Month: July 2020

Congress-rebel Sachin Pilot and 18 other rebel MLAs of Congress have filed a petition seeking dismissal of the disqualification notices served to sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs. The court had postponed the hearing on Friday. The Assembly’s Secretariat had issued notices to these MLAs on a petition submitted by the … Read more

The 11-day campaign will focus on the assessees or taxpayers who are either non-filers or have discrepancies in their returns for the financial year 2018-19. The objective of the e-campaign is to facilitate taxpayers to online validate their tax and financial transaction information available with the I-T Department and promote voluntary compliance, especially for the … Read more

The Central Government today said, a total of seven lakh 87 people affected with COVID-19 have recovered in the country so far and with this the recovery rate reached to 62.61 per cent. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry said, a total of 22 thousand 664 people recovered in the past 24 hours. Presently, the … Read more

Principal Investigator for conducting these trials at one of the top medical institutes in the country, AIIMS Delhi , Dr. Sanjay Rai has said that the response for registration has been overwhelming. Dr. Rai said that the first dose of the vaccine is likely to be administered to the volunteers on this Thursday.

While addressing on “Role of Journalism, Media and Cinema in Nation and Generation Building” during inaugural session of Centre for Professional Development in Higher Education (CPDHE), University of Delhi, Naqvi said that the government, politics, cinema and media are connected with each other with a sensitive thread of the society and courage, commitment and caution are tested, … Read more

AIIMS Ethics Committee had given its nod for the human clinical trial of COVAXIN. AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites selected by the Indian Council for Medical Research for conducting phase I and II human trials of COVAXIN. In phase I, the vaccine would be tested on 375 volunteers and the maximum of 100 of them would … Read more

The program aims at holding case-management discussions among doctors who are at the frontline in treating COVID-19 patients in hospitals and COVID facilities around the country. Physicians who manage COVID-19 patients including those in the ICUs can raise queries, present their experience and share knowledge with other physicians and experts from AIIMS, New Delhi on … Read more

Flood has affected 18 districts in the country including Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Jamalpur, Rajshahi, Faridpur and Feni. Large parts of Kurigram, Shariatpur and Sunamganj districts remain under water due to floods.   According to the Ministry of Disaster Management more than 26 lakh people have been affected by floods in the country. 21 people have … Read more

It is one of several “community refrigerators” that began to appear this month on the streets of Los Angeles, which has very high levels of homelessness and is now hit hard by economic woes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The fridges are unlocked, no one watches over them, there are no forms to fill … Read more

The efforts of hundreds of scientists from around 30 institutions worldwide have yielded a “complete story of the expansion of the universe”, said Will Percival of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. In the project launched more than two decades ago, the researchers made “the most accurate expansion history measurements over the widest-ever range … Read more

The India Meteorological Department said, rainfall has been more than normal in the south peninsula, central India, and east and northeast India divisions. But the northwest India division, which covers Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan, has recorded a 19 per cent deficiency.   IMD has predicted … Read more

Barca finished the season second in the standings on 82 points, four behind champions Real Madrid who visit Leganes later on Sunday. Alaves are 16th on 39. Teenage forward Ansu Fati put Barca in front midway through the first half after the visitors had hit the woodwork three times, while Messi and strike partner Luis … Read more

Rahm holed out an amazing 31-foot chip shot at the par-3 16th and, despite a two-stroke penalty that turned it from a birdie to a bogey, took a three-stroke victory over American Ryan Palmer that boosted him over Rory McIlroy atop the rankings. “It’s hard to process right now,” he said. “There are so many things going through my … Read more

Al Ain Zoo has beautified an area of 1,303 square meters using native plants, including Pulicariaglutinosa, Nannorrhopsritchiana, Carallumaarabica, and Senna, in addition to Ghaf, Lawsonialnermis, and pomegranate trees, Most of these native plants are grown in the zoo’s glasshouse nursery. Additionally, the zoo used different kinds of decorative stones and recycled materials, like tree trunks. … Read more

The defending six-time champion, who won at the Hungaroring in 2018 and 2019, enlarged his overall total of Hungarian triumphs to eight, drawing level with Schumacher’s eight wins at the French Grand Prix, the most by any driver at a single race venue. Driving with exemplary concentration and aplomb, Hamilton controlled a tactical race from … Read more

The long-anticipated blast-off of the unmanned spacecraft at 6:58 am local time (2158 GMT Sunday) from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center was met with rapturous applause in the Emirates. Meanwhile, the command and control centre at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) — which spearheaded the Mars project on which some 450 people worked, more than … Read more

The 11-day campaign will focus on the assessees or taxpayers who are either non-filers or have discrepancies in their returns for the financial year 2018-19. The objective of the e-campaign is to facilitate taxpayers to online validate their tax and financial transaction information available with the I-T Department and promote voluntary compliance, especially for the … Read more

AIIMS Ethics Committee had given its nod for the human clinical trial of COVAXIN. AIIMS-Delhi is among the 12 sites selected by the Indian Council for Medical Research for conducting phase I and II human trials of COVAXIN. In phase I, the vaccine would be tested on 375 volunteers and the maximum of 100 of them would … Read more

Wearing a bullet-proof jacket marked “security,” West gave a rambling speech in which he claimed he had wanted his wife, Kim Kardashian, to get an abortion and that renowned American abolitionist Harriet Tubman “never actually freed the slaves.” West told the event in Charleston, South Carolina, how he had wanted his wife to get an … Read more

More than 7,000 polling stations opened across government-held parts of Syria, including for the first time in former opposition strongholds, in the third such polls since the war started nine years ago. Several lists were allowed to run across the country but, without any real opposition, President Bashar al-Assad’s Baath party and its allies were … Read more

