In a move that will mainly affect entities from China, the government has amended the General Financial Rules, 2017, imposing restrictions on public procurement from bidders of countries that share a land border with India, citing grounds of defence and national security. Bidders from these countries will be eligible only if they are registered with the […]
With Covid-19 infections crossing a million last week, and the virus spreading to new regions, India’s pandemic challenge is bound to become more difficult. Unless daily cases start coming down, business and consumer sentiment is unlikely to recover. This has also raised some doubts about government finances, especially revenue collections. A look at the available […]
India added 37,724 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday pushing the country’s tally to 11,92,915, while recoveries surged to 7,53,049 with 28,472 people having recuperated in a day, the highest so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,732 with 648 people succumbing to the […]
A new study has found that respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and last longer in humid, cold climates than in hot, dry ones. Conducted by researchers from University of California San Diego (UCSD) Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru) and University of Toronto, the study is published in the journal Physics of […]
With no fresh disengagement or thinning of troops at the friction points with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, there is a stalemate and India has started to prepare for the long-haul. It is learnt that the Army is preparing to retain some of the additional troops of three extra divisions moved to the region to […]
Deoband (UP): Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has sent a letter to the Yogi Adityanath government with five demands for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. Darul Uloom spokesman Mufti Ashraf Usmani, in the letter that said that namaaz should be allowed in mosques with proper social distancing. He said arrangements should also be made for slaughter of animals […]
New Delhi: India recorded 37,148 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, pushing its tally to 11,55,191 , while the total number of recoveries increased to 7,24,577, according to Union health ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease rose to 28,084 with 587 fatalities reported in a day, the data updated […]
Jaipur: Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot Monday said efforts were afoot to malign him, and threatened legal action against the party MLA who alleged that Pilot offered him Rs 35 crore to switch to the BJP. Earlier in the day, Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga alleged that Pilot offered him Rs 35 crore to switch to the BJP […]
With more than 40,000 fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours, India now has 1.11 million infections. As many as 681 casualties were reported in the country, taking the toll to 27,497. There are over 7 lakh recoveries, while nearly 4 lakh are still active cases. This is the first time that India has […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sharpened his attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a three-pronged criticism of the government on a number of issues he has been raising already. Hours before, Rahul Gandhi had tweeted his criticism of the Centre over its handling of the face-off with China in eastern Ladakh last […]