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Vikas Dubey killing: Police ‘script’ goes wrong, questions abound over ‘encounter’

by IANSIndia Latest News News PoliticsJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Lucknow, Jul 10: “The Special Task Force (STF) now has very bad script writers and the Vikas Dubey story proves it. Why would someone, who had surrendered on Thursday in…

Saudi regime allows photoshoot of half-naked supermodels in Madina, stokes controversy

by Monitor News DeskLatest News Lead Stories News WorldJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020

A controversial photoshoot involving international supermodels was allowed by Saudi Arabia in the province of Madina raising questions about the inappropriateness of the entire exercise involving women dressed in tight-fitted,…

Gangster Vikas Dubey shot dead after he ‘tried to run away from custody’

by Monitor News BureauIndia Latest News NewsJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020

Gangster Vikas Dubey, wanted for the killing of 8 policemen in Kanpur, has been gunned down in an encounter after he reportedly tried to flee when a car in the…

UP cleric seeks Yogi’s permission for prayers, sacrifice on Bakr-Eid

by IANSIndia Latest News NewsJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Lucknow: Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali, a senior Sunni cleric and Imam of the Aishbagh Eidgah, has requested UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to allow goat markets to be put…

Army bans 89 apps for its personnel, including Facebook, Instagram

by IANSIndia Latest News NewsJuly 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Srinagar: The Indian Army has asked all its personnel and soldiers to remove 89 apps by July 15 owing to the national security risks. The list not only has Chinese…

Govt plans giving mining contracts to Panchayats

by Monitor News BureauBusiness Latest News NewsJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Srinagar: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam while chairing a meeting to take stock of issues being faced in mining of construction material, called for synergy and coordination between various…

Foreign Tablighi Jamaat members finally granted bail

by Monitor News DeskIndia Latest News NewsJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday finally granted bail to Chinese, Brazilian, Australian, Fijian, and Philippines nationals who participated in the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin Markaz here in…

Not just lungs, COVID-19 can damage brain as well, warn scientists

by AgenciesHealth Latest News NewsJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study…

‘We supported you on 370’: Jammu demands 4G using ‘Bahubali and Katappa’

by Monitor News DeskLatest News News Tech-FilmJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Srinagar: Thousands of netizens from Jammu have come up with memes and funny messages while demanding restoration of high-speed (4G) mobile internet which remains suspended throughout J&K since August 2019….

Hotel sex scandal triggers new wave of COVID-19 in Australia

by Monitor News BureauLatest News News WorldJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020

In an awkward turn of events, it looks like a sex scandal is to be blamed for Australia’s second coronavirus wave. In this case, a hookup between a hotel worker…

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India recorded 1 lakh cases in 4 days; J&K likely to cross 10,000 figure today

After 86 years, Turkey’s Hagia Sofia to be a mosque again

SC refuses to entertain parents’ plea on school fees

‘Two blue ticks conveys message seen’: SC allows summons by WhatsApp

Plea in SC: ‘Restrict Amarnath Yatra, provide live darshan on TV, internet’

India in stage 4 to 5 of community transmission, says top Kashmir endocrinologist

COVID-19: Imran appeals for caution during Eid-ul-Azha