India
Policymakers Deliberating to Identify Groups of People to First Receive Covid-19 Vaccine: Officials
Health Ministry official Rajesh Bhushan said prioritising who should get the vaccine first is a topic being discussed both within and outside the government.
Maharashtra Registers Highest Daily Spike of 11,147 Coronavirus Cases, 266 Deaths
A total of 8,860 patients were discharged on Thursday, which took the count of recovered persons to 2,48,615, the department said.
UGC Justifies in SC Holding Final Year Exams in September 'to Protect Students' Future'
It said that in June this year, considering the evolving situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, it requested the expert committee to revisit the April 29 guidelines, by which it had asked the Universities and Institutions to hold final year examinations in J...
News18 Evening Digest: Ram Janmabhoomi Priest Tests Covid+ Before Big Event and Other Top Stories
These are the top stories we are covering this evening: Ram Janmabhoomi priest tests positive for Covid-19, worrying rise in Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh, diesel price in Delhi to be reduced by Rs 8 and cricketer Hardik Pandya welcomes baby boy with N...
From School Students to Politicians, What Does New National Education Policy Mean for Different Sections
The medium of instruction till grade 5 and preferably till 8 will be in the local language. So a student in central Bihar may get his first instructions in a local dialect, which in this would be Maghahi.
Manipur Reports Its First Death Due to Coronavirus, Cases Rise to 2,317
The RIMS director said that the deceased, a resident of Khongjom Sapam village in Thoubal district was admitted to the institute on May 22 for the treatment of serious kidney problem and hypertension.
PM Modi Welcomes First Batch of Rafales, Rajnath Singh Says Jets Will Come as Timely Boost for IAF
Rafale fighter jet landing in Ambala LIVE Updates: Defence minister Rajnath Singh welcome 'Golden Arrows' Rafale jets as it landed in Haryana's Ambala Air Force Station escorted by two Su-30MKIs.
A Kolkata Bungalow Sells For Approx Rs 100 Crore, Comes Equipped with Art Gallery, Waterfall
The bungalow also has an art gallery and a beautifully manicured lush green lawn with a 20-feet artificial cascading waterfall.
Echo Chamber: Why Slogans of the Left, TMC and BJP in Bengal Have a Familiar Ring
Despite having different ideologies and colours, the curious case of similar ‘tone and tenor’ of slogans in rallies of political parties, mainly the Trinamool Congress and Communist Party of India (Marxist), and now the Bharatiya Janata Party, has piqued...
UP Accountant Abducted & Killed, DGP Warns Police Against Laxity Even as Oppn Steps up Attack on Govt
DGP Hitesh Awasthi The directives said that teams of senior officers should be constituted to work out such cases and within 24 hours photographs and details of victims should be sent to other states also for their help, if needed.
Congress Asks Why Chinese Company is Involved in J&K Govt's Smart Metering Project
Congress alleged that Chinese company Dongfang has received a sub-contract for smart metering of power meters in J&K and wondered how the power ministry could involve a Chinese firm in such a sensitive area.
This 13-year-old Homeschooled Indore Girl, Who Lost Father to Covid-19, Has Cleared Class 12 Exams
Tanishkaa Sujit is possibly the first student in Madhya Pradesh to clear Class 12 examination directly after appearing for Class 10 exams at just 13 years of age.
Karnataka to Have Centralised System to Classify Covid-19 Cases Based on Intensity: Minister
Sudhakar told the team that various existing mobile applications related to COVID-19 will be brought under one platform to get the real time information which will assist in strategising allocation of hospitals and beds to the needy.
Maldives Launches 9 Development Projects Under $ 5.6 Million Indian Grant
Speaking at the launch, Indian High Commissioner Sunjay Sudhir said the projects are transparent and demand-driven in nature with full ownership of the Government of Maldives.
Saradha Scam Accused Kunal Ghosh, Actor-MP Nusrat Figure in List of TMC Spokespersons
Ghosh was the CEO of Saradha Media, an arm of the Saradha Group which was busted in 2013 for its illegal operations.
Ram Mandir Trust Denies Reports of Burying ‘Time Capsule’ beneath Ram Temple in Ayodhya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Ram temple on August 5.