Mamata Banerjee appeals to Centre to postpone NEET, JEE examinations amid Covid-19
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the central government to postpone the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, at a time thousands of students across the country are protesting against the Centre's decision to go ahead with the twin examinations.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requests Centre to start Delhi Metro on trial basis
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday requested the Centre to re-start Delhi Metro service in a phased manner on a trial basis.
Following social distancing norms, Friday prayers offered in mosques in Kashmir after 5 months
Srinagar/UNI: Friday prayers were offered in all mosques and shrines after remaining suspended for about 22 weeks following closures of religious places in Kashmir valley since March to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
Former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren, his wife test Covid-19 positive
Ranchi/IBNS: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren and his wife Roopi Soren have tested positive for Novel Coronavirus or Covid-19, media reports said.
Forty-eight hour long anti-Covid-19 lockdown imposed in central Kashmir's Ganderbal
Srinagar/UNI: A fresh lockdown has been imposed for 48 hours from Saturday in the central Kashmir district of Ganderbal, evoking a sharp reaction from the business community and transporters besides general public, particularly daily labourers.
India celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi amid Covid-19
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a multicultural country of 1.3 billion people, is celebrating the festival to worship Lord Ganesha amid the Covid-19 pandemic on Saturday.
COVID-19: Election Commission issues guidelines for upcoming elections
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India on Friday released a 12-page document titled "Broad Guidelines for Conduct of General Elections/By-Elections During COVID-19".
Pranab Mukherjee under treatment for lung infection, haemodynamically stable: Hospital
New Delhi/UNI: Former President Pranab Mukherjee is being treated for lung infection and is haemodynamically stable, the Army Research and Referral Hospital, Delhi said on Friday.
Former Goa CM Ravi Naik tests positive for Coronavirus
Panaji/UNI: Former Goa Chief Minister and Congress MLA Ravi Naik on Friday tested positive for Covid-19.
COVID-19: Kolkata Police Assistant Commissioner Uday Shankar Banerjee dies
Kolkata/UNI: Kolkata Police Assistant Commissioner Uday Shankar Banerjee died of Covid-19 in a city hospital early today.
Bengal observing complete lockdown for second consecutive day to break pandemic chain
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal is observing complete lockdown for the second consecutive day on Friday as part of the bi-weekly lockdown imposed across the state since July 23 to break the Covid-19 pandemic chain.
Russia keen on partnering with India in producing Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V
New Delhi/IBNS: Russia is keen to partner with India for mass production of Sputnik V, its Covid-19 vaccine, according to Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) which is funding the vaccine, said media reports.
Liquor to be served soon on the tables of hotels and restaurants in Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Liquor will be served soon in hotels and restaurants in Delhi that have the relevant license in view of the huge revenue loss inflicted by the coronavirus crisis, said a media report.
Fighting COVID-19: Nepal depends on India for Remdesivir drugs
Kathmandu: Despite recent border disputes and Prime Minister KP Oli's remarks on Lord Rama, Nepal is depending on India for life-saving Remdesivir drugs.
After Rs. 16,768 crore expenditure, GKRA generates 21 crore man days of employment
New Delhi/IBNS: Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) has generated 21 crore man days of employment in 116 districts of six Indian states after the expenditure of Rs. 16,768 crore.