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Covid in India: UP minister Vijay Kashyap succumbs to virus

Kashyap is the fifth BJP legislator to lose life to the second wave of Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh

India's Covid warriors: How Asia’s largest slum turned into a model for battling the virus

Dharavi is continuing to show a marked decline in cases, unlike other parts of India that are reeling under the second wave.

Indian navy hunts for over 80 missing at sea after cyclone Tauktae

Around 180 of those on board a barge were rescued from the water as it sank off Mumbai

Watch: China skyscraper wobbles, spreads panic in downtown Shenzhen

The videos show screaming shoppers running away from the 300 metre-high building.

Man anonymously donates life savings worth Dh2 million to city

The man appeared to be in his 70s or 80s and declined to give his name, saying he wanted to stay anonymous.

Groom goes missing, bride marries wedding guest instead

The groom had deliberately fled from the spot for reasons best-known to him.

Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai records highest ever 24-hour rain in May

The Santacruz observatory recorded 230.3 mm rainfall in the 24-hour period ending at 8.30am on Tuesday.

CBSE extends deadline for submission of Class 10 marks

The Board was urged to review the previous timeline in light of the ongoing coronavirus situation.

Popular health minister KK Shailaja excluded from new Kerala cabinet: Reports

The state’s health minister, praised for her handling of Kerala’s Covid situation, will not be a part of the new cabinet.

India: Hundreds of dead fish float in Bengaluru lake; residents complain of pollution

The fish were killed by the sudden dip in dissolved oxygen and the inflow of effluents and pesticides from nearby industrial units.