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California mulls reinstating indoor mask mandate as Covid-19 cases surge

Health officials in California are considering reinstating indoor mask mandates as Covid-19 cases continued to rise due to the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub-variants.

Guterres expresses concern on recruitment of kids by armed groups in India

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the recruitment of children by armed groups in India

Oppn memorandum against 'Agnipath' scheme not signed by Manish Tewari

Apart from the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Defence Secretary, the three chiefs of the Armed Forces and other senior officials of the Ministry of Defence were also present in the meeting

RJD asks Nitish Kumar to demand special status of state from PM Modi

A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Patna, the RJD on Monday asked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take the opportunity to demand special status of the state

Summon to Sonia Gandhi: Maharashtra Cong accuses ED of political vendetta

"The dictatorial government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is acting arbitrarily and misusing institutions like the ED, Income Tax and CBI to silence the Opposition"

50 IEDs seized in Bihar's Maoist-affected Aurangabad in joint operation

In a joint operation in Bihar's Maoist-affected Aurangabad, the CRPF's Cobra Battalion, the STF, and the district police on Monday seized 50 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and other equipment

GoM on GST Appellate Tribunal set up, to be headed by Dushyant Chautala

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has set up a six-member group of ministers (GoM) to recommend necessary amendments required in the GST laws and other legal changes for setting up the GSTAT

UP: Autorickshaw carrying 26 passengers stuns cops, vehicle seized

The auto was first spotted near the Bindki Kotwali area of Fatehpur when the cops checked the speed gun. The over-speeding auto was chased down by police.

French midfielder Pogba joins Juventus, returns to club he left in 2016

French World Cup-winning midfielder Paul Pogba has returned to Serie A side Juventus on a free transfer, the Italian club confirmed in a statement on Monday.

Harmanpreet to lead Indian women's cricket team in Commonwealth Games

Batter Harmanpreet Kaur will lead a 16-member Indian team in the maiden women's T20 cricket competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham starting on July 28, the BCCI announced on Monday.

From nil to 77 mm, Delhi's wide variance of rainfall at play on Monday

After a weeklong wait, the much-awaited monsoon instalment finally arrived at Delhi on Monday but with a wide ranging variations - from 0 mm to 77.5 mm - at play acrosss it.

Sri Lanka's Parliament to elect a new President on July 20, says Speaker

Sri Lanka, which is completely bankrupt and embroiled in a political crisis virtually with no leader, had decided to elect a new President from the Parliament on July 20.

Smriti Irani becomes nostalgic while inaugurating Metro station in Kolkata

Union minister Smriti Irani became nostalgic on Monday while recollecting the memories of her maternal grandfather, as she inaugurated the Sealdah Metron station of the East-West Metro corridor.

'Thor: Love and Thunder' nets Rs 64.8 cr at Indian BO in first 4 days

Even as Bollywood still struggles at the box office, Hollywood and South Indian tentpoles continue to soar to unprecedented heights.

Calls grow for inquiry into France's Macron's links to Uber lobbying

French opposition from the left and far right have seized on the Uber files revelations to criticise President Macron, after the trove of documents showed his past help for lobbying campaigns

Cheating case filed against SpiceJet MD Ajay Singh, others in Gurugram

A case of fraud has been registered against SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh and others for allegedly cheating a Gurugram resident by delivering fake share certificates to him.

BA.5 sub-variant can re-infect you with Covid 'within weeks': Experts

The BA.5 Omicron, which is known to evade immunity induced both by vaccines as well as prior infection, has the potential to reinfect you with Covid again "within weeks", global researchers

Elon Musk's SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 into orbit

Billionaire Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX has successfully launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

iPhone 14 likely to cost $100 more than its predecessor, says report

The upcoming iPhone 14, which is all set to be unveiled this September, is likely to be $100 more costlier than iPhone 13, says a new report.

Biden signs executive order on abortion rights challenging state laws

US President Joe Biden signed off on an executive order to protect abortion rights throughout the United States to safeguard access to reproductive healthcare services