India

Hyderabad, July 6 (PTI): Six members of CPI (ML) Janashakti group naxalites were on Monday arrested in Rajanna Sircilla district on the charge of possession of weapons and extortion, police said.

On reliable information, a police team caught them with the arms under Thangallapally police station limits.

During interrogation, the six revealed that they were holding different posts in the CPI (ML) Janashakti Ramachandram Party group, thedistrict Superintendent of PoliceRahul Hegdesaid.

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Seventy-one more Central Reserve Police Force personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Monday, officials said.

Out of the total 1,635 cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country's largest paramilitary force, 842 personnel are under treatment, while 784 have recovered.

Seventy-one cases of the pathogen were reported in the last 24 hours, while there have been 37 recoveries during the same period, according to the officials.

Lucknow July 6 (PTI) The AAP on Monday demanded an inquiry by a sitting High Court judge into the political links and patronage enjoyed by Vikas Dubey whose gang members killed eight policemen in an ambush at a village near Kanpur last week.

"Dubey had 60 cases against him and was moving about scot-free. Why was he not arrested, Aam Aadmi Party national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Singh told reporters here.

Bhubaneswar, Jul 7 (PTI) Union minister and Balasore MP Pratap Sarangi has quarantined himself at his New Delhi residence after a BJP MLA from Odisha has shared the dais with at two events last week tested positive for COVID-19.

In a series of tweets on Monday night, the Union minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) said he is "hale and hearty".

Sarangi said he had shared the dais with Sukanta Kumar Nayak, the MLA from Nilagiri constituency in Balasore district, at two events on July 2 and 3.

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Delhi's COVID-19 tally on Monday breached the one lakh-mark as the city recorded 1,379 fresh coronavirus cases, while the death toll mounted to 3,115, authorities said.

Forty-eight fatalities have been recorded in the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi health department bulletin.

On June 23, the national capital had reported its highest single-day spike of 3,947 cases.

However, in the last few days, the number of fresh cases have oscillated, not showing a particular trend in figures.

KANPUR: "Hamarey mohalley main Covid-19 nikal aaya hai, isliye mein nahi aa paa raha hoon, " (Unable to turn up as Covid-19 has spread into my locality) said a skilled carpenter to an honest customer who has been waiting for him since a long time. 

His utterance of 'Covid-19 Nikalna' on the mobile phone surprised the customer who dialled him several times. 

First, he took time by saying that he was caught on the way for not wearing a face mask. This was a nice excuse for the delay.

New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) In the first sign of de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese Army has removed tents and started to withdraw its troops from Galwan Valley as decided during high-level talks between the two militaries, government sources said on Monday

Galwan Valley was the site of a violent hand-to-hand clash between the two militaries on June 15 that left 20 Indian soldiers dead

KANPUR: Cloudy weather brought respite from extreme precipitation and humidity as the rains eased the restlessness of the city dwellers on Monday. 

During the early morning and evening, the rains comforted the uncomfortable people.

The heavy showers in the morning soothed the people intensely. The cloudy weather remained throughout the day.  However, there was a bright sky for some time too.

Mumbai, Jul 6 (PTI) The Shiv Sena on Monday said the Kanpur encounter in which eight policemen were killed has exposed the encounter specialist Uttar Pradesh government and raised questions over claims of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath about ending goondaism in the state.

Noting Uttar Pradesh is often called as 'Uttam Pradesh', an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said the 'Uttam Pradesh' now stands soaked in the blood of policemen, which is a shock for the country.

New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government over the deteriorating law and order situation and demanded accountability for the rising number of murders in the state.

She said while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claims in his campaigns that Uttar Pradesh has become crime-free, but the reality is otherwise.

Gandhi also alleged that over 50 murders have taken place in the northern state in the last one week.