Mild tremors were felt in parts of the National Capital Region on Sunday, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, being third earthquake in the last one month having its epicentre in the region, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the NCS — the nodal agency of the Union government for monitoring of […]
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to provide employment to 90 lakh people in Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSME). At a meeting with officials in Lucknow, the UP Chief Minister said: “It is our commitment to bring back the glory of MSME sector. The present crisis due to coronavirus has given […]
Jaipur An 83-year-old hotelier, Ashok Kumar, running a prominent hotel chain in Rajasthan and many educational institutes in Haryana, UP and Punjab, has used the lean period of lockdown to find out the itinerary of Lord Ram during his exile period in the atlas of present times. In an interview, he said, “We have found […]
Government of India will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner. The travel would be arranged by aircraft and naval ships. The Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) has been prepared in this regard. Indian Embassies and High Commissions are preparing a list of distressed Indian citizens. This […]
With 2,553 new cases and 72 fatalities in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 42,533 on Monday morning, the Union Health Ministry said. Of the total cases, 29453 are active, 11,706 people have recovered, and 1,373 people have succumbed to the disease. At least 1,074 people […]
Internationally acclaimed Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, known globally for his roles in “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Jurassic World”, passed away at the age of 53. The actor had been ailing ever since he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour a while back, and had been under medical attention for the same. Irrfan Khan was one of the few […]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has stepped up its efforts to meet all the emerging requirements during the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic by airlifting medicine and ration along with medical personnel within the country. An IAF’s transport aircraft landed at the Lengpui Airport in Mizoram on Saturday with 22 tonnes of medical supplies meant for […]
A total of 54 migrant workers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar redefined quarantine by opting to change the look of their dilapidated quarantine centre, a government school building, by painting it afresh at Palsana village in Rajasthan’s Sikar district. It was a tough call for these workers to spend 14 days of their quarantine […]
An astounding 93.5 per cent people in the country believe that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is handling the coronavirus outbreak effectively, a survey revealed on Thursday. The central government had imposed a 21-day nation-wide lockdown on March 25, which was later extended till May 3. According to the IANS-C-voter Covid-19 tracker, the number […]
China on Monday cut its benchmark lending rate for the second time this year to reduce corporate borrowing costs and ease the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the worlds second-largest economy. The People’s Bank of China lowered the one-year loan prime rate by 20 basis points to stand at 3.85 per cent from 4.05 […]