LIVE News Updates: New Zealand reports first COVID-19 Delta variant death

New Zealand reported the first death in the latest Covid-19 Delta variant outbreak in the local community, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday.

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Maharashtra reports 4,130 new COVID-19 infections, 2,506 recoveries and 64 deaths today. Active cases: 52,025 Total recoveries: 62,88,851 Death toll: 1,37,707

Delhi records zero COVID-19 fatality for fourth consecutive day, 55 fresh cases; positivity rate 0.08 per cent: Authorities.

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Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits Changlang in Arunachal Pradesh at 5:35 pm today.

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West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to CM Mamata Banerjee, over an attack on Congress workers allegedly by TMC activists in Murshidabad district; demands action "If this kind of situation happens, it’s a discredit to the CM’s post," he writes.

#JEE (Main) Exam has been breached. Students appearing for such competitive exams prepare very hard, battling difficulties of various kinds.

We, as a nation, owe them a fair exam.

GOI is better at providing cover-ups, tweeted Rahul Gandhi

Mumbai court dismisses bail application of actor Armaan Kohli, who was arrested in a drugs case.

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At least five stray dogs died after some unidentified persons poured acid on them in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain, prompting the police to register a case after animal lovers raised concerns over the barbaric act, an official said on Saturday.

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Rains lashed parts of the national capital on Saturday afternoon bringing the mercury down.

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A head constable in Mysuru city was the victim of a snatching incident when the public came to his rescue and caught the perpetrator, the police said on Saturday.

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A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men who kept her locked in a room for a day, police here said on Saturday.

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Uttarakhand: Fire breaks out at a factory in Lal Tapper Industrial Area in Dehradun.

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to contest by-polls from Bhawanipore, News18 reported.

A fire broke out on the seventh floor of a building in Mumbai's Borivali; brought under control after fire officials rushed to the spot. One fire official was injured during the operation and shifted to a hospital. Further details awaited.

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Election Commission of India has decided to hold a by-election in Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency (West Bengal) on 30th September. By-polls will also be held in Samserganj and Jangirpur of West Bengal and Pipli (Odisha) on the date. Counting on 3rd October.

Restrictions on assembly of people remained in force in most parts of Kashmir Valley after the death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani while mobile Internet services were suspended on Saturday morning after being restored the previous night, officials said.

Badminton Men's Singles SH6: Krishna Nagar beats Great Britain's Krysten Coombs, to play for gold

24 districts of UP are COVID-19 free. Zero active cases in Aligarh, Amethi, Amroha, Ayodhya, Baghpat, Ballia, Banda, Basti, Bijnor, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Fatehpur, Ghazipur, Gonda, Hamripur, Hardoi, Hathras, Lalitpur, Mohoba, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Rampur, Shamli & Sitapur: CMO

One person was charred to death and five others were injured, some of them seriously, in an explosion and fire at a textile factory in Tarapur industrial area of Maharashtra's Palghar district early on Saturday, an official said.

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India reports 42,618 new COVID-19 cases, 36,385 recoveries and 330 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Health Ministry

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Shooting P4 Mixed 50m Pistol SH1: Manish Narwal wins gold, Singhraj bags silver.

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The coronavirus infection tally in Thane district of Maharashtra grew by 356 to 5,52,337, while the death of seven patients took the toll to 11,309, an official said on Saturday. These cases and fatalities were reported on Friday, he said.

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