India’s Corona caseload went past 56 lakh with 83,347 infections being reported in a day, while over 45 lakh people have recuperated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The national recovery rate stands at 81.25 per cent. The Corona caseload surged to 56,46,010, while the death toll climbed to 90,020 with 1,085 […]
New Delhi: Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments for winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers. Amid boycott by opposition parties including Congress and Left over suspension of eight MPs, Rajya Sabha passed by voice vote the […]
Five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), set up in public-private partnership (PPP) mode in Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur, will now have powers to award degrees with Parliament clearing an amendment bill, declaring these technical institutes as “Institution of National Importance” on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Institute of Information Technology […]
A day after Indian and Chinese military commanders held the sixth round of talks to resolve the military standoff in eastern Ladakh, the two sides Tuesday said they have agreed to “stop sending more troops to the frontline, and refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground”. In a joint statement issued Tuesday, India and China […]
A total of 53 Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel have utilised their 14-day quarantine period in West Bengal’s Darjeeling to get trained in high-altitude survival techniques and rescue operations at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in the hill town, an official of the establishment said on Tuesday. HMI Principal, Group Captain Jai Kishan, said the […]
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Tuesday said in Rajya Sabha that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited 58 countries in the year 2015. The foreign trips of PM Narendra Modi cost Rs 517.82 crore, the external affairs ministry said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. The ministry also said that during PM Narendra Modi’s visits […]
Political showdown continues at Parliament as now many opposition parties led by Congress stage walkout in Rajya Sabha. Speaking after the Zero Hour, Leader Of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday said that the opposition will boycott the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha till the suspension of the eight members is revoked. Azad also demanded […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has formally taken over the investigation in two cases pertaining to violence that broke out in Bengaluru on August 11 over an alleged derogatory social media post. According to the NIA, a team headed by an IG-rank officer is camping in Bengaluru in connection with the probe. “In pursuance of […]
India’s COVID-19 infection tally crossed 55 lakh on Tuesday, while a record 1,01,468 patients recovered in a day, taking their number to 44,97,867 and pushing the recovery rate to 80.86 per cent, the Union health ministry data showed, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The coronavirus caseload in the country surged to […]
Print and electronic media “rarely cross the line” due to the very nature of their composition but digital media is “completely uncontrolled” and “remains unregulated”, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday. According to reports, in a fresh affidavit filed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Centre has told the apex court […]