Talking to media, Dr. Vineet Joshi, Director General said, safety of all the students and staff is paramount to them. He assured that the guidelines of the government on social distancing have been followed. He said number of rooms have been increased so that no more than 12 candidates sit in the same room. … Read more
The event will inform the transport, energy, and climate stakeholders in India about planned project activities for the upcoming year. It will also offer the opportunity to provide input about India’s transport challenges and how they relate to CO2 reduction ambitions. The discussion will help focus the programme further on India’s specific needs … Read more
Bengaluru : “This Public Policy conference is very relevant to the impact that the pandemic is having on people’s lives. The pandemic has exacerbated inequalities. And it has proved to be a learning opportunity for us to improve resilience and strengthen public health systems,” said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organization, at the … Read more
Udaipur : Results announced on 18th August 2020 by MHRD’s Innovation Cell, AICTE and Ministry of Education, Government of India at New Delhi in the presence of Honourable Vice-President of India- Shri M.V. Naidu In the last 5 years, India has made considerable progress in the world map in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship. … Read more
The US has put 24 Chinese companies under the Entity List for their role in helping the Chinese military construct and militarize the artificial islands in the South China Sea. The US Department of Commerce’s listing of these companies will mean that the licensing norms will be much stricter for these companies and they may … Read more
The event will inform the transport, energy, and climate stakeholders in India about planned project activities for the upcoming year. It will also offer the opportunity to provide input about India’s transport challenges and how they relate to CO2 reduction ambitions. The discussion will help focus the programme further on India’s specific needs and circumstances. … Read more
According to the Ministry of Health and Sports, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country has gone upto 574 with 6 deaths. 341 people have recovered so far. This is the second consecutive day when Myanmar has reported a new high in fresh Coronavirus cases in the country. On Tuesday also, 30 people … Read more
Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to UN Munir Akram had claimed to have made a statement at UNSC, which was reportedly filled with misinformation against India. The Indian Mission at UN was quick to react when India’s permanent representative TS Tirumurti, in a series of tweets, exposed Pakistani propaganda threadbare. The Indian PR also questioned the authenticity … Read more
It said a low pressure area, cyclonic circulation over north Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the period as it issued a red for Odisha and Chhattisgarh. In the national capital, IMD has issued warning for moderate to heavy rain over the next three days, and the Yamuna … Read more
Collaborative and strategic measures led by the Union Government and implemented by the States/UTs are showing results. India has registered the highest recoveries in a single day. 66,550 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged in the last 24 hours. In a testimony of the government’s policy of TESTING aggressively, TRACKING comprehensively & TREATING efficiently, the total … Read more
APEDA today signed MoUs with AFC India Ltd, and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Delhi to utilise their expertise in the agri sector. The agriculture export policy was framed with a focus on agriculture export oriented production, promotion of outbound shipments, better price realisation to farmers and synchronisation within policies and programmes of the … Read more
The charge sheet also names people who were arrested from Pulwama for providing shelter and shooting the last video of Adil Dar, the suicide bomber who used around 200 kgs of explosives in the vehicle that rammed into the CRPF convoy near Lethpora in South Kashmir. The “blind case” was solved by the NIA after … Read more
Mumbai will experience a generally cloudy sky with moderate rain. The minimum temperature will be 25 degrees Celsius and the maximum will be around 31 degrees. Chennai will have a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle. The temperature will hover between 27 and 35 degrees Celsius. Kolkata will witness generally cloudy … Read more
Ganesh festival celebrations in Gujarat take place with big pandals, large processions and loud musical orchestra. However, there is no public celebration this year due to COVID-19. As the festival is celebrated every year with a different theme, this year the main theme is Lord Ganesha will finish the demon Coronavirus. Khodiyar Yuvak Mandal of … Read more
During the interaction with the toppers, Dr Singh said, these young officers who have 30 to 35 years of service to render, will have the fortune of being contributors in the making of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s New India. Dr Singh also recalled some of the path breaking reforms brought in for the young probationers … Read more
Face shields and masks except N-95 and FFP2 have also been put under the list of freely exportable commodities. Medical goggles can be exported with a restriction of an upper ceiling of 20 lakh units per month, whereas N-95 and FFP2 masks can be exported upto 50 lakh units a month.
