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India on Monday recorded 5,910 new cases of Covid-19, taking the nation's tally of coronavirus infections to 44,462,445. With 16 new deaths, including seven more deaths reconciled by Kerala, India's toll from the Covid-19 pandemic has reached 528,007. India's tally of cured Covid cases has reached 43,880,464 after 7,034 people recovered from the infection in the last 24 hours.
Amid allegations of corruption, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren took a floor test today and won as the BJP walked out of the Assembly. This came amid the allegations by the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led coalition that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying topple the state government by engineering defections.
At least 10 people were killed and 12 were injured in multiple stabbing incidents at multiple locations in Canada's Saskatchewan, police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a press conference on Sunday that they are looking for two suspects. Alert issued for the suspects in random stabbings has been expanded to three provinces, Xinhua news agency reported.
A boat carrying 55 people sank in the Ganga river near the Shahpur police station area in Bihar's Danapur on Sunday. According to an official, 10 people were reported missing and a search operation was launched to find the missing persons. All the persons on board hailed from the Daudpur area of Patna.
A mass shooting in Virginia on Sunday (local time) killed two people and wounded five more, including some students of Norfolk State University. Seven people were struck by gunfire overnight in Norfolk, Virginia, including several university students, officials said Sunday, reported CNN.
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First Published: Sep 05 2022 | 6:49 AM IST