India
Over 1 Lakh People Affected by Fresh Floods in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, 40 Villages Submerged
Heavy rainfall and cloudburst triggered landslides in and around Tura town, leading to a flood-like situation in the district.
UP CM Adityanath Directs Recruitment Agencies to Fill Vacant Posts Within 3 Months
During the meeting at Lok Bhavan in Lucknow, Adityanath directed all the departments to give details of the vacant posts in order to start the recruitment process for the same.
Orban Has Ruled Hungary For A Decade. Could The Pandemic Bring Him Down?
Hungarian car dealer Realszisztema has shelved plans to build a $1.7 million service facility and warehouse. Auto supplier AGC Glass Hungary, too, is turning away from expansion ambitions as it faces a future of fewer workers and sliding sales.
Health Teams To Monitor Condition Of Virus Patients Under Home Isolation
Haryana minister Anil Vij on Thursday said Health Department teams will regularly monitor the condition of coronavirus patients under home isolation. The teams will check their health and ensure the supply of required medicines, Vij, who is the Home an...
NLSIU Bengaluru Justifies Separate Entrance Test, SC Reserves Verdict on Its Validity
Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) is a centralised national level entrance test for admissions to twenty two National Law Universities (NLUs) in India and Bengaluru's NLSIU was one of them.
ICMR Launches Online Course To Improve Prescription Practices Among Medical Graduates
To improve prescription practices among the country's medical graduates, the Indian Council of Medical Research launched a free online course on Thursday on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day. The course on 'Prescribing Skills for Indian Medical G...
57 Deaths, 2,896 Fresh Virus Cases Min Punjab; Total Count 90,032
Fifty-seven people died from coronavirus in Punjab on Thursday as the state reported yet another record single-day spike of 2,896 coronavirus cases, pushing the infection count to 90,032. On Wednesday, the state had reported 2,717 cases. So far,...
UP Govt to Open State's First Detention Centre for Illegal Foreigners in Ghaziabad
The detention centre will be an open jail for those foreigners who violate visa laws and will have a capacity of 100 people.
Noida: 206 New COVID-19 Cases, Tally Nearing 11,000
Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddh Nagar on Thursday recorded 205 new COVID-19 patients and the district's infection tally reached 10,908, official data showed. The number of active cases rose to 2,004 from 1,966 on Wednesday and 1,928 on Tuesday, according t...
Kerala Gold Scam Case: NIA Quizzes Minister KT Jaleel for Eight Hours, Probe to Continue
The NIA wants Minister KT Jaleel to explain why the UAE consulate chose him to distribute Ramzan-related packets and why he did not inform the government and MEA about the same.
Gujarat Govt Announces Schools to Remain Closed in View of Covid-19
During the announcement of Unlock 4.0, the Central Government had issued guidelines to all the states that they can allow students to attend schools for study guidance from September 21 on a voluntary basis.
Maharashtra Cabinet Gives Approval for Recruitment of 12,528 Police Constables
The state cabinet has informed that all the 12,528 vacancies would be filled. The Supreme Court earlier this month stayed the implementation of 2018 Maharashtra law granting reservation to Marathas in education and jobs.
Centre's Committee to Study Ancient History Sans Dravidians and Women Kicks Up Row
Former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has launched a campaign against this committee, calling it an insult to Dravidians, who have not been appointed to the committee. In a series of tweets and statements, he has described it as an Aryan committe...
Indian Man Sentenced To Life In UK For Killing Ex-partner In Anger
A 23-year-old Indian-origin man who stopped a police officer in the street and made comments implicating himself in an attack on his estranged partner has been sentenced to life imprisonment for her brutal murder by a UK court. Jigukumar Sorthi was senten...
Govt Has Taken Up Chinese Firms' Snooping On Indian Leaders With China: Jaishankar To Cong Leader
Amid reports of snooping on some Indian leaders by China-based companies, the government on Wednesday took up the issue with the Chinese envoy here, according to a letter by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Congress leader K C Venugopal. The le...
Modi Govt Took Loans Worth over Rs 9k Crore from China-based AIIB: Anurag Thakur in Lok Sabha
The Union minister’s revelations come at a time when the Narendra Modi government is issuing statements on the months-long border clashes with China along eastern Ladakh.