Author: Ria Tirkey

Super contagious BA.5 variant fuels infections in Europe

fuels infections in Europe. Hospitalizations are on the rise, more rapidly than the recorded spike in infections in some cases. o A super-transmissible subvariant of the omicron strain, called the BA.5, is fueling a fresh rise in infections o Intensive-care admissions are increasing, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, which has flagged another wave of the disease. A highly-transmissible subvariant of the omicron strain, known as BA.5, is responsible for fuelling a fresh increase in infections, causing cases to climb across the United Kingdom and the continent. Intensive-care admissions are on the rise, as per the…

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Battle to become UK Conservative Party's next leader heats up over weekend

Five candidates vie to become Conservative Party leader in a high-tension competition. o The battle to become Britain’s next prime minister heats up in a televised debate on Sunday. o  Candidates looking to replace Boris Johnson clash during the leadership debate  The battle to become Britain’s next prime minister heated up over the weekend, as the candidates rallying to become Conservative Party leaders clashed in a televised debate on Sunday. On myriad matters, those looking to replace Boris Johnson clashed at various points during the leadership debate in an interesting spectacle. The contenders openly questioned each others’ records in office,…

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Nagpur: Cop arrested for raping 17-year-old girl

o A 17-year-old girl was raped by a police sub-inspector in a hotel in Maharashtra’s Amravati district, an official said on Sunday. o The accused and the girl came from the same village and were acquaintances. The accused had booked a hotel room and raped the minor, threatening her. A 17-year-old girl was assaulted by a police sub-inspector in a hotel in Maharashtra’s was arrested on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl at Chikhaldara, Amravati district, an official stated on Sunday. The accused and the girl reportedly hailed from the same village and were well acquainted with each other. The…

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Delhi man shot dead

Delhi Man shot dead in Adarsh Nagar by friend over Suspected Love Affair o A man has been shot dead, reportedly, by a friend in Northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area on Saturday night. o The incident happened after a heated fight between the two after which the friend shot the now deceased. A man was reportedly shot dead by a friend in northwest Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar area on Saturday night. The police suspect it to be a case of passion, involving a conflict of romantic relationships, a suspected love affair, sources were found reporting to news outlets. On July 17, the…

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Three

City police arrested three local criminals and booked them under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) on Sunday o The Khadak city police on Sunday arrested three local criminals and went on to book them under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA). o The accused, Shelar and his accomplices had committed grave crimes in the area ranging from theft to molestation, spreading terror and unrest. The Khadak city police on Sunday arrested three hardcore criminals and booked them under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). The accused, their 22 year old gang leader Srinath…

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Jharkhand woman kills her husband

Woman kills husband after being stopped from wearing jeans after marriage. The incident took place in Jharkhand’s Jamtara district in Jorbhitha village. o Woman fatally stabs her husband after being stopped from wearing jeans after marriage in Jharkhand’s Jamtara o The incident happened after a heated fight between the two after the wife wore jeans to an outing. A woman stabbed her husband to death as he insisted she stop wearing jeans after marriage in Jharkhand’s Jamtara. The incident has been reported from Jorbhitha village which comes under Jamtara police station limits. On Saturday night, the victim, identified as Pushpa…

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Bengaluru: Police catch red sandalwood smuggler

Police in Bengaluru, Kengeri arrested a man for smuggling red sandalwood on Thursday o Bengaluru Police catch sandalwood smuggler, called raktachandan, inside a red-coloured vehicle. on Thursday.  o He was arrested after police grew suspicious about a vehicle at a regular checkpoint. Police in Bengaluru’s Kengeri on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly smuggling red sandalwood, also called raktachanda, inside a red vehicle. He was arrested after police grew suspicious about the vehicle during a regular checkpoint. The passengers tried to flee while being questioned but Kengeri Police managed to nab one person and recover five logs of red sandalwood…

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