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Coronavirus India LIVE Updates: Farmers’ body upset with changes made to MGNREGA
Coronavirus (Covid-19) Tracker India News Live Updates: With more people testing positive for the virus from Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar, the country’s total crossed 85,000 while China’s official tally is recorded at 84,031, according to Johns Hopkins.
Coronavirus (Covid-19) India Live Updates: Even as indications of greater relaxations in the lockdown 4.0 emerged, the
nationwide tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed...
Russian S-400 Missile Delivery to India to Begin by End-2021: Report
India signed a $5 billion deal for S-400 missiles in 2018, drawing warnings from the United States that such an acquisition would trigger sanctions as part of a wider programme against Russia.
FILE PHOTO: A view shows a new S-400 “Triumph” surface-to-air missile system after its deployment at a military base outside the town of Gvardeysk near Kaliningrad, Russia March 11, 2019. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar/File Photo
Moscow: Russia will begin...
Centre’s Budget for Environment Not Enough to Tackle Climate Crisis: Experts
In the Union Budget 2020-21 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, the Ministry of Environment was allocated Rs 3,100 crore.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2020.
New Delhi: Environment activists and experts on Monday expressed displeasure over the “insufficient” budget allocation to tackle the climate crisis the country is facing.
They said there is no clarity on how the money will be used to...
Another Wuhan University Student from Kerala Tested Positive with Novel Coronavirus
The medical student is in an isolation ward at Kanhangad district hospital in Kasaragod, Health Minister K K Shailaja informed the state assembly.
Nurses look at N95 masks inside a Coronavirus ward at a government hospital in Vijayawada, Saturday, February 1, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Thiruvananthapuram: The third novel coronavirus case has been reported in India, with another Keralite student who returned from Wuhan university on Monday testing positive...
PM Modi Arrives for BRICS Summit in Brazil to Enhance Bilateral Ties
The Prime Minister is scheduled to hold separate bilateral meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.
PM Modi arrives in Brazil to take part in the BRICS Summit.
Brasilia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the Brazilian capital on Wednesday to take part in the BRICS summit which will focus on building mechanisms for counter-terrorism cooperation and strengthen India’s ties with the world’s...
No relief for telcos: Govt wants all AGR dues paid within three months
The DoT has given option to telecom operators to clear all the dues on self-assessment basis.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued notice to telecom operators to pay their revenue share dues within three months as directed by the Supreme Court, according to an industry source.
The DoT has given option to telecom operators to clear all the dues on self-assessment basis.
The Supreme Court in its last month’s ruling said, “We...
No Decision Yet on Supporting Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Reiterate NCP & Congress
At a joint press conference with Congress leaders, NCP president Sharad Pawar said the two parties will discuss and evolve a consensus on what should be the policies and programs if the Shiv Sena was to be supported.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar with Congress leader Ahmed Patel in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Mumbai: The Congress and NCP said on Tuesday evening that they had yet not taken any decision about supporting the Shiv Sena to form government in Maharashtra...
‘Was Factually Correct’: Under Fire, Union Minister Withdraws Remark Dismissing State of Economy
In a series of tweets, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that three Hindu movie garnering Rs 120 crore on one day had been a factual statement and the media had misconstrued his comment.
File picture of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad (PTI Photo)
New Delhi: After receiving backlash for dismissing the state of the economy by comparing it to box office collections, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday withdrew his comments.
“I...
INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan to Render Assistance to Typhoon-hit Japan, Says Indian Navy
The Navy has deployed INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan to render assistance to Japan to provide assistance after at least 26 lives were lost to the calamity.
File photo of INS Sahyadri. (Courtesy: Indian Navy official website)
New Delhi: The Navy has pressed two of its ships into service to provide assistance to typhoon-battered Japan, it said on Sunday.
The Navy has deployed INS Sahyadri and INS Kiltan to render assistance to Japan.
Typhoon Hagibis made...
Manmohan Singh Accepts Invite to Visit Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, Modi to Attend Ceremony in India
The Punjab chief minister called on Manmohan Singh at his residence in Delhi and asked him to attend the first all-party jatha (a march organised by armed Sikhs) to Kartarpur Sahib next month.
File photo of former prime minister Manmohan Singh. (PTI)
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan for the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak as part of an all-party group next month as he...