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Kanpur (UP), Aug 3 (PTI) A couple was found murdered at their home in Rail Bazar area here on Monday and the police is trying to find out if there was an attempt to sexually assault the woman, an official said.

According to the police, Vishnu Nishad (23) was reportedly battered to death, while his wife Sheela (22) was strangled.

The police suspect that there was an attempt to sexually assault the woman as her clothes were in disarray and the household items scattered all over the place, Superintendent of Police (East) Raj Kumar Agarwal said.

New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The Raksha Bandhan festivities in the national capital were little subdued this year owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with siblings having to rely on technology to wish each other.

New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given nod to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of the Oxford University developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate in the country

Government officials told PTI that the approval for conducting phase 2 and 3 clinical trials by the SII was granted by DCGI Dr V G Somani late Sunday night after a thorough evaluation based on the recommendations of the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) on COVID-19

KANPUR: Festivals bring rains indeed. As a result, the city is drenched wholly. Thus, the people get relief from the humidity and the higher temperature.

The tragedy is that there is a lack of heavy rain in this city. The time the rains suddenly stop owing to delayed clouds cooling the people start feeling the same discomfort of hot, humid weather

Slight rains can not solve the problem, said a resident in Jajmau area adding that we require heavy rains at this time of Sawan month when drizzling continues.

Jaipur, Aug 1 (PTI) Rajasthan BJP president Satish Poonia on Saturday attacked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying he does not trust his MLAs and lacked the numbers to prove majority in the assembly.

The government is in a five star hotel in Jaisalmer. He has no trust in his ministers and MLAs. Therefore, they are holed up in the hotel amid tight security, Poonia said.

This situation would not have arisen if Gehlot had the numbers, Poonia told reporters at the party office here.

Lucknow, Aug 1 (PTI) Like previous three years, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will provide free rides to women in all categories of buses on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who was admitted to a private facility here on July 30, was discharged on Sunday, hospital authorities said.

The Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) had earlier said that she was admitted for "routine tests and investigations".

KANPUR: Intermittent power failure has brought sharp resentment among the residents in Jajmau area on the second day of the Eid festival.

Some were resenting at the disruption in the electricity supply because the gadgets would ruin in the process of disturbance in electric currents.

Others were annoyed at non-functioning of the lift due to the power break. Those who have to reach the fourth storey in the building were puffing after scaling so many stairs. They felt no remorse in cursing the department concerned.

New Delhi, Aug 2 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded the release of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, saying India's democracy is damaged when the government illegally detains political leaders.

The Peoples Democratic Party leader has been in detention under the Public Safety Act (PSA) since Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 was revoked in August last year and the state was bifurcated into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Delhi; 02 Aug 2020 (UMMN):  Indian HM Amit Shah has tested positive for covid-19, and has been hospitalised on doctors advice.

"On getting the initial symptoms of coronavirus, I got the test done and the report came back positive. My health is fine, but I am being admitted to the hospital on the advice of doctors. I request that all of you who have come in contact with me in the last few days, please isolate yourself and get your inquiry done," Mr Shah's tweet in Hindi roughly said.