Police Sub-Division. The police opened fire after an irate mob

Bengaluru, Aug 11: Over one lakh Covid-19 patients have been discharged so far after recovery in Karnataka,as the state on Tuesday reported 6,257 new cases and 86 fatalities. The total number of infections now stood at 1,88,611 and death toll was 3,398, the health department said. Recoveries overtook the number of cases reported on Tuesday, with 6,473 patients being discharged. Out of 6,257 fresh

New Delhi, Aug 11: The health condition of former President Pranab Mukherjee, has worsened after undergoing life-saving emergency surgery and remains on ventilator support, the Army Hospital, where he has been admitted, informed on Tuesday. "The former president who underwent life-saving emergency surgery for brain clot on August 10 has not shown any improvement and his health status has worsened

Bhopal, Aug 11: Renowned poet Rahat Indori succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. He had tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted to Aurobindo hospital, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. According to the COO of Shri Aurobindo Hospital Rajeev Singh, Indori was admitted to the hospital on Monday night. “He was shifted to Aurobindo from a private hospital and his condition was critical. He breathed his last

Moscow, Aug 11: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine after less than two months of human testing, a move hailed by Moscow as evidence of its scientific prowess. The development paves the way for the mass inoculation of the Russian population, even as the final stage of clinical trials to

Baghpat, Aug 11: Former district president of Uttar Pradesh BJP and a local party leader Sanjay Khokhar was shot dead at his own farm fields in Baghpat when he went out on a morning walk on Tuesday. Three unidentified men opened fire at BJP leader Sanjay Khokhar when he was out on a morning walk. Police personnel have rushed to the spot where the blood-soaked body of Sanjay Khokhar was recovered