Mumbai: 7 injured in explosion after fire at shop in Thane's Wagle Estate area

Seven people, including two firefighters, have been injured in a gas cylinder explosion after a fire at a shop in Maharashtra's Thane city, a civic official said on Sunday.

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India records 18,645 new COVID cases, 201 deaths in past 24 hours; fatality rate slides to 1.44%

With 18,645 new cases in a day, India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 1,04,50,284 on Sunday, according to Union Health Ministry data. As many as 1,00,75,950 people have recuperated so far with 19,299 fresh discharges, pushing the national recovery rate to 96.42 per cent.

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Farmers' protest: Several borders, roads across NCR closed. Check Delhi traffic alert

The Delhi traffic police on Sunday issued an advisory in the wake of ongoing farmers' protest at Delhi borders. Taking to Twitter, the Delhi traffic police today informed the general public about the borders and roads that are closed for traffic movement. Here are the updates by the Delhi traffic police

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Protesting farmers conspiring to spread bird flu by consuming chicken biryani, claims BJP MLA

Rajasthan Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MLA Madan Dilawar on Saturday lashed out at protesting farmers and said they are 'conspiring to spread bird flu by consuming chicken at the protest sites.'

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Bhandara hospital fire: Parents blame staff for dereliction

Many parents whose newborn babies were among those dead in the Bhandara hospital fire have blamed the staff there for dereliction of duty. Ten babies died after the fire broke out on Saturday at the Special Newborn Care Unit of the four-storeyed district hospital in Maharashtra's Bhandara district town, about 900 km from the state capital Mumbai.

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23 Indian ship crew stranded off China sail for Japan

In glad tidings, 23 Indian crew members aboard the ship 'MV Jag Anand' stuck off China for over six months, were allowed to set sail for a port in Japan on Saturday evening, the National Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI) said.

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Kanpur zoo shut for 15 days after samples of dead fowls confirm bird flu

Samples of fowls found dead at Kanpur zoo have tested positive for bird flu, following which the Kanpur zoo has been shut for 15 days. Four birds were found dead in the zoo premises on January 6 and the samples were sent to Animal Disease Laboratory in Bhopal under high security. The reports on Saturday confirmed the presence of H-5 strain bird flu in the dead jungle fowls. Zoo Director Dr. Sunil Choudhary said that the zoo has been closed for visitors for 15 days. The hospital enclosure where the infected birds had been placed, has also been shut down.

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