Month: February 2021

India warns states of worsening COVID-19 situation if rules ignored

India warned on Wednesday that a breach of guidelines on testing and other measures to contain the coronavirus could worsen a recent spurt in infections in many states, particularly after it detected several variants. Nearly a month after the health minister declared that COVID-19 had been contained, states […]

Amnesty International revokes Kremlin critic Navalny’s ‘prisoner of conscience’ status

Amnesty International no longer considers jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a “prisoner of conscience” due to past comments he made that qualify as advocacy of hatred, the group said. Amnesty, however, still believes that Navalny should be freed from jail, that he has committed no crime and that […]

Biden rushes to address global computer chip shortage via latest executive order

President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Wednesday aimed at addressing a global semiconductor chip shortage that has forced U.S. automakers and other manufacturers to cut production and alarmed the White House and members of Congress, administration officials said. The scarcity, exacerbated by the pandemic, will […]

PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 24 FEB 2021   #Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona India’s Active Caseload stands at 1.46 lakh today; Daily recoveries more than the daily new cases in the last 24 hours, India’s Cumulative Vaccination coverage has crossed 1.21 crore India has been containing the country’s Active Caseload under 1.50 lakh. […]

Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium the World’s Largest Cricket Stadium : President Kovind

President of India Inaugurates Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium and Lays Foundation Stone of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Sports Enclave in Ahmedabad DELHI, FEBRUARY 24: It is a matter of pride for us that the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium has become the world’s largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 1.32 lakh […]

12th Technical Group Meeting of National Statistical Offices(NSOs) of BRICS Countries

DELHI, FEBRUARY 24: The 12th Technical Group Meeting of National Statistical Offices of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Countries has been held today (24th February 2021) at New Delhi in virtual mode under the aegis of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India. With a […]

Union Cabinet approves President’s Rule in Puducherry

New Delhi, Feb 24:  The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to impose President’s Rule in Puducherry, days after a Congress-led government in the union territory lost power during a vote of confidence. Announcing the Cabinet decision, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters that the decision was […]

Kejriwal to hold road show in Gujarat after AAP’s gains in civic body polls

New Delhi, Feb 23: Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal will hold a road show on February 26 in Gujarat, where his party registered impressive gains in the civic body polls. In a tweet in Hindi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief thanked the people of Gujarat […]

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