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The incident occurred on the night of Friday in (Modakpur) village, about 80km from Raisen, when the girl was walking to her house after attending a marriage, police said.

Six days after recording four lakh infections, India's COVID-19 tally went past the five lakh-mark on Saturday with the highest single-day surge of 18,552 cases.

The ministry said it briefed the Group of Ministers on COVID-19 on the coronavirus situation in the country and the efforts to boost healthcare infrastructure on Saturday.

The student was writing the Mathematics exam at the Mallapatna Government School in Arkalgud taluk of Hassan district when his test results came out.

The CBI has said that evidence of "gross negligence" was found on part of public servants and NGOs running the shelter homes in several cases, and reports have been sent to Bihar government for taking departmental action against erring government official...

In the past one month, the number of beds have been raised significantly in hospitals and now there is no lack of beds. Out of 13,500 available, 7,500 are vacant, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said.

Swarms of desert locusts had reached Gurugram on Saturday morning as residents posted multiple show massive clusters of the insects flying in and covering the skies.

The first medical examination of Jayaraj and Bennix had called their injuries as 'abrasions'. Later the description was changed to 'multiple hit marks around the Gluteal Region'.

A total of 44 cases were detected during the day, taking the COVID-19 count to 1,039, while the number of active cases was 667, a health official said.

DMK's Lok Sabha member from Tuticorin district, Kanimozhi, said she had handed over a cheque for Rs 25 lakh to the family on Friday. She also demanded an inquiry by the National Human Rights Commission into the deaths.

Sisodia, who is also the Education Minister, made the announcement after a meeting with officials of the Directorate of Education (DoE) on how to reopen schools.

WB Board Exams 2020: The Higher Secondary Council will devise a way to compute the assessment of the papers which have been cancelled, said Chatterjee, adding that the further decision will be intimated later.

As on date, the number of recoveries at 5,715 exceed the active cases which stand at 3,731. The death toll in the entire region is 12, the Union health ministry said.

The 30-share index settled 329.17 points, or 0.94 per cent, higher at 35,171.27, while the NSE Nifty surged 94.10 points, or 0.90 per cent, to 10,383.

The rise in number of cases is a matter of concern but there is no need to panic as the COVID-19 situation is "still under control", Kejriwal asserted.

According to police, the medical representative was depressed over not receiving the salary for the last three months.