COVID-19: Lockdown hits Northeast Frontier Railway earnings
Guwahati/UNI: The revenue of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has decreased due to non-running of regular passenger trains since the beginning of the nationwide lockdown from end of March owing to COVID-19 pandemic.
Decision on JEE, NEET should be taken after conversation with students: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI: Attacking the NDA government at the Centre over its decision to hold JEE and NEET examinations amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that any decision in this regard should be taken after a conversation with the students and arriving at a consensus.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give permission for Muharram processions across the country, saying it would create chaos, and “one particular community will be targeted” for spreading coronavirus, said media reports.
Normalcy returns in Bengaluru post unlock, metro services to resume soon: Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday said that the normalcy is slowly returning to normalcy after the Unlock and the metro services will be resumed soon.
Covid-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the BJP government at the Centre for its failure to devise a COVID-19 vaccine access strategy.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 75,000 infections
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases with over 75,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
New Delhi: Amid growing demand from a section of the student community over cancellation of the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) examinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic scenario, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the Indian students should find an acceptable solution to the situation.
Mamata Banerjee extends anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal till Sept 20
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in her state till Sept 20, fearing further spread of the virus which has still kept India on an edge.
Covid-19 testing to be doubled: Arvind Kejriwal as cases spike in Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the testing to detect Novel Coronavirus will be doubled as the national capital has recently witnessed a 'marginal spike' in Covid-19 cases.
Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi tests positive for Covid-19
Dispur/IBNS: Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19.
India witnesses jump in Covid-19 cases, reports over 67,000 infections in 24 hours
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the third worst-affected Covid-19 countries in the world, on Wednesday witnessed a jump in the number of infections after reporting a dip in the positive cases in the last two days.
Kashmir: Another CRPF jawan dies of Covid-19 in Srinagar
Srinagar/UNI: Another jawan of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died due to Novel Coronavirus in a Srinagar hospital, official sources said on Tuesday.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar tests positive for Covid-19
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal tests COVID-19 positive
Chandigarh: Haryana CM Manohar Lal on Monday said he has tested positive for COVID19.
Ailing former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be on ventilator support
New Delhi/UNI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee continues to be in a deep coma and there is no change in his condition, the Army Research and Referral Hospital said on Monday.