According to the latest COVID 19 bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Tuesday, the country reported 2545 new cases of Corona infections raising the total to 2.99 lakh. The death toll in the country now stands at 4028. However, in a positive development, for the second consecutive day, the number … Read more
The United Nations agency today that preliminary study results are inconclusive and more rigorous research is underway. Yesterday, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized what’s called emergency use of the treatment under its special powers to speed the availability of promising experimental drugs. WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan during a press briefing said … Read more
The country’s military officials said that the attack occurred despite extra tight security deployed, owing to threats of attacks by the Islamic State group-aligned militants. Regional Military Commander Lt. Gen Corleto Vinluan said that five soldiers and four civilians were killed in the first attack when a bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded at noon. … Read more
Crew change consists of replacing one of the ship’s crew members with another one and involves sign-on the ships and sign-off the ships procedures. The Ministry said, maritime sector is among the worst hit sectors due to the Corona pandemic. Despite that, all the Indian Ports were operational and providing essential services throughout the pandemic. … Read more
In his opening remarks Rajnath Singh said this webinar was an important step towards seamless delivery of benefits of various centrally sponsored schemes and in improving the overall well being of approximately 21 lakh residents in the cantonments. Citing welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat, Pradhana Mantri Awas Yojana, Smart Cities Mission, Mid-day meal scheme for … Read more
According to a list released by the Trump campaign, the 53-year-old is among the key speakers on day three of the Republican National Convention which begins today. It is unclear now if she would still speak at the convention, which will formally nominate Trump as the party’s presidential candidate in the November 3 election. Conway’s … Read more
Gadkari said this while inaugurating 45 highway projects in Madhya Pradesh today. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan presided over the virtual function. The projects included 1 thousand 361 kilometers of Road, two over bridges and six bridges involving construction value of Rs 11 thousand 427 crore. Gadkari said that every year 5 lakh accidents occur … Read more
The number of recovered patients as on date in the country is 3.41 times the number of active cases. There has been more than 100 per cent hike in the recoveries in the last 25 days. The case fatality rate also continues to show steady decline and now stands at 1.84 per cent. Nearly 30 … Read more
In a statement issued on Monday, it said that as a service industry, newspapers never faced such a situation in the past. Calling for support from the government, it said that no support is being extended to it at a time when it is struggling for survival and several other industries have received support from … Read more
Calling out Pakistan for repeatedly playing the victim card, he said “The biggest sponsor of cross-border terrorism against India now tries to masquerade itself as a victim of terrorism by India! Pakistan is home to the largest number of terrorists proscribed by the United Nations. Many of the sanctioned terrorists and entities continue to operate … Read more
The 40-year-old will join the Delhi Capitals side in the UAE for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. James Hopes, who was the team’s Bowling Coach in 2018 and 2019, will be unable to travel with the team this year owing to personal reasons. A late entrant in international cricket, Harris has 113 … Read more
It said, once GST was implemented, the tax rate on a large number of items was brought down. As of now, the 28 per cent rate is almost solely restricted to sin and luxury items. Out of a total of about 230 items in the 28 per cent slab, about 200 items have been shifted … Read more
In recent times, the way we live our lives and manage our daily routines has changed exponentially. The boundaries between the ways we work and how we play have become blurred, and the already-important role that technology has in our lives has only become more paramount. The powerful Galaxy Note20 and Note20 Ultra, along … Read more
Samsung, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, today announced the launch of Galaxy Tab S7 Series, which is loaded with tools to unleash your creativity, immerse you in entertainment and take your productivity to the next level. Galaxy Tab S7 comes with 11” display, while the Galaxy Tab S7+ comes with 12.4” display. Packed … Read more
“If the situation worsens, measures taken to strengthen social distancing will wreak unspeakable havoc on our economy. Employment will also crater, bringing immense hardship to people’s lives. We must not allow one lax moment to undo all of our efforts. The Government will sternly deal with the flouting of epidemic prevention guidelines or noncompliance.” -Moon … Read more
Former Delhi Chief secretary Anshu Prakash had moved the Delhi High court on 20th august 2020, seeking an early hearing in the case of an alleged assault by 13 AAP MLAs including Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia on the night of 19th February 2018. Anshu Prakash had asked for a hearing … Read more
Towards this, A DRDO delegation met with Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh today to apprise him about 108 systems and subsystems which have been identified for designing and development by the Indian Industry only. This initiative will pave the way for Indian Defence industry to develop many technologies towards building an AtmaNirbhar Bharat. DRDO will also … Read more
