Month: May 2021

China tourist trips top pre-pandemic levels over May Day break, revenues still lower

Chinese tourists made around 230 million trips over the extended May Day holiday as domestic travel surpassed pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, according to official estimates on Wednesday, although total tourism revenues were still lower. China marked International Labour Day with a five-day holiday from May 1-5, giving workers a […]

India says UK COVID-19 variant cases declining, local variant up in some states

India has seen fewer cases of infections by the coronavirus variant first spotted in Britain in recent weeks but more by a local variant in some states, Sujeet Kumar, the director of the National Centre for Disease Control, said on Wednesday. Reuters May 5, 2021 Our Standards: The Thomson […]

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (MHA) DRAWS ATTENTION OF STATES & UTs ON NEED TO HAVE PLAN OF ACTION

MHA ALSO HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR STATES & UTs TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY IN HOSPITALS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES INCLUDING COVID DEDICATED FACILITIES DELHI, MAY 5: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has drawn the attention of State and Union Territory Governments towards the occurrence of fire incidents, caused […]

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, rules for provisional pension liberalised and timeline extended for ease of beneficiaries due to pandemic

DELHI, MAY 5: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Government has decided to extend the payment of provisional pensionup to a period of one year from the […]

PM congratulates Ms Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as CM

DELHI, MAY 5: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Ms Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as  West Bengal’s Chief Minister.  In a tweet the Prime Minister said : 

Section 142 of the Social Security Code – 2020 Notified

DELHI, MAY 5: Section 142 of the Social Security Code, 2020 has been notified by Ministry of Labour & Employment covering applicability of Aaadhar.  The notification of section will enable Ministry of Labour and Employment to collect Aaadhar details for the database of beneficiaries under various social security […]

Jennifer Aniston urges fans to help India tackle COVID-19 crisis

Los Angeles, May 5: Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston has appealed to her fans on Instagram to lend a helping hand to India in its fight against the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The actor, popular among the Indian audience as Rachel Green from the 1990s hit sitcom “Friends”, […]

COVID impact: RBI unveils loan restructuring scheme for individuals, small businesses

Mumbai, May 5: In a bid to provide succor from scourge of COVID-19 pandemic, the Reserve Bank on Wednesday came out with Resolution Framework 2.0 under which individuals and small businesses having exposure up to Rs 25 crore can opt for loan restructuring if they had not availed the […]

India gets 54 tonnes of oxygen from Bahrain

Mangaluru, May 5: India on Wednesday received 54 tonnes of oxygen from Bahrain as part of Operation Samudra Setu-II launched by Indian Navy to transport oxygen and associated medical supplies from friendly foreign nations. The INS Talwar docked this afternoon at the New Mangaluru port with 54 tonnes of […]

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