Max Verstappen took second for Red Bull, the Dutch youngster awarded ‘drive of the day’ after crashing on the way to the grid in early drama that had his mechanics scrambling to fix the damage before the start. Bottas, now five points behind Hamilton after three races, finished a close third after battling back from … Read more

The event was co-organized by Delhi Police where 26 police personnel who had recovered from COVID volunteered to donate their blood plasma. Expressing his gratitude to the Delhi Police for this initiative he said, “It is very sad that a dozen Delhi police personnel died due to Corona. In spite of these casualties, they are … Read more

Defence Spokesperson told DD News that at about 1915 hrs Pakistan army started firing with small arms followed by heavy Mortar shelling  in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri district. However, alert Indian Army troop guarding the fence immediately started giving a befitting reply. The exchange of fire was going on when reports last came. No damage was … Read more

Maharashtra’s tally had already breached 3 lakh-mark on Saturday. The state of Maharashtra has so far reported 3,10,455 cases. This is the first time that the number of new cases crossed the 9,000-mark in a single day. On Sunday, 258 more deaths reported in the state from the pandemic. A total of 11,854 deaths have … Read more

Five more people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours which has increased the death toll to 84. With 26 deaths due to land slide this year, the deaths due to floods and landslides total to 110 this season so far. As on date, 2,400 villages under 70 revenue circles in 24 districts  … Read more

The Secretary in the department of Information and Public Relations, Anupam Kumar said in Patna the antigen testing has started at 25 health centres as well as through 5 mobile vans. Similarly, the covid testing has been initiated at 8 centres in Gaya and at 6 Centres in Muzaffarpur. He said testing facility at subdivision … Read more

Briefing media virtually, Addl. Director-General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Nasima Sultana informed that the death toll in the country has now gone up to 2618. The total number of infected people in the country as on Sunday stands at 2,04,524 which shows an infection rate of about 20 percent among the … Read more

The present recovery rate is 62.91%. As many as 826 patients have recovered during past 24 hours, while 638 new patients were detected. At, present there are 9,602 active patients in the state.  Patna has 1,717 active patients while Bhagalpur has 620, Nalanda 579 and Gaya has 429 active covid cases.  A maximum 28 patients … Read more

As per the daily official bulletin, Chennai continues to show stable numbers although it still tops the list accounting for 1254 cases followed by Thiruvallur with 405 and Chengalpattu with 306. 78 deaths were reported today- 27 of them in Chennai followed by Madurai and Chengalpattu with 8 each -taking the state’s total tally to … Read more

PPE kit includes Gloves, Coverall, Face Shield & Goggles, and Triple Layer Medical masks etc in line with International Standards. This is another achievement of CIPET in the fight against COVID- 19 Pandemic and a step forward towards ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’. CIPET : IPT Centre  Bhubaneshwar, after developing facility of testing PPE kit had submitted an … Read more

In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “We mourn the loss of US Congressman John Lewis, a champion of civil rights, non-violence and Gandhian values. His legacy will continue to endure and inspire.”

Prime Minister Modi had a conversation with Assam Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonwal today for reviewing the same along with flood and COVID scenario of the state too.  He has assured to provide all supports that may required to deal with all these issues. Oil India Limited authorities have stated that the final operation to cap the … Read more

26 police personnel donated plasma during the campaign on Sunday. Terming the plasma donors as Plasma Warriors, the Minister said, plasma donation will develop as a movement in the country and it will have a far reaching effect. While inaugurating the plasma donation campaign, he said, anyone who has recovered from the coronavirus can donate … Read more

Addressing a meeting of religious leaders in Rangunia upzila of Chattogram district on Saturday, the Minister said that Bangladesh was born out of the sacrifices of all communities including Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists and Christians. He said that Rangunia is an example of peaceful living of various communities for centuries.  The Information Minister said that the … Read more

According to the latest bulletin issued by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) at 9 a.m. on Sunday, water level increased at 57 points out of 101 points measured by the FFWC across the 4 river basins in the country.  Over the last 24 hours till 9 a.m. on Sunday, water level increased at … Read more

These States/UTs are Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Sikkim, Mizoram, Telangana, Kerala, Punjab, Tripura, Bihar, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Now, trial and testing in 4 more States/UTs of Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttarakhand have been completed for enabling … Read more

The objective of the e-campaign is to facilitate taxpayers to validate online their tax/financial transaction information available with the I-T Department, especially for the assessees for FY 2018-19 and promote voluntary compliance, so that they do not get into notice and scrutiny process etc. This e-campaign is being run for the benefit of the taxpayers. … Read more

As of Sunday morning, the total number of cases stood at 14,231,248, while the fatalities rose to 601,213, the University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update. The US accounted for the world’s highest number of infections and fatalities at 3,707,023 and 140,105, respectively, according to the CSSE. Brazil came … Read more

Serin, a quaint village at an altitude of 2,000 feet, nestled in the greens of Arunachal Pradesh has all the reasons to rejoice now. Accessing this small remote village is not an easy task. One has to trek minimum one day on foot to reach Serin, which is situated in Tamen – Raga block of … Read more

The Finance Minister, in the first session of the meeting, talked about the G20 Action Plan in response to COVID-19 which was endorsed by the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in their previous meeting on 15th April 2020. This G20 Action Plan lays out a list of collective commitments under the pillars of Health … Read more

The death toll due to floods touched 79 as 3 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours. If fatalities due to landslides in the entire season are added to this, the total number would be 105 . Dhubri district is having 4,69,265 affected people, highest among all districts followed by Goalpara, Barpeta … Read more

The volunteers will be kept under observation for a period of nearly 150 days. Covaxin is developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV). According to Bharat Biotech, The Phase 1 clinical trial for Covaxin has been initiated across the country from … Read more