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At least eight people were killed after a sand-laden truck overturned on a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in the early hours of Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district.

Actor-politician Sunny Deol tweeted this morning to say that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Mr Deol, 64, said he is under isolation and that his "health is fine". The BJP MP also urged all those who had come in contact with him in the last couple of days to isolate themselves and get themselves tested.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shvraj Singh Chouhan has come under opposition attack over a poem he shared on Twitter last month when his father-in-law had died.

The government on Tuesday suggested setting up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution.

Stock Market LIVE Updates: At 8:36 am, the SGX Nifty futures traded 19.50 points - or 0.15 per cent - higher at 13,155.50.

India recorded 31,118 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total Covid caseload to over 94.62 lakh. The number of fresh infections is nearly 20 per cent lower than yesterday's. 482 deaths in the last 24 hours have pushed the total death count to 1,37,621.

Attorney General KK Venugopal has given consent to initiate contempt proceedings against cartoonist Rachita Taneja for her illustrations against the Supreme Court. The cartoonist had tweeted a series of illustrations, which Mr Venugopal said was "gross insinuation" against the top court of the country and "audacious assault and insult to the institution".

Department of Posts has decided to deliver Sabarimala "Swami Prasadam" to devotees across the country at their doorstep.

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed by voice vote the AP Gaming (Amendment) Bill 2020 banning online gaming in the state after some youngsters committed suicide in recent days after they were pushed into debts by playing online games.

A 48.62 percent turnout was recorded in the second phase of polling in District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday named the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata as "Jai Hind" bridge to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhas Chandra Bose.

Slamming a recent Chinese research report which claimed that Covid-19 had origins in India or Bangladesh, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General Dr Shekhar C Mande on Tuesday said that the study was shoddily done and was riddled with errors.

Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan will be travelling to Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat to study and gather information on implementation of the anti-cow slaughter laws there, his office said on Tuesday.

The Bombay High Court and all subordinate courts in Maharashtra except Pune resumed in-person hearings from Tuesday after a gap of eight months.

A leopard entered the Jollygrant Airport premises in Rishikesh on Tuesday creating a scare among the airport staff.