Month: August 2021

Delta spreads ‘like wildfire’ as doctors study whether it makes patients sicker

LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 – With a new wave of COVID-19 infections fueled by the Delta variant striking countries worldwide, disease experts are scrambling to learn whether the latest version of coronavirus is making people – mainly the unvaccinated – sicker than before. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, AUGUST 2: 47.22 Cr. Vaccine Doses administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 3,08,57,467 total recoveries across the country so far Recovery Rate currently at 97.35% 36,946patients recovered during last 24 hours India reports 40,134 new cases in last 24 hours India’s Active caseload currently 4,13,718 Active […]

PM launches digital payment solution e-RUPI

eRUPI voucher will help everyone in targeted, transparent and leakage free delivery: PM eRUPI voucher will play a huge role in making DBT more effective and will give a new dimension to digital governance: PM We see technology as a tool to help the poor, a tool for […]

Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin

DELHI, AUGUST 2: Considering the importance of availability of labour force data at more frequent time intervals, National Statistical Office (NSO) launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017. On the basis of PLFS, a Quarterly Bulletin is brought out giving estimates of labour force indicators in urban areas, viz., Worker population ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Unemployment […]

Nitish favours inquiry into Pegasus controversy

Patna, Aug 2: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday favoured a thorough inquiry into allegations of phone tapping with the help of Pegasus spyware which has led to a logjam in Parliament. Kumar, whose JD(U) is an ally of the BJP at the Centre as well as in […]

153 black fungus cases in AP in last five days

Amaravati, Aug 2: Andhra Pradesh added 153 new black fungus cases in the last five days, taking the total to 4,446. According to Health Department data, 14 more deaths due to mucormycosis were reported, making it a total of 414 so far. The number of active cases was […]

Brave Indian women create history, enter maiden Olympic hockey semifinals

Tokyo, Aug 2:  A brave and determined Indian women’s hockey team etched its name in the history books by entering the Olympic Games semifinals for the first time, stunning three-time champions and world no.2 Australia 1-0 in an intense last-eight tie here on Monday. A day after the […]

Israeli premier blames Iran for tanker attack; Tehran denies

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel’s prime minister Sunday directly blamed Iran for a drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that killed two people, making a veiled threat to retaliate as Tehran denied being involved in the assault. The comments by Premier Naftali […]

Incredible Raven: Saunders lends her voice to the Olympics

TOKYO — The “Incredible Hulk” mask should not fool anybody. Raven Saunders has nothing to hide. The face, and the voice, of the Tokyo Olympics, and all they’re about, could very well be found in a 25-year-old American shot putter who, on Sunday, could be spotted wearing the […]

Italian Jacobs takes surprising gold in Olympic 100

TOKYO — Marcell Jacobs won the men’s Olympic 100-meter race Sunday night, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the marquee sprint gold to Italy for the first time. Even in a race with no clear favorites, Jacobs was a surprise. He topped America’s Fred Kerley and […]

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