Ahmedabad: 2 from Jharkhand held for duping Paytm users Acting on the complaint, teams of Cyber Crime Cell reached Jamtara in Jharkhand and arrested the duo — Ajay Mandal and Kundan Kumar Mandal — both natives of Giridih in Jharkhand.

Ahmedabad: Covid-19 patient ‘dies by suicide’ in Jamalpur hospital AMC deputy health officer Dr Tejas Shah said the patient was stable and “was already on psychiatric treatment”.

Delhi cop on shooting spree arrested, was considering suicide A day after he allegedly killed his father-in-law in Rohtak and shot at his friend in Outer Delhi’s Alipur Sunday night, sub-inspector Sandeep Dahiya (36) was arrested from Rohini. Initial investigation revealed that he was caught when he came out from Prachin Mahakali Mandir in Rohini Sector 3 and was going to kill himself. “Sandeep […]

Bilkis: If govt willing to listen, won’t protest again On Tuesday, Bilkis, listed among the 100 most influential people of 2020 by Time magazine, was felicitated for her recognition by women’s groups at the Press Club.

Revised coronavirus strategy places emphasis on capital’s rural pockets According to sources, in a meeting with the Delhi government on Monday, experts discussed certain areas which need to be in focus as part of the revised containment plan.

Surat: Two more held in Rs 1.33-crore banned drugs seizure case Based on the inputs provided by Salman in his interrogation, Surat Crime Branch sleuths on Monday nabbed Manoj Prasad Bhagat, a resident of Vapi and native of Jharkhand.

Dip in fresh Covid-19 cases in Gujarat Among those to test positive for Covid-19 was Dr Kanubhai Kalsariya, former MLA from Mahuva in Bhavnagar. "He is in isolation at his home and completely fine," a close aide of Dr Kalsariya said

Delhi: Ruckus in North MCD House over salary delay to doctors, staff They have also launched an online campaign, posting pictures with the text — 'Doctors on Covid duty, Unpaid Day 106, Hindu Rao Hospital Delhi' —– on their social media since Monday, with the change in days being updated regularly.

Court denies bail to journalist Rajeev Sharma held in espionage case The court also dismissed his plea to allow him to make public the contents of the FIR.De

Delhi: Sero survey suggests 33% have antibodies The presence of antibodies indicates the individual has been exposed to the virus in the past. In the last sero survey, this figure was 29.1%.

Tamil Nadu COVID-19 wrap: Lockdown extended till October 31, with some relaxations Restaurants and tea shops will be allowed to run from 6 am till 9 pm. As many as 100 incoming flights (from the 50 earlier) have been permitted to land in Chennai.

‘People starving, losing their jobs’: Bombay HC asks govt to consider resuming public transport in planned manner On September 15, the high court had directed the Railways and the state government to allow lawyers to travel by special local trains to attend the physical hearings of cases in the high court from September 18 to October 7, on an experimental basis.

Pune: 2 doctors convicted of culpable homicide, sentenced to 10 years in prison over death of woman after surgery The two have also been ordered to pay a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh to the husband of the deceased. Anesthesiologist Dr VB Agarwal, who was also charged along with the two other doctors, has been acquitted by the court.

To ease patient load on Pune city, admn adds over 2,800 hospital beds across division Across Pune division, so far, 3.4 lakh patients have recovered from Covid-19 and the current number of active cases is at 73,361. As many as 11,185 deaths have been reported and the case fatality ratio is at 2.63 per cent.

Dedicated ‘post-Covid care’ to be available at five facilities in Pune for recovered patients The health authorities and the Covid-19 task force formed by the administration has studied post-Covid care protocols and decided to provide institutional facilities to discharged patients as, at present, the focus was on positive patients and critical care.

Pune: Divisional commissioner says recent surge of Covid-19 cases due to increased movement during Ganesh festival Vikram Kumar, PMC commissioner, said there were an average of 1,900 new cases every day till September 17, after which it dropped to 1,700 till September 26, and in the last few days had dropped to 1,500 cases.

Gujarat: Bypolls to 8 Assembly seats on November 3 After the ECI announcement, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said, "We are prepared to emerge victorious in these polls... We are going to win all the eight seats and increase our tally in the House." The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has 103 members in the Assembly

Hyderabad: Four arrested for impersonating Army officers to kidnap, extort people The police investigation found that the main accused had aspired to become an Army officer.

Farm Laws: Capt Amarinder Singh seeks suggestions from legal experts, farm leaders on next course of action Amarinder said, if legal experts advise amendment to state laws to fight the central laws, a special session of the Assembly will be immediately convened to do so.

Real estate fraud case: Court rejects anticipatory bail plea of actor Vikram Gokhale The court, however, granted Vikram Gokhale protection from arrest till October 17 so that he can approach the Bombay High Court.

Kangana Ranaut case: You are an MP, should have shown grace, Bombay HC tells Sanjay Raut In his affidavit, Raut claimed he did not threaten Ranaut, but ‘only referred to the petitioner as dishonest because she made a statement that Mumbai was like ‘PoK’.