Kanpur,JUL 12: If the killing of gangster Vikas Dubey followed the long-standing template of a ‘police encounter’, the aftermath too has followed a script developed in recent years for such purposes. In Kanpur, outside the mortuary where the gangster’s body was taken after his killing on the road from Ujjain, police officers were fed laddus […]Continue Reading
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Rajashtan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday reiterated his charge that the BJP has been trying to destablise his government by luring several Congress MLAs. In another major development, the state police’s special operations group (SOG) has issued notices to Gehlot and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot to record their statement in connection with the […]Continue Reading
Even as India continues to battle the deadly coronavirus pandemic, there is a growing concern of dengue, too, raising its ugly head during the monsoon season. Now, scientists have warned that COVID-19 and the mosquito-borne disease have overlapping symptoms and the country’s healthcare infrastructure would not be able to cope with this double whammy. The […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI,JULY 7 : The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rationalised the syllabus for classes 9 to 12 for the academic year 2020-21 by up to 30 per cent to make up for academic loss caused due to COVID-19, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ announced on Tuesday. “Looking at the extraordinary situation […]Continue Reading
Bhind, July 7 : A 15-year-old girl’s determination to pursue her studies by cycling 24 km every day to and from her school in a Madhya Pradesh village has paid off as she has secured 98.75 per cent marks in her Class 10 exams. Roshani Bhadoriya, encouraged by her marks, now aims higher and wants […]Continue Reading
India recorded another grim milestone on Tuesday as the total number of coronavirus cases crossed the seven lakh mark after one crore samples were tested for COVID-19. Moreover, the death toll too breached the 20,000 barrier on the same day, the ministry of health and family welfare said. In a significant development, the ICMR said […]Continue Reading
New Delhi,JUL 4: The Indian Army on Saturday termed as “malicious and unsubstantiated” criticism in some quarters about a medical facility in a military hospital in Leh where prime minister Narendra Modi interacted with soldiers injured in the Galwan Valley clashes. In a statement, the Army said, “It is unfortunate that aspersions are being cast […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI, JULY 4 : Days after the government banned 59 Chinese apps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday invited the start-up and tech community to participate in the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge”. In a tweet, Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the prime minister has launched the challenge Continue Reading
HYDERABAD, JULY 4 : A vaccine for COVID-19 cannot be expected before early next year as the process involves a lot of clinical trials and data testing, a top official of CSIR-CCMB said on Saturday, a day after ICMR said it aims to launch the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine by August 15. Rakesh K Mishra, […]Continue Reading
MUMBAI, JULY 3 : The recommencement of commercial passenger flight services in a graded manner is unlikely to help the domestic aviation industry recover in the current financial year with domestic air traffic expected to shrink by 41- 46 per cent and international travel demand by a negative 67-72 per cent year-on-year owing to COVID-19, […]Continue Reading
