Month: October 2020

PM remembers Lal Bahadur Shastri on his Jayanti

DELHI, OCTOBER 2: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his Jayanti. “Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was humble and firm. He epitomised simplicity and lived for the welfare of our nation. We remember him on his Jayanti with a deep […]

PM bows to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti

DELHI, OCTOBER 2: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has bowed to Mahatma Gandhi on his Jayanti. “We bow to beloved Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti.  There is much to learn from his life and noble thoughts. May Bapu’s ideals keep guiding us in creating a prosperous and compassionate […]

India crosses landmark milestone of less than 10 lakh Active Cases for 11th consecutive day

The last 10 lakh recoveries added in just 12 days DELHI, OCTOBER 2: In a landmark achievement, India has sustained the steady trend of active cases being lower than the 10 lakh mark for 11 days in an unbroken chain. The number of active cases today is 9,42,217. With […]

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute organizes week long programme to commemorate birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi

DELHI, OCTOBER 2: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute organized a week long programme from 26th September to 2nd October to commemorate the birth anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The seven days long programme started with cleanliness drive (Swachhta Abhiyaan) on 26th September from 9.30 am to 11.30 […]

Maha: Sand boa snake seized, two booked

Aurangabad, Oct 2: A sand boa snake, an endangered species worth at least a few lakh rupees in the international smuggling market, was seized from two persons in Aurangabad city of Maharashtra, police said on Friday. The MIDC CIDCO police seized the snake on Thursday from the duo, who […]

Prez Kovind, PM Modi pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

New Delhi, Oct 2: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation, on his 151st birth anniversary at Rajghat here. They also paid homage to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary […]

India’s COVID-19 tally comes close to 64 lakh-mark; recoveries cross 53 lakh

New Delhi, Oct 2: India’s COVID-19 caseload inched closer to 64 lakh-mark with 81,484 infections reported in a day, while the number of people who recuperated from the disease crossed 53 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 83.70 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The total […]

Exclusive: Over 50 Republican former U.S. national security officials join Biden endorsement

LOS ANGELES – More than 50 Republican former national security officials will endorse Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday, joining one of several Republican organizations opposing the re-election of President Donald Trump. The group, called Former Republican National Security Officials for Biden, launched in August with 70 […]

Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble

LONDON — An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world’s poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines themselves — and is running into skepticism even from some of those it’s intended to help most. In one of the biggest […]

Election 2020 Today: Voters cringe after debate, race issue

Here’s what’s happening Thursday in Election 2020, 33 days until Election Day: HOW TO VOTE: AP’s state-by-state interactive has details on how to vote in this election. TODAY’S TOP STORIES: ‘IT WAS SAD’: While President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden debated, Americans cringed. The country struggled for words to […]

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