The survey by leading consultancy Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India showed that timing and potential impact of COVID-19 were the two most important factors that affected increments in 2020-21. Only 4 of the 10 surveyed companies in India have given an increment in 2020 and 33 per cent companies have decided not to give an increment … Read more
On the first death anniversary of former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the ministry said before goods and services tax (GST), the combination of value-added tax (VAT), excise, sales tax and their cascading effect resulted in high standard rate of tax up to 31 per cent. Here we look at example how GST has significantly reduced … Read more
Announcing this in Dhaka on Monday during a webinar, the Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh Masud Bin Momen said that the government is planning to take relatives of the 306 Rohingya refugees already settled there and other representative to show the facilities available on the Bhashan Char for the people to be settled there. He said, … Read more
Built at a cost of 56 crore, the ropeway comprises of two cabins, each with capacity of 30 passengers and one operator. The ropeway is connecting Guwahati to North Guwahati and the two ends of the ropeway will be operated from Kachari ghat in Guwahati and the Dol Govinda temple in North Guwahati. Inaugurating the … Read more
He was one of Bharatiya Janata Party’s tallest figures and a key architect of its campaign strategy across elections. He fiercely attacked the UPA government on corruption allegations and policy paralysis. A noted legal luminary, an affable and highly skilled politician, the late Arun Jaitley is a name in Indian politics, who started his career … Read more
A population of over 83 lakhs is facing the deluge. However, in some areas the people have returned to their homes as water has partially receded from some villages. Six relief camps are being run in Khagadia and Samastipur where over 5000 people are sheltered. 1.6 Lakh people are being provided cooked meals through 190 … Read more
CBI team has also visited the resort where Sushant spent time with Rhea Chakraborty, main accused in this case. Meanwhile if sources are to be believed the agency has started procedure to issue summons to Rhea Chakraborty however Rhea’s advocate in an statement has denied any summons received by Rhea so far. There’s no official … Read more
River Sharda, Rapti, Saryu are flowing above the danger mark. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister has instructed District Magistrates to provide materials through boats in flood affected areas. 15 teams of NDRF and 7 teams of SDRF and PAC have been deployed in flood affected districts for rescue measures. Download App to read Latest News Today
Godavary waters started receding and normaly slowly coming in with present water level at 41.7 feet at Bhadrachalam temple town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district of Telangana. Normally, first level of warning will be issued if the water exceeds 43 feet level. Just before 48 hours, water level exceeded 65 feet and most parts of Sri … Read more
Met department has issued a red alert for heavy rain in western part of state including including Bhopal, Indore and Sehore. Due to increase in water level, barrage gates are being opened from time to time. The state government has issued instructions to the district collectors to set up 24-hour disaster relief teams. While, Chief … Read more
Samsung, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, announced a collaboration with Microsoft India to bring exciting offers for consumers of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G and Galaxy Note20. The new offers are an extension of the announcement made earlier this month highlighting the expanding partnership between Samsung India and Microsoft. With the collaboration, Galaxy … Read more
This has resulted in heavy water discharge from the Gandak and Kosi barrage. The River Ganga is also flowing above the danger mark in many places. More than 83 lakh population of 16 districts of the state is still affected by the floods. The relief work is in full swing as 26 teams of NDRF … Read more
The party is divided on the leadership matter with a section demanding collective leadership and another reposing faith in the Gandhi family. According to sources, Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi offered to quit, asking the Congress Working Committee to initiate the process for selecting a new party chief. In her opening remarks at the meeting, … Read more
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has directed its officials to ensure that religious ceremonies are held indoors on this occasion to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The police has suggested that visitors may enter the Imambaras in small groups to ensure social distancing in view of the continuing Corona pandemic, reports the … Read more
Prakash Javadekar said the Film and TV industry is an important industry and the SOP has been issued after consultations with the Home Ministry and Health Ministry. He said that shooting and production for TV and films can now begin. He said many parts of the country have seen complete closure of this segment of … Read more
According to the latest figures released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on Sunday the death toll due to Corona in the country has gone up to 3941 and the total number of infections now stands at over 2.94 lakh. However, the number of people recovering from Corona in the last 24 hours … Read more