COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark

COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark

New Delhi:  India’s COVID-19 caseload breached the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far from the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The recovery rate stands at 83.53 per cent. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 63,12,584, while the death toll […]

Re-opening guidelines out: MHA lets states reopen schools from 15 October. Conditions apply

Re-opening guidelines out: MHA lets states reopen schools from 15 October. Conditions apply

State governments have been given a free hand to reopen schools after 15 October under the Centre’s Unlock 5.0 guidelines announced by the Union home ministry on Wednesday. A decision on opening colleges would be taken later. Institutions that have doctoral and postgraduate researchers in science and technology streams that require laboratory work can also […]

SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020

SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the Centre to consider granting one more chance to those […]

Babri Verdict: CBI Court Acquits All Accused, Says ‘Demolition Not A Result Of Planned Conspiracy’

Babri Verdict: CBI Court Acquits All Accused, Says ‘Demolition Not A Result Of Planned Conspiracy’

Nearly 30 years after the Babri Masjid was demolishd, a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Lucknow pronounced its judgement on the case on Wednesday. The CBI court in its judgement has acquitted all the 32 accused and has cited lack of evidence. The court in its judgement said that the demolition was not a result […]

Hardening stance, China rejects Ladakh UT, raises 1959 claim line

Hardening stance, China rejects Ladakh UT, raises 1959 claim line

Pushing its old claim line in Ladakh and hardening its position on the situation there, Beijing Tuesday said it does not recognise the Union Territory of Ladakh and is opposed to the construction of Indian infrastructure there. New Delhi reacted sharply, saying it has “never accepted the so-called unilaterally defined 1959 Line of Actual Control”, and […]

ICMR’s second sero survey reveals considerable population still vulnerable to Covid-19

ICMR’s second sero survey reveals considerable population still vulnerable to Covid-19

Second sero survey conducted by the ICMR showed that a considerable population is still vulnerable and susceptible to coronavirus infection, the Union Health Minister said on Tuesday. According to the report, one in 15 individuals aged more than 10 years were estimated to be exposed to Covid-19 by August 2020, said ICMR DG Balram Bhargava. Meanwhile, daily coronavirus […]

IAF fully resolved to counter any ‘misadventure’ in eastern Ladakh: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

IAF fully resolved to counter any ‘misadventure’ in eastern Ladakh: Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria

Referring to the prolonged border row with China in eastern Ladakh, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria Tuesday said that the present security scenario along our northern frontiers is at an uneasy “no war no peace” status. “The present security scenario along our northern frontiers is at an uneasy no war no […]

‘Witch-hunt’: Amnesty International halts India operations, blames Centre

‘Witch-hunt’: Amnesty International halts India operations, blames Centre

Amnesty International Tuesday halted its India operations and let go of its staff members, alleging “witch-hunt” by the Centre. In a statement, the human rights organisation claimed its bank accounts have been completely frozen, bringing its ongoing work to a grinding halt. “The continuing crackdown on Amnesty International India over the last two years and […]